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The Front Page (‘31, Comedy) Chicago managing editor (Adolphe Menjou) stalls ace reporter (Pat O’Brien) with story. (TVG) TCM 6:30a.m . ................. LemonySnicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events (‘04, Children) A count (Jim Carrey) plots to steal an inheritance from three orphans (Liam Aiken, Emily Browning). (TVG) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FLIX 6:45a.m ................. ABronxTale

(‘93, Drama) Bus driver’s (Robert De Niro) son (Lillo Brancato) looks up to mob boss (Chazz Palminteri) in 1960s. (TVPG) . . . . . . . . . . AMC 7:05a.m . .................... Thunderhead: Son of Flicka (‘45, Children) Rancher’s (Preston Foster) young son (Roddy McDowall) wants Flicka’s foal to race. (TVG) . . . . . . FXM 7:30a.m . .................. Hitch (‘05, Romance) A smooth-talker (Will Smith) helps a shy accountant (Kevin James) woo an heiress. (TVG) ...................................

7:30a.m ................. ScaryMovie

(‘00, Comedy) In a parody of modern horror movies, a killer in a Halloween mask terrorizes and murders teenagers. (TVPG) . . . MOMAX 7:45 a.m . . . . . . . . . . . . Penny Serenade

(‘41, Drama) A newsman (Cary Grant) and his wife (Irene Dunne) adopt and raise a baby girl, followed by tragedy. (TVG) . . . . . . . . . . . . . TCM 7:55a.m ........................... Brooklyn

(‘15, Romance) An immigrant finds love in 1950s New York, but faces temptation from another man back in Ireland. (TVG) . . HBO2 8:25a.m. . Awakenings (‘90, Drama) A doctor (Robin Williams) tries the drug L-dopa on an immobile man (Robert De Niro). (TVG)

FLIX

8:25a.m . ..... MyDarlingClementine

(‘46, Western) Wyatt Earp’s (Henry Fonda) men fight the Clantons at the OK Corral. (TVG)FXM

8:25a.m . .... Emma (‘96, Romance) In the 1800s, a matchmaker’s (Gwyneth Paltrow) machinations prove disastrous. (TVG) .TMC 8:30a.m .................... WALL-E

(‘08, Animated) A robot leaves Earth to chase a shapely mechanical scout across the galaxy. (TVG) ................................ DISN

9 a.m . . . . . . . Charlie Wilson’s War (‘07, Docu-Drama) A congressman, a socialite and a CIA agent boost funding for covert operations in Afghanistan. (TVPG) . . . . . . . . . . . . . MOMAX 9:15a.m . .... StarTrekIntoDarkness

(‘13, Sci-Fi) An act of terrorism sends Kirk on a mission to capture a powerfully destructive force.(TVG) .......................... AMC 9:30 a.m . . . . Star Wars: A New Hope

(‘77, Sci-Fi) A youth (Mark Hamill) and his allies (Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher) fight dark forces. (TVG) ................................. TNT 9:55a.m . ............................. Pawn Sacrifice (‘14, History) American chess icon Bobby Fischer (Tobey Maguire) prepares for a match against Boris Spassky. (TVG)MAX

10 a.m. .Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (‘03, Adventure) A swashbuckler (Johnny Depp) battles a pirate (Geoffrey Rush) and his skeletal mates. (TVG)

FX

10a.m .......................... TheLawless Breed (‘53, Western) Texas outlaw John Wesley Hardin fights gunslingers and fathers a child with a sometimes sweetheart. (TVG)

STZENC

E10 a.m. Watch on the Rhine (‘43, Drama) A Nazi spy blackmails a German patriot (Paul Lukas) in Washington. (TVG) . . . . . . . . . . . TCM 10:25 a.m. . The Ice Storm (‘97, Drama) Suburbanites (Kevin Kline, Joan Allen) founder in failing marriages. (TVPG) . . . . . . . . . . HBO2 10:40a.m .................. TheAbyss

(‘89, Sci-Fi) Oil-platform workers, including an estranged couple, and a Navy SEAL make a startling discovery. (TVG) . . . . . . . . . . . . SHO2 10:45a.m . ......................... ThePink Panther (‘63, Comedy) Clumsy Jacques Clouseau (Peter Sellers) chases jewel thieves (David Niven, Robert Wagner). (TVG)MOMAX

10:45a.m . ..................... CloudyWith a Chance of Meatballs (‘09, Animated) An overabundance of food falls from the sky, overwhelming townspeople. (TVG) . . . . NIK 11:25 a.m . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John Wick: Chapter 4

(‘23, Action) Hit man John Wick takes his fight against the High Table global as the price on his head grows. (TVPG) . . . . . . . . . . STZENC 11:30a.m . .............. ComingtoAmerica

(‘88, Comedy) An African prince (Eddie Murphy) and his royal sidekick (Arsenio Hall) cometoQueens.(TVG) .............. SHOW 11:50 a.m. Let Me In (‘10, Horror) A misfit boy (Kodi Smit-McPhee) befriends the strange new girl (Chloë Grace Moretz) who lives next door.(TVPG) ......................... MAX 12p.m . .................... Hitch (‘05, Romance) A smooth-talker (Will Smith) helps a shy accountant (Kevin James) woo an heiress. (TVG) ...................................

12 p.m. The King’s Speech (‘10, History) An Australian actor tries to help Britain’s King George VI overcome a speech impediment. (TVG) ................................ HBO 12p.m. . Sounder (‘72, Drama) 1930s sharecropper’s (Paul Winfield) wife (Cicely Tyson) keeps family together. (TVG) . . . . TCM 12:15p.m ................................ Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (‘80, Sci-Fi) Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill), Han Solo (Harrison Ford) and Princess Leia face Darth Vader’swrath.(TVG) ................... TNT 12:25 p.m . . . . . . . . . . . . Changing Lanes

(‘02, Thriller) Two men (Ben Affleck, Samuel L. Jackson) have an ongoing feud after a car accident.(TVG) ....................... FLIX 12:40 p.m. . . The Return of the Pink Panther

(‘75, Comedy) Clouseau’s (Peter Sellers) bungling pushes his boss (Herbert Lom) over theedge.(TVG) .................... MOMAX 12:40 p.m . . . . . . . . . . . . Inside Man (‘06, Thriller) A tough detective matches wits with a bank robber, while an enigmatic woman has her own agenda. (TVPG) . . . . . . . . . . . . . STARZ

1 p.m. Arrival (‘16, Sci-Fi) A linguist leads a team of investigators to try and communicate with extraterrestrial visitors. (TVG). . . SHO2 2p.m . ....... CatBallou (‘65, Western) A schoolmarm (Jane Fonda) seeks revenge on her father’s killer (Lee Marvin). (TVG) . .TCM 2p.m . ............... FarFromtheMadding Crowd (‘15, Romance) A sheep farmer, a sergeant and a prosperous bachelor vie for the hand of headstrong woman. (TVG) HBO 2:05p.m .................................... Animal Kingdom (‘10, Crime Story) After his mother dies, an Australian teen goes to live with his criminal grandmother. (TVPG)

FLIX

2:15p.m ................. Stakeout (‘87,

Thriller) A detective watches his partner flirt

Ewith an escaped convict’s ex-girlfriend under surveillance.(TVPG) .................... IFC 2:20 p.m . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John Wick: Chapter 4

(‘23, Action) Hit man John Wick takes his fight against the High Table global as the price on his head grows. (TVPG) . . . . . . . . . . STZENC 2:30p.m ....................................

The Pink Panther Strikes Again (‘76, Comedy) Inspector Clouseau’s (Peter Sellers) ex-boss (Herbert Lom) wants to destroy the world.(TVG) ....................... MOMAX

3 p.m . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mission: Impossible -- Ghost Protocol

(‘11, Action) After the IMF is shut down, Ethan Hunt and his team must clear the organization ofwrongdoing.(TVPG) ............... AMC

3 p.m. Fried Green Tomatoes (‘91, Drama) An old woman (Jessica Tandy) tells a friend (Kathy Bates) of two 1930s Southern women. (TVG) ............................... CMTV 3p.m . ........................... BoyzNthe Hood (‘91, Drama) Three boys become men, one guided by his father, in their racially divided Los Angeles neighborhood. (TVPG)

VH1

3:50 p.m. Hustle & Flow (‘05, Drama) A pimp (Terrence Howard) wants to rap his way out of his dead-end life. (TVPG) . . . . . . . MAX

4 p.m. Miller’s Crossing (‘90, Crime Story) Irish pol’s (Albert Finney) fixer (Gabriel Byrne) plays all angles in 1920s gangland. (TVPG)FLIX

4 p.m. The Lost Weekend (‘45, Drama) A New York writer (Ray Milland) hits the bottle and lands in Bellevue with delirium tremens. (TVG) ................................. TCM

4 p.m . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ip Man (‘08, Action)

Yip Man, la primera persona en enseñar el arte marcial chino del Wing Chun. (TVPG) .

5 p.m. Pitch Perfect (‘12, Romance) A new college student (Anna Kendrick) shakes things up when she joins a female a cappella group. (TVG) ...................................

5p.m . .... TheGodfather (‘72, Crime Story) Crime boss Vito Corleone and his sons rule their New York empire with mafia justice. (TVPG) .............................. SHOW

5 p.m . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transformers (‘07, Action) Humanity’s fate hangs in the balance when two races of robots bring their war to Earth. (TVG) . . TBS 5:15p.m. .GrindHouse:PlanetTerror

(‘07, Horror) A military experiment gone awry results in a horde of flesh-craving zombies on the prowl in Texas. (TV14) . . . . . . . . . . . STZENC 5:35 p.m. The Bling Ring (‘13, Comedy) Teenagers use the Internet to track celebrities’ whereabouts, then rob their homes. (TVPG)

HBO2

6 p.m . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Iron Man (‘08, Action) A wealthy industrialist (Robert Downey Jr.) builds an armored suit and uses it to fight criminals. (TVG) . . . AMC

6 p.m . . . . . . . . . . . . Steel Magnolias (‘89, Comedy Drama) Six Southern women gossip and kid around together, through good times andbad.(TVG) ...................... CMTV

6 p.m. The Drop (‘14, Crime Story) A lonely bartender finds himself in the crosshairs of Chechen mobsters and a neighbor’s abusive ex.(TVPG) ............................ FLIX

6 p.m. The Goodbye Girl (‘77, Romance) A divorced dancer and her daughter must room with an off-off-Broadway actor (Richard Dreyfuss).(TVG) ....................... TCM 6p.m . .............................. 21Jump

Street (‘12, Comedy) Dos policías deben

Ehacerse pasar por estudiantes y enfrentar la angustia de la adolescencia. (TVPG). . .

6:30p.m ........................... TheLast Samurai (‘03, Adventure) A Westerner (Tom Cruise) learns the ways of the samurai in the1870s.(TVPG) ................. SUNDANC 7p.m ..................... StarWars:Return of the Jedi (‘83, Sci-Fi) Jedi knight Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) tries to identify Darth Vader.(TVG) ........................... TNT 7p.m . ...................................... Grindhouse: Death Proof (‘07, Thriller) A veteran stuntman (Kurt Russell) uses his car to kill unsuspecting women. (TV14) .STZENC 7:10p.m ................. UpintheAir

(‘09, Comedy Drama) A corporate downsizing specialist faces an end to life on the road as he nears a travel milestone. (TVG) . . . . . . HBO2 7:30p.m . ................. HarryPotterand the Sorcerer’s Stone (‘01, Children) An orphan (Daniel Radcliffe) attends a school of witchcraft and wizardry. (TVG) . . . . . . . . . .

8 p.m . . . . . The Wolf of Wall Street (‘13, Comedy Drama) New York stockbroker Jordan Belfort (Leonardo DiCaprio) develops habits of excess and corruption. (TV14) . . . . . . . TMC 8p.m . ..................................... A Double Life (‘47, Crime Story) An actor (Ronald Colman) playing Othello behaves like theMoor.(TVG) ....................... TCM 8:45p.m . ............ TheParentTrap

(‘98, Children) Separated twin sisters (Lindsay Lohan) plot to reunite parents (Dennis Quaid, Natasha Richardson). (TVG) . . . . . . . FREEFRM

9 p.m. Fried Green Tomatoes (‘91, Drama) An old woman (Jessica Tandy) tells a friend (Kathy Bates) of two 1930s Southern women. (TVG) ............................... CMTV 9p.m ................. TheInformant!

(‘09, Comedy Drama) Executive Mark Whitacre (Matt Damon) gathers data on Archer Daniels Midland for the FBI. (TVG) . . . . . . . . . . . HBO2 10 p.m. Pitch Perfect (‘12, Romance) A new college student (Anna Kendrick) shakes things up when she joins a female a cappella group. (TVG) ...................................

10 p.m. The Terminator (‘84, Sci-Fi) Killer cyborg (Arnold Schwarzenegger) visits 1984 Los Angeles to alter history. (TVPG)SUNDANC

10 p.m . . . . . . . . Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

(‘16, Sci-Fi) Resistance fighters embark on a daring mission to steal the Empire’s plans fortheDeathStar.(TVG) ............... TNT 10p.m ...................................... To Kill a Mockingbird (‘62, Drama) A lawyer (Gregory Peck) defends an innocent black man for rape in 1930s Alabama. (TVG)

TCM

E6a.m . ............. FiveStarFinal (‘31, Crime Story) The editor (Edward G. Robinson) of a scandal sheet digs up an old murder case, withtragicresults ...................... TCM

7 a.m . . . . . . . . . . . The Night House (‘20, Horror) A widow begins searching for answers when disturbing visions of a presence in the housecalltoher.(TV14) ................ FXX 7:30 a.m . . . . . . . . Minority Report (‘02, Sci-Fi) A cop (Tom Cruise) tries to establish his innocence in a future crime. (TVPG). . SHOW 7:40 a.m . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Edward Scissorhands

(‘90, Fantasy) A deceased inventor’s creation becomes a celebrity when a cheery suburbanite brings him home. (TVG) . HBO 8a.m . ..................... TheDarkKnight

(‘08, Action) Batman (Christian Bale) battles a vicious criminal known as the Joker (HeathLedger).(TVG) ............... HBO2

8 a.m. The Human Comedy (‘43, Comedy Drama) A teenager (Mickey Rooney) heads his California family during World War II. (TVG)

TCM

8:15a.m ............... Romeo&Juliet

(‘96, Romance) Twentieth-century teenagers (Leonardo DiCaprio, Claire Danes) tragically fallinlove.(TVPG) ................... SHO2 8:35 a.m. Ginger & Rosa (‘12, Drama) The bond between two best friends dissolves after one seduces the other’s father. (TVG) . MAX 8:45a.m . ................. FromtheTerrace

(‘60, Drama) A veteran’s (Paul Newman) marriage to a socialite (Joanne Woodward) deteriorates.(TVG) ................... FXM

9 a.m . . . . . . The Amazing Spider-Man

(‘12, Action) Having acquired superhuman powers, Peter Parker begins a quest to solve his parents’ disappearance. (TVG) . . . . . . . FX 9:30 a.m. . Face/Off (‘97, Action) An FBI agent (John Travolta) and his nemesis (Nicolas Cage) trade physical identities. (TVPG) AMC

10 a.m. The Abyss (‘89, Sci-Fi) Oil-platform workers, including an estranged couple, and a Navy SEAL make a startling discovery. (TVG)

SHOW

10 a.m. The Little Foxes (‘41, Drama) In the Deep South, a greedy woman (Bette Davis) lets her husband (Herbert Marshall) die.TCM

10:05 a.m . . . . . . Definitely, Maybe (‘08, Drama) A man (Ryan Reynolds) on the cusp of divorce tells his young daughter how he met hermother.(TVG) .................... HBO 10:15a.m . .............................. 1917

(‘19, War) Two British soldiers cross over into enemy territory to save 1,600 comrades during World War I. (TVPG) . . . . . . . . . . SHO2 10:35a.m . .................. TheGrey

(‘12, Adventure) Wolves pursue survivors (Liam Neeson, Frank Grillo) of a plane crash through the Alaskan wild. (TVPG) . . . . . . . . . . . . . HBO2 10:45a.m . ..................... ARiverRuns Through It (‘92, Drama) Minister’s (Tom Skerritt) sons (Craig Sheffer, Brad Pitt) grow up different, fly-fishing in Montana. (TVG) FLIX