Classic comedies on Late Great Movies with Ben Stiller, George Burns, Jim Carrey, Dudley Moore, Nia Vardalos, and Goldie Hawn. Great Movies will take you to Alaska, Belleville, Vietman and South of Wawa. Great Movies in the Afternoon has family comedy and drama with Peter Falk as Colomboairing every Monday..
July Correction:
Sophie’s Choice will be aired in two parts and replace Talk of Angels on July 3.
Sophie’s Choice (1982)
Monday, July 2 at Midnight ET / 9pm PT
Part Two – Tuesday, July 3 at Midnight ET / 9pm PT
Adapted from William Styron’s best-selling novel and pulsating with great artistry, it tells the story of two star-crossed lovers (Meryl Streep and Kevin Kline) and the unforgettable choice of a Polish Catholic woman holocaust survivor. Meryl Streep won the best actress AcademyAward for her performance.
Great Movies in the Afternoon
Columbo: Murder Can Be Hazerdous to your Health (1991)
Monday, July 30 at 3pm ET / Noon PT
The murder of a chain-smoking TV producer puts Columbo up against a different type of detective – television personality and former porn-star Wade Anders (George Hamilton), whose crime buster program is one of the most watched in the country.
Run Robot Run (2006)
Tuesday, July 31 at 3pm ET / Noon PT
Kent Weston (Chris Gibbs) is more organized than a day planner and more regimented than a Marine. With his goals of dating his pretty co-worker Allison (Lara Kelly) and achieving a perfect daily routine almost realized, Kent’s clockwork existence is thrown into disarray with the arrival of Adam (Peter Mooney) an all-too-human robot.
Deadliest Sea (2009)
Wednesday, August 1 at 3pm ET / Noon PT
(Also Tuesday, July 31 at 9pm ET / 7pm PT)
Based on a true story of a fishing boat out of Kodiak, Alaska that encountered a storm and was hit by a rogue wave. The crew, believing that their vessel was about to capsize, abandoned ship in the Bering Sea.
Fletch (1985)
Thursday, August 2 at 3pm ET / Noon PT
Chevy Chase plays Fletch, an intrepid reporter investigating a drug ring who is approached by a man that offers to pay Fletch thousands of dollars to kill him.
King Ralph (1991)
Friday, August 3 at 3pm ET / Noon PT
John Goodman stars as a Vegas lounge singer who is the only living heir to the British throne. He must learn proper etiquette from a loyal aristocrat (Oscar®-nominee Peter O’Toole) and thwart the evil plans of Lord Graves (Oscar®-nominee John Hurt).
Columbo: Murder of a Rock Star (1991)
Monday, August 6 at 3pm ET / Noon PT
Hugh Creighton is a successful criminal lawyer who has never lost a case. When his ex-girlfriend tries to blackmail him he plans to kill her and frame her boyfriend. Guest starring Dabney Coleman.
Resurrection (1980)
Tuesday, August 7 at 3pm ET / Noon PT
Edna (Ellen Burstyn) experiences the afterlife for a brief time after a car accident that kills her husband. As she begins her long process of healing, she discovers that she has the ability to heal physical infirmities. Ellen Burstyn was nominated for both an Academy Award and a Golden Globe for her performance.
An Englishman Who Went Up a Hill and Came Down a Mountain (1995)
Wednesday, August 8 at 3pm ET / Noon PT
Hugh Grant stars in this film based on a true story of an Englishman who goes to a Welsh town to measure what the town thinks is a mountain. When he pronounces that it should be properly classified as a hill, a bar keeper rallies the town to keep the Englishman captive until they can build the hill to the height of a mountain.
Love on the Land (Part One) (1999)
Thursday, August 9 at 3pm ET / Noon PT
Love on the Land (Part Two)
Friday, August 10 at 3pm ET / Noon PT
Thomas Linthorne (Peter Strauss) and his bride Kate (Rachel Ward), settle a parcel of untilled farmland in 1866. Covering the span of fifty years, the Linthorne saga reveals the determination and strength of the families who settled America. Based on the book “The Earth Abideth”, the film also stars Hume Cronyn and Rip Torn.
Columbo: Death Hits the Jackpot (1991)
Monday, August 13 at 3pm ET / Noon PT
Fred Bower has a problem – he has just won over $30 million in the lottery, and he does not want to share it with his soon-to-be ex-wife. With Peter Falk as Columbo, this episode also features Rip Torn.
Oh, God! (1977)
Tuesday, August 14 at 3pm ET / Noon PT
(Also August 13 at Midnight ET / 9pm PT)
This classic movie stars George Burns as God when He comes to Earth, business card in hand, but has a hard time convincing his chosen messenger Jerry Landers (John Denver), that he is really God. Teri Garr also stars.
Oh, God! Book II (1980)
Wednesday, August 15 at 3pm ET / Noon PT
(Also August 14 at Midnight ET / 9pm PT)
George Burns is back in this spunky comedy sequel to Oh, God!. The Almighty–chagrined at the bad press He seems to be getting worldwide–returns to earth and recruits grade-school student Tracy Richards (Louanne) to help Him devise an advertising campaign that will spread His message. Suzanne Pleshette also stars.
Oh, God! You Devil (1984)
Thursday, August 16 at 3pm ET / Noon PT
(Also August 15 at Midnight ET / 9pm PT)
George Burns stars in a dual role as both God and the Devil in this comedy about a struggling musician (Ted Wass, who went on to direct 2 Broke Girls) who sells his soul to the devil.
Long Life, Happiness and Prosperity (2001)
Friday, August 17 at 3pm ET / Noon PT
Set in the Chinese Canadian community, twelve-year old Mindy Ho (Valerie Tian) tries Taoist magic to fix her single mother’s (Sandra Oh) financial situation and seemingly hopeless romantic prospects. Mindy’s misdirected charms appear to cause an aging security guard to lose his job and a local butcher to win the lottery. The guard, the butcher and her mother’s stories all intersect, bound together by Mindy’s attempts at magic intervention.
Columbo: It’s All in the Game (1993)
Monday, August 20 at 3pm ET / Noon PT
Love proves Columbo’s toughest adversary when he begins to fall for the charms of the alluring chief suspect (Faye Dunaway) in his investigation of the murder of a brutal playboy.
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Lantern Hill (1990)
Tuesday, August 21 at 3pm ET / Noon PT
Based on the novel by L.M. Montgomery, this ghost story unfolds when 12-year-old Jane Stuart’s (Marion Bennett) mysterious father (Sam Waterston), resurfaces to reconcile his troubled past. With the assistance of a powerful mystic (Colleen Dewhurst), Jane resolves to reunite her parents.The film also stars Sarah Polley.
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Looking for Miracles (1990)
Wednesday, August 22 at 3pm ET / Noon PT
Ryan Delaney (Greg Spottiswood) is sixteen and determined to make a better life for his family. Despite being too young, having no experience, and possessing a phobic fear of water, Ryan manages to get a job at CampHochelaga. In a brief moment of compassion, Ryan arranges to have his pesky brother accompany him. Greg Spottiswood won a Daytime Emmy for his role.
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The Outside Chance of Maximillian Glick (1988)
Thursday, August 23 at 3pm ET / Noon PT
Maximilian Glick is an ordinary Jewish kid in a 1950’s small town in Manitoba. He is also saddled with overbearing parents. Then comes the appointment of Rabbi Teitelman (Saul Rubinek), an orthodox Jew with an unorthodox fun loving look on life. Together, the two must find a way to fulfill their dreams in a world that seems dead set against them.
The Princess Bride (1987)
Friday, August 24 at 3pm ET / Noon PT
Westley, the Dread Pirate Roberts, Prince Humperdinck, Vizzini, Montoya and Fezzik. Who will come to Buttercup’s rescue?
Colombo: Butterfly Shades of Grey (1993)
Monday, August 27 at 3pm ET / Noon PT
Fielding Chase (William Shatner) murders the man who comes between his daughter and himself, confident that he will never be found out. But he must contend with Peter Falk’s Lt. Columbo.
Sleeping Dogs Lie (1998)
Tuesday, August 28 at 3pm ET / Noon PT
In 1919, Ambrose Small (Art Hindle) was a wealthy theatre impresario who spent his spare time dabbling in gambling, drugs and prostitution. He sold his theatre chain for over a million dollars, sent a bodyguard with his wife Theresa (Wendy Crewson) to the bank with the cheque, and then vanished without a trace.
Friends at Last (1997)
Wednesday, August 29 at 3pm ET / Noon PT
(Also Tuesday, August 28 at 9pm ET / 6pm PT)
Fanny (Kathleen Turner) finds herself trapped in her marriage, and asks for a divorce from her husband Phillip (Colm Feore). Twelve years later, she discovers that her ex-husband is her best friend.
Under the Piano (1996)
Thursday, August 30 at 3pm ET / Noon PT
Based on a true story. Strong-willed Franny (Amanda Plummer) nurtures and protects her sister Rosetta (Megan Follows) from their controlling mother (Teresa Stratas – who won a Gemini for this performance). Regina is blind to Rosetta’s musical talent, refusing to accept that anything exists beneath the surface of her autistic daughter.
American Dreamer (1984)
Friday, August 31 at 3pm ET / Noon PT
Jobeth Williams, Tom Conti, and Giancarlo Giannini star in this romantic comedy noir. When frustrated housewife Cathy Palmer writes a story about Rebecca Ryan, a dashing international spy, and wins a trip to Paris, she is involved in an accident and awakens in the hospital believing she IS Rebecca Ryan.
Great Movies
Deadliest Sea (2009)
Tuesday, July 31 at 9pm ET / 7pm PT
(Also Wednesday, August 1 at 3pm ET / Noon PT)
Based on a true story of a fishing boat out of Kodiak, Alaska that encountered a storm and was hit by a rogue wave. The crew, believing that their vessel was about to capsize, abandoned ship in the Bering Sea.
South of Wawa (1991)
Thursday, August 2 at 9pm ET / 7pm PT
In this darkly comic portrait of lives in an Ontario small town Lizette is suffering through the infidelities of her husband and the uncritical admiration of Cheryl Ann, a fellow waitress on the fast-track to spinsterhood. When years of pent-up frustration threaten to explode into violent confrontation, salvation comes in the guise of a planned trip to Toronto to see a Dan Hill concert.
The Five Senses (1999)
Tuesday, August 7 at 9pm ET / 7pm PT
A young child has disappeared from a park, galvanizing the public and media’s attention. Five people who live and/or work across from the park are engaged in their own personal crises and as the story of the missing girl is resolved, so are their stories.
Triplets of Belleville (2002)
Thursday, August 9 at 9pm ET / 7pm PT
Critically acclaimed, The Triplets of Belleville takes its audience on an animated journey, following the love and commitment of a grandmother who must save her gifted grandson from the evils of the French Mafia.
The Veteran (2006)
Tuesday, August 14 at 9pm ET / 7pm PT
A politician returns to Vietnam 30 years after the war and finds that his POW buddy still has a vendetta against him. Starring Michael Ironside, Ally Sheedy and Bobby Hosea.
My Life Without Me (2003)
Thursday, August 16 at 9pm ET / 7pm PT
Ann (Sarah Polley) is a mother of two and married to Don (Scott Speedman). When Ann learns that she has only a few months to live, she makes a series of goals to complete before her time comes to an end.
Sunshine (Part One) (1999)
Tuesday, August 21 at 9pm ET / 7pm PT
Sunshine (Part Two)
Thursday, August 23 at 9pm ET / 7pm PT
Told by Ivan Sonnenschein (Ralph Fiennes, who plays three roles in the film), the story begins with his great grandfather Emmanuel, a Hungarian Jew who set out to make his family’s fortune using a recipe for the secret “Sunshine” tonic. Emmanuel’s son Ignatz builds on the wealth, but his son Adam tries to deny his heritage in order to pursue athletic dreams. But even Olympic fame cannot prevent Adam from the horrors of the Holocaust. So Adam’s son Ivan chooses politics, only to find himself in the grips of a covert alliance.
Friends at Last (1997)
Tuesday, August 28 at 9pm ET / 7pm PT
(Also Wednesday, August 29 at 3pm ET / Noon PT)
Fanny (Kathleen Turner) finds herself trapped in her marriage, and asks for a divorce from her husband Phillip (Colm Feore). Twelve years later, she discovers that her ex-husband is her best friend.
Stardom (1999)
Thursday, August 30 at 9pm ET / 7pm PT
Internationally acclaimed, two-time Oscar nominated director Denys Arcand provides a provocative exposé of our fame obsessed culture with this reflection of celebrity in which life imitates art, art imitates life, and the media imitates anything and everything.
Late Great Movies
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002)
Monday, July 30 at Midnight ET / 9pm PT
Directed by George Clooney, and based on television icon Chuck Barris’ autobiography, the film stars Sam Rockwell, Julia Roberts and Drew Barrymore. As Chuck Barris basks in the glamour of his two worlds — entertainment and espionage — his life begins to spiral out of control.
League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2002)
Tuesday, July 31 at Midnight ET / 9pm PT
Sean Connery stars as Allan Quatermain, the world’s greatest adventurer, who leads a legion of superheroes whose members have checkered pasts and extraordinary gifts.
Raising Arizona (1987)
Wednesday, August 1 at Midnight ET / 9pm PT
H.I. McDonnough (Nicolas Cage) is an armed robber who falls in love with Edwina (Holly Hunter), the young policewoman who takes his mug shots. They try to start a family, but when Ed sees in the news that Nathan Arizona has become the father of quintuplets, she convinces H.I. that the Arizonas wouldn’t miss one of their babies.
Mothman Prophecies (2002)
Thursday, August 2 at Midnight ET / 9pm PT
Richard Gere, Laura Linney, Will Patton and Debra Messing star in this suspense-filled thriller. After his wife is killed in an unexplained accident, John Klein (Gere) is left with her last words, “You didn’t see it, did you?” and a sketchpad covered with odd drawings. He soon realizes that local reports of unexplained phenomena may all be related.
The Lightship (1985)
Friday, August 3 at Midnight ET / 9pm PT
A trio of robbers, two brothers and their twisted genius leader, invade a lightship, but don’t reckon on the crew fighting back. Starring Robert Duvall and William Forsythe.
Garden State (2004)
Monday, August 6 at Midnight ET / 9pm PT
Andrew Largeman (Zach Braff) shuffled through life in a lithium-induced coma until his mother’s death inspired a vacation from the pills. Now, a moderately successful TV actor living in Los Angeles, “Large” finds himself in his hometown after a nine year absence. Then he meets Sam (Natalie Portman), a girl who is everything he isn’t.
Beautiful Girls (1996)
Tuesday, August 7 at Midnight ET / 9pm PT
A piano player at a crossroads in his life returns home to his friends and their own problems with life and love. Starring Matt Dillon, Timothy Hutten and Uma Thurma.
In Good Company (2004)
Wednesday, August 8 at Midnight ET / 9pm PT
Dan Foreman (Dennis Quaid) is facing his fifties, his daughter’s (Scarlett Johansson) impending tuition bills, and a new baby. Dan soon finds himself working under Tom (Topher Grace), a business school prodigy half his age who falls for Dan’s daughter.
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About a Boy (2002)
Thursday, August 9 at Midnight ET / 9pm PT
Based on Nick Hornby’s international best-seller. Will (Hugh Grant) is a selfish thirty-something who never grew up. When he invents an imaginary son in a bid to meet more women, Will encounters Marcus, an awkward child who changes his life.
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Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story
Friday, August 10 at Midnight ET / 9pm PT
Peter LaFleur (Vince Vaughn) is the proprietor of a rundown gym called Average Joe’s and his humble gym catches the eye of White Goodman (Ben Stiller), the power-mullet-sporting, Fu-Manchu-d, owner of Globo Gym. White intends to take over Average Joe’s, but the misfit clientele try to save the gym with a dodgeball competition.
Oh, God!
Monday, August 13 at Midnight ET / 9pm PT
(Also Tuesday, August 14 at 3pm ET / Noon PT)
This classic movie stars George Burns as God when He comes to Earth, business card in hand, but has a hard time convincing his chosen messenger Jerry Landers (John Denver), that he is really God. Teri Garr also stars.
Oh, God! Book II
Tuesday, August 14 at Midnight ET / 9pm PT
(Also Wednesday, August 15 at 3pm ET / Noon PT)
George Burns is back in this spunky comedy sequel to Oh, God!. The Almighty–chagrined at the bad press He seems to be getting worldwide–returns to earth and recruits grade-school student Tracy Richards (Louanne) to help Him devise an advertising campaign that will spread His message. Suzanne Pleshette also stars.
Oh, God! You Devil
Wednesday, August 15 at Midnight ET / 9pm PT
(Also Thursday, August 16 at 3pm ET / Noon PT)
George Burns stars in a dual role as both God and the Devil in this comedy about a struggling musician (Ted Wass, who went on to direct 2 Broke Girls) who sells his soul to the devil.
Bruce Almighty (2003)
Thursday, August 16 at Midnight ET / 9pm PT
Jim Carrey is Bruce Nolan, a local television reporter, who, after a terrible day, angrily ridicules God — prompting the Almighty to respond by endowing Bruce with all of His divine powers. Also starring Academy Award®-winner Morgan Freeman as God.
Wholly Moses
Friday, August 17 at Midnight ET / 9pm PT
Harvey (Dudley Moore) and Zoey (Larraine Newman) discover an ancient scroll — the long missing “Book of Herschel”. Herschel was a prophet who received the command from God to free his people from Egyptian slavery. Try as he might to honor the request, Moses kept blundering by and taking all of the credit.
The Believers (2007)
Monday, August 20 at Midnight ET / 9pm PT
Paramedics David Vaughn and Victor Hernandez get a call from a young girl but soon discover the lives they have to save are their own. Kidnapped and locked away, David tries to discover the truth behind a secret cult as Victor’s faith is challenged.
Jonestown: Paradise Lost (2006)
Tuesday, August 21 at Midnight ET / 9pm PT
This docudrama, tracks the final, five-day build up to a horrific doomsday – the infamous mass murder/ suicides of Jim Jones’ People’s Temple on November 18th, 1978.
Left Behind (2001)
Wednesday, August 22 at Midnight ET / 9pm PT
Based on the NY Times best-selling novel. In one chaotic moment, millions of people around the world suddenly disappear. This turns out to be the Rapture that the Bible has foretold as the beginning of the end of the world. Starring Kirk Cameron and Lou Gossett, Jr.
Revelation (1998)
Thursday, August 23 at Midnight ET / 9pm PT
In the wake of the Rapture, during the course of his investigation of an underground resistance movement, a counter-terrorism expert discovers a conspiracy that leads right to the heart of the new global order.
Left Behind: Tribulation Force (2002)
Friday, August 24 at Midnight ET / 9pm PT
A week after the Rapture, grief-stricken survivors continue to search for the millions of people who vanished into thin air.
Blue Valley Songbird (1999)
Monday, August 27 at Midnight ET / 9pm PT
Starring Dolly Parton as a popular Nashville performer who wants national recognition, but is hampered by her controlling boy friend / manager and events from her past.
Connie and Carla (2004)
Tuesday, August 28 at Midnight ET / 9pm PT
Connie and Carla (Nia Vardalos and Toni Collette), two struggling dinner theater performers, have dreams of making it big. But their plans are derailed when they witness a Mafia hit. Assuming new identities, the duo use their song and dance talents to land a gig as drag queens, but soon find themselves unrivaled in the cabaret circuit.
These Old Broads (2001)
Wednesday, August 29 at Midnight ET / 9pm PT
Forty years after its original release, the re-issue of “Boy Crazy” proves to be a phenomenal success. Network executives come up with a brilliant idea to re-unite the movie’s three Zoomer stars for a one-night-only televised concert. But there is one obstacle — the three prima donnas – Kate Westbourne (Shirley Maclaine), Piper Grayson (Debbie Reynolds) and Addie Holden (Joan Collins) – all hate each other.
Banger Sisters (2001)
Thursday, August 30 at Midnight ET / 9pm PT
In the late ’60s it would have been hard to find a rock star who didn’t have Suzette (Goldie Hawn) or Vinnie (Susan Sarandon) on his arm … or attached to his leg. It’s now been more than two decades since The Banger Sisters even laid eyes on one another.
The Amati Girls (2000)
Friday, August 31 at Midnight ET / 9pm PT
Starring Cloris Leachman, Mercedes Ruehl, Dinah Manoff, Sean Young, Lily Knight, and Paul Sorvino, this film tells the story of three generations and four sisters who disagree about everything… except what matters most. Family.
