THIS WEEK’S MOVIE HIGHLIGHTS
Chief electronics technician Mike Williams and other crew members fight for survival when the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig explodes on April 20, 2010, in the Gulf of Mexico. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FX MIDNIGHT Doom ›› (’ 05, Science Fiction) The Rock. Soldiers use heavy firepower to battle mutants at a high-tech research facility on Mars. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . SYFY
WEDNESDAY
7:00 am . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri ››› (’ 17, Crime Drama) Frances McDormand. After a 50-year-old woman’s daughter is murdered, she confronts the police in her town, using the billboards on the outskirts of town to begin a smear campaign against them. (cc). . . . . . . FX
7:15 am . . . . Madchen in Uniform ›››
(’31, Drama) Hertha Thiele. A student falls in love with her teacher at a strict Prussian girls school.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TCM 9:00 am La Cienaga ››› (’ 01, Drama) Mercedes Morán. An Argentine matriarch and her cousin attempt to cope with their large families and a sweltering summer. TCM
9:30 am . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Public Enemies ››› (’ 09, Crime Drama) Johnny Depp. Premiere. Depression-era outlaw John Dillinger becomes the fledgling FBI’s mostwanted criminal and a folk hero to much of America’s downtrodden public. (cc) AMC 11:00 am . . . . . . . . . Deepwater Horizon ››› (’ 16, Suspense) Mark Wahlberg. Chief electronics technician Mike Williams and other crew members fight for survival when the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig explodes on April 20, 2010, in the Gulf of Mexico. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FX 11:00 am Sweet Home Alabama ›› (’ 02, Romance-Comedy) Reese Witherspoon. Separated from her Southern husband, an engaged New York fashion designer confronts him about a divorce. (cc) FREE 11:00 am Yolanda and the Thief ›› (’ 45, Musical) Fred Astaire. Two con men meet a Latin American heiress who thinks one’s her guardian angel. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . TCM 11:30 am . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Saban’s Power Rangers ›› (’ 17, Action) Dacre Montgomery. Teenagers who have been chosen to protect the world from aliens do it by morphing into superheroes and piloting giant robots. (cc) . . . SYFY 12:30 pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The November Man ›› (’ 14, Action) Pierce Brosnan. An ex-CIA agent comes out of retirement to protect a valuable witness and soon learns that now he is the target of his former friend and protege. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . AMC 1:00 pm . . . . . Call of the Flesh ›› (’ 30, Musical) Ramon Novarro. A student nun falls in love with a Mexican singer starring in a cafe next door to her convent. TCM
1:30 pm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Daddy’s Home 2 ›› (’ 17, Comedy) Will Ferrell. Father and stepfather Dusty and Brad join forces to make Christmastime perfect for the children. Their newfound partnership soon gets put to the test when Dusty’s old-school, macho dad and Brad’s gentle father arrive to turn the holiday upside down. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FX
2:05 pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Doom ›› (’05, Science Fiction) The Rock. Soldiers use heavy firepower to battle mutants at a high-tech research facility on Mars. (cc) SYFY
2:45 pm Fiesta ›› (’ 47, Musical Comedy) Esther Williams. A Mexican girl poses as her bull-shy twin brother in the ring to please their matador father. (cc). . . . . . . . . TCM 3:00 pm . . . . . . . . . . Soul Plane ›› (’ 04,
Comedy) Kevin Hart. Passengers and crew enjoy a wild party aboard an airliner flying from Los Angeles to New York. (cc) BET 3:00 pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Book of Eli
›› (’ 10, Adventure) Denzel Washington. A lone warrior faces many dangers as he carries hope for humanity’s redemption across a post-apocalyptic wasteland. (cc) TNT
3:00 pm . . . . . . . Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story ››› (’ 93, Drama) Jason Scott Lee. Based on the life of the martial artist from Hong Kong who found fame as a movie star living in danger. (cc) . . . . . . . . . AMC
3:30 pm Transformers: The Last Knight ›› (’17, Action) Mark Wahlberg. As war with the Transformers rages on, inventor Cade Yeager forms an unlikely alliance with Bumblebee, an English lord and an Oxford professor to save the planet. (cc) . . FX 4:00 pm Bad Boys ›› (’ 95, Action) Martin Lawrence. Undercover Miami detectives switch lives while investigating murders linked to stolen heroin. (cc) . . . . . . VH1 4:30 pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bill & Ted’s Bogus Journey ›› (’ 91, Comedy) Keanu Reeves. The dopey dudes beat the Grim Reaper in a board-game contest, so he must help them stop their evil robot twins. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SYFY 4:30 pm Pan-Americana ›› (’ 45, Musical Comedy) Phillip Terry. A popular magazine publisher dispatches staff members to Latin America to do a feature article on the area.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TCM
5:15 pm The Magnificent Seven ›› (’ 16, Western) Denzel Washington. Desperate townspeople hire seven mercenaries to battle a greedy industrialist and his ruthless henchmen in the Old West. (cc) TNT 5:30 pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Con Air ›› (’ 97, Action) Nicolas Cage. A wrongly convicted parolee on a flight with a group of vicious prisoners tries to stop their violent hijacking. (cc) . . . . . . . AMC 6:00 pm Tyler Perry’s Madea’s Big Happy Family ›› (’ 11, Comedy-Drama) Tyler Perry. Madea gathers the clan together to help her niece cope with some distressing news about her health. (cc). . . . . . . BET 6:00 pm Alice in Wonderland ›› (’ 10, Children’s) Johnny Depp. Now a teenager, Alice returns to Underland, where she must find her destiny and put an end to the Red Queen’s reign of terror. (cc) FREE 6:00 pm . . . . . . . . . Latin Lovers ›› (’ 53, Musical Comedy) Lana Turner. A rich girl follows her rich boyfriend to Brazil, where she flirts with a rich rancher. (cc). . TCM 6:10 pm . . . . . . . . Walking Tall ›› (’ 04, Action) The Rock. A former Special Forces soldier becomes sheriff and deputizes an old friend to help rid their town of thugs. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . USA 6:30 pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Constantine ›› (’ 05, Fantasy) Keanu Reeves. A man who can see demons helps a skeptical policewoman investigate her twin sister’s mysterious death. (cc) SYFY 6:30 pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bad Boys II ›› (’ 03, Action) Martin Lawrence. Two detectives uncover a conspiracy involving a drug kingpin while trying to stop the trafficking of Ecstasy in Miami. (cc) VH1 7:00 pm . . . . . . The First Purge ›› (’ 18, Action) Y’lan Noel. Premiere. Violence and mayhem spread across the nation when the New Founding Fathers of America try a radical sociological experiment that allows citizens to vent their aggression for one night in an isolated community. (cc)
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8:00 pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Italian Job ››› (’ 03, Crime Drama) Mark Wahlberg. A master thief and his crew plan to steal back a fortune in gold bullion after they lose it to a double-crossing gang member. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PARMT 8:00 pm The Day After Tomorrow ›› (’ 04, Action) Dennis Quaid. A climatologist tries to locate his son after global warming leads to worldwide natural disasters. (cc) AMC
8:00 pm . . . . . . . . . Sweet Charity ››› (’69, Musical) Shirley MacLaine. A hostess in a seedy dance hall hopes for real love and romance, meeting Oscar and Vittorio along the way. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TCM 8:30 pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Charlie and the Chocolate Factory ››› (’ 05, Children’s) Johnny Depp. A poor boy and four spoiled children win a tour through the incredible factory of an odd confectioner. (cc) FREE 9:00 pm . . . . . . The Purge: Anarchy ››
(’14, Action) Frank Grillo. During a night of government-sanctioned mayhem, a man’s mission to avenge his late son turns into a quest to protect a group of strangers from violent assailants. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . FX 9:00 pm John Wick: Chapter 2 ››› (’ 17, Action) Keanu Reeves. Legendary hit man John Wick comes out of retirement when a former associate plots to seize control of an international assassins’ guild. Bound by a blood oath to help him, Wick travels to Rome to square off against the world’s deadliest killers. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . SYFY 10:00 pm The Magnificent Seven ›› (’ 16, Western) Denzel Washington. Desperate townspeople hire seven mercenaries to battle a greedy industrialist and his ruthless henchmen in the Old West. (cc) TNT 10:00 pm . . . . New Jack City ››› (’ 91, Crime Drama) Wesley Snipes. Undercover officers and their boss target the king of a high-tech New York crack syndicate, the CMB. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VH1 10:30 pm . . . Hancock ›› (’ 08, Action)
Will Smith. A scruffy superhero protects the citizens of Los Angeles but leaves horrendous collateral damage in the wake of every well-intentioned feat. (cc) PARMT 10:30 pm . . . . . . . . . G.I. Jane ››› (’ 97, Drama) Demi Moore. A female Navy SEALs recruit completes rigorous training under a tough officer’s command. (cc) . . AMC 10:45 pm All That Jazz ››› (’ 79, Drama) Roy Scheider. A Broadway choreographer chain-smokes, pops pills and overworks his way to open-heart surgery. . . . TCM 11:00 pm The Purge: Election Year ››
(’16, Action) Frank Grillo. Trapped on the streets of Washington, D.C., a presidential candidate and her head of security must survive an annual night of terror where all crime is legal for 12 hours. (cc) . . . . . FX 11:45 pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bill & Ted’s Bogus Journey ›› (’ 91, Comedy) Keanu Reeves. The dopey dudes beat the Grim Reaper in a board-game contest, so he must help them stop their evil robot twins. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SYFY MIDNIGHT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Friday ››› (’95, Comedy) Ice Cube. A South Central Los Angeles resident hangs out on his front porch with a pal who owes money to a drug dealer. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FREE
THURSDAY
6:00 am The Window ››› (’ 49, Suspense) Bobby Driscoll. A boy sees a murder in his New York tenement, but his parents do not believe him. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . TCM
7:15 am . . Having Wonderful Time ››
(’38, Romance-Comedy) Ginger Rogers. Instead of relaxing at a mountain resort a secretary falls in love with a stranger. (cc) TCM
8:30 am Picnic at Hanging Rock ››› (’ 75, Mystery) Rachel Roberts. In turn-of-thecentury Australia, three young schoolgirls wander away from a school picnic and become lost in the bush. (cc) . . . . . TCM 9:30 am . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The November Man ›› (’ 14, Action) Pierce Brosnan. An ex-CIA agent comes out of retirement to protect a valuable witness and soon learns that now he is the target of his former friend and protege. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . AMC 10:30 am . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Corvette Summer ›› (’ 78, Comedy-Drama) Mark Hamill. A student hooker in a van picks up a Las Vegas-bound teen on the trail of a stolen Stingray. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TCM 11:00 am Alice in Wonderland ›› (’ 10, Children’s) Johnny Depp. Now a teenager, Alice returns to Underland, where she must find her destiny and put an end to the Red Queen’s reign of terror. (cc) FREE NOON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bleed for
This ››› (’ 16, Biography) Miles Teller. Premiere. With help from trainer Kevin Rooney, champion boxer Vinny Pazienza tries to make a comeback after breaking his neck in a car accident. (cc) . . . . AMC 12:15 pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . A Stolen Life ›› (’46, Drama) Bette Davis. A New England artist takes the place and the husband of her twin sister who has drowned. (cc) TCM 12:30 pm The Purge: Election Year ››
(’16, Action) Frank Grillo. Trapped on the streets of Washington, D.C., a presidential candidate and her head of security must survive an annual night of terror where all crime is legal for 12 hours. (cc) . . . . . FX 2:00 pm . . . . . . . . The Family That Preys
›› (’ 08, Drama) Kathy Bates. Premiere. Secrets and scandals test the friendship of a wealthy socialite and a working-class woman, upsetting both their families. (cc) WE
2:15 pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Southerner ›››› (’ 45, Drama) Zachary Scott. Poor white tenant farmers battle fierce odds to make a living on a Texas plot. (cc). TCM 2:30 pm . . . . . . . . . . G.I. Jane ››› (’ 97, Drama) Demi Moore. A female Navy SEALs recruit completes rigorous training under a tough officer’s command. (cc) . . AMC 3:00 pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hitch ››› (’ 05, Romance-Comedy) Will Smith. A smooth-talking man falls for a hardened columnist while helping a shy accountant woo a beautiful heiress. (cc) . . . . . . . . E! 3:00 pm . . . . . . The Purge: Anarchy ››
(’14, Action) Frank Grillo. During a night of government-sanctioned mayhem, a man’s mission to avenge his late son turns into a quest to protect a group of strangers from violent assailants. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . FX 3:00 pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . Think Like a Man
Too ›› (’ 14, Romance-Comedy) Adam Brody. As Michael and Candace prepare to marry in Las Vegas, their friends struggle with life-changing decisions of their own. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VH1
3:45 pm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Constantine ›› (’ 05, Fantasy) Keanu Reeves. A man who can see demons helps a skeptical policewoman investigate her twin sister’s mysterious death. (cc) SYFY 4:00 pm . . . . . . . . . . Need for Speed ››
(’14, Action) Aaron Paul. Determined to take down his treacherous rival, a streetcar racer runs through a cross-country net of cops and bounty hunters to enter the most prestigious race in the underground racing circuit. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TNT 4:00 pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The Seven Year Itch ››› (’ 55, Comedy) Marilyn Monroe. The blonde upstairs gives a man ideas, especially with his wife gone for the summer. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . TCM 4:30 pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Family That Preys ›› (’ 08, Drama) Kathy Bates. Secrets and scandals test the friendship of a wealthy socialite and a working-class woman, upsetting both their families. (cc) WE
5:00 pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The First Purge
›› (’ 18, Action) Y’lan Noel. Violence and mayhem spread across the nation when the New Founding Fathers of America try a radical sociological experiment that allows citizens to vent their aggression for one night in an isolated community. (cc)
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5:30 pm . San Andreas ›› (’ 15, Action) Dwayne Johnson. When the San Andreas fault triggers a magnitude 9 earthquake, a search-and-rescue helicopter pilot must navigate the destruction from Los Angeles to San Francisco to bring his estranged wife and daughter to safety. (cc) . . USA 5:30 pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Meet the Browns ›› (’ 08, Comedy-Drama) Tyler Perry. Soon after losing her job, a single mother takes her brood to Georgia for her father’s funeral and meets his uproarious clan for the first time. (cc) . . . . . . . . VH1 5:30 pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . National Treasure: Book of Secrets ›› (’07, Action) Nicolas Cage. A page from the diary of John Wilkes Booth implicates Ben Gates’ great-great grandfather as a major conspirator in the assassination of President Lincoln. (cc). . . . . . . . . . . FREE 5:30 pm The Day After Tomorrow ›› (’ 04, Action) Dennis Quaid. A climatologist tries to locate his son after global warming leads to worldwide natural disasters. (cc) AMC
6:00 pm . . . . . . . . . . Soul Plane ›› (’ 04, Comedy) Kevin Hart. Passengers and crew enjoy a wild party aboard an airliner flying from Los Angeles to New York. (cc) BET 6:00 pm . . . . . Summer of ’42 ››› (’ 71, Romance) Gary Grimes. A teen falls in love with a lonely young woman and hopes to take the place of her husband who is away at war. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TCM
6:15 pm John Wick: Chapter 2 ››› (’ 17, Action) Keanu Reeves. Legendary hit man John Wick comes out of retirement when a former associate plots to seize control of an international assassins’ guild. Bound by a blood oath to help him, Wick travels to Rome to square off against the world’s deadliest killers. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . SYFY 7:00 pm . . . . . . . . . . . . The Equalizer ››
(’14, Action) Denzel Washington. A former commando comes out of retirement and puts his special skills to work to rescue a girl who is under the control of ruthless Russian mobsters. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . FX 7:30 pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hitch
››› (’ 05, Romance-Comedy) Will Smith.