Lord Love a Duck ››› ’66 Roddy McDowall, Tuesday Weld. A forward-thinker helps a transferred high-school girl. (NR) (TCM) Mon. 5 p.m. Love’s Enduring Promise ››› ’04 Katherine Heigl, Dale Midkiff. A mysterious traveler woos a pioneer couple’s daughter. (KDOR) Sun. 11 p.m.
M Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome ››› ’85 Mel Gibson, Tina Turner. Wasteland drifter Mad Max must fight a giant. (PG-13) (AMC) Sat. 2 p.m. Magnolia ››› ’99 Jason Robards, Julianne Moore. Chance links the lives of a group of Southern Californians. (R) (MAX) Mon. 9:35 a.m.; Thu. 4:50 p.m. Matilda ››› ’96 Mara Wilson, Danny DeVito. A child uses her amazing abilities against uncaring adults. (PG) (FREE) Fri. 7:45 p.m.; Sat. 9:15 a.m. McLintock! ››› ’63 John Wayne, Maureen O’Hara. A cattle baron meets his match in a strong-willed woman. (NR) (KOED) Sat. 9 p.m. Mean Girls ››› ’04 Lindsay Lohan, Rachel McAdams. A teen becomes friends with three cruel schoolmates. (PG-13) (COM) Sat. 5:35 p.m. Men in Black ››› ’97 Tommy Lee Jones, Will Smith. Secret agents monitor extraterrestrial activity on Earth. (PG-13) (AMC) Wed. 8 p.m. Men in Black ››› ’97 Tommy Lee Jones, Will Smith. Secret agents monitor extraterrestrial activity on Earth. (PG-13) (AMC) Thu. 3 p.m. Mission: Impossible 2 ››› ’00 Tom Cruise, Dougray Scott. An IMF agent tries to stop the release of a deadly virus. (PG-13) (TMC) Fri. 4 p.m. Mississippi Burning ›››‡ ’88 Gene Hackman, Willem Dafoe. FBI agents investigate the 1964 slaying of three civil-rights workers. (R) (SHOW) Thu. 4:15 p.m. (TMC) Mon. 3:30 p.m., 11:30 p.m. Monsters University ››› ’13 Voices of Billy Crystal, John Goodman. Animated. At first rivals, Mike and Sulley became the best of pals. (G) (DISN) Sun. 5:10 p.m. Monsters University ››› ’13 Voices of Billy Crystal, John Goodman. Animated. At first rivals, Mike and Sulley became the best of pals. (G) (FREE) Sat. 8:15 p.m. Moonraker ›››‡ ’79 Roger Moore, Lois Chiles. James Bond tries to recover a hijacked space shuttle. (PG) (STZEN) Fri. 7 p.m. Mrs. Doubtfire ››› ’93 Robin Williams, Sally Field. An estranged dad poses as a nanny to be with his children. (PG) (BRAVO) Tue. 10 p.m. My Best Friend’s Wedding ››› ’97 Julia Roberts, Dermot Mulroney. A food critic seeks to sabotage her buddy’s nuptials. (PG-13) (CMTV) Sat. 10 p.m. My Big Fat Greek Wedding ››› ’02 Nia Vardalos, John Corbett. The daughter of traditional Greeks is engaged to a WASP. (PG) (MAX) Wed. 1:05 p.m. My Darling Clementine ›››‡ ’46 Henry Fonda, Linda Darnell. Wyatt Earp and comrades face
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a showdown at the O.K. Corral. (NR) (STZEN) Sun. 8:10 a.m. My Friend Flicka ››› ’43 Roddy McDowall, Preston Foster. A rancher’s son develops a unique bond with a feisty filly. (NR) (TCM) Mon. 7 p.m.
N Napoleon Dynamite ››› ’04 Jon Heder, Jon Gries. A gawky teen helps a friend run for class president. (PG) (MTV) Fri. 11 p.m.; Sat. 7 p.m. Never Say Never Again ››› ’83 Sean Connery, Klaus Maria Brandauer. James Bond battles a madman’s nuclear blackmail scheme. (PG) (STZEN) Mon. 7 p.m. The Nutty Professor ››› ’96 (HD) Eddie Murphy, Jada Pinkett. A plump scientist transforms himself into a svelte swinger. (PG-13) (ION) Sun. 2 p.m., 6 p.m.
ers for revenge. (NR) (TCM) Thu. 7 p.m.
Pollock ››› ’00 Ed Harris, Marcia Gay Harden. Bad reviews and alcoholism trouble painter Jackson Pollock. (R) (MAX) Tue. 9:25 a.m. Pretty Woman ››› ’90 Richard Gere, Julia Roberts. A corporate raider hires a hooker to act as a business escort. (R) (AMC) Thu. 7 p.m., 9:30 p.m. Punch-Drunk Love ››› ’02 Adam Sandler, Emily Watson. An emotionally unstable loser copes with love and blackmail. (R) (TMC) Sun. 1:15 p.m.; Sat. 9:15 a.m.
Q The Queen ›››‡ ’06 Helen Mirren, Michael Sheen. Queen Elizabeth II and Tony Blair struggle over a tragedy. (PG13) (STARZ) Wed. 9:45 a.m.
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Ocean’s Thirteen ››› ’07 George Clooney, Brad Pitt. Danny Ocean and his gang seek to right a wrong. (PG-13) (HBO) Thu. 3:25 p.m. Of Mice and Men ›››› ’39 Burgess Meredith, Lon Chaney Jr. Based on John Steinbeck’s novel about the relationship between a migrant worker and his slow-witted friend. (NR) (KOED) Fri. 11:30 p.m. The Other Guys ››› ’10 Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg. Two desk-bound detectives get a chance to work on a real case. (PG-13) (FX) Thu. 6:30 p.m., 10:30 p.m. Outrageous Fortune ››› ’87 Shelley Long, Bette Midler. Two aspiring actresses track down their mutual boyfriend. (R) (AMC) Fri. 10:30 a.m.
Ratatouille ›››‡ ’07 Voices of Patton Oswalt, Ian Holm. Animated. A French rat enjoys good food and longs to become a chef. (G) (FREE) Wed. 2:30 p.m., 7:30 p.m. (STZEN) Sat. 10:05 a.m. Ray ›››‡ ’04 Jamie Foxx, Kerry Washington. Ray Charles overcomes hardships to become a legend. (PG-13) (SHOW) Wed. 1:15 p.m. The Razor’s Edge ››› ’46 Tyrone Power, Gene Tierney. An idealistic war veteran questions the meaning of life. (NR) (TCM) Tue. 11:15 p.m. Rescue Dawn ››› ’06 Christian Bale, Steve Zahn. A U.S. fighter pilot is shot down over Laos. (PG-13) (STZEN) Sun. 11:45 a.m. Reservoir Dogs ›››‡ ’92 Harvey Keitel, Tim Roth. Violent thieves ponder the identity of a police informant. (R) (TMC) Wed. 9 p.m. Revolutionary Road ››› ’08 Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet. Suburbanites rebel against torpor in their lives. (R) (TMC) Sun. 9 p.m. The Right Stuff ›››‡ ’83 Sam Shepard, Scott Glenn. The training of the United States’ first astronauts. (PG) (STARZ) Sun. 10:47 a.m. Rio Bravo ››› ’59 John Wayne, Dean Martin. Sheriff and deputies try to hold rancher’s brother in jail. (NR) (TCM) Thu. 9 p.m. Rocky III ››› ’82 Sylvester Stallone, Mr. T. A merciless contender forces Rocky into a title match. (PG) (AMC) Tue. 8 a.m. Rocky Balboa ››› ’06 Sylvester Stallone, Burt Young. Rocky, now retired, fights the world heavyweight champion. (PG) (SHOW) Sun. 8 a.m.; Wed. 5:15 p.m.; Sat. 1:45 p.m. Rome Adventure ››› ’62 Troy Donahue, Suzanne Pleshette. An American woman goes to Italy to learn about love. (NR) (TCM) Thu. 10:15 a.m. Runaway Jury ››› ’03 John Cusack, Gene Hackman. A man tries to manipulate an explosive trial. (PG-13) (TNT) Thu. 9:15 p.m. Rush Hour ››› ’98 Jackie Chan, Chris Tucker. Mismatched police partners seek a kidnapped girl. (PG-13) (TBS) Sun. 5 p.m.
P Passage to Marseille ››› ’44 Humphrey Bogart, Michele Morgan. Devil’s Island escapees head home to fight the Nazis. (NR) (TCM) Sat. 11 a.m. The Peanuts Movie ››› ’15 Voices of Noah Schnapp, Hadley Belle Miller. Animated. Best friends Charlie Brown and Snoopy embark on epic quests. (G) (HBO) Wed. 4:15 p.m. The Perfect Storm ››› ’00 George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg. A fishing boat sails into the storm of the century. (PG13) (SYFY) Sat. 10 p.m. The Phenix City Story ››› ’55 John McIntire, Richard Kiley. An attorney tries to restore integrity to a corrupt town. (NR) (TCM) Wed. 9 a.m. Philadelphia ››› ’93 Tom Hanks, Denzel Washington. Fired by his firm, lawyer with AIDS fights back. (PG-13) (STARZ) Tue. 6:50 p.m.; Thu. 8:10 a.m. Pitch Perfect ››› ’12 Anna Kendrick, Skylar Astin. College students enter an a cappella competition. (PG-13) (FREE) Sun. 5 p.m. The Place Beyond the Pines ››› ’12 Ryan Gosling, Bradley Cooper. A biker robs banks to support his infant son. (R) (MAX) Thu. 8:15 a.m. Point Blank ››› ’67 Lee Marvin, Angie Dickinson. Betrayed, shot and left for dead, a crook recov-
S Sabrina ›››‡ ’54 Humphrey Bogart, Audrey Hepburn. Two highbrow brothers vie for their chauffeur’s daughter. (TCM) Sat. 7 p.m. St. Vincent ››› ’14 Bill Murray, Melissa McCarthy. A bawdy misanthrope mentors his young neighbor. (PG-13) (TMC) Thu. 8 a.m., 4 p.m. The Salvation ››› ’14 Mads Mikkelsen, Eva Green. A peaceful settler has to hunt down a notorious outlaw gang alone. (R) (TMC) Mon. 7:25 p.m.; Fri. 12:40 p.m. The Sandpiper ››› ’65 Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton. An artist falls in love with her son’s headmaster. (NR) (TCM) Wed. 11 a.m. Saving Private Ryan ›››› ’98 Tom Hanks, Edward Burns. A World War II captain and his squad risk all to locate and send home a soldier whose three brothers died in combat. (R) (A&E) Sun. 1 p.m.; Mon. 9 a.m. School Ties ››› ’92 Brendan Fraser, Matt Damon. A young Jew endures anti-Semitism at a 1950s prep school. (PG-13) (STZEN) Thu. 11:05 a.m. Scream 3 ››› ’00 David Arquette, Neve Campbell. A copycat killer stalks actors on the set of “Stab 3.” (R) (MAX) Thu. 12:25 p.m. Season of Passion ››› ’59 Ernest Borgnine, Anne Baxter. Two sugar cane cutters spend the off-season with lovers. (NR) (TCM) Tue. 10:15 a.m. The Set-Up ››› ’49 Robert Ryan, Audrey Totter. An aging boxer struggles to maintain his integrity. (NR) (TCM) Wed. 8:45 p.m. The Shawshank Redemption ›››› ’94 Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman. Two life sentences for a 1947 double murder land an innocent man in a corrupt Maine penitentiary. (R) (TNT) Sun. 12:30 p.m. Signs ››› ’02 Mel Gibson, Joaquin Phoenix. A widower investigates huge circles in his crop fields. (PG-13) (STZEN) Mon. 5:10 p.m.; Sat. 12 p.m. Silk Stockings ››› ’57 Fred Astaire, Cyd Charisse. A Hollywood producer falls in love with a Russian envoy in Paris. (NR) (TCM) Sun. 5 p.m. Silverado ››› ’85 Kevin Kline, Scott Glenn. The paths of four cowboys converge en route to a showdown. (PG-13) (AMC) Sat. 11 a.m. Singin’ in the Rain ›››› ’52 Gene Kelly, Debbie Reynolds. A silent-film star loves a chorus girl who dubs his squeakyvoiced co-star in a 1927 Hollywood talkie. (G) (TCM) Sun. 1 p.m. The Sins of Rachel Cade ››› ’61 Angie Dickinson, Peter Finch. A missionary in the Belgian Congo succumbs to temptation. (NR) (TCM) Thu. 4:45 p.m. Sling Blade ›››‡ ’96 Billy Bob Thornton, Dwight Yoakam. A mentally impaired man with a violent past befriends a boy. (R) (TMC) Thu. 1:35 p.m. Spring Breakers ››› ’12 James Franco, Vanessa Hudgens. Four friends are bailed out of jail by an arms dealer. (R) (TMC) Fri. 10 p.m. The Spy Who Loved Me ›››‡ ’77 Roger Moore, Barbara Bach.
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James Bond and a Russian agent seek two missing submarines. (PG) (STZEN) Sun. 7 p.m. Star Trek Into Darkness ››› ’13 Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto. Capt. James Kirk hunts a oneman weapon of mass destruction. (PG-13) (FX) Fri. 7 p.m., 10:30 p.m. Starship Troopers ››› ’97 Casper Van Dien, Dina Meyer. Young troops battle a vicious army of gigantic insects. (R) (SYFY) Sat. 11 a.m. The Steel Helmet ›››‡ ’51 Gene Evans, Robert Hutton. Wounded GI, Korean orphan and medic head back. (NR) (TCM) Wed. 5:15 p.m. Steel Magnolias ››› ’89 Sally Field, Dolly Parton. Six ironwilled women gather at a Louisiana beauty parlor. (PG) (STZEN) Mon. 1:20 p.m. Straight Outta Compton ››› ’15 O’Shea Jackson Jr., Corey Hawkins. N.W.A revolutionizes music and pop culture in 1988. (R) (HBO) Mon. 7:30 p.m.
T Tangled ››› ’10 Voices of Mandy Moore, Zachary Levi. Animated. A bandit provides Rapunzel’s ticket out of her prison tower. (PG) (FREE) Sat. 6 p.m. Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her ››› ’00 Glenn Close, Calista Flockhart. Five vignettes centering on love and loss in women’s lives. (PG-13) (SHOW) Mon. 1 p.m. The Thomas Crown Affair ››› ’99 Pierce Brosnan, Rene Russo. An art thief steals an insurance investigator’s heart. (R) (STZEN) Thu. 5:05 p.m. Trainwreck ››› ’15 Amy Schumer, Bill Hader. A magazine writer’s personal life is a complete disaster. (R) (HBO) Wed. 6:55 p.m. True Grit ›››‡ ’10 Jeff Bridges, Matt Damon. A crusty lawman helps a teen avenge her father’s death. (PG-13) (AMC) Mon. 6:30 p.m.; Tue. 3:30 p.m. 28 Days Later ››› ’02 Cillian Murphy, Noah Huntley. Survivors evade virus-infected humans in London. (R) (MAX) Mon. 12:45 p.m. Twister ››› ’96 Helen Hunt, Bill Paxton. Storm chasers race to test a new tornado-monitoring device. (PG-13) (TBS) Sun. 3 p.m. Two Weeks in Another Town ››› ’62 Kirk Douglas, Edward G. Robinson. A misguided actor finds happiness as an assistant producer. (NR) (TCM) Sun. 9 a.m.
U Unfaithful ››› ’02 Richard Gere, Diane Lane. A housewife has an affair with a charming stranger. (R) (MAX) Fri. 4:45 p.m. Unforgiven ›››› ’92 Clint Eastwood, Gene Hackman. An old gunslinger, his ex-partner and a quick-draw kid go bounty hunting in a town called Big Whiskey. (R) (AMC) Tue. 6 p.m. Up ›››‡ ’09 Voices of Ed Asner, Christopher Plummer. Animated. An old man flies away in a balloon-powered house. (PG) (FREE) Sat. 3:45 p.m. Up in the Air ›››‡ ’09 George Clooney, Vera Farmiga. A frequent flyer reaches a life-and-
career crossroads. (R) (TMC) Sun. 5:05 p.m.; Fri. 8 p.m.
V V for Vendetta ››› ’06 Natalie Portman, Hugo Weaving. A vigilante fights a fascist government. (R) (WGN) Sat. 1 p.m., 10 p.m.
W Wanted ››› ’08 James McAvoy, Morgan Freeman. An office drone becomes part of a secret society of assassins. (R) (TNT) Sun. 5:30 p.m. War of the Worlds ››› ’05 Tom Cruise, Dakota Fanning. A man and his children try to survive an alien invasion. (PG-13) (TNT) Sat. 2:15 p.m. What We Do in the Shadows ››› ’14 Jemaine Clement, Taika Waititi. Vampire roommates cope with the complexities of modern life. (R) (MAX) Sun. 5:25 p.m.; Thu. 8:50 p.m. While You Were Sleeping ››› ’95 Sandra Bullock, Bill Pullman. A lonely woman latches onto a comatose accident victim. (PG) (CMTV) Fri. 10:30 p.m.; Sat. 11 a.m. Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory ››› ’71 Gene Wilder, Jack Albertson. A famous confectioner offers a grand prize to five children. (G) (FREE) Wed. 5 p.m.; Thu. 2 p.m. The Wolf of Wall Street ›››‡ ’13 Leonardo DiCaprio, Jonah Hill. A stockbroker develops habits of excess and corruption. (R) (FX) Sat. 7 p.m. Working Girl ››› ’88 Melanie Griffith, Harrison Ford. An ambitious Staten Island secretary moves up the ranks. (R) (STZEN) Sun. 11:20 p.m. Wrecked ››› ’11 Adrien Brody, Caroline Dhavernas. A man wakes up trapped in a car at the bottom of a cliff. (R) (TMC) Fri. 11:10 a.m.
Y You Only Live Twice ››› ’67 Sean Connery, Akiko Wakabayashi. Agent 007 poses as Asian to foil SPECTRE’s Blofeld. (PG) (STZEN) Mon. 9:15 p.m.; Thu. 7 p.m.
Z Zodiac ›››‡ ’07 Jake Gyllenhaal, Mark Ruffalo. The Zodiac Killer terrorizes San Francisco in the 1960s and ’70s. (R) (SHOW) Tue. 3:20 p.m.; Fri. 4:15 p.m.
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