Rueben's Ramblings

October 11, the new movie Picture Perfect Mysteries: Exit Stage Death will debut on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries at 9 PM.

While backstage on opening night of a new play by celebrated murder mystery author/director Neil Khan, photographer Allie Adams (Alexa PenaVega) discovers the body of the show’s leading lady, murdered before the curtain went up. As Willow Haven PD Detective Sam Acosta (Carlos PenaVega) launches his investigation, he invites Allie – who has been helpful in solving his first two murder cases since joining the force — to unofficially assist him on the. case.

However, Allie’s involvement makes her a target for murder herself when she gets too close to the truth.

Willie Aames also stars.

Here is a trailer for Picture Perfect Mysteries: Exit Stage Death:

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On October 10, the Hallmark Channel movie My Best Friend’s Bouquet will debut at 9 PM.

According to Josie Hughes’ (Chaley Rose) family lore, the wedding bouquet always finds the right person. When single Josie catches her friend Emma’s (Luisa d’Oliveira) bouquet instead of their not-single friend Athena (Rebecca Olson), she fears she’s ruined Athena’s chances of getting engaged. When Josie starts dating an eligible bachelor she met at the reception, she decides the bouquet is at work. What she doesn’t know is her long-time friend Alex (Nathan Witte) secretly holds a torch for her. As Josie clings to the notion that the bouquet is always right, she’s missing real-world signs that her perfect match has been in front of her all along.

Here is a trailer for My Best Friend’s Bouquet:

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The Hallmark Movies & Mysteries movie Follow Your Heart will debut on October 4 at 9 PM.

Kathy Yoder (Galadriel Stineman) is a travel writer who has left her Amish ways behind, but when she returns home to settle her father’s affairs, she is tempted to return to her former lifestyle.

The cast includes Kevin Joy and Jonathan Patrick Moore.

Here is a trailer and a sneak peek at Follow Your Heart:

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The Hallmark Channel movie Country at Heart will (finally) debut at 9 PM on October 3.

Struggling Nashville singer/songwriter Shayna Cook (Jessy Schram) is on the verge of giving up on her career and returns to her small-town home of Silverado just as their local music festival is about to kick off, when a chance encounter with prolific songwriter Grady Connor (Niall Matter) changes everything. He’s trying to write a song for country music star Duke Sterling (Lucas Bryant) and Shayna seems like the perfect writing partner.

Shayna and Grady grow close and romance blooms as they work on their love song but when she meets Duke, he begins to see her star potential and asks her to be his opening act at the upcoming festival. Although this seems like the opportunity of a lifetime for Shayna, the contentious history between Duke and Grady threatens to undermine everything she and Grady created. As her big break at the music festival approaches, Shayna feels forced to choose between love and possible stardom.

Here is a trailer for Country at Heart:

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On September 30, the Netflix film, based on the 1968 play by Mart Crowley, The Boys in the Band, will debut online.

A group of gay friends reunite to celebrate one of their birthdays. When the host’s potentially closeted college roommate shows up uninvited, the evening is thrown into turmoil.

The ensemble cast includes Jim Parsons, Zachary Quinto, Matt Bomer, Andrew Rannells, Charlie Carver and Tuc Watkins.

Here is a trailer for The Boys in the Band:

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Hallmark Movies & Mysteries will air the sequel movie JL Family Ranch: The Wedding Gift on September 27 at 9 PM.

Amidst preparations for the wedding of rancher John Landsburg’s eldest daughter Rebecca at the newly opened JL Family Ranch Bed & Breakfast, the unexpected return of lifelong family enemy Tap Peterson’s son, stirs up old grudges and puts the Peterson Ranch in grave jeopardy.

The all-star cast includes Jon Voight, James Caan, Teri Polo, Bo Derek, Trevor Donovan, Skyler Shaye, Abby Brammell, Dylan Walsh and Judson Mills.

Here is a trailer for JL Family Ranch: The Wedding Gift:

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On September 27, the UPtv movie Love Unplugged will debut at 7 PM.

Insufficient funds force newlyweds Matthew and Rebecca (Sean Faris and Mischa Barton) to make some difficult financial decisions. After a blackout in the city forces the couple to go without their electronic devices, they realize their marriage may need more then financial mending.

The cast includes Alyssa Diaz, Markie Post and the late David Ogden Stiers.

Here is a behind the scenes look at Love Unplugged (formerly known as The Joneses Unplugged):

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The two-night four-hour movie The Comey Rule will air on September 27 and September 28 on Showtime at 9 PM both nights.

Jeff Daniels stars as former FBI Director James Comey while Brendan Gleeson stars as President Donald J. Trump in this 2-part, four-hour limited series that is an immersive, behind-the-headlines account of the historically turbulent events surrounding the 2016 presidential election and its aftermath, which divided a nation.

The ensemble cast includes Brian D’Arcy James, Damon Gupton, Holly Hunter, Jennifer Ehle, Jonathan Banks, Oona Chaplin, Peter Coyote, Richard Thomas, Scoot McNairy, Steven Pasquale, T.R. Knight and William Sadler.

Here is a trailer for The Comey Rule:

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