Rueben's Ramblings

The UP Channel movie Like a Country Song will debut on January 11 at 7 PM.

The film is about Jake Reeson (newcomer Joel Smallbone), an up-and-coming country singer who has the whole world in his hands until his ego gets in the way. With nothing but partying and music on his mind, Jake is forced to take a hard look at himself and the ashes around him after life and his singing career slowly falls apart.

The cast includes singer-actor Billy Ray Cyrus, Booboo Stewart (Twilight Saga franchise) and country singer Larry Gatlin.

This music video features scenes from the movie, including the song sung by Cyrus.

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The Hallmark Channel movie A Novel Romance will debut on January 10 at 9 PM.

Romance novelist Liam Bradley (Dylan Bruce from Orphan Black) has already found massive success with three books written under the pen name Gabriel August, mysteriously unknown to his legions of readers. With his first book written as a way to heal after a broken relationship, Liam has slowly become disheartened with writing strictly for romantic fantasy, something evident to a sweet, but honest, journalist who reviews books, Sophie Atkinson (Amy Acker from Person of Interest), whom he meets by chance on a plane. The two begin a tentative relationship in Sophie’s home town of Portland, Maine, where Liam has come to find inspiration for his newest entry.

The cast includes Camille Mitchell (Smallville), Emily Tennant (Cedar Cove) and Charles S. Dutton.

Here is a trailer for A Novel Romance.

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The UP Channel movie A Girl’s Best Friend will debut on January 4 at 7 PM.

Penelope “Polka-Dot” Daught (Lilah Fitzgerald from When Calls the Heart) is a precocious 11-year-old obsessed with Mark Twain’s “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.” With her single mother, Frances (Kirsten Robek from Hell on Wheels), struggling with chronic illness and money tightness, Polka-Dot is pushed into looking for odd jobs after school for extra cash. While sweeping up around the neighborhood coffee shop, Polka-Dot’s life perks up when she meets K-9 unit police officer Cooper “Coop” Boone (James Denton from Desperate Housewives) and his trusty bloodhound, Luey.

Falling instantly in love with Luey, Polka-Dot talks her way into the police kennel and soon badgers Coop into a “part-time job” taking care of his dog. Meanwhile, Coop uses his new free-time to try to rekindle his romance with ex-girlfriend, probation officer Samantha McLean (Laura Mennell from Haven and Alphas). When Francis is hospitalized, Polka-Dot valiantly attempts to fend for herself, rather than go into child services protection. But soon, her attempts to cover up the seriousness of her situation are sniffed out by her new pals, Luey and Coop.

Here is a trailer for A Girl’s Best Friend.

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The Hallmark Channel movie Surprised By Love will debut on January 3 at 9 PM.

Josie Mayfield (Hilarie Burton from One Tree Hill and White Collar), a no-nonsense businesswoman working at her father’s prosperous cookware company, thinks her boyfriend Richard (Aaron Craven from Gracepoint) is the perfect man – handsome, successful and driven. The problem is that Josie’s parents, Joseph and Claire do not agree. When Josie meets up with Gridley (Paul Campbell from Battlestar Galactica), an underachieving, old high school flame (who still has a crush on Josie), Richard dreams up a plan to make himself look good to Josie’s parents: Gridley will be Josie’s date at Joseph and Claire’s upcoming anniversary party. When Joseph and Claire see Josie with a “loser,” they’ll give anything to have Richard back in the picture. At least, that’s the plan. The cast includes veteran actor Tim Conway.

Here is a trailer for Surprised By Love.

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