BRAVO!’S TOP PICKS
• February kicks off with the final two episodes of HOLLYWOOD TREASURE (Feb. 5), as Joe and his team uncover famous artifacts from The Wizard of Oz and Back To The Future
• RYAN’S RENAISSANCE (Feb. 20), part of Bravo!’s GREAT CANADIAN BIOS series, follows Academy Award®-nominated animator turned panhandler Ryan Larkin on his quest to make a new film
• ARTS AND MINDS (Feb. 12) supports and celebrates The Charles Taylor Literary Prize for excellence in the field of non-fiction
BRAVO! SERIES
HOLLYWOOD TREASURE – Bravo! Premiere
Saturdays at 8 p.m. ET and 8:30 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT and 5:30 p.m. PT
In the last two episodes of HOLLYWOOD TREASURE’s first season, uncover famous artifacts including original puppets from the classic Christmas special Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer, the stolen ruby slippers from The Wizard of Oz, and catch Joe and the team hold an auction featuring Back To The Future items (Feb. 5).
THE O’REGAN FILES – Bravo! Premiere
Wednesdays at 8:30 p.m. ET / 5:30 p.m. PT
Seamus O’Regan conducts in-depth, one-on-one conversations with arts luminaries and other prominent figures to uncover their inspirations in THE O’REGAN FILES. This month, Seamus O’Regan talks to two well-known musicians; tenor John McDermott (Feb. 9) and singer-songwriter Josh Groban (Feb. 16).
BRAVO! DOCUMENTARIES
EMILY CARR: WINDS OF HEAVEN (GREAT CANADIAN BIOS) – Encore Presentation
Saturday, Feb. 5 at 6:30 p.m. ET / 3:30 p.m. PT
EMILY CARR: WINDS OF HEAVEN is a ninety-minute documentary that explores the beauty of Emily Carr’s paintings and the woman behind them.
KARSH IS HISTORY (GREAT CANADIAN BIOS) – Encore Presentation
Sunday, Feb. 6 at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT
Saturday, Feb. 12 at 7 p.m. ET/ 4 p.m. PT
KARSH IS HISTORY takes an in-depth look at the life and work of legendary Canadian photographer Yousuf Karsh.
THE BALLAD OF RAMBLING JACK – Bravo! Premiere
Monday, Feb. 7 at 8 p.m. ET/ 5 p.m. PT
Full of archival and contemporary footage, this documentary captures Aiyana Elliott’s quest to discover more about her father, the Grammy®-winning cowboy Ramblin’ Jack Elliott, who inspired everyone from Bob Dylan and Pete Seeger to the Rolling Stones and the Grateful Dead.
GENIUS WITHIN: THE INNER LIFE OF GLENN GOULD (GREAT CANADIAN BIOS) – Encore Presentation
Sunday, Feb. 13 at 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT
Saturday, Feb. 19 at 6 p.m. ET / 3 p.m. PT
Recently shortlisted for an Academy Award®, GENIUS WITHIN: THE INNER LIFE OF GLENN GOULD casts a fresh light on the mysterious pianist whose ideas were as controversial, and his private life as passionate, as his music.
RYAN’S RENAISSANCE (GREAT CANADIAN BIOS) – Bravo! Premiere
Sunday, Feb. 20 at 8 p.m. ET/ 5 p.m. PT
Saturday, Feb. 26 at 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT
RYAN’S RENAISSANCE chronicles the compelling events which transpire after Academy Award®-nominated animator turned panhandler Ryan Larkin moves in with two musicians and begins to work on his first film after a 35 year hiatus.
DES MCANUFF: A LIFE IN STAGES (GREAT CANADIAN BIOS) – Encore Presentation
Sunday, Feb. 27 at 8 p.m. ET/ 5 p.m. PT
DES MCANUFF: A LIFE IN STAGES follows the theatre genius and Stratford Theatre Festival Artistic Director on a journey as he searches for understanding from the father he never knew and reveals a creative zeal that defines his passion for musical theatre.
BRAVO! SPECIALS
ARTS & MINDS: CHARLES TAYLOR LITERARY PRIZE – Bravo! Premiere
Saturday, Feb. 12 at 7 a.m. ET/ 4 a.m. PT and 6 p.m. ET/ 3 p.m. PT
Hosted by Seamus O’Regan at CTV’s Masonic Temple, this hour-long special edition of ARTS & MINDS features an intimate conversation with the five Charles Taylor finalists: Stevie Cameron, Charles Foran, Ross King, George Sipos and Merrily Weisbord. This live and unscripted discussion gives the audience a first-hand account of the inspiration behind the books and a chance to talk to the nominees themselves. Special surprise guests and other famous faces of literature also discuss their favourite Charles Taylor moments. A half-hour version of the show will air on Sunday, Feb. 13 at 6 p.m. ET/ 3 p.m. PT and Wednesday, Feb. 16 at 8 p.m. ET/ 5 p.m. PT.
BRAVO! CINEMA
BLADES OF GLORY – Bravo! Premiere
Sunday, Feb. 6 at 9 p.m. ET/ 6 p.m. PT
After two rival Olympic ice skaters are stripped of their gold medals and permanently banned from men’s single competition, they find a loophole allowing them to qualify as a pairs team. Starring Will Ferrell, Jon Heder and Amy Poehler.
LOU REED’S BERLIN – Bravo! Premiere
Monday, Feb. 21 at 9 p.m. ET/ 6 p.m. PT
Directed by Julian Schnabel, this film captures Lou Reed’s 2006 live concert performance of his 1973 concept album “Berlin”, filmed over five nights at St. Ann’s Warehouse in Brooklyn, New York. Starring Lou Reed, Fernando Saunders and Sharon Jones.
BRAVO! CELEBRATES THE OSCARS®
A BEAUTIFUL MIND – Bravo! Premiere
Friday, Feb. 4 at 8 p.m. ET/ 5 p.m. PT
Academy Award® winner for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Supporting Actress, this film follows John Forbes Nash Jr., a mathematics prodigy able to solve problems that baffled everyone, and how he overcame years of suffering through schizophrenia to win the Nobel Prize. Starring Russell Crowe, Jennifer Connelly, Ed Harris, Christopher Plummer and Paul Bettany.
FORREST GUMP – Bravo! Premiere
Friday, Feb. 11 at 8 p.m. ET/ 5 p.m. PT
Academy Award® winner for Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Director, Best Film Editing, Best Visual Effects and Best Adapted Screenplay, a simple Alabama man travels across the world spanning several decades, meeting historical figures, influencing popular culture, and experiencing first-hand historic events of the late 20th century. Starring Tom Hanks, Robin Wright and Gary Sinise.
ERIN BROCKOVICH – Bravo! Premiere
Friday, Feb. 18 at 8 p.m. ET/ 5 p.m. PT
Academy Award® winner for Best Actress, a single mother who becomes a legal assistant, brings down a California power company accused of polluting a city’s water supply. Starring Julia Roberts, Albert Finney and David Brisbin.
SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE – Bravo! Premiere
Friday, Feb. 25 at 8 p.m. ET/ 5 p.m. PT
Academy Award® winner for Best Picture, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress, Best Art Direction, Best Costume Design, Best Original Musical or Comedy Score and Best Writing for Original Screenplay, a young Shakespeare who is out of ideas, meets his ideal woman in an unconventional setting, who inspires him to write his most famous play, Romeo and Juliet. Starring Gwyneth Paltrow, Joseph Fiennes and Geoffrey Rush.
THE WRESTLER – Bravo! Premiere
Saturday, Feb 26. at 9 p.m. ET/ 6 p.m. PT
A faded professional wrestler must retire, but finds his quest for a new life outside the ring a dispiriting struggle. Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor and Best Supporting Actress. Starring Mickey Rourke, Marisa Tomei, and Evan Rachel Wood.
On Oscar® day, Sunday, Feb. 27, Bravo! will air the Academy Award®-nominated film I’M NOT THERE at 10 a.m. ET/ 7 a.m. PT. This film captures the life of Bob Dylan when six characters embody a different aspect of the musician’s life and work. Starring Christian Bale, Cate Blanchett and Heath Ledger.
SCENT OF A WOMAN, which won an Academy Award® for Best Actor, will air at 1 p.m. ET/ 10 a.m. PT. This film follows a prep school student who agrees to “babysit” a blind man for money, but the job is not at all what he anticipated. Starring Al Pacino, Chris O’Donnell and James Rebhorn.
