Best Classic Movies on TV This Week: October 27- November 2
If you’re tired of finding out that your favorite movie is on TV an hour after it started, we’re here to help. Our guide to classic movies on TV this week will give you a quick overview of what’s playing every day, on broadcast networks and cable channels, during primetime and beyond.
As we enter the week leading up to Halloween, there are plenty of frightful delights on the schedule, including two TCM spooky movie marathons, a Halloween marathon on AMC, and screenings of everything from Bride of Frankenstein to The Sixth Sense and American Psycho.
But if ghosts and gore are simply not your scene, don’t worry — you have alternatives in primetime every night, including Twister, Armageddon, Shampoo, Heat, Notting Hill, Speed, The Shawshank Redemption, The Breakfast Club and a Planet of the Apes marathon. And this weekend, you can relax with everything from Lord of the Rings to two Katharine Hepburn films selected by Academy Award-winner Kathy Bates.
Classic Movies on Monday, October 27
Planet of the Apes Marathon
MOVIES!, beginning at 8:05am
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If you’re a fan of the dystopian thrillers featuring an intelligent species of apes fighting for control over humans, then head on over to MOVIES! today for a marathon of the sci-fi franchise based on Pierre Boulle’s 1963 novel Planet of the Apes. All four sequels of the original 1968 film, in order, will air from morning until mid-afternoon: Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970), Escape From the Planet of the Apes (1971), Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972) and Battle for the Planet of the Apes (1973).
TV We Love: “The Love Boat”
The CW, 8pm
The nostalgic docuseries celebrating eight of America’s most iconic television shows continues with this new episode about The Love Boat. The cast, writers and directors reveal how star-studded guest lists and high-seas charm made this series a beloved classic.
Primetime Movies
5pm Child’s Play (1988, Horror) Catherine Hicks, Chris Sarandon AMC
5pm Hocus Pocus (1993, Family) Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker FREEFORM
5pm The Craft (1996, Horror) Robin Tunney, Fairuza Balk BBCA
5:04pm Incident at Phantom Hill (1966, Western) Robert Fuller, Jocelyn Lane RETRO
5:30pm Rolling Thunder (1977, Action) William Devane, Tommy Lee Jones HDNETMV
5:35pm Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985, Action) Sylvester Stallone, Richard Crenna SHOCSE
5:55pm The Fly (1958, Horror) Al Hedison, Patricia Owens MOVIES
6pm A Little Romance (1979, Romance-comedy) Laurence Olivier, Diane Lane TCM
6pm Double Jeopardy (1999, Suspense) Tommy Lee Jones, Ashley Judd FLIX
6pm The Goonies (1985, Family) Sean Astin, Josh Brolin TNT
6:33pm Joe Kidd (1972, Western) Clint Eastwood, Robert Duvall RETRO
6:35pm Scooby-Doo in Where’s My Mummy? (2005, Children) Frank Welker, Casey Kasem FAMZ
6:35pm The Golden Child (1986, Comedy) Eddie Murphy, Charles Dance MGM
7pm Set It Off (1996, Action) Jada Pinkett, Queen Latifah BET
7pm The Lost Boys (1987, Horror) Jason Patric, Corey Haim BBCA
7pm Tremors (1990, Horror) Kevin Bacon, Fred Ward AMC
8pm Face/Off (1997, Action) John Travolta, Nicolas Cage FLIX
8pm Going My Way (1944, Musical) Bing Crosby, Barry Fitzgerald TCM
8pm Monte Walsh (2003, Western) Tom Selleck, Isabella Rossellini GRIT
8pm The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945, Horror) George Sanders, Hurd Hatfield MOVIES
8pm The Sixth Sense (1999, Suspense) Bruce Willis, Haley Joel Osment FX
8:01pm Tumbleweed (1953, Western) Audie Murphy, Lori Nelson RETRO
8:05pm Drop Dead Gorgeous (1999, Comedy) Kirsten Dunst, Ellen Barkin WOMEN
8:30pm Twister (1996, Action) Helen Hunt, Bill Paxton TNT
9pm An American Werewolf in London (1981, Horror) David Naughton, Jenny Agutter BBCA
9pm Fight Club (1999, Suspense) Brad Pitt, Edward Norton SHOCSE
9pm Lake Placid (1999, Horror) Bill Pullman, Bridget Fonda AMC
9pm The Sixth Sense (1999, Suspense) Bruce Willis, Haley Joel Osment HBO
9:21pm The Great Man’s Lady (1942, Western) Barbara Stanwyck, Joel McCrea RETRO
10pm Pulp Fiction (1994, Crime drama) John Travolta, Samuel L. Jackson SHO
10:15pm Papa’s Delicate Condition (1963, Comedy) Jackie Gleason, Glynis Johns TCM
10:20pm Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941, Horror) Spencer Tracy, Ingrid Bergman MOVIES
10:30pm Quigley Down Under (1990, Western) Tom Selleck, Laura San Giacomo GRIT
10:30pm The Goonies (1985, Family) Sean Astin, Josh Brolin TNT
10:35pm Resident Evil (2002, Horror) Milla Jovovich, Michelle Rodriguez STARZ
10:43pm Lord of the Flies (1963, Drama) James Aubrey, Tom Chapin 5MAX
10:45pm Rolling Thunder (1977, Action) William Devane, Tommy Lee Jones HDNETMV
10:45pm The School of Rock (2003, Comedy) Jack Black, Joan Cusack FAMZ
10:53pm Terminator Woman (1993, Action) Jerry Trimble, Karen Sheperd RETRO
11pm Jeepers Creepers (2001, Horror) Gina Philips, Justin Long AMC
11:15pm Angels in the Outfield (1994, Children) Danny Glover, Joseph Gordon-Levitt TRUTV
11:30pm First Blood (1982, Action) Sylvester Stallone, Richard Crenna SHOCSE
11:30pm Red Eye (2005, Suspense) Rachel McAdams, Cillian Murphy WOMEN
11:45pm American Psycho (2000, Comedy) Christian Bale, Willem Dafoe SHOWXHD
Classic Movies on Tuesday, October 28
Gothic Horror movies on TCM
TCM, beginning at 7am
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Today, enjoy an all-day celebration of Gothic horror with a lineup of some of the most classic, beloved films of the genre. First is the silent adaptation of the Victor Hugo novel starring Lon Chaney, The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923), followed by the 2000 documentary about Chaney’s career, Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces. Then comes more Lon Chaney in the 1925 silent film adaptation of Gaston Leroux’s oft-adapted novel, The Phantom of the Opera (1925). Following that is another adaptation, this time of the 1886 Gothic novella by Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson: the Oscar-nominated horror film Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941), starring Spencer Tracy, Ingrid Bergman and Lana Turner. Then, to close out the day, four lesser-known horror dramas: Isle of the Dead (1945), Bedlam (1946), Mark of the Vampire (1935) and House of Dark Shadows (1970).
Primetime Movies
5pm Mark of the Vampire (1935, Horror) Lionel Barrymore, Bela Lugosi TCM
5:25pm Cold Mountain (2003, Drama) Jude Law, Nicole Kidman FLIX
5:30pm I, Robot (2004, Science fiction) Will Smith, Bridget Moynahan TNT
5:40pm Batman (1966, Action) Adam West, Burt Ward MOVIES
5:45pm The Addams Family (1991, Comedy) Anjelica Huston, Raul Julia FAMZ
6pm Trick ‘r Treat (2007, Horror) Anna Paquin, Brian Cox AMC
6:15pm House of Dark Shadows (1970, Horror) Jonathan Frid, Joan Bennett TCM
6:15pm The Flintstones (1994, Children) John Goodman, Elizabeth Perkins STZC
6:25pm The Stepford Wives (2004, Comedy) Nicole Kidman, Matthew Broderick MGM
7pm Ghost Ship (2002, Horror) Julianna Margulies, Ron Eldard BBCA
7pm The Haunted Mansion (2003, Family) Eddie Murphy, Terence Stamp FREEFORM
7:25pm Addams Family Values (1993, Comedy) Anjelica Huston, Raul Julia FAMZ
7:49pm The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas (2000, Children) Mark Addy, Stephen Baldwin STZC
8pm American Psycho (2000, Comedy) Christian Bale, Willem Dafoe SHO
8pm Employees’ Entrance (1933, Comedy-drama) Warren William, Loretta Young TCM
8pm Horizons West (1952, Western) Robert Ryan, Julia Adams GRIT
8pm Nanny McPhee (2005, Children) Emma Thompson, Colin Firth STZK
8pm No Name on the Bullet (1959, Western) Audie Murphy, Charles Drake RETRO
8pm Romeo Must Die (2000, Action) Jet Li, VH1
8pm Twister (1996, Action) Helen Hunt, Bill Paxton TNT
8pm Two on a Guillotine (1965, Horror) Connie Stevens, Dean Jones MOVIES
8pm Witness (1985, Crime drama) Harrison Ford, Kelly McGillis FLIX
8:10pm Armageddon (1998, Science fiction) Bruce Willis, Billy Bob Thornton FXM
8:35pm Kalifornia (1993, Suspense) Brad Pitt, Juliette Lewis HDNETMV
8:55pm Scarecrows (1988, Horror) Ted Vernon, Michael Simms SYFY
9pm Galaxy Quest (1999, Comedy) Tim Allen, Sigourney Weaver TMCX
9pm Hocus Pocus (1993, Family) Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker FREEFORM
9pm Murder on the Orient Express (1974, Mystery) Albert Finney, Lauren Bacall FAMZ
9pm Thirteen Ghosts (2001, Horror) Tony Shalhoub, Embeth Davidtz BBCA
9:18pm Gunfight in Abilene (1967, Western) Bobby Darin, Emily Banks RETRO
9:22pm Notting Hill (1999, Romance-comedy) Julia Roberts, Hugh Grant STZC
9:34pm The Minus Man (1999, Drama) Owen Wilson, Brian Cox INDIE
9:45pm Fight Club (1999, Suspense) Brad Pitt, Edward Norton SHO
10pm Armageddon (1998, Science fiction) Bruce Willis, Billy Bob Thornton TNT
10pm Seminole (1953, Action) Rock Hudson, Barbara Hale GRIT
10pm The General’s Daughter (1999, Suspense) John Travolta, Madeleine Stowe SHOCSE
10:20pm The Seventh Victim (1943, Horror) Tom Conway, Kim Hunter MOVIES
10:30pm Heartbreakers (2001, Comedy) Sigourney Weaver, Jennifer Love Hewitt VH1
10:45pm Night Nurse (1931, Crime drama) Barbara Stanwyck, Ben Lyon TCM
10:45pm Nowhere to Hide (1987, Action) Amy Madigan, Daniel Hugh Kelly RETRO
10:55pm Gladiator (2000, Historical drama) Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix STZENC
11:15pm Armageddon (1998, Science fiction) Bruce Willis, Billy Bob Thornton FXM
11:25pm Election (1999, Comedy) Matthew Broderick, Reese Witherspoon MGM
11:35pm Primal Fear (1996, Crime drama) Richard Gere, Laura Linney SHOWXHD
11:55pm The Leopard Man (1943, Horror) Dennis O’Keefe, MOVIES
Classic Movies on Wednesday, October 29
Editor’s Pick: The Night Stalker
MOVIES!, 4:15pm
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A series of murders across the Las Vegas Strip and a murderer who leaves his victims drained of blood is the setup for this 1972 made-for-television vampire film featuring Darren McGavin as Carl Kolchak — a character who would recur in the sequel, The Night Strangler, airing immediately afterward, as well as the 1974-75 television series Kolchak: The Night Stalker. The Night Stalker was the highest-rated made-for-TV film of its time and continues to remain a cult classic for horror fans.
Primetime Movies
5:45pm The House of Mirth (2000, Historical drama) Gillian Anderson, Eric Stoltz FAMZ
5:55pm The Night Strangler (1973, Horror) Darren McGavin, Jo Ann Pflug MOVIES
6pm Patterns (1956, Drama) Van Heflin, Everett Sloane TCM
6pm Scream (1996, Horror) Neve Campbell, David Arquette SHOCSE
6:12pm Lonely Are the Brave (1962, Western) Kirk Douglas, Gena Rowlands RETRO
6:22pm Gladiator (2000, Historical drama) Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix STZENC
6:25pm Flashdance (1983, Drama) Jennifer Beals, Michael Nouri FLIX
6:30pm House of Wax (2005, Horror) Elisha Cuthbert, Chad Michael Murray BBCA
6:30pm Monsters, Inc. (2001, Children) John Goodman, Billy Crystal FREEFORM
6:30pm The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999, Crime drama) Matt Damon, Gwyneth Paltrow WOMEN
7pm A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge (1985, Horror) Mark Patton, Kim Myers AMC
7:15pm Cursed (2005, Horror) Christina Ricci, Joshua Jackson NEXT
8pm Heat (1995, Crime drama) Al Pacino, Robert De Niro SHO
8pm House of Dark Shadows (1970, Horror) Jonathan Frid, Joan Bennett MOVIES
8pm Kiss the Girls (1997, Mystery) Morgan Freeman, Ashley Judd SHOWXHD
8pm Panic Room (2002, Suspense) Jodie Foster, Forest Whitaker VH1
8pm Scream 2 (1997, Horror) David Arquette, Neve Campbell SHOCSE
8pm Shampoo (1975, Comedy) Warren Beatty, Julie Christie TCM
8pm Stargate (1994, Science fiction) Kurt Russell, James Spader MGM
8pm The Mexican (2001, Comedy-drama) Brad Pitt, Julia Roberts FLIX
8pm The Virginian (1929, Western) Gary Cooper, Walter Huston RETRO
8pm Unforgiven (1992, Western) Clint Eastwood, Gene Hackman GRIT
8:15pm Affliction (1997, Drama) Nick Nolte, Sissy Spacek HDNETMV
8:24pm The Big Empty (2003, Comedy) Jon Favreau, Joey Lauren Adams STZCI
9pm House on Haunted Hill (1999, Horror) Geoffrey Rush, Famke Janssen BBCA
9pm Rosemary’s Baby (1968, Horror) Mia Farrow, John Cassavetes WOMEN
9pm Speed (1994, Action) Keanu Reeves, Dennis Hopper 5MAX
9pm The Faculty (1998, Horror) Jordana Brewster, Clea DuVall NEXT
9pm The Gift (2000, Suspense) Cate Blanchett, Giovanni Ribisi TMCX
9:32pm Smoke Signal (1955, Western) Dana Andrews, Piper Laurie RETRO
10pm Along Came a Spider (2001, Mystery) Morgan Freeman, Monica Potter SHOWXHD
10pm Galaxy Quest (1999, Comedy) Tim Allen, Sigourney Weaver FAMZ
10pm Scream 3 (2000, Horror) David Arquette, Neve Campbell SHOCSE
10pm Voyage of the Damned (1976, Drama) Faye Dunaway, Max von Sydow TCM
10:05pm A.I.: Artificial Intelligence (2001, Science fiction) Haley Joel Osment, Jude Law MGM
10:05pm Night of Dark Shadows (1971, Horror) David Selby, Lara Parker MOVIES
10:30pm The Goonies (1985, Family) Sean Astin, Josh Brolin TNT
10:58pm Hannibal (2001, Suspense) Anthony Hopkins, Julianne Moore HBOZ
11pm There Was a Crooked Man (1970, Western) Kirk Douglas, Henry Fonda GRIT
11:01pm Apache Drums (1951, Western) Stephen McNally, Coleen Gray RETRO
11:09pm Judas Kiss (1998, Crime drama) Simon Baker-Denny, Gil Bellows INDIE
11:15pm Fay Grim (2006, Drama) Parker Posey, Jeff Goldblum HBOC
11:44pm Rodan (1957, Science fiction) Kenji Sawara, Yumi Shirakawa ACMAX
11:45pm Selena (1997, Biography) Jennifer Lopez, Edward James Olmos FAMZ
Classic Movies on Thursday, October 30
Spooky Halloween Movies Marathon
TCM, beginning at 6am
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Halloween comes early on TCM, with an all-day Halloween-themed marathon that begins in the morning and continues all day as well as tomorrow. The extensive lineup for Halloween Eve includes the following spooky films: Two on a Guillotine (1965), What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962), Spider Baby (1967), Freaks (1932), Horror of Dracula (1958), The Curse of Frankenstein (1957), The Leopard Man (1943), I Walked With a Zombie (1943), Cat People (1942), Nightmare (1964), Curse of the Demon (1958), Burn, Witch, Burn (1962), The Seventh Victim (1943), The Woman in White (1948) and The Hunger (1983).
“Halloween” on Halloween
AMC, beginning at 2pm
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Celebrate the season with a chilling Halloween marathon featuring the iconic films that made Michael Myers a legend of horror, with Halloween (1978), Halloween II (1981), Halloween (2007), Halloween III: Season of the Witch, Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers and Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers. The marathon begins with Halloween III, as that film had a completely different narrative. John Carpenter and producing partner Debra Hill branched out, putting the previous story to rest and going with an Invasion of the Body Snatchers-like tale involving a plan to kill the children of the world via fragments of Stonehenge placed in Halloween masks. The masks turned their wearer into a mush of snakes and bugs, leading to one of the franchise’s most memorable kills. Poor box office/critical reception for Halloween III led to The Shape’s return in the next film, plus the introduction of a fan-favorite character.
Primetime Movies
5pm Mean Girls (2004, Comedy) Lindsay Lohan, Rachel McAdams MTV
5:10pm Signs (2002, Suspense) Mel Gibson, Joaquin Phoenix FXM
5:15pm I Walked With a Zombie (1943, Horror) James Ellison, Frances Dee TCM
5:19pm The Redhead From Wyoming (1952, Western) Maureen O’Hara, Alex Nicol RETRO
5:30pm Creepshow (1982, Horror) Hal Holbrook, Adrienne Barbeau BBCA
5:35pm Phantoms (1998, Horror) Peter O’Toole, Rose McGowan TMCX
5:55pm The Sniper (1952, Suspense) Adolphe Menjou, Arthur Franz MOVIES
6pm Elizabeth (1998, Historical drama) Cate Blanchett, Geoffrey Rush INDIE
6pm Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers (1989, Horror) Donald Pleasence, Danielle Harris AMC
6:10pm Species (1995, Science fiction) Ben Kingsley, Michael Madsen MGM
6:30pm Cat People (1942, Horror) Simone Simon, Kent Smith TCM
6:41pm BASEketball (1998, Comedy) Trey Parker, Matt Stone RETRO
7:05pm Donnie Darko (2001, Drama) Jake Gyllenhaal, Jena Malone HDNETMV
8pm Across the Wide Missouri (1951, Adventure) Clark Gable, Ricardo Montalban GRIT
8pm Big Daddy (1999, Comedy) Adam Sandler, Joey Lauren Adams STZC
8pm Carrie (1976, Horror) Sissy Spacek, Piper Laurie MGM
8pm Double Jeopardy (1999, Suspense) Tommy Lee Jones, Ashley Judd FLIX
8pm Nightmare (1963, Horror) David Knight, Moira Redmond TCM
8pm The Mask of Dimitrios (1944, Suspense) Sydney Greenstreet, Peter Lorre MOVIES
8pm The Shawshank Redemption (1994, Drama) Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman USA
8:30pm Poltergeist (1982, Horror) Craig T. Nelson, JoBeth Williams BBCA
8:35pm Casper (1995, Children) Christina Ricci, Bill Pullman FREEFORM
9:10pm The Sixth Sense (1999, Suspense) Bruce Willis, Haley Joel Osment FXM
9:40pm Child’s Play (1988, Horror) Catherine Hicks, Chris Sarandon MGM
9:45pm Curse of the Demon (1957, Horror) Dana Andrews, Peggy Cummins TCM
10pm Lone Star (1952, Western) Clark Gable, Ava Gardner GRIT
10pm Single White Female (1992, Suspense) Bridget Fonda, Jennifer Jason Leigh FLIX
10:05pm Journey Into Fear (1942, Suspense) Joseph Cotten, Orson Welles MOVIES
10:15pm Black Christmas (1974, Horror) Olivia Hussey, Margot Kidder HDNETMV
10:28pm The Woman in Green (1945, Mystery) Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce RETRO
10:30pm Edward Scissorhands (1990, Fantasy) Johnny Depp, Winona Ryder FX
10:30pm Halloween (1978, Horror) Donald Pleasence, Jamie Lee Curtis AMC
10:36pm Fear (1996, Suspense) Mark Wahlberg, Reese Witherspoon STZENC
10:45pm The Haunting (1999, Horror) Liam Neeson, Catherine Zeta-Jones NEXT
11:10pm The Haunting (1999, Horror) Liam Neeson, Catherine Zeta-Jones MGM
11:15pm Burn, Witch, Burn! (1962, Horror) Janet Blair, Peter Wyngarde TCM
11:35pm Three Strangers (1946, Mystery) Sydney Greenstreet, Geraldine Fitzgerald MOVIES
11:36pm Terror by Night (1946, Mystery) Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce RETRO
11:55pm Fatal Attraction (1987, Suspense) Michael Douglas, Glenn Close FLIX
Classic Movies on Friday, October 31
Spooky Halloween Movies Marathon Continues
TCM, beginning at 6am
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TCM’s two-day Halloween movie marathon continues today with an epic lineup of classic, unnerving films: Toby Dammit (1968), The Mystery of the Wax Museum (1933), Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931), House of Wax (1953), The Bat (1959), The Invisible Man (1933), Dracula (1931), The Mummy (1932), Frankenstein (1931) and Bride of Frankenstein (1935).
Primetime Movies
5pm Alien vs. Predator (2004, Science fiction) Sanaa Lathan, Raoul Bova FX
5pm The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976, Western) Clint Eastwood, Chief Dan George GRIT
5:15pm Frankenstein (1931, Horror) Colin Clive, Mae Clarke TCM
5:20pm Edward Scissorhands (1990, Fantasy) Johnny Depp, Winona Ryder HBOC
5:30pm Ghostbusters II (1989, Comedy) Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd BRAVO
5:45pm Friday the 13th Part 3 (1982, Horror) Dana Kimmell, Paul Kratka IFC
5:45pm I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997, Horror) Jennifer Love Hewitt, Sarah Michelle Gellar WE
6pm Christine (1983, Horror) Keith Gordon, John Stockwell BBCA
6pm Fatal Attraction (1987, Suspense) Michael Douglas, Glenn Close WOMEN
6pm Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984, Science fiction) William Shatner, DeForest Kelley COMET
6:10pm Horror of Dracula (1958, Horror) Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee MOVIES
6:23pm Night of the Living Dead (1968, Horror) Duane Jones, Judith O’Dea RETRO
6:25pm Teen Wolf (1985, Comedy) Michael J. Fox, James Hampton FLIX
6:30pm Bride of Frankenstein (1935, Horror) Boris Karloff, Elsa Lanchester TCM
6:30pm Hocus Pocus (1993, Family) Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker FREEFORM
7pm Halloween (1978, Horror) Donald Pleasence, Jamie Lee Curtis AMC
7pm Scream (1996, Horror) Neve Campbell, David Arquette MTV
7pm The Addams Family (1991, Comedy) Anjelica Huston, Raul Julia FAMZ
7:21pm Seven (1995, Suspense) Brad Pitt, Morgan Freeman HBOZ
7:45pm Friday the 13th (1980, Horror) Betsy Palmer, Adrienne King IFC
8pm Ghostbusters (1984, Comedy) Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd BRAVO
8pm In Cold Blood (1967, Docudrama) Robert Blake, Scott Wilson TCM
8pm Night of the Living Dead (1968, Horror) Duane Jones, Judith O’Dea RETRO
8pm Pale Rider (1985, Western) Clint Eastwood, Michael Moriarty GRIT
8pm Silver Bullet (1985, Horror) Gary Busey, Corey Haim BBCA
8pm Single White Female (1992, Suspense) Bridget Fonda, Jennifer Jason Leigh WOMEN
8pm The Breakfast Club (1985, Comedy-drama) Emilio Estevez, Molly Ringwald VH1
8pm The Fly (1986, Horror) Jeff Goldblum, Geena Davis FLIX
8pm The Haunting (1963, Horror) Julie Harris, Claire Bloom MOVIES
8:30pm Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986, Science fiction) William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy COMET
8:40pm Addams Family Values (1993, Comedy) Anjelica Huston, Raul Julia FAMZ
9pm Halloween II (1981, Horror) Jamie Lee Curtis, Donald Pleasence AMC
9pm Men in Black (1997, Action) Tommy Lee Jones, Will Smith SHO
9:30pm Scream 2 (1997, Horror) David Arquette, Neve Campbell MTV
9:37pm Night of the Living Dead (1968, Horror) Duane Jones, Judith O’Dea RETRO
9:40pm The Ring Two (2005, Horror) Naomi Watts, Simon Baker MGM
10pm Friday the 13th, Part 2 (1981, Horror) Amy Steel, John Furey IFC
10pm Pet Sematary (1989, Horror) Dale Midkiff, Fred Gwynne BBCA
10pm The Babysitter (1995, Suspense) Alicia Silverstone, Jeremy London WOMEN
10pm War of the Worlds (2005, Science fiction) Tom Cruise, Dakota Fanning STZENC
10:15pm Teen Wolf (1985, Comedy) Michael J. Fox, James Hampton FAMZ
10:25pm The Fog (1980, Horror) Adrienne Barbeau, Hal Holbrook MOVIES
10:30pm Ghostbusters II (1989, Comedy) Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd BRAVO
10:30pm Sixteen Candles (1984, Comedy) Molly Ringwald, Anthony Michael Hall VH1
10:30pm Who Killed Teddy Bear? (1965, Crime drama) Sal Mineo, Juliet Prowse TCM
10:40pm Men in Black II (2002, Action) Tommy Lee Jones, Will Smith SHO
11pm Blood on the Moon (1948, Western) Robert Mitchum, Barbara Bel Geddes GRIT
11pm Bruce Almighty (2003, Comedy) Jim Carrey, Morgan Freeman TBS
11pm Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988, Horror) Donald Pleasence, Ellie Cornell AMC
11:10pm Black Christmas (1974, Horror) Olivia Hussey, Margot Kidder HDNETMV
11:14pm Night of the Living Dead (1968, Horror) Duane Jones, Judith O’Dea RETRO
11:15pm Gangs of New York (2002, Historical drama) Leonardo DiCaprio, Daniel Day-Lewis FLIX
11:30pm The General’s Daughter (1999, Suspense) John Travolta, Madeleine Stowe WOMEN
Classic Movies on Saturday, November 1
Two for One: Kathy Bates
TCM, beginning at 8pm
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In tonight’s re-airing of the Ben Mankiewicz-hosted series, Oscar winner Kathy Bates shares her chosen double feature for the night. The actress, known for her winning performance in Stephen King’s Misery and her latest run on the CBS drama Matlock, takes viewers back to the Dirty ’30s. First up: 1938’s romantic comedy Bringing Up Baby, where Katharine Hepburn as a stuck-up heiress and Cary Grant as a serious scientist engage in their classic banter. After, stick around for 1937’s Stage Door, in which Hepburn shines as Terry, a highbrow aspiring actress at a theatrical boarding house where she clashes with her sarcastic dancer roommate Jean (Ginger Rogers). “We started off on the wrong foot,” says Jean. “Let’s stay that way.”
Primetime Movies
5pm Tombstone (1993, Western) Kurt Russell, Val Kilmer SUNDANCE
5:03pm The Last Sunset (1961, Western) Rock Hudson, Kirk Douglas RETRO
5:15pm Where Eagles Dare (1969, War) Richard Burton, Clint Eastwood TCM
5:25pm The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001, Fantasy) Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen HBOZ
5:30pm A Fistful of Dollars (1964, Western) Clint Eastwood, Marianne Koch GRIT
5:30pm Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (2001, Children) Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint E!
5:30pm Police Academy 3: Back in Training (1986, Comedy) Steve Guttenberg, Leslie Easterbrook IFC
5:30pm Practical Magic (1998, Comedy-drama) Sandra Bullock, Nicole Kidman POP
5:30pm Scooby-Doo (2002, Children) Freddie Prinze Jr., Sarah Michelle Gellar SYFY
5:30pm The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974, Suspense) Walter Matthau, Robert Shaw HDNETMV
5:50pm Big Daddy (1999, Comedy) Adam Sandler, Joey Lauren Adams FAMZ
5:55pm The 40 Year-Old Virgin (2005, Romance-comedy) Steve Carell, Catherine Keener STZC
5:59pm Happy Endings (2005, Comedy-drama) Tom Arnold, Jesse Bradford STZCI
6pm Beauty and the Beast (1997, Action) Susan Blu, Cam Clarke FREEFORM
6pm Billy Madison (1995, Comedy) Adam Sandler, Darren McGavin VH1
6pm Christmas With the Kranks (2004, Comedy) Tim Allen, Jamie Lee Curtis BBCA
6pm Halloween (1978, Horror) Donald Pleasence, Jamie Lee Curtis AMC
6pm The Godfather (1972, Crime drama) Marlon Brando, Al Pacino SHOWXHD
6pm The Longest Yard (2005, Comedy) Adam Sandler, Chris Rock FLIX
6:25pm Gladiator (2000, Historical drama) Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix SHO
6:30pm Beetlejuice (1988, Comedy) Michael Keaton, Alec Baldwin CMT
6:30pm Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989, Adventure) Harrison Ford, Sean Connery PARMT
6:52pm Destroy All Monsters! (1968, Science fiction) Akira Kubo, Jun Tazaki ACMAX
6:56pm Johnny Skidmarks (1998, Crime drama) Peter Gallagher, Frances McDormand RETRO
7pm Rush Hour 2 (2001, Action) Jackie Chan, Chris Tucker BET
7pm Total Recall (1990, Science fiction) Arnold Schwarzenegger, Rachel Ticotin TMCX
7pm White Chicks (2004, Comedy) Shawn Wayans, Marlon Wayans MTV
7:25pm The Stepford Wives (2004, Comedy) Nicole Kidman, Matthew Broderick FAMZ
7:30pm Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003, Adventure) Johnny Depp, Geoffrey Rush SYFY
7:30pm Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment (1985, Comedy) Steve Guttenberg, Michael Winslow IFC
8pm Svengoolie Presents: Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein, MeTV
8pm Big Momma’s House (2000, Comedy) Martin Lawrence, Nia Long STZENC
8pm Bringing Up Baby (1938, Comedy) Katharine Hepburn, Cary Grant TCM
8pm Bullitt (1968, Crime drama) Steve McQueen, Robert Vaughn MOVIES
8pm Christine (1983, Horror) Keith Gordon, John Stockwell AMC
8pm Crocodile Dundee (1986, Comedy) Paul Hogan, Linda Kozlowski LAFF
8pm For a Few Dollars More (1965, Western) Clint Eastwood, Lee Van Cleef GRIT
8pm Happy Gilmore (1996, Comedy) Adam Sandler, Christopher McDonald VH1
8pm National Lampoon’s Vacation (1983, Comedy) Chevy Chase, Beverly D’Angelo BBCA
8pm The Little Mermaid (1989, Children) Jodi Benson, Pat Carroll FREEFORM
8pm The Mummy (1999, Adventure) Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz MGM
8pm The Silence of the Lambs (1991, Suspense) Jodie Foster, Anthony Hopkins SUNDANCE
8pm White Lightning (1973, Action) Burt Reynolds, Jennifer Billingsley HDNETMV
8:30pm Overboard (1987, Comedy) Goldie Hawn, Kurt Russell CMT
8:36pm Two Mules for Sister Sara (1970, Western) Shirley MacLaine, Clint Eastwood RETRO
8pm Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002, Children) Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint E!
8pm Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981, Adventure) Harrison Ford, Karen Allen PARMT
8pm The Godfather, Part II (1974, Crime drama) Al Pacino, Robert Duvall SHOWXHD
8pm The Perfect Storm (2000, Suspense) George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg VICE
8pm Vanilla Sky (2001, Suspense) Tom Cruise, Penélope Cruz TMCX
8:30pm Bring It On (2000, Comedy) Kirsten Dunst, Eliza Dushku MTV
8:30pm Dumb and Dumber (1994, Comedy) Jim Carrey, Jeff Daniels BRAVO
8:30pm Police Academy (1984, Comedy) Steve Guttenberg, Kim Cattrall IFC
8:33pm Dazed and Confused (1993, Comedy) Jason London, Wiley Wiggins INDIE
9pm Billy Madison (1995, Comedy) Adam Sandler, Darren McGavin VH1
9pm My Cousin Vinny (1992, Comedy) Joe Pesci, Marisa Tomei TNT
9pm National Lampoon’s European Vacation (1985, Comedy) Chevy Chase, Beverly D’Angelo BBCA
9pm Signs (2002, Suspense) Mel Gibson, Joaquin Phoenix AMC
9pm Stage Door (1937, Comedy-drama) Katharine Hepburn, Ginger Rogers TCM
9pm The Lion King (1994, Children) Matthew Broderick, Jeremy Irons FREEFORM
9:05pm The Mummy Returns (2001, Adventure) Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz MGM
9:22pm Crooklyn (1994, Drama) Alfre Woodard, Delroy Lindo RETRO
9:25pm The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974, Suspense) Walter Matthau, Robert Shaw HDNETMV
9:30pm Crocodile Dundee II (1988, Comedy) Paul Hogan, Linda Kozlowski LAFF
9:30pm The French Connection (1971, Crime drama) Gene Hackman, Fernando Rey MOVIES
9:45pm The Terminator (1984, Science fiction) Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton SHO
10pm Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982, Science fiction) William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy COMET
10pm The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966, Western) Clint Eastwood, Eli Wallach GRIT
10:15pm BASEketball (1998, Comedy) Trey Parker, Matt Stone STZC
10:30pm Get Rich or Die Tryin’ (2005, Crime drama) Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje FLIX
10:30pm White Chicks (2004, Comedy) Shawn Wayans, Marlon Wayans MTV
10:45pm The Blues Brothers (1980, Musical comedy) John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd IFC
11pm Christmas With the Kranks (2004, Comedy) Tim Allen, Jamie Lee Curtis BBCA
11pm The Great Jewel Robber (1950, Docudrama) David Brian, Marjorie Reynolds TCM
11:05pm The Lion King II: Simba’s Pride (1998, Children) Matthew Broderick, Neve Campbell FREEFORM
11:17pm The Last Sunset (1961, Western) Rock Hudson, Kirk Douglas RETRO
11:19pm Pride & Prejudice (2005, Drama) Keira Knightley, Matthew Macfadyen MOMAX
11:30pm Christine (1983, Horror) Keith Gordon, John Stockwell AMC
11:30pm Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles (2001, Comedy) Paul Hogan, Linda Kozlowski LAFF
11:30pm Major League (1989, Comedy) Tom Berenger, Charlie Sheen TNT
11:45pm French Connection II (1975, Action) Gene Hackman, Fernando Rey MOVIES
Classic Movies on Sunday, November 2
Editor’s Pick: Gilda
MOVIES!, 8pm
Everett Collection
Iconic images and characters define noir more than most other movie genres: the hardboiled detective, the dark alleys and streets, corrupt cops, the femme fatale. “Femme fatale” might as well just have Rita Hayworth’s picture next to it in the dictionary. Her turn in Gilda (1946) shines, along with her costumes and dance numbers, as a casino owner’s moll who gets romantically mixed up with Glenn Ford’s gambler who’s been tasked with keeping an eye on the singer. In a now-famous quote, Hayworth described how her sexy movie character affected her real life after the popular movie: “Men go to bed with Gilda but wake up with me.”
Primetime Movies
5pm The Professionals (1966, Western) Lee Marvin, Burt Lancaster GRIT
5pm The Replacements (2000, Comedy) Keanu Reeves, Gene Hackman TNT
5:18pm Gone With the Wind (1939, Romance) Clark Gable, Vivien Leigh 5MAX
5:25pm Mission: Impossible 2 (2000, Action) Tom Cruise, Dougray Scott STARZ
5:30pm Back to the Future Part II (1989, Comedy) Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd BBCA
5:30pm Beauty Shop (2005, Comedy) Queen Latifah, Alicia Silverstone LIFETIME
5:30pm The Sting (1973, Comedy-drama) Paul Newman, Robert Redford TCM
5:45pm The Pelican Brief (1993, Suspense) Julia Roberts, Denzel Washington SUNDANCE
5:55pm Sands of Iwo Jima (1949, War) John Wayne, John Agar HDNETMV
6pm Breakfast at Tiffany’s (1961, Romance-comedy) Audrey Hepburn, George Peppard FLIX
6pm Happy Gilmore (1996, Comedy) Adam Sandler, Christopher McDonald VH1
6pm Saving Private Ryan (1998, War) Tom Hanks, Edward Burns SHO
6pm The Perfect Storm (2000, Suspense) George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg VICE
6:15pm The Mummy (1999, Adventure) Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz AMC
6:23pm This Savage Land (1968, Western) Barry Sullivan, Andrew Prine RETRO
6:50pm Home Alone (1990, Family) Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci FREEFORM
7pm Bring It On (2000, Comedy) Kirsten Dunst, Eliza Dushku MTV
7pm Fatal Attraction (1987, Suspense) Michael Douglas, Glenn Close TMCX
7pm Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005, Fantasy) Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint E!
7pm The Bone Collector (1999, Suspense) Denzel Washington, Angelina Jolie STZE
7pm The Godfather, Part II (1974, Crime drama) Al Pacino, Robert Duvall SHOCSE
7pm The Perfect Storm (2000, Suspense) George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg VICE
7:15pm Swingers (1996, Comedy) Jon Favreau, Vince Vaughn NEXT
7:30pm Remember the Titans (2000, Drama) Denzel Washington, Will Patton TNT
7:55pm Big Daddy (1999, Comedy) Adam Sandler, Joey Lauren Adams PARMT
8pm An Officer and a Gentleman (1982, Drama) Richard Gere, Debra Winger FLIX
8pm Back to the Future (1985, Comedy) Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd BBCA
8pm Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969, Western) Paul Newman, Robert Redford TCM
8pm Fear (1996, Suspense) Mark Wahlberg, Reese Witherspoon RETRO
8pm Gilda (1946, Romance) Rita Hayworth, Glenn Ford MOVIES
8pm Lawman (1971, Western) Burt Lancaster, Robert Ryan GRIT
8pm Serendipity (2001, Romance-comedy) John Cusack, Kate Beckinsale STZC
8pm She’s All That (1999, Romance-comedy) Freddie Prinze Jr., Rachael Leigh Cook FAMZ
8pm Stroker Ace (1983, Comedy) Burt Reynolds, Ned Beatty LAFF
8:32pm Sweet Home Alabama (2002, Romance-comedy) Reese Witherspoon, Josh Lucas ABC
8:35pm Hell Is for Heroes (1962, War) Steve McQueen, Bobby Darin HDNETMV
8:45pm Legally Blonde (2001, Comedy) Reese Witherspoon, Luke Wilson CMT
9pm Basic Instinct (1992, Suspense) Michael Douglas, Sharon Stone TMCX
9pm The Rainmaker (1997, Drama) Matt Damon, Claire Danes SUNDANCE
9:20pm Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992, Children) Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci FREEFORM
9:30pm The Replacements (2000, Comedy) Keanu Reeves, Gene Hackman TRUTV
9:38pm To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar (1995, Comedy) Wesley Snipes, Patrick Swayze RETRO
9:40pm The Perfect Score (2004, Comedy) Erika Christensen, Chris Evans FAMZ
10pm The Cannonball Run (1981, Comedy) Burt Reynolds, Roger Moore LAFF
10pm The Replacements (2000, Comedy) Keanu Reeves, Gene Hackman TNT
10pm The Way We Were (1973, Romance) Barbra Streisand, Robert Redford TCM
10:03pm Titanic (1997, Historical drama) Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet STZCI
10:05pm American Gigolo (1980, Drama) Richard Gere, Lauren Hutton FLIX
10:05pm The Longest Yard (2005, Comedy) Adam Sandler, Chris Rock PARMT
10:20pm The Big Heat (1953, Crime drama) Glenn Ford, Gloria Grahame MVIES
10:30pm Back to the Future Part II (1989, Comedy) Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd BBCA
10:30pm Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957, Western) Burt Lancaster, Kirk Douglas GRIT
10:30pm Surviving Christmas (2004, Comedy) Ben Affleck, James Gandolfini VH1
10:30pm The Godfather Coda: The Death Of Michael Corleone (1990, Crime drama) Al Pacino, Diane Keaton SHOCSE
10:45pm Sands of Iwo Jima (1949, War) John Wayne, John Agar HDNETMV
10:45pm The Hunted (2003, Action) Tommy Lee Jones, Benicio del Toro SHOWXHD
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