Rueben's Ramblings

On November 22, the box office movie The Piano Lesson will debut online on Netflix.

A brewing battle over the fate of an heirloom piano threatens to tear a family apart in this drama based on August Wilson’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play.

The cast includes John David Washington, Samuel L. Jackson, Danielle Deadwyler, Ray Fisher, Corey Hawkins, Michael Potts, Stephan James and Jerrika Hinton.

Here is a trailer for The Piano Lesson:

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The Netflix movie A Man on the Inside will debut online on November 21.

A retired professor (Ted Danson) gets a new lease on life when a private investigator hires him to go undercover inside a San Francisco retirement home.

Stephanie Beatriz co-stars.

Here is a trailer for A Man on the Inside:

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The BET+ holiday movie A Wesley South African Christmas will debut online on November 21.

When his international business venture comes to a screeching halt, Todd must stick around Durban, South Africa during the Christmas holiday to close the deal, but not without the Wesley family and all their holiday shenanigans.

The large ensemble cast includes Dorien Wilson, Jasmine Guy, Terrence “TC” Carson, Jesse Suntele, Ayanda Banda-Ngubane, Kiki Haynes, Rolonda Rochelle, Judi Johnson, Novi Brown, Terayle Hill, Bheki Mkhwane, Baby Cele, Dineo Langa, Bohang Moeko, Trevor Gumbi, Nay Maps and Chazitear.

Here is a trailer for A Wesley South African Christmas:

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On November 21, the Hallmark+ movie Unwrapping Christmas: Lily’s Destiny will debut online.

Lily (Ashley Newbrough), the marketing guru of All Wrapped Up, believes the universe guides us to our destiny and it appears that it’s guiding her toward a celebrity realtor. However, when she feels an unexpected spark with journalist Sean Whitlock (Torrance Coombs) during an interview, her heart starts to question everything. As her chemistry with Sean grows, Lily begins to wonder if he’s the true match she’s been waiting for all along.

Here is a trailer for the Unwrapping Christmas franchise:

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The Hallmark Mystery movie A Novel Noel will debut on November 21 at 8 PM.

A successful New York City book editor (Julie Gonzalo), who is losing touch with her passion after a few setbacks this year learns she was chosen to run a bookstore in the small town of Saint Ives for the month of December.

While realizing a childhood dream, but butting heads with the handsome son (Brendan Penny) of the bookstore owners, she comes to realize that her love for bringing out the creativity of others is still her true calling, and untapped talent (and love) can be found anywhere even in the writings of a cranky business-minded man, especially at Christmas.

Here is a trailer for A Novel Noel:

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On November 20, the Netflix holiday movie The Merry Gentlemen will debut online.

To save the Rhythm Room, her parents’ small-town performing arts venue, a former big-city dancer (Britt Robertson) stages an all-male, Christmas-themed revue.

The ensemble cast includes Chad Michael Murray, Marla Sokoloff, Beth Broderick, Michael Gross, Coles Prattes and Maxwell Caulfield.

Here is a trailer for The Merry Gentlemen:

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On November 18, the Roku Channel movie Jingle Bell Love will debut online.

The film follows Jack Cooper (Joey McIntyre) as he visits his late wife’s hometown for Christmas — and he gets more than he bargained for when his determined daughter decides to match him up with a charming local shop owner (Michelle Morgan).

Here is a trailer for Jingle Bell Love:

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Confessions of a Christmas Letter is the newest holiday movie set to debut on the Hallmark Channel on November 17 at 8 PM.

Settie Rose (Angela Kinsey), a quirky family matriarch, enters her town’s annual holiday letter-writing contest but needs help, so she hires struggling novelist Juan (Alec Santos) to craft the perfect letter.

When a mix- up leads to the rumor that Juan is engaged to Settie’s daughter Lily (Lillian Doucet- Roche), the whole family scrambles to keep up the charade. As Juan bonds with the Roses and overcomes his writer’s block, Settie learns that embracing her imperfect family is what truly makes her story special.

Here is a trailer for Confessions of a Christmas Letter:

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On November 17, the Lifetime movie Holiday in Happy Hollow will debut at 8 PM.

Real estate developer Gracie’s (Tamara Almeida) ambitious new project faces an unexpected roadblock when she stumbles upon a quirky detail from the past: the charming Christmas tree farm she has purchased once raffled off tiny one-foot deeds to local families, each holding a sentimental piece of the land. To salvage her vision, she must team up with local historian Jack (Cody Ray Thompson), embarking on a heartfelt quest to track down these families and persuade them to part with their cherished slices of the farm.

There is no trailer for Holiday in Happy Hollow, unfortunately.

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The UPtv holiday movie A Very English Christmas will debut on November 17 at 7 PM.

Christmas in the English countryside wasn’t in Emma’s (Kimberley Nixon) plans until her sister, Amy (Poppy Gilbert), plans her wedding for Christmas eve. Dylan (Lewis Griffiths), Amy’s co-Christmas market owner, teams up with Emma to bring order to the whirlwind wedding.

Here is a trailer for A Very English Christmas:

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