This week’s highlights

TODAY

ROCK OF AGES

TRUE FILM HD, 8PM

In 1987, a small-town girl meets a big-city rocker on Hollywood’s Sunset Strip. With stars in their eyes, and against a backdrop of ’80s hits from Journey, Bon Jovi, Poison and more, the young lovers chase their dreams in LA’s most famous rock club. Stars Alec Baldwin, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Russell Brand and Tom Cruise.

MONDAY

I AM NOT A HIPSTER Sundance HD, 9pm

A talented singer-songwriter is on the path to becoming the cliched tortured artist. Slow to come to terms with the death of his mother, he is self-absorbed and aggressive. But as he re-engages with his family, the film explores what it means to be creative in the face of tragedy.

TUESDAY

DRINKING BUDDIES HBO Hits, 6.30pm

Two coworkers at a brewery spend their nights drinking and flirting heavily. They’re perfect for each other, except that they’re both in relationships. Yet a weekend away together with their significant others will prove who really belongs together. Stars Olivia Wilde, Jake Johnson and Anna Kendrick.

WEDNESDAY

ARGO: INSIDE STORY Discovery HD World, 8.50pm

Following the success of Ben Affleck’s ‘Argo’, which chronicles the CIA’s attempt to rescue six Americans during the 1978 Iran hostage crisis, this television special gains access to the top players involved in the crisis to hear what really happened during one of the spy agency’s greatest acts of deception.

THURSDAY

FOREVER Fox, 8.50pm

In this series premiere, a 200-year-old man works in the New York City Morgue trying to find a key to unlock the curse of his immortality, while using his extensive knowledge to assist the police solve crimes.

FRIDAY MAGIC IN THE MOONLIGHT True Film HD, 8pm

An acclaimed but arrogant stage magician is called in to expose the tricks of a young medium named Sophie. Despite his derision of phony spiritualists, the magician is left surprised and shaken by evidence that Sophie’s gifts may in fact be real. Woody Allen directs Colin Firth, Emma Stone and Simon McBurney.

SATURDAY

THE IMITATION GAME HBO HD, 8pm

During World War II, mathematician Alan Turing is recruited by MI6 in an effort to crack Nazi codes, including Enigma — which cryptanalysts had thought unbreakable. But Turing’s efforts are hampered by his challenging temperament as well as his sexuality. Stars Benedict Cumberbatch, Keira Knightley and Matthew Goode.