Rueben's Ramblings

A Christmas Wish

The movie A Christmas Wish will debut on the Hallmark Channel on November 20 at 8 PM.

Martha Evans (Kristy Swanson) has been abandoned by her ne’er-do-well husband, who took all their cash and left her homeless and virtually destitute with her two daughters and stepson. She leaves town in the hopes of finding a job and a place to stay, eventually finding a job at a sleepy rural diner. But with her car broken down and the bills piling up, it looks like it’s going to be a bleak Christmas for the Evans family. However, there are warm hearts working behind the scenes that ultimately make this the happiest holiday of Martha’s life — a real answer to her prayers. The film also stars Tess Harper and Ed Herrmann.

Here is a trailer for A Christmas Wish.

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The Case for Christmas

On November 19 the Hallmark Channel movie The Case for Christmas will debut at 8 PM.

Santa (George Buza) is in trouble. Everyone is losing faith in him, and he’s being sued for ruining Christmas. Young lawyer Michael Sherman (Dean Cain) takes Santa on as his client to defend him against wealthy businessman Braxton Bennett (Barry Flatman). When it comes out that the law suit is all for Braxton’s own financial gain, Michael helps save Christmas and finds love with his friend Lauren (Rachel Blanchard) along the way.

Here is the trailer for The Case for Christmas.

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Salem Falls

On November 19 the Lifetime movie Salem Falls, based on the Jodi Picoult novel, will debut at 8 PM (time corrected).

Jack McBride (James Van Der Beek), a beloved teacher and soccer coach at an all girls’ prep school, has a seemingly perfect life until a student’s crush initiates an uproar of accusations that ruins his reputation and destroys his career. After serving eight months in jail for the scandal, Jack leaves his once idyllic life to start over and stumbles upon the little New England town of Salem Falls. There, he takes a job at the local diner and is befriended by its owner, Addie Peabody (Sarah Carter). Just as Jack begins to feel whole again, a group of local girls and their ringleader (AJ Michalka) turn his world upside down with a shocking accusation against him, triggering a modern day witch hunt in a town haunted by its own troubled history.

Here is a short trailer for Salem Falls.

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Cancel Christmas

On November 13 the movie Cancel Christmas will debut on the Hallmark Channel at 8 PM.

Imagine Santa’s (Judd Nelson) surprise when the Christmas Board of Directors issues an ultimatum: In 30 days or less, make Christmas less commercial and material, or lose it forever. The Board is so sure the turnaround is hopeless that they give Santa the task of changing the hearts of privileged kids so they, in turn, will reach out to help a less fortunate boy. As he views the mission before him, Santa sees the following themes: private school, privilege, rich kids, mean kids, a science fair, a Golden Retriever, and a friendless boy in a wheelchair.

Here is a trailer for Cancel Christmas.

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Reel Love

The CMT movie Reel Love will debut on November 13 at 7 PM.

When Holly (LeAnn Rimes) finds out her father Wade (Burt Reynolds) has suffered a heart attack, she drops everything and rushes back to her small Alabama hometown to help him. Cantankerous Wade doesn’t want to rest, or take his meds, or eat healthy – all he wants to do is fish; and all Holly wants to do is return home. But what she doesn’t count on is developing an attraction for Jay (Shawn Roberts) — the new guy in town.

Here is the trailer for Reel Love.

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Lucky Christmas

On November 12 the Hallmark Channel movie Lucky Christmas will debut at 8 PM.

Holly Ceroni (Elizabeth Berkley) is a single mother who has been destitute when it comes to luck and love. No one can afford a personal chef, forcing Holly to go back to waitressing. She buys a lottery ticket, kissing it for good luck before she tosses it in the glove compartment of her car, hoping this Christmas things will get better. That night Holly’s car is stolen, adding to her streak of misfortune. The next morning Holly discovers her lotto numbers are in fact the million dollar winner, but the ticket is in her missing car. Mike Ronowski (Jason Gray-Stanford) is one of the men behind Holly’s missing vehicle; he and his friend had inadvertently taken Holly’s car the night before. When Mike’s greedy friend finds the winning lottery ticket he suggests that Mike romance Holly in order to get a cut of the money to help save his family business. As Mike gets to know Holly, he unexpectedly falls in love with her and realizes there are more important things in life than money.

Here is the promo trailer for Lucky Christmas.

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