My Sky HDi … Movies in August

The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3's Denzel Washington

The re-make of The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 and the comedy, The Hangover, are the pick of the August HD premieres on Sky Movies.

The former will screen for the first time on August 1 and the latter on August 29.

The rest of the lacklustre line-up largely is dominated by made-for-TV and direct-to-DVD obscurities, save for the Sandra Bullock hit, The Proposal (August 8), the dreadful Couples Retreat (August 22) and the comic book dud, GI Joe: Rise of the Cobra (August 15).

Also scheduled are: Diverted and Never Surrender (August 2), Matters of Life and Dating (August 3), Crimes of Fashion: Killer Hair (August 4), Mr Washington Goes to Smith (August 5), Unstable (August 6), Crimes of Fashion: Hostile Makeover (August 11), Bangkok Dangerous (August 23), The Accidental Husband (August 26), Safe Harbour (August 28), and Adventureland (August 31).