This summer, HBO Canada, a multiplex channel of Astral’s The Movie Network (Eastern Canada) andCorus Entertainment’s Movie Central (Western Canada), presents the latest thought provoking HBO original documentaries on Monday nights at 9 p.m. ET/MT: Love, Marilyn, which offers a glimpse into the personal life of Marilyn Monroe; Miss You Can Do It, which profiles a national non-profit pageant for girls and women with special needs and challenges; Josh Fox’s provocative follow-up to the controversial, Oscar®-nominated Gasland; and The Cheshire Murders from Emmy® winner Kate Davis.
Love, Marilyn
Premieres Monday, June 17 at 9 p.m. ET/MT, day-and-date with HBO in the U.S.
Coinciding with the 50th anniversary of Marilyn Monroe’s death, Love, Marilyn presents remarkable footage and audiotapes along with her recently discovered handwritten letters, diaries, notes, poems, journals and notebooks, which set the icon’s private life against the backdrop of her very public life and loves. The film includes readings and appearances by an all-star cast, including F. Murray Abraham, Elizabeth Banks, Adrien Brody, Ellen Burstyn, Glenn Close, Hope Davis, Viola Davis, Jennifer Ehle, Ben Foster, Paul Giamatti, Jack Huston, Stephen Lang, Lindsey Lohan, Janet McTeer, Jeremy Piven, Oliver Platt, David Strathairn, Lili Taylor, Uma Thurman, Marisa Tomei and Evan Rachel Wood. Interviews and rare archival footage feature Arthur Miller, Joe DiMaggio, Amy Greene, Molly Haskell, Truman Capote, Norman Mailer and Elia Kazan, among others. Directed by Oscar® nominee Liz Garbus.
Miss You Can Do It
Premieres Monday, June 24 at 9 p.m. ET/MT, day-and-date with HBO in the U.S.
Miss You Can Do It spotlights Abbey Curran, Miss Iowa USA 2008, the first woman with a disability to compete at the Miss USA Pageant, as well as eight girls and young women from around the country living with special needs, who participate in the Miss You Can Do It Pageant. Created in 2004 by Curran, the pageant offers them and their families a chance to bond and participate in a special event where inner beauty and abilities reign. Directed by Ron Davis.
Gasland Part Il
Premieres Monday, July 8 at 9 p.m. ET/MT, day-and-date with HBO in the U.S.
The provocative follow-up to Josh Fox’s 2011 Academy Award®-nominated Gasland, about the controversial method of extracting natural gas and oil known as hydraulic fracturing, or fracking. Employing his trademark dark humour, Fox’s new effort shows how the stakes have been raised on all sides of one of today’s most hotly debated environmental issues.
The Cheshire Murders
Premieres Monday, July 22 at 9 p.m. ET/MT, day-and-date with HBO in the U.S.
The Cheshire Murders documentary explores the triple rape-arson-homicide that rocked the quiet town of Cheshire, Ct. in July 2007, culminating in a politically charged death-penalty trial. Debuting in conjunction with the sixth anniversary of the murders, the documentary draws on exclusive interviews spanning half a decade, uncovering the shocking, previously untold drama behind the story and revealing a family and community changed forever. Directed by Emmy® winner Kate Davis and David Heilbronner.
In Eastern Canada, the documentaries will be available in High Definition, on demand, on TMN GO, and on HBO Canada OnLine.
In Western Canada, the documentaries will be available in High Definition on HBO Canada HD; on demand, via mobile and online with participating service providers.
