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Thursday, May 13
THE LATE LATE SHOW WITH CRAIG KILBORN Venerable diva Patti LaBelle , who headlines this year’s Fashion Cares May 29, joins REM’s Michael Stipe for a chin-wag on the couch. 12:35 am on CBS/CHCH
Friday, May 14
POLLOCK (2000, dir Ed Harris, with Harris, Marcia Gay Harden, Jennifer Connelly and Bud Cort) Harris spent nearly 10 years and all his money assembling this warts-and-all portrait of American abstract painter Jackson Pollock. Harden won an Oscar as the antisocial art star’s long-suffering partner. 11:30 pm on CBC
Saturday, May 15
SWINGERS (1996, dir Doug Liman, with Jon Favreau, Vince Vaughn and Heather Graham) Lounge lizards troll cocktail-culture Vegas and L.A. looking for action. 10 pm on Showcase, repeated at 1 am
LITTLE RICHARD (2000, dir Robert Townsend, with Leon, Garrett Morris and Warren G) Made-for-TV biopic follows the rock ‘n’ roll queen’s ascent from backwoods childhood to top of the charts with detours into religion and eventual showbiz divinity. 11 pm on BET
Sunday, May 16
FEAR AND LOATHING IN LAS VEGAS (1998, dir Terry Gilliam, with Johnny Depp, Benicio del Toro and Cameron Diaz) Depp goes gonzo as lycergic journalist Hunter S. Thompson searching for Richard Nixon and the American dream in the Nevada desert. On acid. With lizards. 11:30 pm on Bravo
Monday, May 17
MOTOWN 45 Twenty years ago Michael Jackson moonwalked into history on Motown 25, a celebration of the Detroit hit machine’s contribution to pop culture. Tonight’s tribute features a lesser galaxy of stars – the Backstreet Boys , Raven Symone , a Jessica-less Nick Lachey – joined by vets like the Four Tops and Smokey Robinson for a non-stop medley of chart-toppers backed by Motown house band the Funk Brothers . 8 pm on ABC/CBC
BIOGRAPHY: COURTNEY LOVE Everyone’s favourite train wreck gets the full this-is-your-life treatment, from her ripped-off riot grrrl roots to becoming Kirk’s Yoko, from Golden Globe-nominated actor to publicity-stunt drug busts. 11 pm on A&E
Tuesday, May 18
JOHNNY CASH: HALF A MILE A DAY Documentary traces the Man in Black’s career from country outlaw to icon. With Jerry Lee Lewis and Judy Collins . 9 pm on Bravo
DIANA KRALL: LIVE AT UNION STATION Canuck thrush performs songs from her The Girl In The Other Room for rush-hour commuters and later joins the cast of Track 48. 10 pm on Bravo
RIDES Guitar gods Jeff Beck , Eric Clapton and Eddie Van Halen reveal their real passion – hot rods. Jason “No Seatbelt” Priestley hosts. 10 pm on the Learning Channel, repeated at 1 am
Wednesday, May 19
THE TONIGHT SHOW WITH JAY LENO Let’s see if Leno has any edge when First Lady Laura Bush hits the couch. Maybe he oughtta let his other guest, rapper Everlast , do the interview. 11:35 pm on NBC/CKVR, repeated at 3:30 am on NBC and Thursday at 10 pm on Star
