Rueben's Ramblings

The Lifetime movie The Clark Sisters: First Ladies of Gospel will debut on April 11 at 8 PM.

The film tells the dramatic, musical tale of “Gospel’s Dreamgirls” — the highest selling female gospel group in history. Credited with bringing Gospel to the mainstream, the five Clark sisters–as well as their trailblazing mother–overcame humble beginnings in Detroit, abuse, loss, rejection, betrayal, and sibling rivalries to achieve international fame as icons of the Gospel music industry.

The cast includes Aunjanue Ellis, Angela Birchett, Raven Goodwin, Christina Bell, Shelea Frazier and Kierra Sheard.

Executive producers of the movie are Queen Latifah, Mary J. Blige and Missy Elliott.

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The new Hallmark Channel movie Fashionably Yours will debut on April 11 at 9 PM.

After three years organizing fashion collections at a top magazine, Lauren (Kat Graham) is passed up for a promotion and decides it is finally time to throw in the towel on Seattle and move home. When Rob (Kendrick Sampson), the owner of the moving company she hires, learns of her distaste for the city, he makes it his mission to help her see the beauty of Seattle and all it has to offer. In exchange for her organizing services, he becomes her tour guide for the next two weeks leading up to her move and Lauren discovers there is a lot to fall in love with in Seattle.

Sheryl Lee Ralph also stars.

Here is a trailer for Fashionably Yours:

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On April 10, the Netflix original movie Love Wedding Repeat will debut online.

Troubles arise for a man when he is abruptly reunited with an old flame at his sister’s wedding.

The movie stars Sam Claflin, Olivia Munn, Freida Pinto and Eleanor Tomlinson.

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The new 7-part mini-series World on Fire will debut on PBS on April 5 at 9 PM.

This adrenalized, emotionally gripping and resonant World War II drama follows the intertwining fates of ordinary people in five countries as they grapple with the effects of the war on their everyday lives.

The cast includes Helen Hunt (As Good As it Gets, Mad About You), Sean Bean (Game of Thrones), Lesley Manville (Phantom Thread), Jonah Hauer-King (Little Women and Howard’s End) and Blake Harrison (A Very English Scandal).

Here is a trailer for World on Fire:

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On April 5, the new movie Ruby Herring Mysteries: Prediction Murder will debut on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries at 9 PM.

Shortly after being named Seattle 57 News’ TV crime reporter, Ruby Herring (Taylor Cole) begins receiving anonymous tips when a cold case – the unsolved murder of a psychic – is reopened, and teams up with Seattle PD detective Jake Killian (Stephen Huszar) to find the killer. She’s encouraged by her dad, retired detective John Herring (John Wesley Shipp), to follow her keen instincts.

Together, Ruby and Jake uncover a plot to frame an innocent person who everyone involved with the case to seems to think is the ideal candidate for the five-year-old murder of a local tarot card reader.

Here is a trailer for Ruby Herring Mysteries: Prediction Murder:

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On April 4, the new Hallmark Channel movie You’re Bacon Me Crazy will debut at 9 PM.

Cleo Morelli (Natalie Hall), a spunky young chef with a popular food truck in Portland, becomes a favorite among the bustling and competitive local food scene. But when Gabe (Michael Rady), the handsome chef of a rival food truck, parks across the street, Cleo’s goal to win a local food truck competition takes a turn.

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The UPtv movie Undercover Angel movie will debut on March 29 at 7 PM.

When an angel is sent down from heaven to help a young girl find a new dad, the angel falls in love with the girl’s mother, ultimately forcing him into the unlikeliest of choices.

The film stars Katharine Isabelle, Shawn Roberts and Britt Irvin.

Here is a trailer for Undercover Angel.

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The Hallmark Movies & Mysteries movie Mystery 101: An Education in Murder will debut at 9 PM on March 29.

A young writer’s research prompts the police to revisit a famous murder case that convicted Amy’s colleague at Elmstead, so Travis (Kristoffer Polaha) and Amy (Jill Wagner) get a second chance at clearing the professor’s name.

Here is a trailer for Mystery 1010: An Education in Murder.

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On March 28, the Hallmark Channel movie Just My Type will debut at 9 PM.

Pop culture writer and aspiring novelist Vanessa Sills (Bethany Joy Lenz) lands the interview of a lifetime with the illustrious, elusive and reclusive mystery author Martin Clayborne (Brett Dalton) in his quaint rural town only to realize her own aspirations, dreams and romantic life have taken a back seat along the way. When Vanessa returns home to Portland and a mysterious gift arrives from Martin, she then makes a surprise decision, and finally takes her own advice to “go boldly in the direction of your dreams and live the life you imagine.”

Here is a trailer for Just My Type.

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On March 22, the UPtv movie Diagnosis Delicious will debut at 7 PM.

A young doctor’s promotion hinges on her starting a hospital nutrition class but the catch is that she has to recruit a handsome local chef that she is immediately at odds with.

The cast includes Maya Stojan (Castle), Ryan Rottman (Happyland and the Hallmark Channel movies Sister of the Bride and Christmas Wonderland) and Bess Armstrong (My So-Called Life).

Here is a trailer for Diagnosis Delicious:

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