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Thursday, April 1
SHADOW OF THE VAMPYRE (2000, dir E. Elias Merhige, with John Malkovich, Willem Defoe, Eddy Izzard and Udo Kier) What if the star of Murnau’s Nosferatu were really a vampire? 2 pm on A&E
STARS BY HELMUT NEWTON (documentary) Celebrity subjects salute the late kinky fashion photog and the publication of SUMO, a 464-page Newton retrospective that weighs 66 pounds. 10 pm on TVO
LE PETIT SOLDAT LE PETIT SOLDAT
(1960, dir Jean-Luc Godard, with Anna Karina) Against the backdrop of Algerian terrorism, a reporter questions his beliefs. Godard’s first finished feature was banned in France until 1963. En français. 12:30 am on TFO
Friday, April 2
ON AIR WITH RYAN SEACREST Will guest Janet Jackson’s wardrobe malfunction when she performs “live” for the American Idol host’s Sunset Strip studio audience of sign-waving plants? 4 pm on CH
O BROTHER, WHERE ART THOU? (2000, dir Joel Coen, with George Clooney and John Turturro) Clooney and company’s convicts-on-the-run antics are soon eclipsed by T-Bone Burnett’s stellar roots soundtrack. Repeated at 10 pm. 8 pm on TBS CONAN O’BRIEN Guests Australian dream-poppers the Sleepy Jackson. 12:35 am on NBC (repeated Saturday, 5 pm, on STAR)
Saturday, April 3
SPACENEWS MONTHLY Still up from the night before? Hit the mute, slap on some Floyd and dig these hypnotic hi-def satellite shots from deep space. Bonus: subtitles for the impaired. 8 am on REAL SPACE (repeated Sunday, 7 am)
BARGAIN HUNT BARGAIN HUNT
Think Antiques Roadshow as a game show with an aging Cocker-knee host (Richard Dawson meets Dudley Moore), where the winners win, er, nothing, actually. Catchphrase: cheap as chips. 4 pm on PBS
Sunday, April 4
TUPPERWARE Documentary sheds light on the impact these plastic containers had on post-war working women. 10 pm on CBC Newsworld
Monday, April 5
TORONTO BLUE JAYS vs DETROIT TIGERS Opening day – when hope springs eternal. 1 pm on Sportsnet
THE CHIPPENDALES AND THE LADIES THE CHIPPENDALES AND THE LADIES
Documentary tracks male strippers and their fans. 2:30 am on Bravo!
Tuesday, April 6
YO-YO MA INSPIRED BY BACH: SARABANDE Ma performs Bach’s Suite No. 4 for cello while director Atom Egoyan gets all angsty. 4:30 pm on Bravo!
GO, JOHNNY, GO! (1958, dir Paul Landres, with Alan Freed, Chuck Berry, Jackie Wilson and Eddie Cochran) GO, JOHNNY, GO! (1958, dir Paul Landres, with Alan Freed, Chuck Berry, Jackie Wilson and Eddie Cochran)
Nonsensical early rock ‘n’ roll revue features Berry in an acting role and one of the legendary Cochran’s only film performances. 3 am on Bravo! television
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