#FIRSTLOOK: HOLLYWOOD SUITE PRESENT “SHOCKTOBER” 2025 PROGRAMMING LINEUP

Hollywood Suite is creepin’ it real with another year of terror-ific favourites from their 2025 Shocktober programming lineup, on-air and on demand starting October 1. Two ghoulishly good premieres will lure folks into the spooky season: Hollywood Suite’s original series Cinema A to Z: Ghosts (2024) and Canadian Kourtney Roy’s Kryptic (2024).

Getting the gourd times rolling is a new installment of fang-favourite Hollywood Suite original Cinema A to Z: Ghosts. From family-friendly favourites like Casper (1995), to menacing terrors like Freddy Krueger in A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984), this episode, airing October 7 at 9 PM ET, will have viewers exercising their devotion to all things haunted alongside film experts like Rue Morgue editor and Faculty of Horror co-host Andrea Subissatti, TIFF’s Midnight Madness mastermind Peter Kuplowsky, and Rotten Tomatoes-approved critic and Fantasia International Film Festival programmer Carolyn Mauricette.

Also dying to join the lineup is Kourtney Roy’s Kryptic, a Canadian body-horror that follows a woman’s (Chloe Pirrie) search for a missing cryptozoologist, which leads to her own riveting cosmic quest for identity. Taking on folk tales and mixing them with a good thriller, this film warns that sometimes, when you go hunting for a monster, the monster finds you first. Kryptic is set to premiere on October 28 at 9 PM ET.

Additional Shocktober channel premieres include classics like Danny Boyle’s original zombie-horror 28 Days Later (2003), a new restoration of David Cronenberg’s Scanners (1981), and John Carpenter’s Ghosts of Mars (2001); as well as less scary but equally spooktacular favourites like Tim Burton’s Edward Scissorhands (1990) and Steven Spielberg’s Jurassic Park (1993).

Find more highlights below and trick or treat yourself to the full list of Shocktober selections available on Hollywood Suite On Demand this October at hollywoodsuite.ca/shocktober.

Son of Frankenstein (1940)
Five (1951)
Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man (1951)
Tarantula (1955)
The Curse of Frankenstein (1957)
The Blob (1958)
The Fly (1958)
The Revenge of Frankenstein (1958)
The Mummy (1959)
The Brides of Dracula (1960)
Peeping Tom (1960)
Psycho (1960)
The Innocents (1961)
The Birds (1963)
Night of the Living Dead (1968)
The Wicker Man (1973)
Deathdream (1974)
Phantom of the Paradise (1974)
The Omen (1976)
The Car (1977)
The Haunting of Julia (1977)
The Brood (1979)
Scanners (1981)
Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982)
The Thing (1982)
The Evil Dead (1983)
Christine (1983)
Videodrome (1983)
Fright Night (1985)
The Fly (1986)
The Wraith (1986)
They Live (1988)
The Burbs (1989)
Warlock (1989)
Edward Scissorhands (1990)
Tremors (1990)
Buffy The Vampire Slayer (1992)
Army of Darkness (1993)
Jurassic Park (1993)
From Dusk Til Dawn (1996)
Practical Magic (1998)
The Faculty (1998)
Bride of Chucky (1998)
The Blair Witch Project (1999)
Hollow Man (2000)
Scary Movie (2000)
John Carpenter’s Ghosts of Mars (2001)
Session 9 (2001)
From Hell (2001)
Resident Evil (2002)
Halloween: Resurrection (2002)
Red Dragon (2002)
28 Days Later (2003)
Freddy Vs. Jason (2003)
Resident Evil: Apocalypse (2004)
Dawn of the Dead (2004)
Saw (2004)
Seed of Chucky (2004)
Van Helsing (2004)
King Kong (2005)
Sin City (2005)
Vacancy (2007)
1408 (2007)
28 Weeks Later (2007)
Grindhouse (2007)
Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008)
Zombieland (2009)
Orphan (2009)
Jennifer’s Body (2009)
Legion (2010)
Sinister (2011)
Warm Bodies (2013)
The Visit (2015)
Crimson Peak (2015)
Ouija: Origin of Evil (2016)
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (2016)
Split (2017)
Men in Black: International (2019)
Zombieland: Double Tap (2019)
Us (2019)
Slaxx (2020)
Kryptic (2024)
Your Monster (2024)

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#FIRSTLOOK: HOLLYWOOD SUITE SEASON THREE OF “CINEMA A TO Z”

Hollywood Suite is excited to announce a third season of the fan-favourite original series, Cinema A to Z. Launching September 2025, the new season features four new episodes: Growing Pains, Ghosts, Perfect Pairs and Robots.

Just in time for back-to-school season, Season 3 kicks off with Cinema A to Z: Growing Pains on September 10. From Annie’s rags-to-riches triumph to the heartbreak of My Girl, the laughs of Uncle Buck, and the perilous action of Jumanji, this episode takes film experts like Johanna Schneller (The Globe & Mail), Justin Decloux and Will Sloan (Important Cinema Club podcast), Radheyan Simonpillai (CTV’s Your Morning) and Rachel Ho (Exclaim!) on a trip through 26 tales of growing up.

“This season joins a collection of episodes spanning over three years, which have all been alphabetical love letters to cinema,” said Ryan Mains, Executive Producer. “Starting with the very first episode, Cinema A to Z: Books back in 2022, the series continues to be a favourite amongst Hollywood Suite watchers, and we couldn’t be more excited to see what films get added to the collection this year.”

The second episode in the season arrives ahead of Halloween. Featuring family-friendly favourites like Casper, menacing terrors like Freddy Krueger in A Nightmare on Elm Street, and even the hilariously raunchy Beetlejuice, Cinema A to Z: Ghosts will have viewers exercising their devotion to all things haunted when it premieres October 7.

Meanwhile, Cinema A to Z: Perfect Pairs, premieres November 5 and features iconic duos like Kirk and Spock in Star Trek, Iceman and Maverick in Top Gun, and Enid and Rebecca in Ghost World. Coming out early 2026 is the final episode of the season, Cinema A to Z: Robots. This episode includes segments on the robotic doppelganger in Metropolis, Murphy’s transformation into Robocop, and the suspiciously sinister “synthetic” Bishop in Alien.

This is the third season of Cinema A to Z on Hollywood Suite. Watch Hollywood Suite original content now at hollywoodsuite.ca/originals.

#NEWMUSIC: OASIS: LIVE AT THE CITY OF MANCHESTER STADIUM (2025) ON HOLLYWOOD SUITE

Oasis headlines Hollywood Suite’s August programming with the exclusive Canadian premiere of Oasis: Live at the City of Manchester Stadium (2005) on August 24, 2025. After splitting up in 2009, Canada welcomes the band on their record-breaking sold-out reunion tour next month. For those who didn’t score tickets, Hollywood Suite is bringing the concert experience to your home, alongside more exclusive Canadian film premieres on the channel, including Skeet (2024) and The Legend in Me (2024).

“We may not have been able to get tickets to the upcoming show at the new Rogers Stadium, but that doesn’t mean we don’t get to experience the excitement,” said Suzanne Marshall, Hollywood Suite Senior Manager, Programming. “Two decades since their Manchester concert, it’s time to amp up the nostalgia with a trip to Oasis Live in 2005.”

Following the release of their 6th studio album, Oasis: Live at the City of Manchester Stadium (2005) documents the band’s triumphant return to their hometown, Manchester, for the concert of a lifetime. Directed by famed music film director Dick Carruthers (Led Zeppelin Celebration Day, The Rolling Stones Bridges To Babylon), the film will premiere on the Hollywood Suite 2000s Movies Channel August 24 at 9pm ET.

Also premiering on Hollywood Suite is Skeet (2024), a drama film set in St. John’s, NL, about a recently released convict, Billy Skinner. Upon returning to his low-income neighbourhood, Billy, played by Sean Dalton of the Canadian rock band The Trews, finds that what was once a predominantly white neighbourhood is now mostly occupied by refugee families. Directed by Nik Sexton (Good People), the film has won and been nominated for multiple accolades, including the Canadian Screen Awards and the Atlantic Film Festival awards. It is set to premiere on the Hollywood Suite 2010s+ Movies Channel August 6 at 9pm ET.

The Legend in Me (2024) is a documentary following Chas Conacher, the great-grandchild of Canadian sports legend Lionel Conacher, and the challenges they face while exploring both the weight of their family’s star-athlete lineage and the evolving landscape of queer identity. Available exclusively on Hollywood Suite, the film will premiere on the Hollywood Suite 2010s+ Movies Channel+ August 27 at 9pm ET.

Additionally, on Hollywood Suite this August is the Summer of Stars collection, including titles starring Denzel Washington, Jane Fonda and more; Crime Wave featuring films from Scarface (1983) to Hot Fuzz (2007); and Rotten Tomatoes “Certified Fresh” movies like Wildhood (2021) and Singin’ in the Rain (1952).

#FIRSTLOOK: HOLLYWOOD SUITE CELEBRATE PRIDE MONTH 2025

Hollywood Suite is proud to be celebrating Queer cinema this Pride month, with LGBTQIA2S+ films and series all June long. As part of the festivities, Hollywood Suite celebrates the world premiere of the 6-part series Hell Motel (2025) with two exclusive events in Toronto featuring cast members Eric McCormack (Will & Grace, Departure) and Icesis Couture (Canada’s Drag Race S2).

“We couldn’t be more excited to celebrate Pride not only on our service, but also in-person and on the big screen this month,” said Suzanne Marshall, Hollywood Suite Senior Manager, Programming. “We invite everyone to come out and celebrate LGBTQIA2S+ storytelling with our Hell Motel events, and keep the party going at home with Queer film classics all month long on Hollywood Suite.”

On Friday, June 13, McCormack will join the cast and crew for an advance screening of Hell Motel at the historic Revue Cinema in Toronto, with public tickets available here. The series will also have its broadcast premiere on Hollywood Suite June 13 at 9pm ET. Following that, Hollywood Suite presents Too Hot to Die: A Drag Show from Hell on June 25th at 8pm at Storm Crow Manor in Toronto. Featuring an electrifying performance by Canada’s Drag Race winner Icesis Couture, who appears in the Hell Motel, the Storm Crow Manor event will also feature local drag artists Messy Margaret, Madee Lovegood and Sanjna. Tickets are available here.

Chasing Chasing Amy leads Hollywood Suite’s Pride month programming, with its broadcast premiere on June 4 at 9pm ET. A look at Queer filmmaker Sav Rodgers’ deep relationship with the Kevin Smith film Chasing Amy (1997), the documentary examines its complex legacy and how sometimes even problematic representation might change someone’s life. Earning a handful of awards and nominations, including Outstanding Documentary at the 2025 GLAAD Media Awards, the film has moved audiences around the world.

To get more into the spirit, Hollywood Suite will present Pride movie classics in June, including Personal Best (1982), Rent (2005), Booksmart (2018), and the premiere of Falling (2020) on June 26 at 9pm ET. Directed, written and starring Viggo Mortensen (Captain Fantastic, The Lord of the Rings), Falling follows the story of John Peterson, who lives with his partner Eric and their adopted daughter in Southern California. When he is visited by his aging father, who is searching for a place to retire, their two very different worlds collide.

The Pride party continues with the LGBTQIA2S+ classic But I’m A Cheerleader (2000), which is celebrating its 25th anniversary. Director Jamie Babbit’s surreal conversion camp-set comedy started as a cult hit in Queer circles but, with passing time and the growing stardom of its leads, has become an iconic piece of 2000s satire. Natasha Lyonne (Orange is the New Black, Poker Face) and Clea DuVall (Argo, The Faculty) star in the story about a clueless cheerleader sent to a conversion therapy camp to “cure” her homosexuality, where instead she discovers her true identity and falls in love. On demand all month long, the film will be broadcast June 28 at 9pm ET.

The complete June programming celebrating Pride can be found below:

Personal Best (1982)

Fried Green Tomatoes (1991)

Irma Vep (1996)

The Watermelon Woman (1996)

Welcome to the Dollhouse (1996)

But I’m A Cheerleader (2000)

Brokeback Mountain (2005)

Rent (2005)

Kill Your Darlings (2012)

Certain Women (2016)

Professor Marston & The Wonder Women (2017)

Booksmart (2018)

Falling (2020)

Chasing Chasing Amy (2023)

Wreck S1 (2023)

Wreck S2 (2024)

Pet Shop Boys Dreamworld – The Greatest Hits Live In Copenhagen (2024)

#FIRSTLOOK: “HELL MOTEL” PREMIERES JUNE 13, 2025 ON HOLLYWOOD SUITE

Hollywood Suite invites you to stay awhile this June with the exclusive broadcast premiere of Hell Motel, the highly anticipated new eight-episode limited horror series from Slasher creators Aaron Martin and Ian Carpenter. Featuring Emmy® Award-winner Eric McCormack (Will & Grace, Departure), Paula Brancati (Slasher), Shaun Benson (The Boys), Atticus Mitchell (The Hardy Boys), Emmanuel Kabongo (Murdoch Mysteries), Jim Watson (Slasher) and Genevieve DeGraves (Slasher), the first episode of the Shudder original series, Hell Motel, will premiere in Canada on June 13, 2025 at 9pm ET. Additional episodes will then premiere weekly on Tuesdays beginning June 17 2025, and will be available on Hollywood Suite On Demand.

Horror fans are also invited to attend a FREE advance screening of the first episode of Hell Motel on June 13 at Revue Cinema in Toronto, featuring scary surprises and a special Q&A with select cast and crew. Tickets are first come, first served, so follow @hollywoodsuite and @revuecinema for updates in the coming days.

The new series follows a group of 10 true crime obsessives, who are invited to the opening weekend of the newly renovated Cold River Motel. The site of a 30-year-old unsolved satanic mass murder, history soon repeats itself at the motel when the guests are stranded and start getting knocked off one by one, in increasingly gruesome ways.

“We are thrilled to be the exclusive Canadian broadcaster of Hell Motel,” said Suzanne Marshall, Hollywood Suite Senior Manager, Programming. “With a chilling new setting and story, Aaron and Ian have delivered all of the terrifying scares and gore that genre fans have come to expect. We can’t wait for viewers to discover it this June!”

“Our ongoing partnership with Hollywood Suite means that we get to keep bringing Canadian-made horror to fans who love something fresh and fearless,” said Christina Jennings, Chairman and President of Shaftesbury. “Hell Motel is another great example of what we can do together – creating bold, genre-pushing horror that builds on our past successes and takes things in exciting new directions.”

Eric McCormack leads the cast in the role of Hemmingway, a chef with a wickedly sinister flair. He’s joined by fellow motel guests Paige (Paula Brancati), a former actress and scream queen looking to revive her career; Crow (Shaun Benson), a new-age medium with an apparent connection to the massacre’s victims; Blake (Atticus Mitchell), a true crime writer; Kawayan (Emmanuel Kabongo), a talented artist with a dark focus on murder; Andy (Jim Watson), an academic at the forefront of contemporary true crime studies; and Adriana (Genevieve DeGraves), a flight attendant with several notorious serial killer notches on her bedpost.

Canadian drag superstar and winner of Canada’s Drag Race Season 2, Icesis Couture, makes a guest appearance as Magenta, a stylish real estate agent who sells the Coldwater Motel to new owners Ruby (Brynn Godenir) and Portia (Michelle Nolden).

Hell Motel is a Shudder Original Series, developed and produced by Shaftesbury, in association with Hollywood Suite, with the financial participation of the Bell Fund. The series is created and executive produced by
The series is created and executive produced by Aaron Martin and showrunner Ian Carpenter. Additional executive producers include Christina Jennings, Scott Garvie and director Adam MacDonald. AMC Networks holds distribution rights.

#FIRSTLOOK: HOLLYWOOD SUITE PRESENT NATIONAL CANADIAN FILM DAY 2025 PROGRAMMING

With National Canadian Film Day just around the corner on April 16, Hollywood Suite is celebrating with a full day of programming featuring the Canadian broadcast premieres of Ron Dias’ love letter to Scarborough in Morningside (2024), and Josephine Anderson’s B.C. based documentary feature Curl Power (2024). On April 6 at 9pm ET film fans can also tune into the Season 2 finale of the Hollywood Suite original series Cinema A to Z, with an episode exploring Acting Debuts. Paired with programming from talent from across the country, there’s no better time to be immersed in homegrown films than this month. Viewers can catch these titles and more on Hollywood Suite On Demand.

“National Canadian Film Day is a great excuse to kick back and appreciate the best of Canadian cinema without leaving the comfort of your couch,” said Suzanne Marshall, Hollywood Suite Senior Manager, Programming. “Hollywood Suite is proud to bring some of the amazing talent we have in Canada to the forefront this month.”

Director Josephine Anderson’s coming-of-age documentary film Curl Power follows five teenagers in Maple Ridge B.C., who pursue their dream of becoming national curling champions. Seeking their own paths amid the legacies of their world champion mothers, the intimate and imaginative film will premiere on Hollywood Suite on April 16 at 7:30pm ET.

Directed and co-written by Ron Dias, Morningside offers a deeply personal and authentic portrait of life in Scarborough. Starring Kiana Madeira (Netflix’s Fear Street), multi-platinum recording artist Fefe Dobson, and Lovell Adams-Gray (Power Book II: Ghost), the film explores themes of gentrification, resilience and community. Morningside premieres on Hollywood Suite on April 16 at 9pm ET.

The second season of Hollywood Suite’s fan favourite original series Cinema A to Z wraps with a deep dive into the various paths to becoming a great actor in Cinema A to Z: Acting Debuts. From Jane Fonda as June Ryder in Tall Story (1960); Barbra Streisand as Fanny Brice in Funny Girl (1968); Woody Harrelson as Krushinski in Wildcats (1986) and Patricia Arquette as Kristen Parker in A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987) – viewers can take a look back at 26 debut performances from their favourite stars.

For even more Canadian content on April 16, catch internationally acclaimed hits like Atom Egoyan’s Exotica (1994), the crossover western The Grey Fox (1982), or try something new like the delightful comedy I Like Movies (2022) or the moving documentary Batata (2022).

View the full list of National Canadian Film Day programming below:

Nobody Waved Goodbye (1965)

The Rainbow Boys (1973)

Les Ordres (1974)

Black Christmas (1974)

The Haunting of Julia (1977)

Murder By Decree (1979)

The Brood (1979)

The Grey Fox (1982)

Strange Brew (1983)

Incident at Restigouche (1984)

Crime Wave (1985)

The Peanut Butter Solution (1985)

Calling the Shots (1988)

Les Matins Infideles (1989)

American Boyfriends (1989)

The Company of Strangers (1990)

Calendar (1993)

Dance Me Outside (1994)

Exotica (1994)

Johnny Mnemonic (1995)

Hard Core Logo (1996)

Existenz (1999)

Daydream Nation (2010)

The F Word (2013)

I Like Movies (2022)

Batata (2022)

The Burning Season (2023)

Don’t F**K With Ghosts (2024)

Morningside (2024)

Curl Power (2024)

#FIRSTLOOK: HOLLYWOOD SUITE PRESENT 2025 INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY PROGRAMMING

This March, Hollywood Suite is proud to celebrate International Women’s Day by spotlighting women in front of and behind the camera. Included in the lineup are the exclusive Canadian broadcast premieres of Shiori Itô’s Academy Award® nominee for Best Documentary Feature Black Box Diaries (2024) premiering on March 1, 2025 at 7:15pm ET; the Canadian musical comedy series Less Than Kosher (2023), co-written by and starring Shaina Silver-Baird (The Communist’s Daughter) premiering on March 11, 2025 at 9pm ET; and Valerie Buhagiar’s (Carmen) award-winning Canadian thriller The Dogs (2024) premiering on March 26 at 9pm ET. All three titles will be available on Hollywood Suite On Demand on March 1, 2025

One of this year’s Oscar®-nominated documentaries, Black Box Diaries (2024), sees journalist and filmmaker Shiori Itô investigate her own sexual assault, exposing Japan’s outdated judicial and societal systems in a landmark case. The seven-episode Canadian musical comedy series Less Than Kosher (2023) strikes a chord with a heartfelt journey of self-discovery when a young singer’s failing music career forces her back home, landing a job as a cantor at her family’s synagogue. Starring Katheen Munroe (Law and Order Toronto: Criminal Intent), Donovan Colan (Theater Camp) and Kris Holden-Ried (The Umbrella Academy), mysteries abound in director Valerie Buhagiar’s Canadian feature The Dogs (2024), which follows a mother-son duo who move into a quiet farmhouse only to learn about its haunting past.

To mark International Women’s Day on March 8, Hollywood Suite will be turning prime time programming over to four multi-talented women, showcasing films that excite and inspire them. Catch movie selections from Shaina Silver-Baird (Less Than Kosher) with Legally Blonde (2001), La La Land (2016) and Booksmart (2019); Cat Hostick (Poly Is The New Monogamy) with Liar Liar (1997), Run Lola Run (1998) and 10 Things I Hate About You (1999); Keeya King (Guess Who) with 9 to 5 (1980), Dirty Dancing (1987) and Beaches (1988) and Valerie Buhagiar (The Dogs) with Don’t Look Now (1973), The Omen (1976) and The Deer Hunter (1978).

“Spanning multiple decades and a wide variety of genres, we have curated an exciting lineup of female-driven projects for viewers to discover this March,” said Suzanne Marshall, Hollywood Suite Senior Manager, Programming. “We are also thrilled to have four Canadian women in film lead our programming on International Women’s Day with their personal film favourites.”

Hollywood Suite will also be celebrating the 75th Anniversary of the six-time Oscar®-winning classic film All About Eve (1950). Starring Anne Baxter as Eve Harrington, who maneuvers herself from fan to leading lady, and Bette Davis as Margo Channing, the Broadway mega-star standing in Eve’s way, the role solidified Davis as a Golden Age star who refused to be brushed out of the spotlight – no matter her age. The film also includes an early performance from the legendary Marilyn Monroe.

Additional March programming highlighting women in film can be found below and viewed here.

Dance, Girl, Dance (1940)

First Comes Courage (1943)

Daisies (1966)

The Eyes of Laura Mars (1978)

It’s My Turn (1980)

Real Genius (1985)

Smooth Talk (1985)

Dirty Dancing (1987)

A Dry White Season (1989)

Look Who’s Talking (1989)

Awakenings (1990)

Look Who’s Talking Too (1990)

Mississippi Masala (1991)

Stepping Out (1991)

The Prince of Tides (1991)

Sleepless in Seattle (1993)

The Mirror Has Two Faces (1996)

The Watermelon Woman (1996)

Dance With Me (1998)

The Matrix (1999)

American Psycho (2000)

Riding in Cars With Boys (2001)

The Matrix Reloaded (2003)

The Matrix Revolutions (2003)

The Holiday (2006)

Old Joy (2006)

Things We Lost In The Fire (2007)

Jennifer’s Body (2009)

Seeking a Friend for the End of the World (2012)

Carrie (2013)

The Intern (2015)

Certain Women (2016)

Professor Marston & the Wonder Women (2017)

The Beguiled (2017)

Booksmart (2019)

The Short History of a Long Road (2019)

Late Night (2019)

Marvelous and the Black Hole (2022)

#FIRSTLOOK: HOLLYWOOD SUITE PRESENT ANTI-VALENTINE’S PORGRAMMING 2025

Hollywood Suite invites film fans to fall out of love and into the arms of a bad romance this February, with the exclusive Canadian broadcast premiere of Kim Albright’s dark comedy With Love and a Major Organ (2023) on February 25 at 9pm ET. For those who aren’t feeling the love this year, Hollywood Suite has curated a special collection of anti-Valentine’s Day films starring favourites like Demi Moore, Emma Stone, Sharon Stone, Michael Douglas, Ryan Gosling, Jennifer Aniston and more, available now on Hollywood Suite On Demand.

“Love isn’t always in the air; whether you’re feeling it or not, we’ve curated a lineup for everyone to enjoy this month,” said Suzanne Marshall, Hollywood Suite Senior Manager, Programming. “Kim Albright has created a fantastical world for the lovesick in With Love and a Major Organ that is both cynical and hopeful at the same time.”

The not-so-romantic Canadian film brings viewers into an alternate world where hearts are made of objects and suppressing emotions is self-care. A lonely woman, played by Anna Maguire (Violation), actually rips out her own heart for the man she loves, played by Hamza Haq (Transplant), only to discover that he has run away with it.

For a little more Valentine’s relief and the dark side of love, sex, and obsession, catch Clint Eastwood’s American Southern Gothic thriller The Beguiled (1971); Michael Douglas and Sharon Stone in the erotic thriller Basic Instinct (1992); and Amy Adams and Jake Gyllenhaal in the revenge tale Nocturnal Animals (2016). Sweet romances turn sour in the dramedy Striptease (1996) starring Demi Moore; the Oscar-winning musical La La Land (2016); and the premiere of The Break-Up (2006) starring Vince Vaughn and Jennifer Aniston.

While love sometimes does stink, romance is still in the air for some including the original rom-com It Happened One Night (1934). Directors may have mixed comedy and romance since the start of movies, but it was the friction between Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert in this Frank Capra film that made the genre an audience favourite. Available alongside this classic are contemporary romances including Four Weddings and A Funeral (1994); The Wedding Planner (2001) and Long Shot (2019).

Highlights from the programming lineup in celebration (or not) of Valentine’s Day can be found below:

Father of the Bride (1950)

It Should Happen To You (1954)

Tall Story (1960)

Come September (1961)

Baby The Rain Must Fall (1965)

Rachel, Rachel (1968)

The Beguiled (1971)

Remember My Name (1978)

The Fan (1981)

Raggedy Man (1981)

Cat People (1982)

Sixteen Candles (1984)

My Beautiful Laundrette (1986)

Blind Date (1987)

Dirty Dancing (1987)

Basic Instinct (1992)

What’s Love Got To Do With It (1993)

It Could Happen To You (1994)

Four Weddings and a Funeral (1995)

Striptease (1996)

Grosse Pointe Blank (1997)

Ever After: A Cinderella Story (1998)

The Wedding Singer (1998)

You’ve Got Mail (1998)

10 Things I Hate About You (1999)

Never Been Kissed (1999)

High Fidelity (2000)

Miss Congeniality (2000)

Legally Blonde (2001)

Sidewalks of New York (2001)

The Wedding Planner (2001)

Love Actually (2003)

Something’s Gotta Give (2003)

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)

The Notebook (2004)

Wimbledon (2004)

The Break-Up (2006)

The Holiday (2006)

Crazy, Stupid, Love (2010)

Easy A (2010)

Begin Again (2013)

La La Land (2016)

Nocturnal Animals (2016)

Professor Marston & The Wonder Women (2017)

Ali & Ava (2021)

ABOUT HOLLYWOOD SUITE

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Hollywood Suite is available to over 10 million households across Canada, exclusively through Canadian television service providers and Amazon Prime Video Channels. Visit hollywoodsuite.ca for more information.

#FIRSTLOOK: HOLLYWOOD SUITE CELEBRATES BLACK EXCELLENCE BLACK HISTORY MONTH FEBRUARY 2025

Hollywood Suite is proud to celebrate Black History Month this February with a curated lineup of films from Black creators, storytellers and stars, including the exclusive Canadian broadcast premiere of Canadian horror film Guess Who (2024) on February 12, 2025 at 9pm ET. Viewers can also catch films by essential directors Sidney Poitier, John Singleton, Spike Lee, Cheryl Dunye and many more on Hollywood Suite On Demand beginning February 1, 2025.

Starring Canadians Keeya King (Yellowjackets) and Corteon Moore (From), the Montreal-shot Guess Who (2024) sees a newly engaged couple’s visit to future in-laws turn deadly when a masked killer shows up to wreak havoc. During the holiday tradition of “mummering” — an event in which friends, family and neighbors go door to door in bizarre costumes and masks — the festivities turn into a guessing game of ‘who’s who’ and a battle of survival.

“Viewers are in for a spine-chilling ride with Guess Who! This suspenseful slasher is packed with twists and turns, but at its core, it’s a powerful story about a young woman discovering her inner strength,” said Keeya King, star of Guess Who. “I had the privilege of portraying Kaitlyn Martindale, collaborating closely with our visionary director Amelia Moses and exceptionally talented cast and crew, to bring this compelling film to life. More than just an edge-of-your-seat thriller—it’s a poignant reminder of the resilience and courage we all carry within us. I’m thrilled for audiences to experience it on Hollywood Suite!”

Viewers can also discover a collection of over 40 films from the 1960s to today. Catch classic titles like Sidney Poitier’s western Buck and the Preacher (1972) in which he stars alongside Harry Belafonte; Gordon Parks’ quintessential Shaft (1971) and his biopic of legendary folk singer Huddie Ledbetter in Leadbelly (1976); Gilbert Moses’ cult classic blaxploitation film Willie Dynamite (1973); and Greased Lightning (1977) starring Richard Pryor as Wendell Scott, the the first Black driver to win an upper-tier NASCAR race.

Contemporary voices are highlighted all month long with John Singleton’s Academy Award-nominated coming-of-age drama Boyz N The Hood (1991); Morgan Freeman’s directorial debut Bopha! (1993); Waiting to Exhale (1995) starring Whitney Houston and Angela Bassett; Cheryl Dunye’s vibrant representation of Black lesbian identity in The Watermelon Woman (1996); Justin Simien’s acclaimed satire Dear White People (2014); and a collection of films from visionary director Spike Lee with the Hollywood Suite premiere of School Daze (1988), Do The Right Thing (1989), Clockers (1995), Inside Man (2006), and Blackkklansman (2018).

The full programming lineup in celebration of Black History Month can be found below:

Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner (1967)

Watermelon Man (1970)

Shaft (1971)

Buck and the Preacher (1972)

Willie Dynamite (1973)

Leadbelly (1976)

Greased Lightning (1977)

Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling (1986)

Hollywood Shuffle (1987)

School Daze (1988)

Glory (1989)

Do the Right Thing (1989)

Boyz n the Hood (1991)

Mississippi Masala (1991)

Bebe’s Kids (1992)

Just Another Girl on the I.R.T. (1993)

Bopha! (1993)

Clockers (1995)

Devil in a Blue Dress (1995)

Waiting to Exhale (1995)

The Watermelon Woman (1996)

The Wood (1999)

The Best Man (1999)

White Chicks (2004)

Inside Man (2006)

Precious: Based on the Novel “Push” by Sapphire (2009)

The United States vs. Billie Holiday (2011)

The Equalizer (2014)

Get On Up (2014)

About Last Night (2014)

Dear White People (2014)

Straight Outta Compton (2015)

Dope (2015)

Keanu (2016)

Girl’s Trip (2017)

Marshall (2017)

Detroit (2017)

Get Out (2017)

Blackkklansman (2018)

The Equalizer 2 (2018)

If Beale Street Could Talk (2018)

Queen & Slim (2019)

Guess Who (2024)

#FIRSTLOOK: HOLLYWOOD SUITE – NEW PROGRAMMING HIGHLIGHTS – JANUARY 2025

Hollywood Suite rings in 2025 with a killer collection of films and TV premiering exclusively on the service this January. With season two of Irish mob drama Kin, the ghost hunter comedy Don’t F**k With Ghosts, killer jeans (literally) slasher film Slaxx, and an apocalyptic premiere of a new episode of the Hollywood Suite original documentary series Cinema A to Z, the new year will kick off with some scary good times. These titles and hundreds more will be available on Hollywood Suite On Demand beginning January 1, 2025, with the first episode of season two of Kin available on January 4, 2025.

“We couldn’t be more excited to bring a creepy collection of Canadian films to our platform and start the new year championing homegrown talent,” said Suzanne Marshall, Hollywood Suite Programming Manager. “We are also thrilled to be back with a new episode of Cinema A to Z, with our favourite experts delving into world-ending films that are sure to delight cinephiles and genre fans alike.”

The award-winning Irish crime drama Kin (2021), returns with the exclusive Canadian broadcast premiere of the second season on January 4 at 9pm ET. Starring Charlie Cox (Daredevil), the new season sees the Kinsella family thriving in the wake of a death when a new threat rears its head from within – in the shape of a ruthless, bullying, agent of chaos. Viewers can catch up on season one on Hollywood Suite On Demand now.

Hollywood Suite’s Cinema A to Z is back with a new episode premiering on January 1 at 9pm ET. Cinema A to Z: The Apocalypse brings together Hollywood Suite’s favourite movie experts to talk the end of the world with movies ranging from the first nuclear apocalypse on film with Five (1951), to the eerie aliens of Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978) and the totally wild and unexpected apocalypses from Nicolas Cage and Sean Connery in Knowing (2009) and Zardoz (1974).

Premiering January 3 at 9pm ET, is Canadian horror comedy Don’t F**k With Ghosts (2024) from writers, producers and stars Adam Rodness (Hemlock Grove, Shazam!) and Stu Stone (Donnie Darko, Faking A Murderer) and executive produced by Kevin Hart’s Hartbeat Productions. Shot in Winnipeg, Manitoba, the film follows a filmmaking duo who are convinced they need to capitalize on the next paranormal phenomenon by attempting to prove that ghosts are real. The film will premiere alongside a night of programming curated by Adam and Stu, which will include their other titles Vandits (2022) and Faking A Murderer (2020).

Deadly, demonic denim is in style for 2025 with Montreal-born director Elza Kephart’s Slaxx (2020), premiering January 14 at 9pm ET. When a possessed pair of jeans begins to kill the staff of a trendy clothing store, it is up to an idealistic young sales clerk to stop its bloody rampage. Filmed in the remote North Shore region of Québec, the film stars Montreal native Romane Denis (The G).

With 21 film premieres, exciting exclusives and returning fan favourites, Hollywood Suite is starting the year off with a bang! Special programming includes a showcase celebrating the work of animator and special effects pioneer Ray Harryhausen with Earth Vs. The Flying Saucers (1956) and Jason and The Argonauts (1963).

Find more sci-fi and horror highlights below:

King Kong (1933)

Attack of the 50 Foot Woman (1958)

Fantastic Voyage (1966)

The Omega Man (1971)

Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter (1974)

The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976)

Logan’s Run (1976)

Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)

Videodrome (1983)

A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)

Ghostbusters (1984)

D.A.R.Y.L. (1985)

Critters (1986)

The Fly (1986)

Beetlejuice (1988)

Critters II: The Main Course (1988)

Earth Girls Are Easy (1988)

Ghostbusters II (1989)

The Abyss (1989)

Total Recall (1990)

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990)

The Witches (1990)

Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992)

Interview With The Vampire (1994)

Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight (1995)

Men in Black (1997)

Bride of Chucky (1998)

Donnie Darko (2001)

The Mummy Returns (2001)

Blade II (2002)

Dawn of the Dead (2004)

The Day After Tomorrow (2004)

Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride (2005)

30 Days of Night (2007)

Jennifer’s Body (2009)

Daybreakers (2010)

Edge of Tomorrow (2014)

Godzilla (2014)

Kong: Skull Island (2017)