Rueben's Ramblings

On November 20, the Lifetime holiday movie A Taste of Christmas will debut at 8 PM.

When Natalie (Anni Krueger) learns her cousin Francesca (Nia Vardalos) must cancel the Christmas Eve opening of her new Italian restaurant, Natalie’s heart goes out to all of the guests who were planning on attending. Since no one should be alone on Christmas, Natalie decides to make the opening happen any way she can. However, the attractive but pessimistic Chef Stefano (Gilles Marini) believes it’s impossible – there are only three days until Christmas.

But Natalie insists that problems are just opportunities in disguise and soon she convinces Stefano that they can do it. At first, these opposites do not attract, but feelings begin to change when they find themselves working side-by-side. With Stefano’s help Natalie learns that cooking, like Christmas, isn’t about perfection. It’s about sharing it with the ones you love.

Here is a trailer for A Taste of Christmas.

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The Passionflix movie Gabriel’s Inferno Part III will debut online on November 19.

This is the 3rd and final part of the made-for-TV movie version of the best-selling novel of the same name about Gabriel Emerson (Giulio Berruti), a brilliant and enigmatic professor of Dante studies at the University of Toronto and Julianne Mitchell (Melanie Zanetti), a compassionate, kind young woman still struggling to overcome a childhood of neglect and abuse, who captures Gabriel’s heart.

Part 2 (which aired back in May) ended with Julianne receiving a phone call from her abusive ex-boyfriend Simon, and the conclusion finds Gabriel helping Julia to start the healing process, helping to overcome her past. Together, they will heal each other.

This film finds them travelling from Toronto to Pennsylvania to Florence.

Here is a trailer for Gabriel’s Inferno Part III:

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On November 19, the Netflix sequel movie The Princess Switch: Switched Again will debut online.

The story follows Margaret Delacourt, the Duchess of Montenaro, who suddenly inherits the throne to her home country of Montenaro.  As her Christmas coronation approaches, she and Stacy switch places once again so Margaret can fix her relationship with Stacy’s friend Kevin.  Unbeknownst to both women, a third look-alike, Margaret’s wicked cousin Lady Fiona, disguises herself as Margaret in a scheme to steal the throne.

Vanessa Hudgens plays all three roles (Margaret, Stacy and Fiona) with Sam Palladio and Nick Sagar back as Prince Edward and Kevin respectively.

Here is a trailer for The Princess Switch: Switched Again:

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On November 15, the UPtv holiday movie Mistletoe Magic will debut at 7 PM.

When self-proclaimed “Christmas Grinch” Harper (Jessica Sipos) realized that she accidentally donated her family’s beloved magic mistletoe to a charity, she enlists the help of thrift store owner and old friend Luke (Stephen Huszar) to help her retrieve it.

Can Luke convince Harper that perhaps the magic of Christmas is real and that true love does exist?

Here is a trailer for Mistletoe Magic.

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On November 15, the holiday movie The Christmas Edition will debut on Lifetime at 8 PM.

It’s Christmas time and Jackie (Carly Hughes), an up-and- coming journalist, finds that her life is at a crossroads until she finds an unexpected opportunity – to run a small-town newspaper in Alaska. Jackie decides to give it a try and relocates to the small picture-perfect small town. Using a series of Christmas articles, she’s able to quickly return the newspaper to profitability, and soon falls in love… both with her new home and the handsome son (Rob Mayes) of the paper’s former owner.

However, when her old boss announces plans to take over the paper for herself, Jackie will need a Christmas miracle to save it.

Marie Osmond and Aloma Wright co-star.

Here is a trailer for The Christmas Edition.

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The Christmas Doctor will debut on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries on November 15 at 10 PM.

A week before Christmas, Dr. Alicia Wright (Holly Robinson Peete) is offered an assignment away from home. A mysterious man (Adrian Holmes) from her past journeys to find her before Christmas and brings with him a revelation that could change Alicia’s life forever.

Here is a trailer for The Christmas Doctor:

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On November 15, the Hallmark Channel movie A Timeless Christmas will debut at 8 PM

Charles Whitley (Ryan Paevey) travels from 1903 to 2020 where he meets Megan Turner (Erin Cahill), a tour guide at his historic mansion, and experiences a 21st Century Christmas.

Here is a trailer for A Timeless Christmas:

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Meet Me at Christmas is the latest holiday movie to debut on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries on November 14 at 10 PM.

When Joan’s (Catherine Bell) son’s wedding planner unexpectedly quits, she must coordinate his Christmas Eve wedding with the help of Beau (Mark Deklin), the bride’s uncle. As they work alongside each other they discover their fates and pasts are intertwined.

Here is a trailer for Meet Me at Christmas:

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