Rueben's Ramblings

On September 26, the Hallmark Movies & Mysteries movie Rise and Shine: Benedict Stone will debut at 9 PM.

Benedict Stone and his wife, Emilia (Tom Everett Scott and Mia Maestro) have separated after 10 years of trying for a baby. Benedict wants Emilia back, but Emilia needs space to figure out what she needs.

So, when Benedict’s teenage niece Gemma (Ella Ballentine) mysteriously arrives on his doorstep his life is turned upside down. Benedict and his brother have been estranged for two decades but Gemma assures him her dad knows she’s there. When Gemma finds out that Benedict and Emilia are separated, she makes it her mission to get them back together. Love conquers all, doesn’t it?

Here is a trailer for Rise and Shine: Benedict Stone.

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The UPtv movie Romance in the Wilds will debut at 7 PM on September 26.

Deep in the Rocky Mountains, lightning strikes a mining site, sparking a deadly wildfire and igniting an unexpected romance between a forest ranger (Victor Zinck, Jr. from Motive and the Hallmark Channel movie The Sweetest Heart) and a geologist (Kaitlyn Leeb from the Christmas With a Prince franchise and Heartland) as they race to escape the flames.

The cast includes Laura Vandervoort (Bitten and V) and Kate Vernon (Battlestar Galactica).

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The Hallmark Channel movie Taking the Reins will debut at 9 PM on September 25.

A writer (Nikki DeLoach) goes back to the family ranch to write an article about her passion for horses and discovers what ended her marriage and why she stopped riding horses.

The cast includes Scott Porter (Hart of Dixie), Corbin Bernsen (Psych) and Janine Turner (Northern Exposure).

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On September 19, the original movie Finding Love in Mountain View will debut on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries at 9 PM.

After learning that she’s been entrusted to take care of her deceased cousin’s children, an architect (Danielle C. Ryan from the made-for-TV movies Love Finds You in Charm and Runaway Romance) is torn between focusing on her career and honoring her cousin’s wish.

Myko Olivier (Castle and Five Points) co-stars.

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On September 18, the Hallmark Channel movie Raise a Glass to Love will debut at 9 PM.

Aspiring Master Sommelier Jenna (Broadway star Laura Osnes) returns to her family vineyard to study and is intrigued by the natural methods of the handsome Argentinian winemaker, Marcelo (Juan Pablo Di Pace from Fuller House).

Master Sommelier Jennifer Huether consults and appears as herself in a cameo role.

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The HBO Max feature film Cry Macho will debut online on September 17.

Ex-rodeo star Mike Milo (Clint Eastwood, who also directs) is hired by his former boss, Howard Polk (Dwight Yoakam), to kidnap his Mexican son Rafael and transport him to Texas.

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On September 12, the 5-episode limited series Scenes From a Marriage will debut on HBO at 9 PM.

The series explores love, hatred, desire, monogamy, marriage, and divorce through the lens of a contemporary American couple. Mira (Jessica Chastain) is a confident, ambitious tech executive left unfulfilled by her marriage, and Jonathan (Oscar Isaac) is a cerebral and accommodating philosophy professor desperate to keep their relationship intact.

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On September 12, the Hallmark Movies & Mysteries movie Redemption in Cherry Springs will debut at 9 PM.

After fallout from a story, reporter Melanie (Rochelle Aytes from Mistresses and S.W.A.T.) goes home to Cherry Springs for a break. When a friend disappears, she uses her skills to get to the truth, to the local detective’s (Keith Robinson from Dreamgirls) dismay.

Frankie Faison also stars.

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The UPtv movie Love in Translation will debut on September 12 at 7 PM.

Linguistics Ph.D. student Julie Walters (Michelle Argyris from General Hospital) can speak almost every language you can imagine. She is a big believer that languages are best learned when doing fun activities like taking a painting class, hiking or visiting a Museum.

Things turn upside down for Julie when handsome Dan (Corey Sevier from Cedar Cove and the Hallmark Channel movie Northern Lights of Christmas), the curator at the museum she dreams to work at, contacts her to get some French classes, and is all about doing it the fun way! As Julie and Dan get into all the fun activities that Julie usually plans for her students, sparks soon fly – could this be the perfect match?

Here is a trailer for Love in Translation:

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On September 11, the Hallmark Channel movie Roadhouse Romance will debut at 9 PM.

Country music fan Callie (Lauren Alaina, American Idol runner-up in 2011) is determined to continue her late grandfather’s legacy. While TV director Luke (Tyler Hynes from the Hallmark Channel movies It Was Always You and Flip That Romance) is in town, he teaches her that sometimes it’s best to look forward instead of back.

Here is a trailer for Roadhouse Romance:

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