HOLLYWOOD’S BIGGEST STARS SHINE “IN THE SPOTLIGHT” ON HDNET MOVIES WITH A SPECIAL BLOCK HIGHLIGHTING FILMS STARRING BRAD PITT, DWAYNE JOHNSON AND MORE EVERY THURSDAY AT 8pE IN JUNE
Plus, Spend the Weekend with Box-Office Favorites and Their Hit Follow-Ups in “Sequel Saturdays,” Featuring THE BLUES BROTHERS, SPECIES, SUPERMAN, & XXX
Los Angeles – May. 16, 2016 – HDNET MOVIES kicks off the summer with a sizzling June programming lineup featuring Hollywood hits and action favorites, headlined by the “In The Spotlight” block every Thursday at 8pE and the “Sequel Saturdays” block at 8pE every weekend.
HDNET MOVIES salutes Hollywood’s brightest stars with the “In the Spotlight” block, every Thursday at 8pE. The weekly feature begins on June 2 with Michelle Pfeiffer in ONE FINE DAY and TEQUILA SUNRISE. Next, on June 9, Brad Pitt stars in a trio of dramas featuring SPY GAME, MEET JOE BLACK, and THE DEVIL’S OWN; and, on June 16, Kevin Spacey stars in the cult hit THE USUAL SUSPECTS, and THE LIFE OF DAVID GALE. Then, Dwayne Johnson hits the ice in TOOTH FAIRY, and fights for freedom in THE SCORPION KING on June 23; and Kurt Russell stars in TEQUILA SUNRISE, and the 1986 John Carpenter opus BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA, on June 30.
Tune in for a roster of blockbuster favorites and their famous follow-ups in the “Sequel Saturdays” block, every week at 8pE, starting on June 4 with comedy legends Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi in the road trip odyssey THE BLUES BROTHERS, and John Goodman in BLUES BROTHERS 2000. Then, on June 11, seductive aliens seek mates in the steamy sci-fi thrillers SPECIES with Natasha Henstridge and Ben Kingsley, SPECIES II, and SPECIES III; and Christopher Reeves stars as the Man of Steel in SUPERMAN with Gene Hackman, and SUPERMAN II, on June 18. The month comes to a close on June 25 with Vin Diesel as the ultimate action hero in XXX with Samuel L. Jackson, and Ice Cube in XXX: STATE OF THE UNION with Willem Dafoe.
For a complete schedule of films and times, visit www.hdnetmovies.com/schedules.
HDNET MOVIES June highlights are as follows (all times eastern), along with a complete list of movies coming to the network this month:
In The Spotlight
Michelle Pfeiffer—June 2
ONE FINE DAY (1996) – 8:00pE
TEQUILA SUNRISE (1988) – 9:55pE
Brad Pitt—June 9
SPY GAME (2001) – 8:00pE
MEET JOE BLACK (1998) – 10:10pE
THE DEVIL’S OWN (1997) – 1:15aE
Kevin Spacey—June 16
THE USUAL SUSPECTS (1995) – 8:00pE
THE LIFE OF DAVID GALE (2003) – 9:50pE
Dwayne Johnson—June 23
TOOTH FAIRY (2010) – 8:00pE
THE SCORPION KING (2002) – 9:45pE
Kurt Russell—June 30
TEQUILA SUNRISE (1988) – 8:00pE
BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA (1986) – 10:00pE
Sequel Saturdays
Blues Brothers—June 4
THE BLUES BROTHERS (1980) – 8:00pE
BLUES BROTHERS 2000 (1998) – 10:15pE
Species—June 11
SPECIES (1995) – 8:00pE
SPECIES II (1998) – 9:55pE
SPECIES III (2004) – 11:35pE
Superman—June 18
SUPERMAN: THE MOVIE (1978) – 8:00pE
SUPERMAN II (1980) – 10:35pE
XXX—June 25
XXX (2002) – 8:00pE
XXX: STATE OF THE UNION (2005) – 10:05pE
Airing on HDNET MOVIES in June (for additional showings visit www.hdnetmovies.com/schedules)
THE ALAMO (1960) – June 12
ANASTASIA (1997) – June 10
ASTRO BOY (2009) – June 19
THE BEACH BOYS: AN AMERICAN FAMILY PART 1 AND 2 (2000) – June 6
BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA (1986) – June 30
THE BLUES BROTHERS (1980) – June 4
BLUES BROTHERS 2000 (1998) – June 4
DEAD MAN WALKING (1995) – June 3
THE DEVIL’S OWN (1997) – June 9
DOWN PERISCOPE (1996) – June 17
GLORY (1989) – June 21
HELLO, DOLLY! (1969) – June 6
HUGO (2011) – June 10
THE LIFE OF DAVID GALE (2003) – June 16
MEET JOE BLACK (1998) – June 9
MIDWAY (1976) – June 3
NIM’S ISLAND (2008) – June 19
ONE FINE DAY (1996) – June 2
RAMONA AND BEEZUS (2010) – June 10
RUDY (1993) – June 10
THE SCORPION KING (2002) – June 23
SPECIES (1995) – June 11
SPECIES II (1998) – June 11
SPECIES III (2004) – June 11
SPY GAME (2001) – June 9
SUPERMAN: THE MOVIE (1978) – June 18
SUPERMAN II (1980) – June 18
TEQUILA SUNRISE (1988) – June 2
THAT THING YOU DO! (1996) – June 6
THREE TO TANGO (1999) – June 17
TOOTH FAIRY (2010) – June 10
THE USUAL SUSPECTS (1995) – June 16
WEEKEND AT BERNIE’S (1989) – June 17
XXX (2002) – June 25
XXX: STATE OF THE UNION (2005) – June 25
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