Rueben's Ramblings

On October 23, the Lifetime holiday movie Christmas on Ice will debut at 8 PM.

Courtney Bennett (Abigail Klein from Code Black), a former US figure skating hopeful, runs the city’s public skating rink but when the Mayor announces its closing, Courtney is heartbroken but determined to save it. After Courtney’s attempts to warm the Mayor’s Scrooge-like heart fail, she enlists the help of Noah Tremblay (Ryan Cooper from Eye Candy), a former professional hockey player and single dad, who owns the new indoor skating center, to help her, and together they find more than just the spirit of holidays on the ice.

Here is a trailer for It’s a Wonderful Lifetime, featuring clips from some of this year’s holiday movies:

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On October 22, the box office movie Roald Dahl’s The Witches (that was to be released in theatres) will actually debut on HBO Max today.

The movie tells the story of a young boy (Jahzir Bruno and voiced by Chris Rock as an adult) who stumbles upon a secret coven of witches, and, with the help of his loving grandmother (Octavia Spencer), must try to foil their evil plan to turn all the world’s children into mice.

The cast includes Anne Hathaway as the menacing Grand High Witch, Kristin Chenoweth and Stanley Tucci.

Here is a trailer for Roald Dahl’s The Witches:

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The movie Rebecca will debut on Netflix on October 21.

A young newlywed arrives at her husband’s imposing family estate on a windswept English coast and finds herself battling the shadow of his first wife, Rebecca, whose legacy lives on in the house long after her death.

The cast includes Lily James, Armie Hammer, Kristin Scott Thomas, Keeley Hawes and Ann Dowd.

Here is a trailer for Rebecca:

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On October 18, the Hallmark Movies & Mysteries movie Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Reunited and It Feels So Deadly will debut at 9 PM.

Aurora’s high school reunion turns deadly when a body is found in the hotel pool. Aurora and her Real Murders Club help investigate which classmate was most likely to kill.

The movie stars Candace Cameron Bure, Niall Matter and Marilu Henner.

Here is a trailer for Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Reunited and It Feels So Deadly:

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On October 18, the UPtv movie The Time Capsule will debut at 7 PM.

After ten years, a group of high school friends reunite at their alma mater’s field house to dig up their time capsule. When they open the time capsule they decide to relive their fun high school moments which inspire a newfound relationship as well as heal broken hearts.

The cast includes Shane Harper, Penelope Mitchell, Shanica Knowles, Gregg Wayans, Chris Kattan and Reginald VelJohnson.

Here is a behind the scenes look at The Time Capsule:

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The Hallmark Channel movie Sweet Autumn will debut on October 17 at 9 PM.

Maggie (Nikki DeLoach), a successful entrepreneur, returns home for a will reading and discovers she’s inherited half of her aunt’s famed maple candy business. What she doesn’t understand is why Aunt Dee’s maple supplier, Dex (Andrew Walker), inherited the other half. Her return also coincides with the town’s Sweet Autumn Fest, and through a series of letters Aunt Dee left, Maggie and Dex search for the reason behind her aunt’s final wishes.

As she and Dex grow closer, Maggie must decide if the life she built is the one she wants.

Here is a trailer for Sweet Autumn:

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