Summer Lovin: Romance on Hollywood Suite

While this summer we’re all about Action-Packed favourites, there’s always room for a very DIFFERENT kind of action heating up between people. Our Summer Lovin’ series dips in to the many kinds of relationships that bloom in the hot months when school’s out, folks are on vacation and more! Here’s just a selection of the kinds of relationships you can tune into all month long.

First Love: The Way Way Back (2013)

Premieres Aug 19 at 12:55am ET on HS00
Available on demand in August

Screenwriters Nat Faxon and Jim Rash (yes, the Dean from Community himself) followed up their Oscar win for The Descendants with their feature debut following the story of a disenfranchised teen (Liam James) struggling with his Mom’s new boyfriend and a summer at a beach house he didn’t want. Thankfully a job at the local waterpark with an unusual manager (Sam Rockwell) and the attention of a girl next door (AnnaSophia Robb) may just make the summer worth it.

Vacation Romance: Love and Pain and The Whole Damn Thing (1973)

Premieres Aug 11 at 12:25am ET on HS70
Available on demand in August

When aimless twenty-something Walter (Timothy Bottoms) finds himself stuck on an annoying biking holiday in Spain, he decides to ditch for a bus tour and meets attractive older woman Lila (Maggie Smith). While they lead different lives they find things in common and an unexpected romance begins to bloom in spite of their age gap and some secrets both may be hiding.

Star-crossed Lovers: Baby It’s You (1983)

Premieres Aug 25 at 10:35pm ET on HS80
Available on demand in August

Inspired by an autobiographical story from super producer Amy Robinson, this movie tells the story of a Jewish girl (Rosanna Arquette) and an Italian Boy (Vincent Spano) drawn to each other in high school, but separated by culture in 1960s New Jersey. Their on-again/off-again fling spans cities, college and hits bumps along the way but it’s undeniable there’s something unique that keeps drawing them together.

Enemies to Lovers: Just Go With It (2011)

Premieres Aug 19 at 10:55pm ET on HS00
Available on demand in August

Few modern film fans seem to know this Adam Sandler/Jennifer Aniston comedy has quite a pedigree as it’s based on the 1969 classic Cactus Flower with Sandler filling in for Walter Matthau and Aniston stepping into the shoes of Indgrid Bergman. Though the film has an undeniable Sandlerverse bent comedically, the story of a long-suffering dental assistant forced to be her Boss’ fake wife in Hawaii to help him land another woman has all the hallmarks of classic romantic comedy. 

Bad Romance: Indecent Proposal (1993)

Premieres Aug 18 at 9pm ET on HS90
Available on demand in August

On a Vegas vacation a couple (Woody Harrelson & Demi Moore) desperate to win money get an unusual offer they can’t refuse from an older Billionaire (Robert Redford): A million dollars for one night with the wife. But, the real tension starts after the evening seeing if the Billionaire will stop his advances and if their relationship can survive the deal.