Rueben's Ramblings

On December 1, the Amazon Prime feature film Candy Cane Lane will debut online.

A man is determined to win the neighborhood’s annual Christmas decorating contest. He makes a pact with an elf to help him win–and the elf casts a spell that brings the 12 days of Christmas to life, which brings unexpected chaos to town.

The film stars Eddie Murphy, Tracee Ellis Ross, Jillian Bell, Genneya Walton, Nick Offerman, Chriss Redd, Robin Thede and David Alan Grier.

Here is a trailer for Candy Cane Lane:

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On November 30, the Netflix film Family Switch will debut online.

A family descends into chaos days before Christmas when a rare cosmic event causes the parents to swap bodies with their teenage kids. Think of this as the holiday version of Freaking Friday, starring Jennifer Garner, Ed Helms and Emma Myers.

Here is a trailer for Family Switch:

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The BET+ holiday movie A Royal Christmas Surprise will debut online on November 30.

Riley is planning the perfect Christmas for her soon to be husband, Mandla. As Riley’s family hosts Mandla’s South African royal parents in Kentucky, Riley receives a surprise from Mandla that will jeopardize her plans with her future husband.

The film stars Jennifer Freeman, Thapelo Mokoena, Abena Ayivor, Sello Maake Ka- Bcube, Trisha Mann-Grant, Tony Grant, Andi Anderson and Andrae Bicy.

Here is a trailer for A Royal Christmas Surprise:

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On November 30, the Hallmark Movies & Mysteries holiday movie Time for Her to Come Home for Christmas will debut at 8 PM.

Facing her first Christmas without her mother and looking to avoid loneliness, Carly (Shenae Grimes-Beech) heads to a quaint town to lead the church choir at Christmas. Once there, Carly meets Matthew (Chris Carmack), a man back in town after serving in the army.

As she gets to know Matthew, the choir and townspeople, she stumbles across clues that suggest she may have been brought here for a life changing reason. As the mystery unravels one thing is clear, this journey will teach Carly about true love, learning to trust, and that forgiveness is needed to finally heal.

The movie also stars Grace Leer.

Here is a trailer for Time for Her to Come Home for Christmas:

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The Lifetime movie Laughing All the Way will debut on November 26 at 8 PM.

When ghostwriter and aspiring comedian Aubri Wilson (Paniz Zade) is placed in charge of the Christmas variety show, she worries she might not have what it takes to pull off this make-or-break moment in her career. With Christmas just weeks away, Aubri is in pursuit of the perfect headliner for the event.

That is, until famous Hollywood comedian Mike Baxter (Jake Epstein) returns to the comedy club that launched his career. There, Mike rediscovers his stand-up roots, and Aubri shows the world her inner funny girl, and as their journeys collide, they fall hopelessly and hilariously in love, laughing all the way.

There is no trailer for Laughing All the Way, though.

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The holiday movie Mistletoe Connection will debut on UPtv at 7 PM on November 26.

Kate Snow (Jessica Sipos) loves everything about the holidays. From Christmas sweaters to Christmas crafts, Kate loves it all, but what really makes her jolly is Christmas time at her shop, Treasures from the Heart, that’s been in her family for generations. This year, however, a developer is moving into her quaint neighborhood and trying to turn everything she loves upside down.

To make matters worse, Kate had an electric moment with a handsome stranger on a bus, but never got his name and now has no way to find him. Mark Goodwin (Markian Tarasiuk) may wear expensive suits and has a big job, but underneath it all, he loves Christmas and everything that comes with it. When he has a moment of connection with a particularly beautiful stranger – dressed as a Christmas elf no less – he goes on a mission to discover exactly who she is to make his holiday romance dreams come true.

But when Mark and Kate discover that they are on opposite sides of a very personal battle, it will take all the Christmas magic in the world to bring these two together in time for a truly magical holiday.

Here is a trailer for Mistletoe Connection:

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On November 26, the Hallmark Channel movie A Biltmore Christmas will debut at 8 PM.

Lucy Hardgrove (Bethany Joy Lenz) is a screenwriter who lands the job of a lifetime when she’s hired to pen the script for a remake of the beloved holiday movie, His Merry Wife. First filmed in 1947 at beautiful, historic Biltmore House, it has long been considered a Christmas classic.

When the head of the studio isn’t satisfied with the ending Lucy wrote because it deviates from the original’s feel-good conclusion, he sends Lucy to Biltmore Estate for research and inspiration. While there, she unwittingly discovers the ability to travel to the 1947 set of the classic film through the help of an hourglass.  After shaking off the initial shock of this turn of events, Lucy embraces this as her chance to uncover the truth about the movie’s original ending.

While on set, she and Jack Huston (Kristoffer Polaha), one of the film’s stars, spend time together and become close. But her sudden appearance has set off a chain of events that put the production in jeopardy. Before she can return to the present, Lucy must make things right or threaten to alter the future forever.

Here is a trailer for A Biltmore Christmas:

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On November 26, the Hallmark Channel movie Our Christmas Mural will debut at 6 PM.

Olivia (Alex Paxton-Beesley), a single mom, returns home for Christmas. Her mom secretly enters her into a mural contest; she wins but partners with teacher Will (Dan Jeannotte) to create a Christmas masterpiece.

Here is a trailer for Our Christmas Mural:

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On November 25, the Great American Family movie A Royal Date for Christmas will debut at 8 PM.

Bella Sparks (Danica McKellar), owner of Bella Sparks Couture, takes on a demanding new client Stefan (Damon Runyan) to outfit for a week of high stakes meetings and events after his luggage goes missing. Stefan asks Bella to be his “official plus one” for many of the formal soirees, a request Bella accepts with good humor. Imagine Bella’s reaction when she accidentally discovers Stefan is actually Stefan William Francis Brown, the Duke of Tangford.

There isn’t a specific trailer just for A Royal Date for Christmas, though.

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The Hallmark Channel sequel movie Haul Out the Holly: Lit Up will debut at 8 PM on November 25.

As the holidays approach, Emily and Jared (Lacey Chabert and Wes Brown) are looking forward to celebrating the holidays together again, this time as a couple. Emily, now embracing Evergreen Lane’s uniquely festive spirit, is ready to work with Jared, Ned (Stephen Tobolowsky), Mary Louise (Ellen Travolta) and Pamela (Melissa Peterman) to make this year’s Christmas celebrations the best yet – even if being the HOA president’s girlfriend doesn’t stop those dreaded decorating citations.

When a house on the block goes up for sale, it causes quite a stir with residents. When the soon-to-be neighbors turn out to be holiday royalty, it looks like this year’s competition is about to heat up. As the welcoming committee prepares for the new arrivals, only one thing is certain: this Christmas, Evergreen Lane is going to sleigh.

The cast also includes Seth Morris and Jennifer Aspen.

Here is a trailer for Haul Out the Holly: Lit Up:

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