Best Classic Movies on TV This Week: November 3-8
Cable TV has so many movie channels that, any given moment, your favorite might be playing. But chances are, you won’t find out about it — or will only realize it’s on after an hour has already played. Our day-by-day guide to classic movies on TV this week will help you get an overview of what’s playing every day, on both broadcast networks and cable channels, during primetime and beyond, so you’ll never again have to miss a great film.
This week, catch tributes to stars including Bette Davis and Rock Hudson, as well as chance to catch airings of classics like Wizard of Oz, The Postman Always Rings Twice, Imitation of Life, All About Eve, You Can’t Take It With You, The Shop Around the Corner, and The African Queen. If you’re in the mood for something a little more modern, there are also chances to see The Brady Bunch Movie, Crocodile Dundee, Terminator 2, Almost Famous, Seabiscuit, The Terminal, Total Recall, and much more.
Classic Movies on Monday, November 3
Bette Davis Icon-a-Thon
MOVIES!, beginning at 8pm
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Elegant, catty, frumpy, haughty, spirited … there’s no persona Bette Davis couldn’t lend fascination to, and for many, her landmark role was Margo Channing, the great but aging actress whose career is coveted by the younger Eve Harrington (Anne Baxter) in 1950’s All About Eve. It’s hard to imagine anyone but Davis delivering the famed line, “Fasten your seat belts. It’s going to be a bumpy night.” This three-film ’thon continues with Davis as conceited radio personality Sheridan Whiteside’s (Monty Woolley) loyal aide who has the audacity to try to have a life of her own in the 1941 Broadway-based comedy The Man Who Came to Dinner. Then stick around for Davis as a mystery novelist in 1951’s Another Man’s Poison.
Primetime Movies
5pm The Matrix (1999, Science fiction) Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne IFC
5:08pm Apache Drums (1951, Western) Stephen McNally, Coleen Gray RETRO
5:15pm Edward Scissorhands (1990, Fantasy) Johnny Depp, Winona Ryder HBOZ
5:15pm Ocean’s Eleven (2001, Comedy-drama) George Clooney, Matt Damon AMC
5:15pm Sabrina (1995, Romance-comedy) Harrison Ford, Julia Ormond MOVIES!
5:20pm The Running Man (1987, Science fiction) Arnold Schwarzenegger, Maria Conchita Alonso SHOCSE
5:27pm Man of the House (2005, Comedy) Tommy Lee Jones STZIB
5:45pm The Snows of Kilimanjaro (1952, Adventure) Gregory Peck, Susan Hayward TCM
6:10pm White Lightning (1973, Action) Burt Reynolds, Jennifer Billingsley HDNETMV
6:15pm The Faculty (1998, Horror) Jordana Brewster, Clea DuVall FLIX
6:23pm Two Brothers (2004, Adventure) Guy Pearce, Jean-Claude Dreyfus STZK
6:24pm The Big Empty (2003, Comedy) Jon Favreau, Joey Lauren Adams RETRO
6:30pm Crocodile Dundee (1986, Comedy) Paul Hogan, Linda Kozlowski BBCA
7:05pm Heat (1995, Crime drama) Al Pacino, Robert De Niro SHOCSE
7:25pm Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990, Children) Judith Hoag, Elias Koteas FAMZ
7:35pm The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988, Comedy) Leslie Nielsen, George Kennedy TMCX
8pm All About Eve (1950, Drama) Bette Davis, Anne Baxter MOVIES!
8pm John Q (2002, Drama) Denzel Washington, Robert Duvall STZENC
8pm My Cousin Vinny (1992, Comedy) Joe Pesci, Marisa Tomei AMC
8pm Red Sun (1972, Western) Charles Bronson, Ursula Andress GRIT
8pm Seven Days in May (1964, Suspense) Burt Lancaster, Kirk Douglas TCM
8pm Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991, Science fiction) Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton SYFY
8pm The Matrix Reloaded (2003, Science fiction) Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne IFC
8pm The Minus Man (1999, Drama) Owen Wilson, Brian Cox RETRO
8pm Witness (1985, Crime drama) Harrison Ford, Kelly McGillis WOMEN
8:10pm The Terminator (1984, Science fiction) Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton SHOWXHD
8:30pm Crocodile Dundee II (1988, Comedy) Paul Hogan, Linda Kozlowski BBCA
8:35pm Eagle’s Wing (1979, Western) Martin Sheen, Sam Waterston HDNETMV
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9pm Bad Santa (2003, Comedy) Billy Bob Thornton, Tony Cox HBOC
9pm Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981, Adventure) Harrison Ford, Karen Allen FAMZ
9pm The Brady Bunch Movie (1995, Comedy) Shelley Long, Gary Cole TMCX
9:30pm Joe Dirt (2001, Comedy) David Spade, Dennis Miller MTV
9:52pm Bend of the River (1952, Western) James Stewart, Arthur Kennedy RETRO
10pm 40 Days and 40 Nights (2002, Romance-comedy) Josh Hartnett, Shannyn Sossamon FLIX
10pm The General’s Daughter (1999, Suspense) John Travolta, Madeleine Stowe WOMEN
10:15pm The Boys From Brazil (1978, Suspense) Gregory Peck, Laurence Olivier TCM
10:30pm A Very Brady Sequel (1996, Comedy) Shelley Long, Gary Cole TMCX
10:30pm Lethal Weapon 3 (1992, Action) Mel Gibson, Danny Glover AMC
10:30pm Showdown at Boot Hill (1958, Western) Charles Bronson, Robert Hutton GRIT
11pm The Man Who Came to Dinner (1941, Comedy) Monty Woolley, Bette Davis MOVIES!
11pm The Matrix Revolutions (2003, Science fiction) Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne IFC
11:05pm White Lightning (1973, Action) Burt Reynolds, Jennifer Billingsley HDNETMV
11:40pm The Machinist (2004, Suspense) Christian Bale, Jennifer Jason Leigh SHOCSE
11:45pm Almost Famous (2000, Comedy-drama) Billy Crudup, Frances McDormand MGM
Classic Movies on Tuesday, November 4
Star of the Month: Rock Hudson
TCM, beginning at 8pm
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Tall, dark and handsome. Rock Hudson hit two of those marks. 6’4”? Check. Chiseled jaw, broad shoulders and soft brown eyes? Check. But Hudson was never mysterious, withdrawn or bad-boy compelling. His earnest look, and sometimes even mild bashfulness (packaged with that high school quarterback’s body), endeared him to audiences and made him a top box office draw across the 1950s and into the early ’60s, when he created his most memorable roles and movies. Turner Classic Movies celebrates Hudson as its Star of the Month every Tuesday in November, with his first marathon night including one of the finest American movies ever, director George Stevens’ Giant (1956) at 9:45pm (ET). Costarring other movie greats Elizabeth Taylor and James Dean, it’s an intramural Texas scrimmage of cattlemen vs. oilmen, Hudson’s straightforward, often overwhelming charisma vs. Dean’s smoldering intensity. The epic story covers decades in the entangled, passionate lives of the three leads and the evolution of the Lone Star State from wide open prairies to a skyline dotted with oil rigs. It also earned Hudson his only Academy Award nomination.
Primetime Movies
5pm Seabiscuit (2003, Drama) Tobey Maguire, Jeff Bridges FAMZ
5pm Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991, Science fiction) Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton SYFY
5:15pm The Garden Murder Case (1936, Mystery) Edmund Lowe, Virginia Bruce TCM
5:25pm Bullitt (1968, Crime drama) Steve McQueen, Robert Vaughn MOVIES!
5:40pm Ambush Bay (1966, War) Hugh O’Brian, Mickey Rooney HDNETMV
5:40pm The Incredibles (2004, Children) Craig T. Nelson, Holly Hunter FREEFORM
5:55pm The Sum of All Fears (2002, Suspense) Ben Affleck, Morgan Freeman FLIX
6:15pm Smokey and the Bandit (1977, Comedy) Burt Reynolds, Sally Field BBCA
6:22pm Metamorphosis: The Alien Factor (1991, Science fiction) Tara Leigh, Tony Gigante RETRO
6:30pm Fingers at the Window (1942, Mystery) Lew Ayres, Laraine Day TCM
6:32pm Eulogy (2004, Comedy) Hank Azaria, Jesse Bradford STZC
6:47pm Taxi (2004, Comedy) Queen Latifah, Jimmy Fallon STZIB
7:05pm The Usual Suspects (1995, Suspense) Stephen Baldwin, Gabriel Byrne SHO
7:30pm The Baxter (2005, Romance-comedy) Michael Showalter, Elizabeth Banks NEXT
8pm Judas Kiss (1998, Crime drama) Simon Baker-Denny, Gil Bellows INDIE
8pm Law of the Lawless (1964, Western) Dale Robertson, Yvonne De Carlo GRIT
8pm Reindeer Games (2000, Crime drama) Ben Affleck, Gary Sinise FLIX
8pm The Bone Collector (1999, Suspense) Denzel Washington, Angelina Jolie ENCORE
8pm The Bone Collector (1999, Suspense) Denzel Washington, Angelina Jolie STZENC
8pm The Great Man’s Lady (1942, Western) Barbara Stanwyck, Joel McCrea RETRO
8pm We Were Soldiers (2002, War) Mel Gibson, Madeleine Stowe SHOCSE
8pm Witness (1985, Crime drama) Harrison Ford, Kelly McGillis SHOWXHD
8pm You Can’t Take It With You (1938, Comedy) Jean Arthur, Lionel Barrymore MVIES
8:20pm Flying Tigers (1942, War) John Wayne, John Carroll HDNETMV
8:30pm Smokey and the Bandit II (1980, Comedy) Burt Reynolds, Jackie Gleason BBCA
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9pm Cold Mountain (2003, Drama) Jude Law, Nicole Kidman TMCX
9pm Heat (1995, Crime drama) Al Pacino, Robert De Niro SHO
9pm Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984, Adventure) Harrison Ford, Kate Capshaw FAMZ
9pm Speed (1994, Action) Keanu Reeves, Dennis Hopper MOMAX
9:32pm Novocaine (2001, Suspense) Steve Martin, Helena Bonham Carter RETRO
9:42pm Prime (2005, Romance-comedy) Meryl Streep, Uma Thurman STZC
9:45pm Giant (1956, Drama) Elizabeth Taylor, Rock Hudson TCM
9:45pm Nick of Time (1995, Suspense) Johnny Depp, Christopher Walken FLIX
10pm Dakota Incident (1956, Western) Linda Darnell, Dale Robertson GRIT
10pm The Fugitive (1993, Action) Harrison Ford, Tommy Lee Jones AMC
10:45pm The Shop Around the Corner (1940, Romance-comedy) Margaret Sullavan, James Stewart MOVIES!
10:50pm Ambush Bay (1966, War) Hugh O’Brian, Mickey Rooney HDNETMV
11pm The Terminal (2004, Comedy-drama) Tom Hanks, Catherine Zeta-Jones FAMZ
11:08pm The Stranger (1946, Suspense) Edward G. Robinson, Orson Welles RETRO
11:15pm The Hunted (2003, Action) Tommy Lee Jones, Benicio del Toro FLIX
11:35pm American Gigolo (1980, Drama) Richard Gere, Lauren Hutton TMCX
Classic Movies on Wednesday, November 5
TCM Spotlight: Conspiracy and Political Thrillers
TCM, beginning at 8pm
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Tonight, TCM highlights a select few of the genre’s greatest hits, kicking off in primetime with the Oscar-nominated The Day of the Jackal (1973). 1969’s Z, starring Yves Montand as a prominent activist whose suspicious death raises questions, is next, followed by 1962’s The Manchurian Candidate, starring Frank Sinatra and Janet Leigh and featuring a standout performance from Angela Lansbury as the villainous mother of a decorated Army sergeant (Laurence Harvey). The night concludes with 1981’s neo-noir mystery thriller Blow Out featuring John Travolta and Nancy Allen and 1973’s Executive Action starring Burt Lancaster as a black ops specialist in a fictionalized account of a conspiracy to assassinate President John F. Kennedy.
5:11pm Ride a Crooked Trail (1958, Western) Audie Murphy, Gia Scala RETRO
5:29pm Godzilla (1954, Science fiction) Takashi Shimura, Momoko Kochi ACMAX
5:30pm Swingers (1996, Comedy) Jon Favreau, Vince Vaughn TMCX
5:35pm We Were Soldiers (2002, War) Mel Gibson, Madeleine Stowe FLIX
5:40pm The Comancheros (1961, Western) John Wayne, Stuart Whitman MOVIES!
6pm Home Alone (1990, Family) Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci FREEFORM
6pm Powwow Highway (1988, Comedy-drama) A Martinez, Gary Farmer TCM
6:30pm Stand by Me (1986, Comedy-drama) Wil Wheaton, River Phoenix BBCA
6:40pm Showdown (1963, Western) Audie Murphy, Kathleen Crowley RETRO
7pm True Grit (1969, Western) John Wayne, Glen Campbell HDNETMV
7:03pm Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999, Crime drama) Forest Whitaker, John Tormey 5MAX
7:06pm Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964, Science fiction) Yosuke Natsuki, Yuriko Hoshi ACMAX
7:15pm Varsity Blues (1999, Comedy-drama) James Van Der Beek, Jon Voight NEXT
8pm Big Daddy (1999, Comedy) Adam Sandler, Joey Lauren Adams SHO
8pm Cold Mountain (2003, Drama) Jude Law, Nicole Kidman FLIX
8pm Gunfight at Black Horse Canyon (1961, Western) Dale Robertson, Ellen Burstyn RETRO
8pm Independence Day (1996, Science fiction) Will Smith, Bill Pullman PARMT
8pm M*A*S*H (1970, Comedy) Donald Sutherland, Elliott Gould MOVIES!
8pm Mansfield Park (1999, Historical drama) Embeth Davidtz, Jonny Lee Miller WOMEN
8pm The Day of the Jackal (1973, Suspense) Edward Fox, Michel Lonsdale TCM
8pm The Outriders (1950, Western) Joel McCrea, Arlene Dahl GRIT
8pm Total Recall (1990, Science fiction) Arnold Schwarzenegger, Rachel Ticotin SHOWXHD
8pm When Harry Met Sally… (1989, Romance-comedy) Billy Crystal, Meg Ryan MGM
8:25pm Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992, Children) Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci FREEFORM
8:30pm The Silence of the Lambs (1991, Suspense) Jodie Foster, Anthony Hopkins BBCA
9pm 48 HRS. (1982, Action) Nick Nolte, Eddie Murphy TMCX
9pm Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989, Adventure) Harrison Ford, Sean Connery FAMZ
9:34pm Hell Bent for Leather (1960, Western) Audie Murphy, Felicia Farr RETRO
9:35pm The Longest Yard (2005, Comedy) Adam Sandler, Chris Rock SHO
9:40pm Bridget Jones’s Diary (2001, Romance-comedy) Renée Zellweger, Colin Firth MGM
9:58pm Street Fighter Alpha: The Movie (1999, Action) Kane Kosugi, Kazuya Ichijo STZK
10pm The Importance of Being Earnest (2002, Comedy-drama) Rupert Everett, Colin Firth WOMEN
10pm The Running Man (1987, Science fiction) Arnold Schwarzenegger, Maria Conchita Alonso SHOWXHD
10pm Wichita (1955, Western) Joel McCrea, Vera Miles GRIT
10:05pm Quigley Down Under (1990, Western) Tom Selleck, Laura San Giacomo HDNETMV
10:15pm Kiss the Girls (1997, Mystery) Morgan Freeman, Ashley Judd SHOCSE
10:30pm Patton (1970, War) George C. Scott, Karl Malden MVIES
10:30pm Z (1969, Suspense) Yves Montand, Irene Papas TCM
10:37pm Bad Santa (2003, Comedy) Billy Bob Thornton, Tony Cox HBOZ
10:40pm Another 48 Hrs. (1990, Action) Eddie Murphy, Nick Nolte TMCX
10:45pm Road House (1989, Action) Patrick Swayze, Kelly Lynch AMC
10:57pm Ride a Crooked Trail (1958, Western) Audie Murphy, Gia Scala RETRO
11pm Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981, Adventure) Harrison Ford, Karen Allen PARMT
11:10pm The Stepford Wives (2004, Comedy) Nicole Kidman, Matthew Broderick FAMZ
11:20pm Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (2004, Romance-comedy) Renée Zellweger, Hugh Grant MGM
11:45pm American Gigolo (1980, Drama) Richard Gere, Lauren Hutton SHOWXHD
Classic Movies on Thursday, November 6
Noir to Die For Marathon
MOVIES!, beginning at 6am
Everett Collection
As you breakfast, enjoy 1950’s The Breaking Point, about corrupted charter boat captain Harry Morgan (John Garfield), who is pushed to his limits trying to support his family, in this flick considered a “sunshine noir,” aka set during the day. Garfield returns in 1946’s The Postman Always Rings Twice opposite Lana Turner in the steamy affair drama. Later in this all-day marathon, catch the gritty genre masterpiece The Big Heat (1953), a mob crime film directed by Fritz Lang that is certainly to die for. And many die in it, too.
5:10pm Mouse Hunt (1997, Children) Nathan Lane, Lee Evans FAMZ
5:22pm Saddle Tramp (1950, Western) Joel McCrea, Wanda Hendrix RETRO
5:30pm Labyrinth (1986, Fantasy) David Bowie, Jennifer Connelly NEXT
5:30pm Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987, Adventure) Christopher Reeve, Gene Hackman HBOZ
5:35pm The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974, Suspense) Walter Matthau, Robert Shaw HDNETMV
6pm The Big Circus (1959, Adventure) Victor Mature, Red Buttons TCM
6:05pm The Usual Suspects (1995, Suspense) Stephen Baldwin, Gabriel Byrne SHOWXHD
6:20pm The Set-Up (1949, Drama) Robert Ryan, Audrey Totter MOVIES!
6:30pm Finding Nemo (2003, Children) Albert Brooks, Ellen DeGeneres FREEFORM
6:30pm Scary Movie (2000, Comedy) Shawn Wayans, Marlon Wayans MGM
6:39pm The Lone Hand (1954, Western) Joel McCrea, Barbara Hale RETRO
7pm The Nutty Professor (1996, Comedy) Eddie Murphy, Jada Pinkett BET
7:53pm Dangerous Liaisons (1988, Drama) Glenn Close, John Malkovich HBOSIG
7:59pm The Last Sunset (1961, Western) Rock Hudson, Kirk Douglas RETRO
8pm Beau Geste (1926, Adventure) Robert Colman, Neil Hamilton TCM
8pm Big Daddy (1999, Comedy) Adam Sandler, Joey Lauren Adams SHOCSE
8pm Double Jeopardy (1999, Suspense) Tommy Lee Jones, Ashley Judd FLIX
8pm Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981, Adventure) Harrison Ford, Karen Allen PARMT
8pm Scream (1996, Horror) Neve Campbell, David Arquette MGM
8pm The Big Heat (1953, Crime drama) Glenn Ford, Gloria Grahame MOVIES!
8pm The Mummy (1999, Adventure) Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz AMC
8pm The Scalphunters (1968, Western) Burt Lancaster, Shelley Winters GRIT
8pm Transamerica (2005, Comedy-drama) Felicity Huffman, Kevin Zegers STZC
8:05pm Dillinger (1973, Crime drama) Warren Oates, Ben Johnson HDNETMV
8:22pm Star Kid (1997, Children) Joseph Mazzello, Joey Simmrin STZK
9pm Almost Famous (2000, Comedy-drama) Billy Crudup, Frances McDormand TMCX
9pm The Faculty (1998, Horror) Jordana Brewster, Clea DuVall NEXT
9:42pm Eulogy (2004, Comedy) Hank Azaria, Jesse Bradford INDIE
9:50pm Kiss the Girls (1997, Mystery) Morgan Freeman, Ashley Judd FLIX
9:55pm Scandal Sheet (1952, Crime drama) Broderick Crawford, Donna Reed MOVIES!
9:55pm Scream 2 (1997, Horror) David Arquette, Neve Campbell MGM
10pm Nutty Professor II: The Klumps (2000, Comedy) Eddie Murphy, Janet Jackson BET
10:15pm A Tale of Two Cities (1935, Historical drama) Ronald Colman, Elizabeth Allan TCM
10:30pm A Fistful of Dollars (1964, Western) Clint Eastwood, Marianne Koch GRIT
10:30pm Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984, Adventure) Harrison Ford, Kate Capshaw PARMT
10:40pm The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974, Suspense) Walter Matthau, Robert Shaw HDNETMV
10:45pm The Mummy Returns (2001, Adventure) Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz AMC
11:05pm Alfie (2004, Comedy-drama) Jude Law, Marisa Tomei TMCX
11:05pm Jersey Girl (2004, Romance-comedy) Ben Affleck, Liv Tyler FAMZ
11:15pm The Machinist (2004, Suspense) Christian Bale, Jennifer Jason Leigh SHOCSE
11:28pm Tumbleweed (1953, Western) Audie Murphy, Lori Nelson RETRO
11:34pm A Kid in Aladdin’s Palace (1997, Children) Thomas Ian Nicholas, Rhona Mitra STZK
11:40pm Saving Private Ryan (1998, War) Tom Hanks, Edward Burns SHOWXHD
11:40pm White Heat (1949, Crime drama) James Cagney, Virginia Mayo MOVIES!
11:50pm Basic Instinct (1992, Suspense) Michael Douglas, Sharon Stone FLIX
Classic Movies on Friday, November 7
Objects of Desire Marathon
TCM, beginning at 8pm
Judy Garland, Jack Haley and Ray Bolger
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder in tonight’s collection of films! First up is 1939’s The Wizard of Oz, which featured Judy Garland’s dazzling turn as a farm girl who lands in technicolor Oz and that evil Wicked Witch of the West’s (Margaret Hamilton) quest for those ruby slippers. The TCM debut of 1981’s Raiders of the Lost Ark follows, as Harrison Ford embodies Indiana Jones in this Steven Spielberg-directed masterpiece to obtain a religious relic before a group of Nazis do. Next up? 1984’s romantic comedy adventure Romancing the Stone, which found Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner and Danny DeVito starring, as their characters pursued a priceless gem hidden in the jungle. 1963’s fantasy adventure Jason and the Argonauts, with Todd Armstrong and Honor Blackman, and 1941’s noir classic The Maltese Falcon, with Humphrey Bogart as a smooth detective, finish out the night.
5pm The Mummy Returns (2001, Adventure) Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz AMC
5pm Without Mercy (1995, Action) Frank Zagarino, Ayu Azhari RETRO
5:14pm The Player (1992, Comedy) Tim Robbins, Greta Scacchi MOMAX
5:30pm 40 Days and 40 Nights (2002, Romance-comedy) Josh Hartnett, Shannyn Sossamon NEXT
5:30pm Predator (1987, Science fiction) Arnold Schwarzenegger, Carl Weathers FX
5:43pm Monster-in-Law (2005, Romance-comedy) Jennifer Lopez, Jane Fonda HBOC
5:45pm Primal Fear (1996, Crime drama) Richard Gere, Laura Linney SHOCSE
5:50pm What Women Want (2000, Romance-comedy) Mel Gibson, Helen Hunt WOMEN
6pm Smart Girls Don’t Talk (1948, Crime drama) Virginia Mayo, Bruce Bennett TCM
6:15pm Along Came a Spider (2001, Mystery) Morgan Freeman, Monica Potter MGM
6:17pm Man of the House (2005, Comedy) Tommy Lee Jones STZC
6:24pm The Big Empty (2003, Comedy) Jon Favreau, Joey Lauren Adams INDIE
6:30pm Vicious Circles (1997, Suspense) Ben Gazzara, Carolyn Lowery RETRO
6:45pm Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982, Comedy) Sean Penn, Jennifer Jason Leigh IFC
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7pm Kiss of the Spider Woman (1985, Drama) William Hurt, Raul Julia HBOZ
7pm Nutty Professor II: The Klumps (2000, Comedy) Eddie Murphy, Janet Jackson BET
7pm Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990, Children) Judith Hoag, Elias Koteas FAMZ
7:05pm Roman Holiday (1953, Romance-comedy) Gregory Peck, Audrey Hepburn HDNETMV
7:25pm The Scorpion King (2002, Adventure) Dwayne Johnson, Steven Brand ENCORE
7:25pm The Scorpion King (2002, Adventure) Dwayne Johnson, Steven Brand STZENC
7:35pm The Transporter (2002, Action) Jason Statham, Shu Qi FXM
7:45pm The Godfather (1972, Crime drama) Marlon Brando, Al Pacino GSHW2
8pm American Beauty (1999, Comedy-drama) Kevin Spacey, Annette Bening SHOCSE
8pm Chinatown (1974, Crime drama) Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway FLIX
8pm Christmas in Connecticut (1945, Comedy) Barbara Stanwyck, Dennis Morgan MVIES
8pm Dazed and Confused (1993, Comedy) Jason London, Wiley Wiggins RETRO
8pm Gun Fury (1953, Western) Rock Hudson, Donna Reed GRIT
8pm Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (2001, Children) Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint SYFY
8pm National Treasure (2004, Adventure) Nicolas Cage, Diane Kruger AMC
8pm Predator 2 (1990, Science fiction) Danny Glover, Gary Busey FX
8pm Remember the Titans (2000, Drama) Denzel Washington, Will Patton TBS
8pm Steel Magnolias (1989, Comedy-drama) Sally Field, Dolly Parton POP
8pm The Bone Collector (1999, Suspense) Denzel Washington, Angelina Jolie STZIB
8pm The Silence of the Lambs (1991, Suspense) Jodie Foster, Anthony Hopkins MGM
8pm The Wizard of Oz (1939, Family) Judy Garland, Frank Morgan TCM
8:15pm 50 First Dates (2004, Romance-comedy) Adam Sandler, Drew Barrymore HBO
8:30pm Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000, Children) Jim Carrey, Jeffrey Tambor FREEFORM
8:35pm Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze (1991, Children) Paige Turco, David Warner FAMZ
8:45pm Beverly Hills Cop (1984, Action) Eddie Murphy, Judge Reinhold IFC
9:29pm Serendipity (2001, Romance-comedy) John Cusack, Kate Beckinsale STZC
9:30pm Transporter 2 (2005, Action) Jason Statham, Amber Valletta FXM
9:43pm Turbulence 2: Fear of Flying (1999, Action) Craig Sheffer, Tom Berenger RETRO
9:55pm Breakfast at Tiffany’s (1961, Romance-comedy) Audrey Hepburn, George Peppard HDNETMV
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10pm Gun Glory (1957, Western) Stewart Granger, Rhonda Fleming GRIT
10pm Hannibal (2001, Suspense) Anthony Hopkins, Julianne Moore MGM
10pm Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981, Adventure) Harrison Ford, Karen Allen TCM
10:05pm Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III (1993, Children) Elias Koteas, Paige Turco FAMZ
10:10pm It Happened on 5th Avenue (1947, Comedy) Don DeFore, Ann Harding MVIES
10:15pm Rosemary’s Baby (1968, Horror) Mia Farrow, John Cassavetes FLIX
10:30pm Alien vs. Predator (2004, Science fiction) Sanaa Lathan, Raoul Bova FX
10:30pm Drumline (2002, Comedy-drama) Nick Cannon, Zoe Saldana TBS
10:40pm Starship Troopers (1997, Science fiction) Casper Van Dien, Dina Meyer NEXT
10:45pm The Godfather, Part II (1974, Crime drama) Al Pacino, Robert Duvall GSHW2
11pm Top Gun (1986, Action) Tom Cruise, Kelly McGillis PARMT
11pm You’ve Got Mail (1998, Romance-comedy) Tom Hanks, Meg Ryan POP
11:03pm Van Helsing (2004, Fantasy) Hugh Jackman, Kate Beckinsale ENCORE
11:03pm Van Helsing (2004, Fantasy) Hugh Jackman, Kate Beckinsale STZENC
11:15pm Beverly Hills Cop II (1987, Action) Eddie Murphy, Judge Reinhold IFC
11:25pm Without Mercy (1995, Action) Frank Zagarino, Ayu Azhari RETRO
11:30pm Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002, Children) Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint SYFY
Classic Movies on Saturday, November 8
Two for One: Brian Tyree Henry
TCM, beginning at 8pm
In tonight’s Two for One re-airing, TCM primetime host Ben Mankiewicz is joined by Emmy-, Tony- and Oscar-nominated actor Brian Tyree Henry, who introduces two films of his choosing. Henry will offer commentary on each title’s cultural significance and its influence on other films, behind-the-scenes stories and his own personal reflections. First up is 1959’s Oscar-nominated Imitation of Life, which sees Lana Turner as a single mother who dreams of the Broadway stage and, after a chance encounter, ends up taking in an African American widow (Juanita Moore, in a Golden Globe- and Academy Award-nominated turn) with a light-skinned daughter. Together, they struggle to raise their children amid a world of prejudice in a film that has remained significant throughout the years. 1969’s The Learning Tree is Henry’s second selection. The film tells a sentimental coming-of-age story about Newt Winger (Kyle Johnson), an African American Kansas boy from a poor family whose journey to adulthood is marked with tragedy and hard lessons about love, trust and racial hardships.
5pm A Few Good Men (1992, Drama) Tom Cruise, Jack Nicholson BBCA
5pm You’ve Got Mail (1998, Romance-comedy) Tom Hanks, Meg Ryan POP
5:05pm The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988, Comedy) Leslie Nielsen, George Kennedy MGM
5:10pm The Usual Suspects (1995, Suspense) Stephen Baldwin, Gabriel Byrne SHO
5:15pm The Wizard of Oz (1939, Family) Judy Garland, Frank Morgan TCM
5:25pm Charade (1963, Suspense) Cary Grant, Audrey Hepburn MVIES
5:30pm Conan the Barbarian (1982, Adventure) Arnold Schwarzenegger, James Earl Jones SUNDANCE
5:30pm Remember the Titans (2000, Drama) Denzel Washington, Will Patton TBS
5:35pm John Carpenter’s Escape From L.A. (1996, Action) Kurt Russell, Stacy Keach TMCX
5:42pm Serendipity (2001, Romance-comedy) John Cusack, Kate Beckinsale STZK
6pm Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984, Adventure) Harrison Ford, Kate Capshaw SHOCSE
6pm Passenger 57 (1992, Action) Wesley Snipes, Bruce Payne VH1
6pm Posse (1975, Western) Kirk Douglas, Bruce Dern GRIT
6pm Star Wars: A New Hope (1977, Science fiction) Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford AMC
6:15pm American Pie (1999, Comedy) Jason Biggs, Shannon Elizabeth IFC
6:15pm Jersey Girl (2004, Romance-comedy) Ben Affleck, Liv Tyler WOMEN
6:15pm Monster-in-Law (2005, Romance-comedy) Jennifer Lopez, Jane Fonda HBO
6:18pm Jericho (2000, Western) Mark Valley, Leon Coffee RETRO
6:20pm Gladiator (2000, Historical drama) Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix SHOWXHD
6:25pm Wayne’s World (1992, Comedy) Mike Myers, Dana Carvey FAMZ
6:27pm Tales From the Hood (1995, Horror) Clarence Williams III, Joe Torry STZIB
6:30pm Predator (1987, Science fiction) Arnold Schwarzenegger, Carl Weathers FX
6:30pm The Naked Gun 2 1/2: The Smell of Fear (1991, Comedy) Leslie Nielsen, Priscilla Presley MGM
6:30pm The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (2004, Children) Tom Kenny, Bill Fagerbakke FLIX
6:52pm Pride & Prejudice (2005, Drama) Keira Knightley, Matthew Macfadyen MOMAX
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7pm The Color Purple (1985, Drama) Whoopi Goldberg, Danny Glover BET
7pm The Godfather (1972, Crime drama) Marlon Brando, Al Pacino SHO
7pm Top Gun (1986, Action) Tom Cruise, Kelly McGillis PARMT
7:05pm Stalag 17 (1953, War) William Holden, Otto Preminger HDNETMV
7:14pm Titanic (1997, Historical drama) Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet STZK
7:15pm The Santa Clause (1994, Family) Tim Allen, Judge Reinhold FREEFORM
7:25pm Jingle All the Way (1996, Family) Arnold Schwarzenegger FXM
7:55pm Mission: Impossible 2 (2000, Action) Tom Cruise, Dougray Scott STZE
8pm An Affair to Remember (1957, Romance) Cary Grant, Deborah Kerr MOVIES!
8pm Conan the Destroyer (1984, Adventure) Arnold Schwarzenegger, Grace Jones SUNDANCE
8pm Imitation of Life (1959, Drama) Lana Turner, John Gavin TCM
8pm Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989, Adventure) Harrison Ford, Sean Connery SHOCSE
8pm Last Train From Gun Hill (1959, Western) Kirk Douglas, Anthony Quinn GRIT
8pm Matilda (1996, Children) Mara Wilson, Danny DeVito LAFF
8pm New Jersey Drive (1995, Crime drama) Sharron Corley, Gabriel Casseus RETRO
8pm The Replacements (2000, Comedy) Keanu Reeves, Gene Hackman TBS
8pm The Shining (1980, Horror) Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall VH1
8pm When Harry Met Sally… (1989, Romance-comedy) Billy Crystal, Meg Ryan WOMEN
8:30pm American Pie 2 (2001, Comedy) Jason Biggs, Shannon Elizabeth IFC
9pm King Kong (2005, Adventure) Naomi Watts, Jack Black STZENC
9pm Predator 2 (1990, Science fiction) Danny Glover, Gary Busey FX
9pm Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (1980, Science fiction) Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford AMC
9:25pm The Santa Clause 2 (2002, Family) Tim Allen, Elizabeth Mitchell FREEFORM
9:30pm Gladiator (2000, Historical drama) Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix PARMT
9:30pm Scary Movie (2000, Comedy) Shawn Wayans, Marlon Wayans MGM
9:35pm Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze (1991, Children) Paige Turco, David Warner FLIX
9:39pm Blue Steel (1990, Suspense) Jamie Lee Curtis, Ron Silver RETRO
9:45pm Chocolat (2000, Drama) Juliette Binoche, Johnny Depp FAMZ
9:45pm Men in Black 2 (2002, Action) Tommy Lee Jones, Will Smith BRAVO
9:45pm Some Kind of Wonderful (1987, Romance) Eric Stoltz, Mary Stuart Masterson WOMEN
10pm Man Without a Star (1955, Western) Kirk Douglas, Jeanne Crain GRIT
10pm The African Queen (1951, Adventure) Humphrey Bogart, Katharine Hepburn HDNETMV
10pm The Godfather, Part II (1974, Crime drama) Al Pacino, Robert Duvall SHO
10:15pm The Learning Tree (1969, Drama) Kyle Johnson, Alex Clarke TCM
10:30pm Apollo 13 (1995, Historical drama) Tom Hanks, Bill Paxton SUNDANCE
10:30pm Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1982, Musical comedy) Burt Reynolds, Dolly Parton LAFF
10:30pm Love Is a Many Splendored Thing (1955, Romance) Jennifer Jones, William Holden MOVIES!
10:30pm Major League (1989, Comedy) Tom Berenger, Charlie Sheen TBS
10:30pm Passenger 57 (1992, Action) Wesley Snipes, Bruce Payne VH1
10:40pm Primal Fear (1996, Crime drama) Richard Gere, Laura Linney SHOWXHD
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