Hollywood Suite today announced a national free preview of its four HDTV movie channels, starting December 8 and running through to January 12. The free preview is an opportunity for Canadian TV viewers to enjoy uncut and commercial-free movies on Hollywood Suite’s newly rebranded channels devoted to the movies that shaped the 70s, 80s, 90s and 2024s. Available on television service providers from coast to coast to coast, the free preview includes access to Hollywood Suite On Demand, where available.
“We’re excited to share Hollywood Suite with all Canadians this holiday season,” said David Kines, President, Hollywood Suite. “We know this is one gift everyone will love.”
Television service providers participating in the national free preview are: Bell (Fibe, Satellite, Aliant), Shaw (Cable, Direct), Rogers, TELUS, Cogeco, Eastlink, MTS, SaskTel, Access, Execulink, NorthwesTel, Source, Tbaytel, VMedia and Westman.
PROGRAMMING HIGHLIGHTS – DECEMBER 2024
Note: All times ET
70s Movies | HS70
• CATCH-22 (1970) Dec 13 9:00pm – Dir Mike Nichols’ dark satire
• OH, GOD! (1977) Dec 18 9:00pm – Dir Carl Reiner, starring George Burns
• STAR TREK: THE MOTION PICTURE (1979) Dec 27 9:00pm
• Kris Kristofferson triple bill Dec 4 – ALICE DOESN’T LIVE HERE ANYMORE (1974) 9:00pm, SEMI-TOUGH (1977) 10:55pm and BRING ME THE HEAD OF ALFREDO GARCIA (1974) 12:45am
80s Movies | HS80
• REDS (1981) Dec 6 9:00pm – Dir, Co-Writer, Prod Warren Beatty
• STAR TREK II: THE WRATH OF KHAN (1982) Dec 5 9:00pm
• Matt Dillon: Bad Boy Dec 12 – DRUGSTORE COWBOY (1989) 9:00pm and RUMBLEFISH (1983) 22:45pm
• Trouble in the Skies Dec 19 – AIRPLANE! (1980) 9:00pm and AIRPLANE II: THE SEQUEL 10:30pm (1982)
• Rambo Trilogy Dec 20 – FIRST BLOOD (1982) 9:00pm, RAMBO: FIRST BLOOD PART II (1985) 10:35pm and RAMBO III (1988) 12:15am
90s Movies | HS90
• L.A. STORY (1991) Dec 13 9:00pm – Starring and written by Steve Martin
• Merry Grishamas Dec 5 – THE PELICAN BRIEF (1993) 4:05pm, A TIME TO KILL (1996) 6:30pm and JOHN GRISHAM’S THE RAINMAKER (1997) 9:00pm
• Julia Roberts in Love Dec 19 – MY BEST FRIEND’S WEDDING (1997) 9:00pm and NOTTING HILL (1999) 10:45pm
• Cruise Control Dec 26 – DAYS OF THUNDER (1990) 7:10pm, THE FIRM (1993) 9:00pm, MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE (1996) 11:35pm and A FEW GOOD MEN (1992) 1:30am
00s Movies | HS00
• BOY A (2007) Dec 5 9:00pm – Andrew Garfield’s first film
• NO RESERVATIONS (2007) Dec 11 9:00pm
• Jennifer Aniston double bill Dec 18 – RUMOR HAS IT… (2005) 9:00pm and ROCK STAR (2001) 10:40pm
• Terrence Howard Boxing Day Special Dec 26 – CRASH (2004) 9:00pm, HUSTLE & FLOW (2005) 10:55pm and THE BRAVE ONE (2007) 12:25am
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.
• December 3 – STRANGERS ON A TRAIN (1951) 9:00pm, NORTH BY NORTHWEST (1959) 10:45pm
• December 10 – KIND HEARTS AND CORONETS (1949) 9:00pm and THE LADYKILLERS (1955) 11:00pm and THE BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI (1957) 12:25am
• December 17 – WEST SIDE STORY (1961) 9:00pm, AN AMERICAN IN PARIS (1951) 11:35pm and SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN (1952) 1:30am
• December 24 – THE WIZARD OF OZ (1939) 9:00pm, FINIAN’S RAINBOW (1968) 10:45pm and HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN (1952) 1:10am
• December 31 – SUNSET BOULEVARD (1950) 9:00pm and THE BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES (1946) 10:55pm
Season’s Greetings
Whether you’ve been naughty or you’ve been nice, Hollywood Suite’s got the right movie to help you celebrate the season. Settle in with a gingerbread cookie and a glass of eggnog for a festive family favourite or a dysfunctional family fest. See the full schedule at hollywoodsuite.ca.
All I Want For Christmas, All-American Christmas Carol, Bad Santa, Blizzard, A Christmas Carol (1938), The Christmas Clause, The Christmas Shoes, Christmas With The Kranks, Elf, Gremlins, The Road To Christmas, Santa Claus: The Movie, Scrooged, The Sons of Mistletoe and White Christmas
Coming in January
HS70
BLACK SUNDAY
BLAZING SADDLES
COMING HOME
EYES OF LAURA MARS
THE LONGEST YARD
OBSESSION
TAXI DRIVER
HS80
84 CHARING CROSS ROAD
BEVERLY HILLS COP
BEVERLY HILLS COP II
EDDIE MURPHY RAW
ORDINARY PEOPLE
SUNSET
WILDCATS
HS90
THE ADDAMS FAMILY
THE DOORS
THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER
JFK
THE RUSSIA HOUSE
HS00
ANGELS & DEMONS
CROUCHING TIGER HIDDEN DRAGON
DISTRICT 9
THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE
THE TRIP