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Descendants NEW

The Disney movie Descendants will debut on July 31 at 8 PM.

The story, set in the idyllic kingdom of Auradon, playfully presents the unexpected possibilities of what happens after the “happily ever after.” As it unfolds, Ben, the benevolent teenage son of the King and Queen (Beast and Belle from “Beauty and the Beast”), is poised to take the throne. His first proclamation is to offer a chance at redemption to Mal, Evie, Carlos and Jay, the trouble-making offspring of Maleficent, the Evil Queen, Cruella de Vil and Jafar, who have all been sequestered on the forbidden Isle of the Lost for 20 years. These villainous descendants are allowed into Auradon for the first time to attend prep school alongside the teenage progeny of the Fairy Godmother, Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty and Mulan. Only time will tell if these evil teens follow in the footsteps of their wicked parents. As these sons and daughters of evil meet the children of goodness, their story incorporates empowering themes about self-confidence, finding the beauty within, freedom of choice, personal responsibility, teamwork, justice and empathy.

The cast includes Dove Cameron (Liv and Maddie), Cameron Boyce (Jessie), Booboo Stewart (The Twilight franchise) and relative newcomer Sofia Carson star as the teenage sons and daughters of the infamous villains with relative newcomer Mitchell Hope, Wendy Raquel Robinson (The Game), Maz Jobrani (Better Off Ted), Kathy Najimy (Sister Act), Keegan Connor Tracy (Once Upon a Time) and Kristin Chenoweth (Pushing Daisies) also starring.

Here is a trailer for Descendants:

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Runaway Island

The TV One original movie Runaway Island will debut at 8 PM on July 25.

Lorraine Toussaint (Orange Is the New Black), Thomas Q. Jones (Being Mary Jane) and Aisha Hinds (Under the Dome) stars in this unique story about a group of troubled strangers looking to escape their woes and end up sharing a transformational experience on an island steeped in African American heritage and culture.

The cast also includes Erica Tazel (Justified) and A. Russell Andrews (The Punisher).

Here is a trailer for Runaway Island.

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Tut

The six-hour three-night scripted event series Tut will debut at 9 PM on Spike, airing from 9 to 11 PM on July 19, July 20 and July 21)

Sir Ben Kingsley and Avan Jogia (Twisted) will star in this limited series that tells the saga of one of history’s most extraordinary rulers, Tutankhamun (King Tut), his rise to power and his struggle to lead Egypt to glory, while his closest advisors, friends and lovers scheme for their own nefarious interests.

The cast includes Nonso Anozie (Game of Thrones and Cinderella), Sibylla Deen (Tyrant), Alexander Siddig (Game of Thrones), Kylie Bunbury (Twisted and Under the Dome), Iddo Goldberg (Salem) and Peter Gadiot (Once Upon a Time in Wonderland).

Here is a trailer for Tut:

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Playin' for Love

Playin’ for Love is the new UP Channel movie that will debut on July 12 at 7 PM.

This romantic comedy made-for-TV movie revolves around the head coach of a high school basketball team and a single mother who turns the team and each other’s lives upside down.

The cast includes Salli Richardson-Whitfield (Eureka and Stitchers), Robert Townsend (The Parent ‘Hood), Jennifer Lewis (black-ish and Strong Medicine) and Esai Morales (NYPD Blue and Caprica).

Here is a trailer for Playin’ for Love.

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Family For Christmas

The original Hallmark Channel movie Family for Christmas will debut on July 11 (as part of the channel’s Christmas in July month-long marathon) at 9 PM.

Lacey Chabert stars in this holiday-themed movie about investigative journalist Hannah Dunbar who, at the height of her career, finds herself wondering what would have been had she stayed with the love of her life Ben (Tyron Leitso from the Hallmark Channel movie My Boyfriends’ Dogs), 10 years before.

When Santa hears her “what ifs?” he transports her to a version of her life where she and Ben started a family; she has to navigate the comical day-to-day challenges of life in the suburbs with Ben and their daughters. Though she once though she had it all, she discovers all the love, family and Christmas spirit she had been missing.

Here is a trailer for Family for Christmas.

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Based on information provided by the Box Office Mojo and some internet research, here are just some of the movies you can expect to see in the movie theatres in July:

Terminator: Genisys
Opens: July 1

When John Connor (Jason Clarke), leader of the human resistance against Skynet, sends Kyle Reese (Jai Courtney) back to 1984 to protect his mother, Sarah (Emilia Clarke), from a Terminator assassin, an unexpected turn of events creates an altered timeline. Instead of a scared waitress, Sarah is a skilled fighter and has a Terminator guardian (Arnold Schwarzenegger) by her side. Faced with unlikely allies and dangerous new enemies, Reese sets out on an unexpected new mission: reset the future. The cast also includes Matt Smith (Doctor Who), J.K. Simmons (Whiplash), Courtney B. Vance (Scandal) and Lee Byung-hun (Red 2)

Jackie & Ryan
Opens: July 3

Ryan Brenner (Ben Barnes), a travelling musician, and Jackie Laurel (Katherine Heigl), a former singer at a crossroads in her marriage, meet by chance while Ryan is busking on the street. They share an immediate connection, but it’s fleeting, until a sudden accident propels them together. Soon, Ryan finds himself at Jackie’s house for dinner, where they discover they share more than a passion for music. Ryan’s battling to find the courage to write his own music and Jackie’s fighting an estranged husband who wants custody of her daughter. The two form an unlikely relationship that may change their lives forever. The film also stars Clea DuVall (The Lizzie Bordon Chronicles), Sheryl Lee (Twin Peaks) and Emily Alyn Lind (Revenge).

Minions
Opens: July 10

Evolving from single-celled yellow organisms at the dawn of time, Minions live to serve, but find themselves working for a continual series of unsuccessful masters, from T. Rex to Napoleon. Without a master to grovel for, the Minions fall into a deep depression. But one minion, Kevin, has a plan. Accompanied by his pals Stuart and Bob, Kevin sets forth to find a new evil boss for his brethren to follow. Their search leads them to Scarlet Overkill, the world’s first-ever super-villainess. Voices are provided by Pierre Coffin, Sandra Bullock, Jon Hamm, Michael Keaton, Allison Janney, Steve Coogan and Geoffrey Rush.

Self/Less
Opens: July 10

An extremely wealthy aristocrat (Ben Kingsley) dying from cancer, undergoes a radical medical procedure that transfers his consciousness into the body of a healthy young man (Ryan Reynolds). But all is not as it seems when he starts to uncover the mystery of the body’s origin, discovering the body was not the empty flesh he was promised and had a life and family before he was used for his own body, and the “organization” that will kill to protect its cause. To make matters worse, he faces the threat of losing control of the body he now possesses and its original owner’s consciousness resurfacing, which will erase his mind in the process. The cast includes Matthew Goode (The Good Wife), Michelle Dockery (Downton Abbey), Natalie Martinez (Under the Dome and Secrets and Lies), Victor Garber (The Flash and Alias) and Derek Luke (Captain America: The First Avenger).

Ant-Man
Opens: July 17

Thief Scott Lang (Paul Rudd) must aid his mentor Dr. Hank Pym (Michael Douglas) in safeguarding the mystery of the Ant-Man technology – which allows its user to decrease in size but increase in strength – from various new threats, and plot a heist that will save the Earth. The film also stars Evangeline Lilly (Lost), Corey Stoll (The Strain), Bobby Cannavale (Spy), Michael Pena (End of Watch) and Judy Greer (Jurassic World and Married).

Mr. Holmes
Opens: July 17

In 1947, the long-retired Sherlock Holmes (Sir Ian McKellen), aged 93, lives in a remote Sussex farmhouse with his housekeeper, Mrs. Munro, and her young son, Roger. Holmes is unhappy about his ex-partner Watson’s published version of his last case, which involved a young married woman who was distraught after two failed pregnancies. Holmes hopes to write his own account, but due to the deterioration of his memory struggles to remember what happened. The cast includes Laura Linney (The Big C), Phil Davis (Poldark) and Hiroyuki Sanada (Revenge and Extant)

Paper Towns
Opens: July 24

Taking place in Orlando, Florida, Quentin “Q” Jacobsen (Nat Wolff from The Fault in Our Stars) lives next door to Margo Roth Spiegelman (Model Cara Delevingne), his childhood friend from whom he has since drifted, but still has feelings for. So when she one day climbs through his window and summons him on an all-night road trip of revenge, he cannot help but follow her lead. The next day, however, Margo doesn’t come to school, and after a few days it becomes apparent she is missing. Q soon learns that there are clues in her disappearance that seem meant for him to make sense of. But as he gets deeper into the mystery and discovers more about the person Margo actually is, he becomes less sure of who and what he is looking for. The cast includes Halston Sage (Crisis), Caitlin Carver (The Fosters), Austin Abrams (The Walking Dead), Cara Buono (Person of Interest) and relative newcomer Justice Smith.

Southpaw
Opens: July 24

Billy Hope (Jake Gyllenhaal) is a one-time boxer at the height of his fame, with a fancy house and a loving family, and despite his career, his wife Maureen (Rachel McAdams), pleads for him to quit so he can spend time with his daughter Leila (Oona Laurence). He announces his retirement during a party, but when Maureen is accidentally killed during an altercation with another boxer, his world falls apart. When he loses Leila to child protection services due to his destructive behavior, his last hope is returning to the world of boxing with the help of trainer Titus “Tick” Wills (Forest Whitaker) in order to reunite with Leila. The film also stars Naomie Harris (Pirates of the Caribbean franchise and Skyfall) and Tyrese Gibson (Fast and Furious franchise).

Mission: Impossible Rogue Nation
Opens: July 31

The IMF agency comes under threat from the Syndicate, a near-mythical organization of assassins and rogue operatives who kill to order. Faced with the IMF’s disbandment, Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) assembles his team for their final and most difficult mission —to prove the Syndicate’s existence and bring the organization down by any means necessary. The cast includes Jeremy Renner, Simon Pegg, Ving Rhames, Alec Baldwin and Rebecca Ferguson (The White Queen and The Red Tent).

Movies coming out in August will be posted at the end of July.

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A Country Wedding

The Hallmark Channel movie A Country Wedding will debut on June 27 at 9 PM.

A famous country singer (Jesse Metcalfe from Desperate Housewives), set to marry a glamorous Hollywood actress, returns to his small town roots. When he crosses paths with his childhood sweetheart (Autumn Reeser from The O.C. and Necessary Roughness) – and finally feels inspired to write songs again – he reevaluates his life, his values and his opinion of true love. As his wedding day approaches, he must decide if he has chosen the right woman to be his wife.

The cast includes also includes Laura Mennell (Alphas) and Lauren Holly (NCIS and Motive).

Here is a trailer for A Country Wedding.

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The Crimson Field

The 6-part 2014 mini-series The Crimson Field will debut here in the US on PBS on June 21 at 10 PM.

Following the lives of nurses and their patients at a Western Front field hospital in France, this mini-series begins at the beginning of World War II with the Voluntary Aid Detachments, or VAD’s, and their arrival as the first volunteer nurses at the field hospitals on the coast of France.

The cast includes Hermione Norris (Spooks/MI5), Oona Chaplin (The Hour and Game of Thrones), Suranne Jones (A Touch of Cloth) and Kevin Doyle (Downton Abbey).

Here is a trailer for The Crimson Field:

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Poldark

The 8-part mini-series Poldark will start on June 21 on PBS at 9 PM.

Aidan Turner (The Hobbit and Being Human) stars as Captain Ross Poldark, a redcoat who returns to Cornwall after the American Revolutionary War to discover that his father is dead, his lands are ruined, and his true love is about to marry his first cousin. Based on a beloved series of novels by Winston Graham.

Here is a preview for Poldark:

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Love Again

On June 21,the Hallmark Channel movie Love Again will debut at 9 PM.

Teri Polo (The Fosters) and Paul Johansson (One Tree Hill) will star in this made-for-TV movie about a couple on the brink of divorce who decide to keep their marital woes a secret as they help their daughter plan her wedding. As the two work together on the happy occasion, they soon discover that their own marriage might just be worth saving.

Here is a behind-the-scenes trailer for Love Again.

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