Star-Studded HBO Films Catalogue Now Streaming on CraveTV

Star-Studded HBO Films Catalogue Now Streaming on CraveTV


- 120 hours of new HBO Films content features award-winning actors Matt
Damon, Michael Douglas, Paul Giamatti, Angelina Jolie, Helen Mirren, Al
Pacino, Kevin Spacey, and more -

- Films include AMERICAN SPLENDOR, BEHIND THE CANDELABRA, CLEAR HISTORY,
MUHAMMAD ALI'S GREATEST FIGHT, GIA, RECOUNT, and more -

- Prestigious directors include Tom Hooper, Spike Lee, David Mamet, and
Gus Van Sant among others -



To tweet this release: http://bmpr.ca/1IN0PUz


TORONTO, July 10, 2015 /CNW/ - CraveTV(TM)( )announced today it has added the prestigious HBO films catalogue to its
exclusive HBO Collection. Beginning today, more than 70 star-studded
titles are now streaming on CraveTV, featuring award-winning actors
including: Matt Damon, Michael Douglas, Angelina Jolie, Al Pacino, and
more. The additional content, totalling 120 hours of premium HBO
programming - with more to come - delivers a breadth of Emmy(®) Award- and Golden Globe(®) Award-winning properties to CraveTV's already extensive HBO Collection.



Today's announcement is the second in a series of expansions to
CraveTV's HBO Collection following the addition of 146 stand-up comedy
specials last month. HBO Films will be available in CraveTV's HBO Collection as well as other relevant collections including Dramas, Crime and Mystery, and Historic TV. CraveTV will continue to roll out additional content from HBO Films in
the coming months.



"The addition of the HBO Films catalogue and its star power reinforces
CraveTV's commitment to premium programming," said Mike Cosentino,
Senior Vice-President, Programming, CraveTV. "We look forward to adding
more titles to the collection on an ongoing basis, bringing a new
dimension to the service we think subscribers will love."



Additional titles from the HBO Films catalogue coming soon only to
CraveTV include the 1983 biopic THE TERRY FOX STORY (Robert Duvall);
Emmy and Golden Globe Award-winning THE NORMAL HEART (Mark Ruffalo,
Julia Roberts), depicting the rise of the HIV-AIDS crisis in New York
City; the Golden Globe and Emmy Award-winning TEMPLE GRANDIN (Claire
Danes); and more.


**Media Note** Download photography of CraveTV at BellMediaPR.ca.


The collection of HBO Films features compelling dramas, hilarious
comedies, and eye-opening biographies including:



-- AMERICAN SPLENDOR, the 2003 Oscar-nominated biopic about Harvey
Pekar, the author of the American Splendorcomic books. The film
stars Paul Giamatti (Sideways, Barney's Version) as Pekar and
Hope Davis (Proof, Arlington Road) as his wife, Joyce Brabner.
The film received critical acclaim and was nominated for
numerous awards, including the Academy Award®for Best
Screenplay.

-- BEHIND THE CANDELABRA, the 2013 film directed by Steven
Soderbergh (Erin Brockovich, Traffic) covering the last 10
years of Liberace's life. Starring Michael Douglas as Liberace
and Matt Damon as his lover, Scott Thorson, the film won three
Emmy® Awards and two Golden Globe® Awards.




Also included is CLEAR HISTORY, starring Larry David, Jon Hamm, and
Danny McBride; GIA, starring Angelina Jolie in her breakout role;
MUHAMMAD ALI'S GREATEST FIGHT, starring Christopher Plummer (The Insider, Beginners); GREY GARDENS, starring Drew Barrymore and filmed in Toronto; PHIL
SPECTOR, starring Al Pacino and Helen Mirren and written and directed
by David Mamet (House of Games, Redbelt); and RECOUNT, the political drama about the 2000 U.S. Presidential
election starring Kevin Spacey, Denis Leary, Laura Dern, and more.



Other stars include Jeff Bridges (The Big Lebowski) in A DOG YEAR; Benedict Cumberbatch and Tom Hardy (The Dark Knight Rises) in STUART: A LIFE BACKWARDS; Oscar Isaac (Inside Llewyn Davis) in PU-239, a thriller produced by Steven Soderbergh and George
Clooney; Julianne Moore in CAST A DEADLY SPELL, and Hilary Swank in
MARY AND MARTHA.



Critically acclaimed directors include Tom Hooper (The King's Speech) who directed LONGFORD; Gus Van Sant (Good Will Hunting) who wrote and directed PARANOID PARK; and Spike Lee (Malcolm X, Miracle at St. Anna) who directed and produced MIKE TYSON: UNDISPUTED TRUTH.



The CraveTV catalogue features thousands of hours of premium TV
programming, including HBO's entire off-air library (THE WIRE, THE
SOPRANOS, SEX AND THE CITY, ENTOURAGE, and more), as well as the
SHOWTIME collection (THE AFFAIR, RAY DONOVAN, PENNY DREADFUL, and
more), both exclusive to CraveTV. The premium TV streaming service also
features exclusive programming from Amazon Studios, Lionsgate, and
Twentieth Century Fox.


About CraveTV

All you can watch, for $4/month. Created for TV lovers and devoted
exclusively to television, CraveTV is Canada's premium TV subscription
on-demand video streaming service, providing the most robust lineup of
superior television content in the country. From TV's most-acclaimed
dramas and beloved comedies to documentaries, music, and factual
programming, CraveTV features thousands of hours of premium non-kids TV
programming, representing hundreds of unique titles. Designed to
complement the traditional television ecosystem, and available to all
TV providers, CraveTV is currently available to Eastlink, TELUS Optik
TV, Bell Fibe TV, Bell Satellite TV, Bell Aliant FibreOP TV, Access
Communications, Northwestel, SaskTel, Cable Cable, Nexicom, Hay
Communications, Mitchell Seaforth Cable TV, Tuckersmith Communications,
Wightman Telecom subscribers, NRTC Communications, WTC Communications,
and Tbaytel and is coming soon to other television service providers.
Available through traditional set-top boxes, mobile apps, and the web,
CraveTV also supports Apple TV and Chromecast and will soon be
available via game consoles, and smart TVs. CraveTV is from Bell Media,
Canada's premier multi-media company with more than a decade of
leadership delivering Canada's most-watched and most-acclaimed
television programming across the Pay, Specialty, and Network TV
landscapes. For more on CraveTV, visit www.CraveTV.ca.


SOCIAL MEDIA LINKS:


Twitter:
@CraveTVCanada
@CraveTV_PR
Facebook
Instagram

SOURCE CraveTV

CraveTV

CONTACT: Emily Young Lee, Bell Media, emily.younglee@bellmedia.ca or 416.384.2593
Eleni Tenuta, CraveTV, eleni.tenuta@bellmedia.ca or 416.384.3530


-------
Profile: intent