Late Great Movies will leave you with a tune in your heart and a song in your soul, starting July 9 with the song and dance spectacle, Moulin Rouge. That week also includes Music of the Heart, Shout, Blue Valley Songbird, andLove’s Labour’s Lost with songs by Cole Porter. On July 12 at 9pm will be a repeat performance of Senior Star 2011. The last week of July will have you in stitches with the comic genius of John Candy, Dan Akroyd, John Goodman, Martin Short, Chevy Chase and Jim Carrey.
Great Movies in the Afternoon
Bonneville (2006)
Monday, July 2 at 3pm ET / Noon PT
When the life she knows turns upside down, Arvilla Holden (Jessica Lange) hijacks her two best friends (Kathy Bates and Joan Allen) and sets off fromIdaho in a vintage ‘66 Bonneville convertible.
Bayo (1985)
Tuesday, July 3 at 3pm ET / Noon PT
In a tiny outport in Newfoundland, ten-year-old Bayo awaits the return of his grandfather, a legendary fishing captain who is coming home to stay. Bayo wants to remain in Tickle Cove with his grandfather, but his mother wants to move to Toronto.
Joe Somebody (2001)
Wednesday, July 4 at 3pm ET / Noon PT
Tim Allen is Joe, a guy whose life has been steadily changing for the worse. When the office bully goes too far, Joe decides it’s time to turn himself from a nobody into a somebody. Also starring Hayden Panettiere Kelly Lynch and Patrick Warburton.
Jacob Two Two Meets the Hooded Fang (1998)
Thursday, July 5 at 3pm ET / Noon PT
Jacob Two Two is two plus two plus two. He has two older brothers and two older sisters, and he says everything twice because no one ever listens to him the first time. When his repetitious habit gets him arrested for the serious charge of “insulting a grownup” he is exiled to Slimers’ Island, and comes face-to-face with The Hooded Fang.
Easy Virtue (2008)
Friday, July 6 at 3pm ET / Noon PT
A young Englishman marries a glamorous American. When he brings her home to meet the parents, she arrives like a blast from the future – blowing their entrenched stuffiness out the window. Starring Jessica Biel, Ben Barnes, and Kristin Scott Thomas.
Columbo: Exercise in Fatality (1974)
Monday, July 9 at 3pm ET / Noon PT
Starring Peter Falk as Columbo and guest starring Robert Conrad as a physical fitness zealot. A health club owner kills his partner who is about to uncover a fraud, and makes it look like an accident.
Excalibur Kid (1999)
Tuesday, July 10 at 3pm ET / Noon PT
Transported back in time to medieval England, Zack finds himself caught up in a bitter duel between an evil witch and the master sorcerer, Merlin – for control of Arthur’s kingdom. The brave boy must find a way to help Merlin and young Arthur reclaim the magic sword Excalibur, before the throne is lost forever.
The Timekeeper (2009)
Wednesday, July 11 at 3pm ET / Noon PT
(Also Tuesday, July 10 at 9pm ET / 7pm PT)
Martin lands a job as a timekeeper on a Northwest Territories railway construction site. Under the watchful eye of a tyrannical foreman, the crew has 52 days to lay 52 miles of track. In this remote camp from where there is no escape, corruption is a way of life. Based on the novel by Trevor Ferguson and starring Roy Dupuis and Craig Olejnik.
Shout (1991)
Thursday, July 12 at 3pm ET / Noon PT
(Also Wednesday, July 11 at Midnight ET / 9pm PT)
Academy Award®-nominee John Travolta stars as a visionary music teacher who introduces his wayward students in 1950s Texas to the liberating beat of rock ‘n’ roll. This uplifting, feel-good drama features an impressive cast including Oscar®-winner Gwyneth Paltrow, Heather Graham, and Linda Fiorentino.
Blue Valley Songbird (1999)
Friday, July 13 at 3pm ET / Noon PT
(Also Thursday, July 12 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. Finally, by turning to her guitarist, she finds the resolve to face her troubles – including her long estranged mother and the death of her estranged father, who had tried to control her career in her early days.
Columbo: Negative Reaction (1974)
Monday, July 16 at 3pm ET / Noon PT
Famous photographer Paul Galesko wants to kill his wealthy but annoying wife. He sets up a trusting ex-con to take the wrap. Can Columbo see beyond the false images and prove Galesko is guilty? Dick Van Dyke guest stars.
The Left Hand of God (1955)
Tuesday, July 17 at 3pm ET / Noon PT
(Also Monday, July 16 at Midnight ET / 9pm PT)
Starring Humphrey Bogart as Jim Carmody, a downed American pilot who must portray a priest in order to survive escaping a prison in 1947 China.
Artificial Lies (2005)
Wednesday, July 18 at 3pm ET / Noon PT
(Also Tuesday, July 17 at 9pm ET / 7pm PT)
Karen was born to a wealthy family and has never quite found her way out from under the wings of her overprotective parents, but becomes the prime suspect when her psychiatrist / lover is killed. Starring Jack Wagner and Daphne Zuniga.
Oscar Wilde (1960)
Thursday, July 19 at 3pm ET / Noon PT
(Also Wednesday, July 18 at Midnight ET / 9pm PT)
Though married to Constance (Phyllis Calvert), Oscar Wilde (Robert Morley) is fairly open about his attraction to men. Though his talent causes society to look the other way at his “scandalous” behavior, it is his attraction to a young man of noble birth that ultimately is the cause of his downfall.
Saint Ralph (2004)
Friday, July 20 at 3pm ET / Noon PT
Saint Ralph is the unlikely story of Ralph Walker, a ninth grader who outran everyone’s expectations in his bold quest to win the Boston Marathon. Ralph is a fatherless 14-year-old with a seriously ill mother. Desperate to believe a miracle will bring his mother out of a coma, Ralph becomes a convert to the church of running, and determines to win the Boston Marathon.
Columbo: Troubled Waters (1975)
Monday, July 23 at 3pm ET / Noon PT
While holidaying on board a cruise liner, Columbo helps capture the killer of the singer with the ship’s band. Guest starring Robert Vaughan.
Pure Luck (1991)
Tuesday, July 24 at 3pm ET / Noon PT
(Also Monday, July 23 at Midnight ET / 9pm PT)
Martin Short and Danny Glover star in this comedy about a private investigator who teams up with an accident-prone accountant to find a missing heiress. Filled with sight gags and pratfalls, the film follows in the rich slapstick comedy tradition of the silent era.
The Lotus Eaters (1993)
Wednesday, July 25 at 3pm ET / Noon PT
The life of a close-knit family is turned upside down by a young teacher fromQuebec, whose unusual lifestyle brings them face to face with the rapidly changing world around them. Sheila MCarthy won a Genie for role and the film also received a Genie for Best Screenplay.
The Great Outdoors (1988)
Thursday, July 26 at 3pm ET / Noon PT
(Also Wednesday, July 25 at Midnight ET / 9pm PT)
Comedy giants John Candy and Dan Aykroyd team up to star as two brothers-in-law whose only shared trait is their intense dislike for one another. Crowded with famous comic highlights including a water skiing debacle, a terrifyingly enormous steak, and a hilarious run in with a menacing grizzly bear, this classic is that rare breed of comedy that produces genuine laughs time and time again.
Mrs. ‘Arris Goes to Paris (1992)
Friday, July 27 at 3pm ET / Noon PT
Ada Harris (Angela Lansbury), a London charwoman in the 1950’s, sees a Dior dress and decides that she’s going to own one. She scrimps and saves, but soon learns that buying an original couture creation is a little harder than simply plunking down cash.
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
Ken 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.
Great Movies
Conspiracy of Silence Part One (1991)
Tuesday, July 3 at 9pm ET / 7pm PT
Conspiracy of Silence Part Two
Thursday, July 5 at 9pm ET / 7pm PT
The true story of Helen Betty Osborne, a 19 year old Indian girl who was brutually murdered and slain on November 12, 1971 in The Pas, Manitoba, and nearly taking 20 years for the police to find the four men who murdered her. Stars Michael Mahonen and Maury Chaykin.
The Timekeeper (2009)
Tuesday, July 10 at 9pm ET / 7pm PT
(Also Wednesday, July 11 at 3pm ET / Noon PT)
Martin lands a job as a timekeeper on a Northwest Territories railway construction site. Under the watchful eye of a tyrannical foreman, the crew has 52 days to lay 52 miles of track. In this remote camp from where there is no escape, corruption is a way of life. Based on the novel by Trevor Ferguson and starring Roy Dupuis and Craig Olejnik.
Senior Star 2011
Thursday, July 12 at 9pm ET / 7pm PT
It’s a talent competition like you have never seen before! The average age of the competitors is 77 and they have learned a few tricks over the years. Senior Star proves that age has no impact on someone’s ability to amaze you with their talent and it allows seniors to break out of the mold that society often puts them in.
Artificial Lies (2005)
Tuesday, July 17 at 9pm ET / 7pm PT
(Also Wednesday, July 18 at 3pm ET / Noon PT)
Karen was born to a wealthy family and has never quite found her way out from under the wings of her overprotective parents, but becomes the prime suspect when her psychiatrist / lover is killed. Starring Jack Wagner and Daphne Zuniga.
Absolution (2006)
Thursday, July 19 at 9pm ET / 7pm PT
A journalist, whose career never really took off, is sent by her editor to her small-town birthplace, where the Catholic Church is taking serious the claims of a series of alleged medical miracles. Starring Samantha Mathis and Stephen McHattie.
The Bay of Love and Sorrows (2002)
Tuesday, July 24 at 9pm ET / 7pm PT
In late summer 1973, Michael Skid (Jonathan Scarfe), the son of a well-to-do judge, returns home from his world travels, rents a dilapidated farm and begins to spread the gospel of communal ideals. He befriends ex-convict Everette Hatch (Peter Outerbridge), but fails to recognize that the ex-con is manipulating him and so sets off a catastrophic chain of events in the community.
Intervention (2007)
Thursday, July 26 at 9pm ET / 7pm PT
An eclectic group of people drawn from all walks of life find themselves under one roof for twenty-eight days with one thing in common, addiction. Stars Colm Feore, Andie MacDowell, Charles Dance and Gary Farmer.
Deadliest Sea (2009)
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.
Late Great Movies
Sophie’s Choice (1982)
Monday, July 2 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 Academy Award for her performance.
Talk of Angels (1998)
Tuesday, July 3 at Midnight ET / 9pm PT
Based on the 1936 novel Mary Lavelle by Kate O’Brien, which was banned inIreland when first published, Talk Of Angels tells the story of a young Irish governess who travels to Spain in the mid-1930s to teach English to the young daughters of a prominent family. Over the course of the film, she becomes drawn to the family’s married eldest son.
Sunshine Part One (1999)
Wednesday, July 4 at Midnight ET / 9pm PT
Sunshine Part Two
Thursday, July 5 at Midnight ET / 9pm PT
An epic romantic tale about one family’s secret passions, tragic betrayals and unbreakable bonds over three generations that span the twentieth century. At once witty, seductive and serious, the film enters a fascinating territory where desire, family, politics and entangled lovers converge. Starring Ralph Fiennes and Rachel Weisz.
Time to Say Goodbye (1997)
Friday, July 6 at Midnight ET / 9pm PT
Starring Eva Marie Saint and Richard Kiley. When faced with the degradation of Alzheimer’s disease, an elder patriarch decides to end his life.
Moulin Rouge (1999)
Monday, July 9 at Midnight ET / 9pm PT
In this seedy but glamorous haven of sex, drugs and electricity, a poet-innocent finds himself plunged into a passionate but ultimately tragic love affair with the club’s highest paid star and the city’s most famous courtesan, Satine. Starring Nicole Kidman and Ewan McGregor.
Music of the Heart (1999)
Tuesday, July 10 at Midnight ET / 9pm PT
The inspirational true story. Roberta Guaspari’s world crashed down around her when her husband walked out on her and her two young children. Roberta left the security of her small hometown and moved to East Harlem where she found herself teaching the violin. Roberta taught with such passion that it was infectious and soon her young violinists were manifesting incredible results.
Shout (1991)
Wednesday, July 11 at Midnight ET / 9pm PT
(Also Thursday, July 12 at 3pm ET / Noon PT)
Academy Award®-nominee John Travolta stars as a visionary music teacher who introduces his wayward students in 1950s Texas to the liberating beat of rock ‘n’ roll. This uplifting, feel-good drama features an impressive cast including Oscar®-winner Gwyneth Paltrow, Heather Graham, and Linda Fiorentino.
Blue Valley Songbird (1999)
Thursday, July 12 at Midnight ET / 9pm PT
(Also Friday, July 13 at 3pm ET / Noon 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. Finally, by turning to her guitarist, she finds the resolve to face her troubles – including her long estranged mother and the death of her estranged father, who had tried to control her career in her early days.
Love’s Labour’s Lost (1999)
Friday, July 13 at Midnight ET / 9pm PT
A sexy, glamorous, romantic comedy, based on the play by William Shakespeare through the lens of classic 1930’s Hollywood, with world famous songs by Cole Porter and Irving Berlin. Directed by and starring Kenneth Branagh the film also features Alicia Silverstone, Nathan Lane, and Alessandro Nivola.
The Left Hand of God (1955)
Monday, July 16 at Midnight ET / 9pm PT
(Also Tuesday, July 17 at 3pm ET / Noon PT)
Starring Humphrey Bogart as Jim Carmody, a downed American pilot who must portray a priest in order to survive escaping a prison in 1947 China.
Matinee (1993)
Tuesday, July 17 at Midnight ET / 9pm PT
Fourteen year-old Gene (Simon Fenton) can’t wait for his favorite B-Movie director, Lawrence Woolsey (John Goodman), to come to Key West to promote his latest horror spectacle.
Oscar Wilde (1960)
Wednesday, July 18 at Midnight ET / 9pm PT
(Also Thursday, July 19 at 3pm ET / Noon PT)
Though married to Constance (Phyllis Calvert), Oscar Wilde (Robert Morley) is fairly open about his attraction to men. Though his talent causes society to look the other way at his “scandalous” behavior, it is his attraction to a young man of noble birth that ultimately is the cause of his downfall.
Bus Stop (1956)
Thursday, July 19 at Midnight ET / 9pm PT
Starring Marilyn Monroe and Don Murray. A naive but stubborn cowboy falls in love with a saloon singer and tries to take her away, to get married and live on his ranch in Montana.
Niagara (1953)
Friday, July 20 at Midnight ET / 9pm PT
Marilyn Monroe portrays Rose, a femme fatale possessing two of the most powerful weapons: an erotic body and an evil mind. Vastly different from her other roles, Monroe’s classic dramatic performance as a diabolical and scheming woman is at once fascinating and frightening.
Pure Luck (1991)
Monday, July 23 at Midnight ET / 9pm PT
(Also Tuesday, July 24 at 3pm ET / Noon PT)
Martin Short and Danny Glover star in this comedy about a private investigator who teams up with an accident-prone accountant to find a missing heiress. Filled with sight gags and pratfalls, the film follows in the rich slapstick comedy tradition of the silent era.
King Ralph (1991)
Tuesday, July 24 at Midnight ET / 9pm PT
John Goodman stars in the story of a Vegas lounge singer who is found to be the only living heir to the British throne. The reluctant monarch 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).
The Great Outdoors (1988)
Wednesday, July 25 at Midnight ET / 9pm PT
(Also Thursday, July 26 at 3pm ET / Noon PT)
Comedy giants John Candy and Dan Aykroyd team up to star as two brothers-in-law whose only shared trait is their intense dislike for one another. Crowded with famous comic highlights including a water skiing debacle, a terrifyingly enormous steak, and a hilarious run in with a menacing grizzly bear, this classic is that rare breed of comedy that produces genuine laughs time and time again.
Fletch (1985)
Thursday, July 26 at Midnight ET / 9pm PT
Considered by many to be one of the greatest comedies of all time. 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.
Liar Liar (1997)
Friday, July 27 at Midnight ET / 9pm PT
Fletcher Reede (Jim Carrey) is a fast-talking attorney who discovers he can’t tell a lie for 24 hours after his 5 year-old son makes a birthday wish. Carrey earned a Golden Globe for his performance in this film, and is joined by Golden Globe winner Amanda Donohoe and Golden Globe nominees Jennifer Tilly and Swoosie Kurtz.
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 the likes of which the world has never seen. The League members have checkered pasts and extraordinary gifts. Now they must learn to trust each other and work as a team for the very hope of civilization.
