THIS
THIS IS
THIS IS NEW DAY NORTHWEST A GOOD
MORNING.
MORNING. I'M ANGELA POE RUSSELL FROM EVENING GUEST-HOSTING NEW DAYS
ANNUAL HOLIDAY GIFT IDEAS SHOW
YOU LIKE THAT MUSIC IN THE
BACKGROUND.
IT IS ALWAYS A FUN WAY TO KICK
OFF THE HOLIDAY SEASON AND EVEN
THOUGH THINGS ARE GOING TO LOOK
A LOT DIFFERENT THIS YEAR.
WE HOPE THAT THE SHOW IN SOME
SMALL WAY WAY CAN HELP YOU GET
CREATIVE.
PERHAPS JUST BE A RESPITE AND
THIS FIRST STORY IS PERFECT FOR
THAT.
IT'S SOME AWESOME HOLIDAY
ENTERTAINMENT THE NETFLIX FILM
HOLIDAY STARRING EMMA ROBERTS IS
THIS RUNAWAY SUCCESS HITTING
NUMBER ONE ON THE PLATFORM IN 87
COUNTRIES.
WELL THE WRITER AND EXECUTIVE
PRODUCER OF THE HOLIDAY HIT GREW
UP RIGHT HERE IN WASHINGTON AND
HELPS TO BRING A LITTLE MORE
HOLLYWOOD BACK TO THE NORTHWEST
TAKE A LOOK.
I'M JOHN CASUALLY DATING ON THE
HOLIDAYS IS WAY TOO TOO MUCH
PRESSURE IS RIDICULOUS.
TRY BEING THE ONLY SINGLE PERSON
LEFT IN YOUR FAMILY.
RODNEY SAID YOU DIDN'T CALL HIM
IN CALL RODNEY.
WHY DIDN'T YOU CALL ROBBIE?
WHY DIDN'T YOU CALL RODNEY
BECAUSE I ALREADY HAVE A
BOYFRIEND TIFFANY.
I HAVE TO CONFESS.
YOU KNOW, I ONLY GOT MARRIED A
LITTLE MORE THAN A YEAR AGO.
SO I SPENT MANY YEARS SINGLE AND
I FOUND THIS MOVIE SO RELATABLE
SCARY RELATABLE.
OH MY GOD, SO I HAVE TO IMAGINE
YOU BRING SOME EXPERIENCES INTO
IT.
I MEAN, HOW DID YOU GET THE IDEA
FOR A HOLIDAY?
JUST A LITTLE THE PERPETUAL
SINGLE GIRL IN MY FAMILY STILL
THE SINGLE GIRL IN MY FAMILY
COMING HOME FOR FAR TOO MANY
HOLIDAYS ALONE.
ANY GRAY TAKE A HOLIDAY.
I THINK SO NO COMMITMENT.
SO HOW DID YOU DECIDE TO WRITE
ABOUT IT?
YOU KNOW, I ORIGINALLY HAD THE
IDEA I WANTED TO DO I LOVE THE
IDEA OF A TOUCHSTONE MOVIE ABOUT
RELATIONSHIPS THAT WERE THE
COUPLE JUST MET.
ON HOLIDAYS, AND I HAD STARTED
WITH THE IDEA OF A LONG-DISTANCE
RELATIONSHIP MOVIE AND THEN I
THINK SOMEBODY BEAT ME TO THE
IDEA, BUT I KNEW THE HOOK WAS
REALLY STRONG OF JUST FOLLOWING
THE COURSE OF OUR RELATIONSHIP
OVER THE COURSE OF A YEAR AND
THEN AGAIN BEING THE PERPETUAL
SINGLE GIRL ON EVERY HOLIDAY.
I WAS LIKE, I THINK THERE'S
SOMETHING HERE.
I WANT YOU TO FIND SOMEONE WHO
HAS REAL POTENTIAL THIS HOLIDAY
THE CRAP LIKE YOUR AUNT.
SHE SEEMS LIKE SHE'S HAVING FUN.
SHE'S GOING TO DIE ALONE AND IN
A WHEELCHAIR AND A DIAPER, SO
THANK YOU FOR WRITING THE MOVIE.
IT WAS SO GOOD AND I LOVE THAT
YOU KIND OF PUSH THE LIMITS ON
WHAT PEOPLE FEEL LIKE A HOLIDAY
MOVIE SHOULD SOUND LIKE IN TERMS
OF IT WAS A BIT EDGY.
WE LIKE TO SAY, IT'S THE ANTI
HALLMARK.
IT'S STILL GOT YOU KNOW, THE
HALLMARKS OF THE HEART.
BUT YEAH, WE DEFINITELY PUSH THE
ENVELOPE A LITTLE BIT AND A LOT
OF THAT HAS BEEN WELL RECEIVED
AND SO AND I AND I HAVE TO ADMIT
TO GETTING EMAILS GOING.
DID YOU NEED TO SEE YEAH, I
THINK IT SAYS SOMETHING FOR
EVERYONE.
NO, NOT ME.
NOT ME.
I'M NOT GOOD WITH BLOOD, YOU
KNOW THIS OR CARS OR BLOOD THAT
HAS TO BE SO TOUGH TRYING TO DO
MOVIES IN THE MIDDLE OF A
PANDEMIC AND BUT YOU'RE STAYING
PRETTY BUSY.
OH MY GOSH, I HAVE BEEN SO
FORTUNATE.
I'VE BEEN I'VE BEEN REALLY BUSY.
I'M DOING TO OTHER MOVIES FROM
NETFLIX ONE OF WHICH I MIGHT I
AM DIRECTING.
I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT AND MY
PLAN IF EVERYTHING PANS OUT AS
TO SHOOT IT IN THE NORTHWEST.
THAT'S WHAT I'M REALLY LOOKING
FORWARD TO.
I WOULD LOVE THAT.
THAT'S RIGHT.
SO I'M DOING THAT.
I'M WRITING A BIG HOLIDAY
MUSICAL FOR NETFLIX.
I'M ATTACHED TO A COUPLE OF
OTHER SMALLER MOVIES TO DIRECT
AND YOU'RE BEING SO HUMBLE
BECAUSE AS I UNDERSTAND IT ONE
OF THE PROJECTS YOU'RE WORKING
ON IS WITH KENNY ORTEGA, AND
HE'S BEHIND WHAT HIGH SCHOOL
MUSICAL ALL THE HIGH SCHOOL
MUSICALS ALL THE DESCENDANTS
MOVIES.
HE'S GOT JULIAN THE PHANTOM'S ON
NETFLIX RIGHT NOW, WHICH IS MY
KIDS WATCH THAT.
HE IS AN ICON AND I AM SO LIKE I
WAS SUCH A HE FAN OF HIS WORK.
IT'S BASED ON THE NEW YORK
TIMES.
BEST-SELLING BOOK SANTY CLAUS.
IT HAS BEEN ANNOUNCED SO IT'S
NOT TOP SECRET THAT IT'S GOING
TO BE A REALLY FUN EXCITING
HOLIDAY CHRISTMAS MUSICAL FOR
NETFLIX THAT KENNY'S GOING TO
DIRECT AND HOPEFULLY CHOREOGRAPH
AND WE'RE VERY EXCITED.
AND SO WHAT'S IT LIKE FOR YOU
BECAUSE YOU'RE FROM KASHMIR, YOU
KNOW FROM THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST
AND YOU'RE LIVING THIS HOLLYWOOD
LIFE.
WHAT'S THAT BEEN LIKE DEFINITELY
A CHANGE LEAVING MY LITTLE TOO
SWEET HOME TOWN?
HIS KASHMIR AND COMING DOWN TO
LOS ANGELES.
I STILL GO HOME AS MUCH AS I
CAN.
MY WHOLE FAMILY IS STILL THERE
IN WASHINGTON AND OREGON.
LIKE I SAID, I WILL ALWAYS BE IN
NORTHWEST GIRL AND YOU USED TO
OWN A COFFEE SHOP AROUND HERE.
I DID IN MY YOUTH IT WAS I HAD A
LITTLE COFFEE HOUSE IN SEATTLE
WAS AT THE BOTTOM OF QUEEN ANNE
HILL.
IT WAS VERY CUTE AND FUN.
IT WAS CALLED CINEMA ESPRESSO
AND IT WAS DECORATED LIKE AN OLD
1930S MOVIE LOBBY AND WE MADE
THE BEST STILL TO THIS DAY.
DOWN THE BEST COFFEE.
I LOVE IT.
SO YOU HAD YOUR OWN COFFEE SHOP
TO BASICALLY SAVE ENOUGH MONEY
TO GO TO LA TO BE AN ACTRESS YOU
GO TO LA AND SOMEHOW THINGS
CHANGE A LITTLE BIT YOU GET ON
THE WRITING AND WHAT WAS YOUR
BIG BREAK?
YOU KNOW, MY BIG BREAK WAS
REALLY I ENDED UP WRITING A
SCRIPT NOT REALLY KNOWING WHAT I
WAS DOING, BUT JUST ON A WHIM
PUT IT IN THE MAIL AND SEND IT
TO ABC AND DISNEY DO A WRITING
FELLOWSHIP, WHICH IS STILL ONE
OF THE MOST PRESTIGIOUS.
HELLO SHIPS IN THE INDUSTRY AND
ENDED UP WINNING THE WRITING
FELLOWSHIP AND THOUGHT MAYBE I
SHOULD GIVE THIS WRITING THING A
TRY.
OKAY, SO WE HAVE TO GO BACK TO
THE MOVIE FOR A MINUTE HOLIDAYS.
I HAVE TO KNOW FOR YOU WHICH
HOLIDAY IS THE ONE THAT YOU'RE
LIKE, I REALLY WOULD LIKE TO
HAVE A DATE FOR IS THERE ONE IN
PARTICULAR?
THAT'S THE HARDEST THAT YOU'RE
LIKE, OH, I'D LOVE TO HAVE A DAY
FOR THAT.
WELL ME IT WAS ALWAYS CHRISTMAS
CHRISTMAS.
YES CHRISTMAS CHRISTMAS.
YES, BUT FOR ME, I I WOULD HAVE
TO SAY NEW.
ONLY BECAUSE THERE IS THE
INEVITABLE KISS AT MIDNIGHT AND
YOU'RE WHEN YOU'RE STANDING
THERE ALONE OR WITH YOUR YOU
KNOW, WHAT HAS BEEN ME FAR TOO
OFTEN YOUR BEST GUY FRIEND.
HE'S SO SWEET, BUT YOU KNOW,
PERHAPS CLUCK THE -- INTO
BRINGING UP KISSING AT MIDNIGHT.
I THINK THERE'S HAVING THE
OPTIMISM OF HAVING THAT DATE ON
NEW YEAR'S EVE IS THE PROBABLY
BE MY FIRST PICK I MEAN A YEAR
WELL, TIFFANY, THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR BEING WITH US CONGRATS ON
THE MOVIE AND WE AND WE CAN'T
WAIT TO SEE WHAT IS COMING OUT
NEXT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING ME.
IT WAS SO FUN.
THANK YOU.
OH, THAT WAS SO COOL.
TIFFANY'S MOVIE HOLIDAY IS
STREAMING NOW ON NETFLIX AND
JUST FOR FUN.
THERE IS A WHICH HOLIDAY
CHARACTER.
ARE YOU QUIZ ON BUZZFEED?
WE'VE LINKED THAT ON OUR WEBSITE
SO YOU CAN TAKE IT.
I GOT A B WHICH WILL MAKE MORE
SENSE ONCE YOU'VE SEEN THE MOVIE
WELL AHEAD ON OUR GIFT IDEAS
SPECIAL THE TOP TECH GIFT TO
GIVE AND RECEIVE THIS HOLIDAY
SEASON WHEN IT COMES TO
SMARTPHONES.
THE SEASONS MOST POPULAR TOYS
THAT ARE SUPER EXPENSIVE AND YOU
MIGHT WANT TO GET YOUR PHONE OUT
BECAUSE WE ARE HANDING OUT
HOLIDAY CHEER WITH THE FUN TECH
GIVEAWAY RIGHT AFTER THIS.