Watch the Best Movies in New Zealand with SKY Movies
SKY Movies is your ticket to a vast collection of fresh titles featuring the biggest stars on the planet. We bring you a new collection of films to enjoy every month on each of our dedicated Movies channels.
Make your place the home of blockbuster movies to suit every mood. From drama, romance and timeless classics to thrills, horrors and an extra dose of kick-ass action!
Valerian And The City Of A Thousand Planets
The Lost City Of Z
Wednesday 13 June, 8.30pm
SKY Movies Premiere
Channel 030
British explorer Percy Fawcett journeys into the Amazon at the dawn of the 20th century and discovers evidence of a previously unknown, advanced civilization that may have once inhabited the region. Despite being ridiculed by the scientific establishment who regard indigenous populations as "savages," the determined Fawcett - supported by his devoted wife, son and aide de camp returns time and again to his beloved jungle in an attempt to prove his case, culminating in his mysterious disappearance in 1925.
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The Book Of Henry
Saturday 2 June, 8.30pm
SKY Movies Premiere
Channel 030
Juggling a job as a waitress and raising two boys on her own, Susan Carpenter has a somewhat chaotic life, depending on prodigy son Henry to manage the household's finances. However, things take an unexpected turn, when Henry's innocent crush on the girl next door, Christina, unveils a cruel and shocking revelation, dragging Susan in the middle of a dark conspiracy.
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Girls Trip
Sunday 3 June, 8.30pm
SKY Movies Premiere
Channel 030
When four lifelong friends travel to New Orleans for the annual Essence Festival, sisterhoods are rekindled, wild sides are rediscovered, and there's enough dancing, drinking, brawling, and romancing to make the Big Easy blush.
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American Made
Sunday 10 June, 8.30pm
SKY Movies Premiere
Channel 030
Barry Seal, a TWA pilot, is recruited by the CIA to provide reconnaissance on the burgeoning communist threat in Central America and soon finds himself in charge of one of the biggest covert CIA operations in the history of the United States that spawned the birth of the Medellin cartel and eventually almost brought down the Reagan White House with the Iran Contra scandal.
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The Beguiled
Saturday 16 June, 8.30pm
SKY Movies Premiere
Channel 030
Three years into the American Civil War, in 1864, a Southern girls' boarding school take in an injured enemy soldier. As they provide refuge and tend to his wounds, the house is taken over with sexual tension and dangerous rivalries, and taboos are broken in an unexpected turn of events.
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Blade Runner 2049
Sunday 17 June, 8.30pm
SKY Movies Premiere
Channel 030
Thirty years after the events of the first film, a new blade runner, LAPD Officer K unearths a long-buried secret that has the potential to plunge what's left of society into chaos. K's discovery leads him on a quest to find Rick Deckard, a former LAPD blade runner who has been missing for 30 years.
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Hampstead
Saturday 23 June, 8.30pm
SKY Movies Premiere
Channel 030
An American widowed woman left in debt by her unfaithful husband finds a man living in a broken down shed on the land of Hampstead. One day she spots him being beaten up so calls the police and goes to check on him. She starts to fall for him and together they fight to prevent him being evicted.
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American Assassin
Sunday 24 June, 8.30pm
SKY Movies Premiere
Channel 030
Black ops recruit Mitch Rapp is reeling from the death of his fiancée in a terrorist attack when he is assigned to shadowy CIA figure Stan Hurley to receive special training in tracking terrorists. Rapp and Hurley are then dispatched to join a Turkish agent on a mission to stop a mysterious operative from unleashing chaos of international proportions.
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Valerian And The City Of A Thousand Planets
Friday 29 June, 8.30pm
SKY Movies Premiere
Channel 030
In the 28th century, Valerian and Laureline, special operatives charged with maintaining order throughout the human territories. The two embark on a mission to the city of Alpha - an ever-expanding metropolis where species from all over the universe have converged over centuries to share knowledge, intelligence and cultures with each other. Valerian and Laureline must race to identify a marauding menace and safeguard not just Alpha, but the future of the universe.
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Beatriz At Dinner
Saturday 30 June, 8.30pm
SKY Movies Premiere
Channel 030
Beatriz, an immigrant from a poor town in Mexico, has drawn on her innate kindness to build a career as a health practitioner in Los Angeles. Doug Strutt is a cutthroat, self-satisfied billionaire. When these two opposites meet at a dinner party, their worlds collide and neither will ever be the same.
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Featured Weekends: Guess The Scene Stealer
The Disappearance Of Eleanor Rigby
Featured Weekends: Guess The Scene Stealer
SKY Movies Extra
Channel 031
Once in a while a supporting actor shines so brightly they steal the show! We devote this weekend on SKY Movies Extra to some unexpected, yet iconic, performances that take us by surprise.
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The Last Face
Wednesday 20 June, 8.30pm
SKY Movies Extra
Channel 031
Set against the devastating backdrop of war-torn Liberia, a love affair develops between Dr. Miguel Leon, a relief aid doctor, and Dr. Wren Patersen, the director of an international aid organisation. As the violence around them escalates, Wren and Miguel battle their own internal conflicts and try to keep their relationship alive.
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Song One
Friday 22 June, 8.30pm
SKY Movies Extra
Channel 031
Franny returns to New York when her younger brother Henry, a struggling musician, falls into a coma after being struck by a car. While piecing together the life of a brother she hasn't known for many years, she discovers a set of songs Henry had previously recorded. The lyrics lead Franny to Henry's musical idol, James, a rising musician who is out of tune with his life. The two stumble into a romance they will never forget, leading them on very different journeys.
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3 Generations
Friday 1 June, 8.30pm
SKY Movies Extra
Channel 031
Ray is a teenager who has come to the realization that he isn't meant to be a girl and has decided to transition from female to male. His single mother, Maggie, must track down Ray's biological father to get his legal consent to allow Ray's transition. They must each confront their own identities and learn to embrace change and their strength as a family in order to ultimately find acceptance and understanding.
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Mad To Be Normal
Friday 1 June, 10.05pm
SKY Movies Extra
Channel 031
The true story of R.D. Laing, the famous psychiatrist and one of Scotland's greatest ever minds. Working out of Kingsley Hall in East London throughout the 1960s and 1970s, Laing performed various daring experiments on people who were diagnosed as mentally disturbed. His revolutionary methods involved experimenting with LSD on his patients and practicing a form of self-healing known as metanoia, causing outrage and controversy in the medical profession.
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Escobar: Paradise Lost
Wednesday 6 June, 8.30pm
SKY Movies Extra
Channel 031
Young surfer Nick thinks all his dreams have come true when he goes to visit his brother in Colombia. Against an idyllic backdrop of blue lagoons and white beaches he falls madly in love with a beautiful Colombian girl called Maria. It all seems perfect until he meets her uncle, Pablo Escobar.
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Thanks For Sharing
Wednesday 13 June, 8.30pm
SKY Movies Extra
Channel 031
A sharply comic look at a very different kind of modern family – the haphazard family forged by a group people trying to navigate life, love and the emotional landmines of New York City while recovering from addiction. On their own, they are each smart, charming and completely broken…but together, they come to realise that they might have a real shot at happiness.
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The Disappearance Of Eleanor Rigby
Wednesday 27 June, 8.30pm
SKY Movies Extra
Channel 031
A film experience about love and marriage - told in two parts. The story follows Eleanor and Conor who are young, in love, and eager to start building their life together, when a tragic event threatens to destroy everything that they hold close to their hearts. As they struggle to cope, they discover within themselves and each other strength and a capacity for forgiveness that may keep their love, and dreams, alive.
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Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs
Oz The Great And Powerful
The BFG
Saturday 2 June, 7pm
SKY Movies Disney
Channel 037
A girl named Sophie encounters the Big Friendly Giant who, despite his intimidating appearance, turns out to be a kind-hearted soul who is considered an outcast by the other giants because unlike his peers refuses to eat boys and girls.
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Monsters, Inc.
Sunday 3 June, 7pm
SKY Movies Disney
Channel 037
Top Scarer Sulley and his Assistant Mike work at Monsters, Inc., the largest scream processing factory in Monstropolis. Monsters believe children, whose screams they harness power from, are dangerous and toxic, however, they are scared silly when a little girl wanders into their world.
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Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs
Monday 4 June, 7pm
SKY Movies Disney
Channel 037
The beautiful and kindhearted princess Snow White charms every creature in the kingdom except one - her jealous stepmother, the Queen. When the Magic Mirror proclaims Snow White the fairest one of all, she must flee into the forest, where she befriends the lovable seven dwarfs - Doc, Sneezy, Grumpy, Happy, Bashful, Sleepy, and Dopey.
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Oz The Great And Powerful
Saturday 9 June, 7pm
SKY Movies Disney
Channel 037
When small-time magician Oscar Diggs pulls one trick too many, he finds himself hurled into the fantastical Land of Oz where he must somehow transform himself into the great and powerful Wizard, and just maybe into a better man as well.
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Cars 2
Sunday 10 June, 7pm
SKY Movies Disney
Channel 037
All the world’s a racetrack as racing superstar Lightning McQueen zooms back into action, with his best friend Mater in tow, to take on the globe’s fastest and finest. Mater and McQueen will need their passports as they find themselves in a new world of intrigue, thrills and fast-paced comedic escapades.
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Pete’s Dragon
Saturday 16 June, 7pm
SKY Movies Disney
Channel 037
For years, old wood carver Mr. Meacham has delighted local children with his tales of the fierce dragon that resides deep in the woods of the Pacific Northwest. To his daughter, Grace, who works as a forest ranger, these stories are little more than tall tales…until she meets Pete, a mysterious 10-year-old orphan who claims to live in the woods with a giant dragon named Elliott.
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Cars 3
Sunday 17 June, 7pm
SKY Movies Disney
Channel 037
Blindsided by a new generation of blazing-fast racers, the legendary Lightning McQueen is suddenly pushed out of the sport he loves. To get back in the game, he will need the help of an eager young race technician, Cruz Ramirez, with her own plan to win, plus inspiration from the late Fabulous Hudson Hornet and a few unexpected turns. Proving that #95 isn’t through yet will test the heart of a champion on Piston Cup Racing’s biggest stage!
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Enchanted
Saturday 23 June, 7pm
SKY Movies Disney
Channel 037
The beautiful Princess Giselle is banished by an evil queen from her magical, musical, animated land and finds herself in the gritty reality of the streets of modern-day Manhattan. Shocked by this strange new environment that doesn't operate on a "happily ever after" basis, Giselle is now adrift in a chaotic world badly in need of enchantment.
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Mary Poppins
Monday 25 June, 7pm
SKY Movies Disney
Channel 037
Join the "practically perfect" Mary Poppins for a "Jolly Holiday" as she magically turns every chore into a game and every day into a whimsical adventure. Along the way you'll be enchanted by unforgettable characters such as the multitalented chimney sweep Bert.
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Beauty And The Beast
Saturday 30 June, 7pm
SKY Movies Disney
Channel 037
This modern adaptation follows the fantastic journey of Belle, a bright and independent young woman who is taken prisoner by a Beast in his castle. Despite her fears, she befriends the castle’s enchanted staff and learns to look beyond the Beast’s hideous exterior and realise the kind heart of the true Prince within. Starring Emma Watson, Dan Stevens, Luke Evans.
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Ghost Rider: Spirit Of Vengeance
Ghost Rider: Spirit Of Vengeance
Saturday 2 June 8:30pm
SKY Movies Action
Channel 032
Johnny Blaze, aka Ghost Rider, is now hiding out in remote Eastern Europe, struggling to repress his curse. Blaze is recruited by a sect to take on the devil, who wants to take over his mortal son’s body on the kid’s birthday. Starring Nicolas Cage, Idris Elba, Christopher Lambert.
Toy Gun
Sunday 3 June 8:30pm
SKY Movies Action
Channel 032
A meek young man sets out to prove to his ex-wife that he is courageous and masculine by impulsively robbing a bank. The ensuing police investigation hilariously suspects everyone except our anti-hero, leading him to believe that he's gotten away with it. Starring John Hannah, Anthony LaPaglia, Luke Allen Gale.
The Mechanic
Monday 4 June 8:30pm
SKY Movies Action
Channel 032
Arthur Bishop is a ‘mechanic’ – an elite assassin with a strict code and unique talent for cleanly eliminating targets. It’s a job that requires professional perfection and total detachment, and Bishop is the best in the business. But when his mentor and close friend Harry is murdered he is anything but detached – he wants those responsible dead. Starring Jason Statham, Ben Foster, Donald Sutherland.
13 Sins
Saturday 16 June 8:30pm
SKY Movies Action
Channel 032
Elliot Brindle is a bright, meek salesman, drowning in debt - and desperate as he's about to marry the love of his life. Upon receiving a phone call informing him that he's on a hidden camera game show where he must execute 13 tasks to receive a sum total cash prize of $6.2M, Elliot dismissively follows through with his first two instructions but finds thousands of dollars suddenly appearing in his bank account. Elliot's need to complete the game escalates as the tasks grow more extreme, to a devastating point of no return. Starring Mark Webber, Ron Perlman.
Overdrive
Sunday 17 June 8:30pm
SKY Movies Action
Channel 032
Legendary car thieves Andrew and Garrett are caught in the act of stealing from notorious crime boss Jacomo Morier. In order to win back their freedom they're put to the ultimate test – the theft of a priceless car from Morier’s sworn enemy. While putting together a crew to pull off the daring heist they're joined by two beautiful women who are more dangerous than they look. The team has one week to put the plan in motion, steal the car, and make their escape or lose everything, including their lives. Starring Scott Eastwood, Ana De Armas
The Hunter’s Prayer
Saturday 23 June 8:30pm
SKY Movies Action
Channel 032
Lucas is a solitary assassin hired to kill a young woman, Ella. When he can't bring himself to pull the trigger the plan falls apart, setting in motion a twisted game of cat and mouse. Now both are marked for death and forced to form an uneasy alliance. Relentlessly pursued across Europe, their only hope for survival is to expose those responsible for brutally murdering her family and bring them to justice. Starring Sam Worthington, Odeya Rush.
Brotherhood
Sunday 24 June 8:30pm
SKY Movies Action
Channel 032
‘Brotherhood’ follows Sam as he faces up to the new world after ADULTHOOD and realizes it also comes with new problems and new challenges. Sam knows that to survive he must face his issues head on, and knows he will require old friends to help him survive new dangers. Starring Noel Clarke, Lashana Lynch.
Snow White And The Huntsman
Bridesmaids
Saturday 2 June, 8.30pm
SKY Movies Greats
Channel 033
Annie’s life is a mess but when she finds out her best friend Lillian is engaged she is thrilled to take on the role of maid of honour. But she must suddenly face off with Helen, an alpha bridesmaid, and a woman who clearly wants to take over her job and her best friend status. Starring Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph, Rose Byrne, Rebel Wilson.
Sweet Home Alabama
Wednesday 6 June, 8.30pm
SKY Movies Greats
Channel 033
Melanie moves to New York to escape her simple life in Alabama and in no time has reinvented herself as an up-scale fashion designer who is engaged to the city’s most eligible bachelor, the son of the respected Mayor. But Melanie’s past holds many secrets, including the husband that she married in high school – who refuses to divorce her. Determined to end her contentious marriage, Melanie travels to Alabama to confront her past – only to discover that you can take the girl out of the South, but you can never take the South out of the girl! Starring Reese Witherspoon, Patrick Dempsey, Josh Lucas.
Snow White And The Huntsman
Tuesday 19 June, 8.30pm
SKY Movies Greats
Channel 033
Snow White is the only person in the land fairer than the evil queen who is out to destroy her. But what the wicked ruler never imagined is that the young woman she wants dead has been training in the art of war with a huntsman who was dispatched to kill her. Starring Kristen Stewart, Chris Hemsworth, Charlize Theron.
Friends With Benefits
Thursday 21 June, 8.30pm
SKY Movies Greats
Channel 033
Both coming out of disastrous relationships, a female headhunter and her newest client turned best friend make a 'friends with benefits' pact vowing to stop the casual sex if either become emotionally attached. While the set-up works at first, soon the two friends fall in love and must re-evaluate what they mean to each other. Starring Justin Timberlake, Mila Kunis.
The Book Of Eli
Sunday 24 June, 8.30pm
SKY Movies Greats
Channel 033
In a post-apocalyptic America where the once-picturesque countryside has become a desolate and violent wasteland, Eli, a lone hero must fight his way across the country to protect a sacred book that holds the key to saving the future of humanity. Starring Denzel Washington, Gary Oldman, Mila Kunis.
Bad Teacher
Thursday 28 June, 8.30pm
SKY Movies Greats
Channel 033
Elizabeth Halsey is a foulmouthed, ruthless, and inappropriate teacher. She drinks, gets high, and can’t wait to marry a meal ticket to get out of her bogus day job. When she’s dumped by her fiancé, she sets her sights on a rich, handsome substitute while shrugging off the advances of the school gym teacher. The consequences of her wild and outrageous schemes give her students, coworkers, and even herself an education like no other! Starring Cameron Diaz, Justin Timberlake, Jason Segel.
Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls
Johnny Reno
Wednesday 6 June, 8:30pm
SKY Movies Classics
Channel 034
One man stands alone against the fury of mob justice. Threats. Fists. Bullets. Fire. By one means or another, riled-up folks at Stone Junction are going to have their way. They're dead set on inflicting their brutal vigilante justice on the accused killer held in the town's jailhouse. But there's an immovable object in their path. His name is Johnny Reno. Starring Dana Andrews, Tom Drake.
The Devil’s Own
Sunday 3 June, 8:30pm
SKY Movies Classics
Channel 034
Frankie McGuire, a young Irishman committed to the struggle against the British, comes to the U.S. on a secret mission. He seeks refuge in the U.S. masquerading as Rory Devaney, moving into the suburban Staten Island home of New York Police Sergeant Tom O'Meara and his wife, Sheila who know nothing about Rory's past. The tough, principled cop begins to enjoy the charismatic young emigre, who sees in Tom the father figure he lacks. When violence is unforgivably visited on Tom's home and family, he begins to suspect Rory is somehow involved. Starring Harrison Ford, Brad Pitt.
Patriot Games
Sunday 10 June, 8:30pm
SKY Movies Classics
Channel 034
His days as an intelligence agent behind him, former CIA analyst Jack Ryan has traveled to London to vacation with his wife and child. Meeting his family outside of Buckingham Palace, Ryan is caught in the middle of a terrorist attack on Lord Holmes, a member of the Royal Family. Ryan helps to thwart Holmes' assailants and becomes a local hero. But Ryan's courageous act marks him as a target in the sights of the terrorist whose brother he killed.
Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls
Monday 11 June, 8:30pm
SKY Movies Classics
Channel 034
Legendary pet detective Ace Ventura returns for another adventure when he's coerced out of retirement while on a soul-searching retreat in the Himalayas. He must now retrieve an endangered white bat from a village located in Africa. The sacred animal was offered up as a wedding dowry from the Wachootoo prince to the Wachati princess, and, if Ace can't track down the culprit behind the kidnapping in time, civil war will break out between the two rival tribes. Starring Jim Carrey.
Blue
Wednesday 13 June, 8:30pm
SKY Movies Classics
Channel 034
He treats folks in his tiny Texas settlement with fairness, spends his time tending crops, and does all he can do to keep the peace when a hothead taunts him. But the man called Blue wasn't always that way. He once lived the reckless life of a bandit - stealing destroying, wenching and killing with the outlaw gang ruled by his adoptive father Ortega. Blue is determined to put his past behind him, but when his former gang saddles up for a savage raid against the settlement, he may have to build his new life on Ortega's grave. Starring Terence Stamp, Karl Malden.
Honeymoon In Vegas
Monday 18 June, 8:30pm
SKY Movies Classics
Channel 034
On his wedding trip to Las Vegas, Jack Singer, a reluctant bridegroom loses an expensive round of Poker to professional high-stakes gambler, Tommy Korman. Unable to cover his loss, Jack agrees to turn his fiance, Betsy, over to Tommy for the weekend. Jack realizes too late that the game was all a setup to get Tommy close to Betsy, who's a dead ringer for Tommy's late wife. Jack must then track down Tommy and Betsy to reclaim his fiance, the girl of his dreams. Starring Nicolas Cage, Sarah Jessica Parker, James Caan.
Paint Your Wagon
Wednesday 20 June, 8:30pm
SKY Movies Classics
Channel 034
The story of a goldmining boom town full of brawny men centers on the work-and-play partnership of Ben and Pardner and the delicate wife they share. Paint Your Wagon is punctuated with a classic Lerner and Loewe musical score, including "They Call The Wind Maria" and "I Talk To Trees."
Witness
Sunday 24 June, 8:30pm
SKY Movies Classics
Channel 034
A young Amish boy is witnesses to a murder in the restroom of a Philadelphia bus station. Police detective John Book is assigned to investigate the murder and discovers that the crime was part of a conspiracy involving several officials in his department. Book flees Philadelphia to the Amish community where Samuel lives with his widowed mother, Rachel. Slowly assimilating himself into the Amish community, Book eventually finds himself falling in love with Rachel in the midst of his investigation. Eventually, the corrupt police track Book down, and he is forced to confront them, while also trying to protect Rachel and Samuel. Starring Harrison Ford, Kelly McGillis.
Gambit
Thursday 14 December 8:30pm
SKY Movies Classics
Channel 034
A dapper English cat burglar enlists the aid of a Eurasian dancer, to help him in an elaborate scheme to grab an age-old artifact from the heavily secured palace of a powerful Middle Eastern tycoon.
Start The Revolution Without Me
Start The Revolution Without Me
Monday 11 June, 8:30pm
TCM
Channel 038
On the eve of the French Revolution, the Corsican brothers, famed for their swordsmanship, are called upon by Louis XVI to protect him from the mob, while the Coupes are part of the ragtag team staging the overthrow. When one set of twins is mistaken for the other, mayhem erupts, with plenty of palace intrigue and shifting alliances. Starring Gene Wilder, Donald Sutherland, Hugh Griffith.
Kings Row
Sunday 17 June, 2pm
TCM
Channel 038
In the 1890s, friends from both sides of the tracks in the village of Kings Row look for love despite the barriers of family and class. Aspiring doctor Parris Mitchell loves the mysterious Cassandra Tower, despite her dark family secrets. Drake McHugh loses his trust fund and must go to work, but when his legs are amputated after an accident, his depression colours his relationship with feisty working-class girl Randy Monaghan. Starring Ann Sheridan, Robert Cummings, Ronald Reagan.
Summer Stock
Monday 18 June, 8:30pm
TCM
Channel 038
While her actress sister, Abigail, roams with a stock theatre company, country girl Jane stays home in rural Connecticut tending the family farm. Jane sees red when Abigail returns unannounced, stock company in tow, with plans to convert the family's barn into a venue for the troupe's musical revue. But after Abigail's beau, Joe, sells his car to buy Jane a new tractor, the farm girl softens and even gets bitten by the performing bug herself. Starring Judy Garland, Gene Kelly, Eddie Bracken.
The Hunger
Sunday 24 June, 10:15pm
TCM
Channel 038
John is the lover of the gorgeous immortal vampire Miriam, and he’s been led to believe that he'll live forever, too. Unfortunately, he quickly deteriorates and ages rapidly leading to Miriam seeking a new companion. She soon sets her sights on Sarah, a lovely young scientist, who quickly falls under Miriam's spell. However, Sarah doesn't warm up to the concept of vampirism easily, leading to conflict with Miriam. Starring David Bowie, Catherine Deneuve, Susan Sarandon.
Woodstock
Friday 29 June, 8:30pm
TCM
Channel 038
In 1969, 500,000 people descended on a small patch of field in a little-known town in upstate New York called Woodstock. This documentary chronicles the iconic event, from the event's inception all the way through to the unexpected air-delivery of food and medical supplies by the National Guard. The film contains performances, interviews with the artists and candid footage of the fans in a defining portrait of 1960s America. Starring Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Joe Cocker.
Ada
Saturday 30 June, 8:30pm
TCM
Channel 038
Aspiring Southern politician Bo Gillis has cause for celebration when he is elected governor of his state, thanks in large part to the efforts of his savvy campaign manager, Sylvester Marin. Bo's new wife, Ada, proves to be adept at learning the political ropes. The only problem is that she used to be a prostitute. As Ada becomes a more prominent presence in the Capitol, will her secret come back to haunt her and Bo? Starring Susan Hayward, Dean Martin, Wilfrid Hyde-White.
