Best Movies FRIDAY 7:00 a.m. (55) “Holiday Inn” ++++ (Musical,1942)
Bing Crosby, Fred Astaire. A heart-broken man retires from the commotion of the big city and opens a country inn. (2h15)
9:00 a.m. (57) “A Christmas Carol” +++ (Drama,1938)
Gene Lockhart, Reginald Owen. Ebeneezer Scrooge learns a lesson in charity after a visit from three spirits. (1h15)
9:15 a.m. (55) “White Christmas” ++++
(Musical,1954) Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye. Entertainers stage a musical show to save their commanding officer’s inn and find romance. (2h45)
10:00 a.m. (51) “Toy Story 2” +++ (Animated,1999)
Voices of Tim Allen, Tom Hanks. The toys mount a bold rescue mission when Woody is stolen by an avid toy collector. (1h40)
10:15 a.m. (57) “The Three Godfathers” +++
(Western,1948) John Wayne, Montgomery Clift. Three desperadoes risk everything to get an orphaned newborn to safety. (2h)
12:00 p.m. (53) “Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears a Who!” +++
(Animated,2008) Jim Carrey, Steve Carell. An elephant has trouble convincing his neighbors that a microscopic community exists. (2h) (55) “A League of Their Own” +++ (Comedy,1992) Geena Davis, Tom Hanks. Two sisters join a female professional baseball league during the Second World War. (3h)
12:30 p.m. (36) “The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince
Caspian” +++ (Fantasy,2008) Georgie Henley, Ben Barnes. Four children help fight to restore a kingdom to it’s rightful heir. (3h)
1:30 p.m. (61) “The Patriot” +++ (Drama,2000) Heath
Ledger, Mel Gibson. A pacifist is drawn into the American War of Independence in order to protect his son. (3h30)
2:00 p.m. (57) “The Man Who Came to Dinner”
++++ (Comedy,1942) Bette Davis, Monty
Woodley. When a lecturer injures himself outside a family’s home, they are forced to take him in. (2h)
3:00 p.m. (55) “We Were Soldiers” +++ (War,2002)
Madeleine Stowe, Mel Gibson. The story of the first major battle of the Vietnam War, as seen by both sides. (3h)
3:30 p.m. (36) “Batman Forever” +++ (Action,1995)
Jim Carrey, Val Kilmer. The caped crusader and his brand new partner, Robin, battle Two-Face and The Riddler. (2h30)
4:00 p.m. (57) “Scrooge” ++++ (Musical,1970) Albert
Finney, Alec Guinness. Three spirits visit Scrooge, a miserable man soured on the meaning of Christmas. (2h)
5:00 p.m. (61) “Bee Movie” +++ (Animated,2007)
Voices of Jerry Seinfeld, Renee Zellweger. A bee just graduated from bee college and is disillusioned at his only career choice. (2h)
5:30 p.m. (53) “Night at the Museum” +++
(Comedy,2006) Ben Stiller, Robin Williams. A father is hired as the night guard at a museum where the exhibitions come to life. (2h30)
6:00 p.m. (55) “Young Guns” +++ (Western,1988)
Emilio Estevez, Kiefer Sutherland. Six gunmen become fugitives from the law after ambushing their employer’s murderers. (2h30)
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7:00 p.m. (32) “A Christmas Carol” +++ (Drama,1999)
Patrick Stewart, Richard E. Grant. A miserly old man is visited by three ghosts in order to learn the meaning of Christmas. (2h) (61) “Bee Movie” +++ (Animated,2007) Voices of Jerry Seinfeld, Renee Zellweger. A bee just graduated from bee college and is disillusioned at his only career choice. (2h)
7:30 p.m. (25) “Eight Men Out” +++ (Drama,1988)
John Cusack, D.B. Sweeney. The story of the Chicago White Sox players who threw the 1919 World Series for cash. (2h30)
9:00 p.m. (61) “The Patriot” +++ (Drama,2000) Heath
Ledger, Mel Gibson. A pacifist is drawn into the American War of Independence in order to protect his son. (3h30)
10:00 p.m. (57) “Murder, My Sweet” +++
(Mystery,1944) Claire Trevor, Dick Powell. A private detective is thrown into a world of deception while trying to find a woman. (2h)
(53) “Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa” +++
(Animated,2008) Voices of Ben Stiller, Chris Rock. The animals leave Madagascar and land in Africa where Alex meets his family. (2h) (60) “Jaws 3” +++ (Horror,1983) Bess Armstrong, Dennis Quaid. A biologist and workers at an amusement park hunt down a murderous great white shark. (2h14)
4:00 p.m. (29) “Home for the Holidays” +++
(Drama,2005) Sean Young, Lucia Walters. An aunt agrees to take in three orphaned children after their parents die in an accident. (2h) (57) “Meet Me in St. Louis” ++++ (Musical,1944) Judy Garland, Margaret O’Brien. A man’s family members oppose moving from turn-of-the-century St. Louis to New York. (2h)
5:15 p.m. (60) “Jaws 2” +++ (Horror,1978) Lorraine
Gary, Roy Scheider. A killer great white shark’s mate returns to the same waters to prey on a group of teens. (2h52)
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SATURDAY
(9) “El Profe” +++ (Comedy,1971) Cantinflas,
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(49) “Tom & Jerry: A Nutcracker Tale” +++
(57) “Little Women” ++++ (Drama,1949)
June Allyson, Margaret O’Brien. Follows the trials and tribulations of four sisters growing up during the Civil War. (2h15)
7:00 a.m. (40) “This Christmas” +++ (Comedy,2007)
Delroy Lindo, Idris Elba. A drama centered around the Whitfield family’s first holiday together in four years. (2h30)
7:30 a.m. (36) “The Postman” +++ (Drama,1997) Kevin
Costner, Will Patton. A performer offers hope to war-weary, desolate communities by pretending he is a postman. (4h)
8:15 a.m. (57) “Meet John Doe” +++ (Drama,1941)
Barbara Stanwyck, Gary Cooper. A reporter who is being laid off ends her last column with a fictional suicide letter. (2h15)
9:00 a.m. (53) “Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears a Who!” +++
(Animated,2008) Jim Carrey, Steve Carell. An elephant has trouble convincing his neighbors that a microscopic community exists. (2h)
10:30 a.m. (57) “It Happened on Fifth Avenue” +++
(Comedy,1947) Ann Harding, Don DeFore. While a family is away for Christmas, a hobo and his friends live in their mansion. (2h)
11:30 a.m. (36) “Serenity” +++ (Sci-Fi,2005) Nathan
Fillion, Gina Torres. A renegade spaceship crew hides a disturbed young woman from a totalitarian regime. (2h30)
12:30 p.m. (57) “Holiday Affair” +++ (Drama,1949)
Janet Leigh, Robert Mitchum. A man offers to buy a model train set for a boy whose mother cannot afford it. (1h30) (60) “Jaws 2” +++ (Horror,1978) Lorraine Gary, Roy Scheider. A killer great white shark’s mate returns to the same waters to prey on a group of teens. (2h30)
1:00 p.m. (9) “Su Excelencia” +++ (Comedy/
Drama,1967) Sonia Infante, Mario Moreno. (2h)
2:00 p.m. (57) “In the Good Old Summertime” +++
(Musical,1949) Judy Garland, Van Johnson. A music store clerk falls in love with her pen pal who is actually her dreaded boss. (2h)
3:00 p.m. (9) “El Analfabeto” +++ (Drama,1961)
Cantinflas, Armando Acosta. (2h)
Marga Lopez. (2h)
(Children,2007) An army of cats gathers to stop a mouse and his friends who are celebrating Christmas. (1h)
6:00 p.m. (7) “The Sound of Music” +++
(Musical,1965) Christopher Plummer, Julie Andrews. A woman leaves an Austrian convent to become governess to a captain’s seven children. (4h) (32) “Forrest Gump” +++ (Comedy/ Drama,1994) Sally Field, Tom Hanks. A simple man finds himself in extraordinary situations throughout the course of his life. (2h45) (40) “A Christmas Story” +++ (Family,1983) Darren McGavin, Peter Billingsley. In the ‘40s, a young boy wants only one thing from Santa: an official Red Ryder BB gun. (2h) (57) “Miracle on 34th Street” +++ (Family,1947) Maureen O’Hara, Natalie Wood. A Macy’s store Santa Claus raises eyebrows when he claims to be the real Kris Kringle. (2h)
7:00 p.m. (8) “It’s a Wonderful Life” ++++
(Drama,1946) Donna Reed, James Stewart. An angel shows a suicidal banker how important he has been in the lives of others. (3h) (36) “The Fifth Element” +++ (Sci-Fi,1997) Bruce Willis, Milla Jovovich. A cab driver becomes involved with a mysterious woman who holds the key to saving Earth. (2h30) (53) “Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs” +++ (Animated,2009) Voices of Eunice Cho, Maile Flanagan. Sid finds himself in an underground world after he attempted to abduct dinosaur eggs. (2h)
7:30 p.m. (9) “El ministro y yo” +++ (Comedy,1976)
Cantinflas, Chela Castro. (2h30) (25) “Eight Men Out” +++ (Drama,1988) John Cusack, D.B. Sweeney. The story of the Chicago White Sox players who threw the 1919 World Series for cash. (2h30)
8:00 p.m. (40) “A Christmas Story” +++ (Family,1983)
Darren McGavin, Peter Billingsley. In the ‘40s, a young boy wants only one thing from Santa: an official Red Ryder BB gun. (2h) (49) “Shrek” +++ (Animated,2001) Voices of Eddie Murphy, Mike Myers. A green ogre and his faithful donkey companion set out to rescue a beautiful princess. (2h) (57) “Margie” +++ (Comedy,1946) A woman reminisces about her childhood in the ‘20s, when she fell in love with a teacher. (2h)
8:05 p.m. (60) “Jaws” ++++ (Horror,1975) Richard
Dreyfuss, Roy Scheider. A great white shark
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attacks and terrorizes the residents of a Long Island beach town. (3h21)
9:00 p.m. (41) “Unlikely Angel” +++ (Comedy,1996)
Dolly Parton, Roddy McDowall. A singer unexpectedly dies in an accident but must help others before entering Heaven. (2h30)
9:30 p.m. (36) “Batman Forever” +++ (Action,1995)
Jim Carrey, Val Kilmer. The caped crusader and his brand new partner, Robin, battle Two-Face and The Riddler. (2h30)
10:00 p.m. (40) “A Christmas Story” +++ (Family,1983)
Darren McGavin, Peter Billingsley. In the ‘40s, a young boy wants only one thing from Santa: an official Red Ryder BB gun. (2h) (57) “Auntie Mame” ++++ (Comedy,1958) Forrest Tucker, Rosalind Russell. A little orphan boy is raised by his eccentric aunt who wants him to be free-spirited. (2h30)
11:00 p.m. (53) “Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs” +++
(Animated,2009) Voices of Eunice Cho, Maile Flanagan. Sid finds himself in an underground world after he attempted to abduct dinosaur eggs. (2h)
11:25 p.m. (60) “Jaws” ++++ (Horror,1975) Richard
Dreyfuss, Roy Scheider. A great white shark attacks and terrorizes the residents of a Long Island beach town. (3h21)
SUNDAY 6:00 a.m. (40) “A Christmas Story” +++ (Family,1983)
Darren McGavin, Peter Billingsley. In the ‘40s, a young boy wants only one thing from Santa: an official Red Ryder BB gun. (2h)
7:30 a.m. (57) “Ben-Hur” +++ (Epic,1959) Charlton
Heston, Jack Hawkins. When a man is enslaved by a Roman friend, he regains his freedom and thirsts for revenge. (4h)
8:00 a.m. (40) “A Christmas Story” +++ (Family,1983)
Darren McGavin, Peter Billingsley. In the ‘40s, a young boy wants only one thing from Santa: an official Red Ryder BB gun. (2h) (53) “Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs” +++ (Animated,2009) Voices of Eunice Cho, Maile Flanagan. Sid finds himself in an underground world after he attempted to abduct dinosaur eggs. (2h)
8:30 a.m. (24) “Bee Movie” +++ (Animated,2007)
Voices of Jerry Seinfeld, Renee Zellweger. A bee just graduated from bee college and is disillusioned at his only career choice. (2h)
10:00 a.m. (25) “Hoop Dreams” ++++
(Documentary,1994) Arthur Agee, William Gates. Two Chicago inner-city teens struggle with the pressures of potential basketball stardom. (3h) (29) “A Boyfriend for Christmas” +++ (Romance,2004) Kelli Williams, Patrick Muldoon. A girl tells Santa she wants a boyfriend for Christmas and he turns up 19 years later. (2h) (40) “A Christmas Story” +++ (Family,1983) Darren McGavin, Peter Billingsley. In the ‘40s, a young boy wants only one thing from Santa: an official Red Ryder BB gun. (2h)
10:30 a.m. (24) “Raiders of the Lost Ark” ++++
(Adventure,1981) Harrison Ford, Karen Allen. An archaeologist and a woman from his past search for the Ark of the Covenant in Egypt. (2h30)
12:00 p.m. (2) “La misma luna” +++ (Drama,2007)
Adrian Alonso, Kate Del Castillo. (2h) (29) “A Christmas Wedding” +++ (Comedy/
Drama,2006) Dean Cain, Eric Mabius. Emily and Ben’s perfect Christmas wedding is about to fall apart; Emily becomes stranded. (2h) (40) “A Christmas Story” +++ (Family,1983) Darren McGavin, Peter Billingsley. In the ‘40s, a young boy wants only one thing from Santa: an official Red Ryder BB gun. (2h) (53) “Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs” +++ (Animated,2009) Voices of Eunice Cho, Maile Flanagan. Sid finds himself in an underground world after he attempted to abduct dinosaur eggs. (2h)
12:30 p.m. (55) “Chisum” +++ (Western,1970) Forrest
Tucker, John Wayne. A cattleman and his allies go after a land baron to get revenge for a murder. (2h30)
1:00 p.m. (4) “Thirteen Days” +++ (Drama,2001) Kevin
Costner, Steven Culp. A detailed account of the thirteen days of tension during the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis. (3h)
2:00 p.m. (40) “A Christmas Story” +++ (Family,1983)
Darren McGavin, Peter Billingsley. In the ‘40s, a young boy wants only one thing from Santa: an official Red Ryder BB gun. (2h)
3:00 p.m. (55) “El Dorado” +++ (Western,1967) John
Wayne, Robert Mitchum. An innocent gunfighter is held responsible for the death of a family’s son. (3h) (57) “King of Kings” +++ (Epic,1962) Jeffrey Hunter, Siobhan McKenna. The life of Jesus Christ, from his early days to the aftermath of his Resurrection. (3h)
3:30 p.m. (24) “Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade”
++++ (Adventure,1989) Harrison Ford,
Sean Connery. Indiana Jones and his father must fend off Nazis while searching for the Holy Grail. (3h)
4:00 p.m. (6) “Muppets From Space” +++
(Children,1999) Dave Goelz, Steve Whitmire. Gonzo and the furry gang set off on a space adventure to discover Gonzo’s true origins. (2h) (40) “A Christmas Story” +++ (Family,1983) Darren McGavin, Peter Billingsley. In the ‘40s, a young boy wants only one thing from Santa: an official Red Ryder BB gun. (2h) (53) “Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs” +++ (Animated,2009) Voices of Eunice Cho, Maile Flanagan. Sid finds himself in an underground world after he attempted to abduct dinosaur eggs. (2h)
4:15 p.m. (32) “Forrest Gump” +++ (Comedy/
Drama,1994) Sally Field, Tom Hanks. A simple man finds himself in extraordinary situations throughout the course of his life. (2h45)
5:45 p.m. (41) “Unlikely Angel” +++ (Comedy,1996)
Dolly Parton, Roddy McDowall. A singer unexpectedly dies in an accident but must help others before entering Heaven. (2h15)
6:00 p.m. (40) “Shrek the Third” +++ (Animated,2007)
Eddie Murphy, Mike Myers. Shrek sets out to find a teenaged prince who can assume the throne in his place. (2h) (55) “Rio Bravo” +++ (Western,1959) Dean Martin, John Wayne. Although he knows henchmen will pursue him, a sheriff arrests a bullying cattle baron. (3h) (57) “Going My Way” ++++ (Drama,1944) Barry Fitzgerald, Bing Crosby. A young priest revitalizes a parish and wins over an aging pastor and tough parish kids. (2h15)
7:00 p.m. (5) “Millions” +++ (Comedy/Drama,2004)
Alexander Nathan Etel, Lewis Owen McGibbon. Two young brothers find a bag of stolen money and they set out to spend it. (2h)
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