HOLLYWOOD SUITE PROGRAMMING HIGHLIGHTS: APRIL 2016
March 21, 2016
Hollywood Suite, the four exclusive HDTV channels featuring iconic movies from the 70s, 80s, 90s and 2000s, announced today its April programming highlights, which include a Tom Cruise retrospective (April 22 – 24), National Canadian Film Day – an entire day dedicated to home-grown Canadian films (April 20), and double and triple bills featuring A-listers Sandra Bullock, Will Ferrell, Heath Ledger, Vin Diesel, and Cary Elwes.
April also delivers more than 20 exciting Hollywood Suite premieres, including:
- HS70 – The Bad News Bears (April 17) and Marathon Man (April 29)
- HS80 – Highlander (April 15) and Weekend at Bernie’s (April 29)
- HS90 – My Cousin Vinny (April 9) and Honeymoon in Vegas (April 15)
- HS00 – Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (April 16) and Slumdog Millionaire (April 23)
See below for more details on the Hollywood Suite April lineup.
All times ET
*Indicates Premiere
70s Movies | HS70
Sunday, April 17
4:05pm – The Original Real O’Neals: BARRY LYNDON (1975)
7:15pm – THE BAD NEWS BEARS* (1976)
9pm – PAPER MOON* (1973)
10:45pm – LOVE STORY (1970)
12:30am – OLIVER’S STORY (1978)
Tuesday, April 19
9pm – WOODSTOCK: 3 DAYS OF PEACE & MUSIC (1970)
12:45am –THE SONG REMAINS THE SAME (1976)
Friday, April 22
9pm – Jack Nicholson in CHINATOWN (1974)
11:15pm – ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO’S NEST (1975)
1:30am – FIVE EASY PIECES (1970)
Saturday, April 23
9pm – Jeff Bridges in KING KONG (1976)
11:15pm – THE LAST PICTURE SHOW (1971)
Friday, April 29
9pm – Dustin Hoffman in MARATHON MAN* (1976)
11:10pm – PAPILLON (1973)
1:45am – ALL THE PRESIDENT’S MEN (1976)
80s Movies | HS80
Sunday, April 10
9pm – Meryl Streep and Jack Nicholson in Mike Nichols’ HEARTBURN* (1986)
Friday, April 15
9pm – Sean Connery in HIGHLANDER* (1986)
11pm – OUTLAND (1981)
Saturday, April 16 – Cary Elwes Triple Bill
7:20pm – THE PRINCESS BRIDE (1987)
9pm – LADY JANE* (1986)
11:25pm – GLORY (1989)
Sunday, April 24
9pm – Jeff Bridges in THE FABULOUS BAKER BOYS (1989)
11pm – JAGGED EDGE (1985)
12:50am – STARMAN (1984)
Friday, April 29
9pm – Andrew McCarthy in WEEKEND AT BERNIE’S* (1989)
10:40pm – ST. ELMO’S FIRE* (1985)
12:30am – ABOUT LAST NIGHT (1986)
90s Movies | HS90
Saturday, April 9
9pm – Joe Pesci in MY COUSIN VINNY* (1992)
11pm – GOODFELLAS (1990)
Friday, April 15
9pm – Parker & Broderick in HONEYMOON IN VEGAS* (1992)
10:40pm – THE FRESHMAN (1990)
Saturday, April 16
7:25pm – BIG DADDY (1999)
9pm – BIG NIGHT (1996)
10:50pm – THE BIG HIT (1998)
12:25am – THE BIG TEASE (1999)
Sunday, April 17 – An Evening with Neve Campbell
9pm –THREE TO TANGO* (1999)
10:40pm – WILD THINGS (1998)
12:30am – SCREAM (1996)
Saturday, April 23
9pm – Johnny Depp in Tim Burton’s EDWARD SCISSORHANDS (1990)
00s Movies | HS00
Sunday, April 3 – Sandra Bullock Marathon
5:15pm – TWO WEEKS NOTICE (2002)
7pm – MISS CONGENIALITY (2000)
9pm – PREMONITION* (2007)
10:40pm – MURDER BY NUMBERS (2002)
Monday, April 4 – Heath Ledger Double Bill
9pm – BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN (2005)
11:15pm – CANDY (2006)
Friday, April 8 – Vin Diesel Double Bill
9pm – xXx (2002)
11:05pm – BOILER ROOM (2000)
Saturday, April 16 – Will Ferrell Double Bill
9pm – TALLADEGA NIGHTS: THE BALLAD OF RICKY BOBBY* (2006)
10:50pm – STRANGER THAN FICTION* (2006)
Saturday, April 23
9pm – Winner of 8 Oscars: SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE* (2008)
The Golden Age
The stars – the lines – the moments – that made movie history. Join us every Thursday at 9pm for a look back at the essential classics from the early days of film to the 1960s on Hollywood Suite 70s Movies.
Thursday, April 7 – Steve McQueen
9pm – THE SAND PEBBLES (1966)
12:05am – BULLITT (1968)
Thursday, April 14 – Julie Christie
9pm – DOCTOR ZHIVAGO (1965)
12:20am – FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD (1967)
Thursday, April 21 – Elizabeth Taylor
9pm – CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF* (1958)
10:50pm – WHO’S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF? (1966)
1am – FATHER OF THE BRIDE (1950)
Thursday, April 28 – Billy Wilder
9pm – THE SPIRIT OF ST. LOUIS (1957)
11:15pm – SUNSET BOULEVARD (1950)
Major Tom: Tom Cruise Actor Profile
From fresh-faced newcomer to Hollywood heartthrob to established A-lister to action superstar, Tom Cruise has never been afraid of career reinvention. Join Hollywood Suite April 22–24 for a look back at some of the roles that have kept Tom Cruise in the public imagination for more than 30 years. The full schedule is available here.
COLLATERAL
DAYS OF THUNDER
EYES WIDE SHUT
A FEW GOOD MEN
THE FIRM
THE LAST SAMURAI
MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE
MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE III
THE OUTSIDERS
RISKY BUSINESS
TOP GUN
National Canadian Film Day
Hollywood Suite is proud to mark the third annual National Canadian Film Day with a full day of homegrown films on Wednesday, April 20. See the full schedule here. For more information about National Canadian Film Day visit canadianfilmday.ca.
AGENCY
BLIND FEAR
BON COP BAD COP
CANNIBAL GIRLS
DOWN THE ROAD AGAIN
EXOTICA
FUBAR
FUBAR 2: BALLS TO THE WALL
GOIN’ DOWN THE ROAD
GRASS
HARD CORE LOGO
HEAVENLY BODIES
HIGHWAY 61
HOBO WITH A SHOTGUN
JOHNNY MNEMONIC
L’ANGE ET LA FEMME
MONSIEUR LAZHAR
OUTRAGEOUS!
THE OUTSIDE CHANCE OF
MAXIMILIAN GLICK
OWNING MAHOWNY
ROADKILL
STRANGE BREW
TRAILER PARK BOYS: THE MOVIE
WHALE MUSIC
WILD HORSE HANK
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