Weekly CTV highlights: Mary Poppins, Celine Dion and etalk countdowns
After Santa Claus visits on Saturday night, Bert from “Mary Poppins” is ready to sweep your chimney (with a sweet song to boot!). And if singing’s your thing, there’s a Celine Dion special on Boxing Day.
And to help you count down to the New Year, etalk has best of countdowns all week long, looking at top music, TV, fashion and celebrity gossip!
More CTV highlights:
Monday, Dec. 26
8 p.m. – CELINE: THROUGH THE EYES OF THE WORLD (2010)
Celine Dion, the Canadian international superstar and best-selling female artist of all time, has toured around the world and back again, and now, this special motion picture event gives Dion fans a chance to experience the extremely popular tour THROUGH THE EYES OF THE WORLD – which placed Dion second only to Madonna in ticket sales in 2008.
Tuesday, Dec. 27
7 p.m. – ETALK PRESENTS: BEST OF FASHION FIX 2011 – NEW SPECIAL
ETALK PRESENTS: BEST OF FASHION FIX 2011 rehashes all the big fashion stories from the year, including going backstage with Marc Jacobs, a one-on-one with Rachel Zoe, and a recap of the big trends of the fall season.
8 p.m. – CTV MOVIE – PLAYING HOUSE (2006)
In the film PLAYING HOUSE, Frannie Mackenzie (Joanne Kelly, WAREHOUSE 13), is an ambitious, starry-eyed, romantic Canadian ex-pat making it big in Manhattan. Frannie thinks she has it all - good friends, an exciting job, and her own little toehold in New York. She’s in the steamy throes of a hot new affair with Calvin (Lucas Bryant, M.V.P.), an experimental musician who’s just gone off on a European tour; and now she’s been offered the plum job as editor to illustrious and provocative essay writer, Michael Tate (Colin Ferguson, EUREKA). But just when she thinks she’s got it made, the “stick turns blue,” and the one thought that overwhelms Frannie’s formerly sharp New York mind is that she wants to keep this baby. As her well-ordered world quickly spirals out of control, Frannie finds herself stranded back at her parents’ home in Canada, jobless - and an emotional wreck. With her life in such turmoil, the last thing Frannie expected was to fall in love.
Wednesday, Dec. 28
7 p.m. – ETALK PRESENTS: BEST OF MUSIC 2011 – NEW SPECIAL
ETALK PRESENTS: THE BEST OF MUSIC 2011 features exclusive interviews with Canadian heartthrob Justin Bieber, wild child Lady Gaga and the venerable Coldplay.
7:30 p.m. – ETALK PRESENTS: BEST OF TV 2011 – NEW SPECIAL
ETALK PRESENTS: BEST OF TV 2011 goes in-depth with the stars of TV hottest shows, and includes an exclusive interview with Debra Messing, the star of the upcoming series SMASH. Hosted by Tanya Kim and Danielle McGimsie, the special also includes interviews with THE X FACTOR’s Simon Cowell, Anderson Cooper, Ellen DeGeneres, the casts of PAN AM and ONCE UPON A TIME.
8 p.m. – CTV MOVIE – CAMILLA (1994)
CAMILLA is a heartwarming comedy about two women (Academy Award®-winner Jessica Tandy, Driving Miss Daisy and Bridget Fonda, THE CHRIS ISAAK SHOW) who become fast friends and hit the road for the adventure of a lifetime. While a confused husband, a desperate son, and a long-lost love frantically try to track them down, the women find themselves in some funny but tricky situations.
Thursday, Dec. 29
7 p.m. – ETALK PRESENTS: BEST OF FASHION 2011 – NEW SPECIAL
ETALK PRESENTS: BEST OF FASHION 2011 is an overview of the years’ big award shows, the best in wedding fashion, young star style, as well as breakdowns of some of the key looks from 2011.
8 p.m. – CTV MOVIE – TURN THE BEAT AROUND (2010)
Featuring stunning dance sequences that combine cutting edge hip-hop dance moves with stylized classic disco, TURN THE BEAT AROUND follows dancer Zoe Benjamin (Romina D’Ugo, Hairspray, SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE CANADA) as she strives to make it in the cutthroat L.A. dance scene.
Friday, Dec. 30
8 p.m. – CTV MOVIE – EIGHT DAYS TO LIVE (2006)
In the film EIGHT DAYS TO LIVE, a mother's 19 year-old son goes missing, so she must race against the clock to find her son in order to save his life. This suspense film stars Kelly Rowan (THE O.C.).
Saturday, Dec. 31
7 p.m. – ETALK PRESENTS: THE YEAR IN GOSSIP – NEW SPECIAL
ETALK’s Ben Mulroney and Lainey face-off about the year's biggest celebrity stories in the second annual ETALK PRESENTS: THE YEAR IN GOSSIP. From Lindsay Lohan's ups and downs to Justin Bieber's world domination, to Arnold Schwarzenegger's love child, the one-hour special offers viewers a fun and irreverent take on the standout headlines from the year.
8 p.m. – CTV MOVIE – MARY POPPINS – NETWORK PREMIERE in HD (1964)
In this digitally re-mastered Walt Disney classic starring Academy Award®-winner Julie Andrews (The Sound of Music) and Dick Van Dyke (THE DICK VAN DYKE SHOW), MARY POPPINS tells the story of a magic nanny that comes to work for a cold banker's unhappy family.


