THIS WEEK’S MOVIE HIGHLIGHTS

10:55 am . . . . . . . . . . . . The Nightmare Before Christmas ›››› (’ 93, Children’s) Animated. The Pumpkin King gives the yuletide season a touch of Halloween in an animated tale from the mind of Tim Burton. (cc). . . . . . . . . . FREE 11:00 am Star Trek Beyond ››› (’ 16, Science Fiction) Left stranded after an attack in space, Kirk, Spock and the rest of the crew must battle a deadly alien race while trying to find a way off their hostile planet. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . PARMT 11:00 am . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gravity ››› (’ 13, Drama) The destruction of their shuttle leaves two astronauts stranded in space with no hope of rescue. (cc) . . WGN-A NOON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Beauty Shop ›› (’ 05, Comedy) A determined hairstylist competes with her former boss after opening her own business in Atlanta. (cc) E! NOON Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers ›› (’ 89, Horror) Dr. Loomis meets Mike’s 9-year-old niece, who seems to know when he’s going to kill next. (cc). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AMC NOON . . . . . . . Angel and the Badman ›››

(’47, Western) A Quaker and her family reform a wounded outlaw who has a killer on his trail. ....................................... TCM 12:30 pm Death of a Cheerleader ››› (’ 94, Docudrama) Tragedy results when a teenager’s desire to become more popular in her high school fuels jealousy toward a classmate. (cc) ....................................... LIFE 12:33 pm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A Nightmare on

Elm Street ››› (’ 84, Horror) Freddy Krueger, a badly burned boogeyman with razors on his glove, haunts and kills teens in their dreams. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SYFY 12:35 pm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ghostbusters ›››

(’84, Comedy) Armed with proton packs, four paranormal investigators battle mischievous ghouls in New York. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FREE

1:00 pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Hours ››› (’ 02, Drama) The writings of Virginia Woolf affect a housewife and emulate the life of a New Yorker who is in love with a dying poet. . . . . . . .

1:00 pm Pacific Rim Uprising ›› (’ 18, Science Fiction) Rebellious pilot Jake Pentecost and his estranged sister must lead a brave new generation of fighters against otherworldly monsters that want to destroy humanity. (cc) . . . . . FX

1:00 pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ready Player One ››› (’ 18, Science Fiction) In 2045, the creator of a virtual reality universe promises his fortune to the first person to discover a digital Easter egg. Soon, young Wade Watts finds himself in a reality-bending treasure hunt through the mysterious and fantastical world. (cc). . TNT

1:00 pm Fifty Shades of Grey ›› (’ 15, Romance) An inexperienced college student begins a daring affair with a controlling businessman whose sexual proclivities push the boundaries of pain and pleasure. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . USA

1:45 pm Captain Horatio Hornblower ››› (’ 51, Adventure) C.S. Forester’s British naval hero woos the Duke of Wellington’s sister and fights in the Napoleonic wars. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . TCM

2:00 pm What to Expect When You’re Expecting ›› (’ 12, Comedy) Pregnancy hormones wreak havoc on a baby-crazy author in one of five intertwined tales about the challenges of impending parenthood. (cc). . . . . . . . . . . . . E!

2:35 pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lake Placid ››

(’99, Horror) A New York paleontologist goes to the backwoods of Maine and teams up with the local game warden to stop a 35-foot killer crocodile. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SYFY

3:00 pm Nothing But a Man ››› (’ 64, Drama) A proud black man and his bride suffer daily indignities in an Alabama town. . . . . . . .

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The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies ›› (’ 14, Fantasy) As the dragon Smaug rains fire on the citizens of Lake-town, Sauron sends legions of Orcs to attack the Lonely Mountain. Men, Dwarves and Elves must decide whether

Gto unite and prevail — or be destroyed — and Middle Earth hangs in the balance. (cc) TBS

3:05 pm Ghostbusters II ›› (’ 89, Comedy) Now the parapsychologists are trying to rid New

York of stress-related pink slime. (cc) . FREE

3:30 pm Jurassic World ›› (’ 15, Adventure) An ex-military man and animal expert must use his special skills to save tourists at the Jurassic World island resort from rampaging, genetically engineered dinosaurs, including the vicious and intelligent Indominus rex. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . FX

3:35 pm Fifty Shades Darker ›› (’ 17, Romance) Shadowy figures from Christian Grey’s past threaten to destroy his rekindled romance with Anastasia Steele. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . USA

4:00 pm Austin Powers in Goldmember ›› (’ 02, Comedy) Austin must rescue his captive father and prevent Dr. Evil’s malevolent minions from taking over the world. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . COM

4:00 pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Game Night ››› (’ 18, Comedy) A couple’s weekly game night gets kicked up a notch when their friends agree to participate in a murder mystery party. They soon find themselves in over their heads as each twist leads to another unexpected turn over the course of one chaotic night. (cc) TNT 4:00 pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Support Your Local Sheriff! ››› (’ 69, Western) A stranger tames an Old West boomtown and woos the mayor’s daughter on his way to Australia. (cc) . . TCM

4:30 pm He’s Just Not That Into You ›› (’ 09, Romance-Comedy) Friends and lovers try to navigate their way through the complexities of modern relationships, sometimes misconstruing the true intentions of the opposite sex. (cc) ......................................... E!

4:30 pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Boo! A Madea Halloween ›› (’ 16, Comedy) Cranky, fast-talking Madea finds herself under attack from ghosts, ghouls and zombies after breaking up a fraternity’s Halloween party. (cc). SYFY

5:00 pm The Dark Knight ›››› (’ 08, Action) Batman has to keep a balance between heroism and vigilantism to fight a vile criminal known as the Joker, who would plunge Gotham City into anarchy. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PARMT

5:00 pm . . . . . . . . . Tyler Perry’s I Can Do Bad

All By Myself ›› (’ 09, Comedy-Drama) When Madea catches three siblings looting her home, she delivers the youths to their boozy aunt, who is sorely in need of an attitude adjustment. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VH1

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The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift ›› (’06, Action) An American street racer in Japan learns an exciting but dangerous new style and goes head-to-head with a local champion who has ties to the Yakuza. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . BRV

5:40 pm . . Beetlejuice ››› (’ 88, Comedy) A ghoul helps a newly dead couple haunt the tasteless new owners of their beloved home. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FREE

5:45 pm Rollerball ››› (’ 75, Science Fiction) A corporate dictator tries to oust the star player of a brutal 21st-century spectator sport. (cc) ....................................... TCM

6:00 pm Bruce Almighty ›› (’ 03, Comedy) After a bad day at work, a frustrated reporter meets God, who endows him with divine powers for one week. (cc). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . COM 6:00 pm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Skyscraper ››

(’18, Action) Former FBI agent Will Sawyer gets framed for a blazing fire in the world’s tallest building. Now a wanted man and on the run, he must find those responsible, clear his name and somehow rescue his family when they become trapped inside the inferno. (cc) . . . . . . . . . FX 6:00 pm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Avengers: Infinity War ››› (’ 18, Action) Iron Man, Thor, the Hulk and the rest of the Avengers unite to battle the evil Thanos — an intergalactic despot who plans to use all six Infinity Stones to inflict his twisted will on reality. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . TBS

6:00 pm. Life of the Party ›› (’ 18, Comedy)

Dumped by her husband, longtime housewife

Deanna turns regret into reset by going back to college. Winding up at the same school as her daughter, Deanna plunges headlong into the campus experience — embracing the fun, the freedom and the frat boys. (cc) . . . . . . . . TNT 6:00 pm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Halloween H20: 20 Years Later ›› (’ 98, Horror) In hiding for two decades, a traumatized woman learns her murderous brother has returned for her. (cc) ....................................... AMC

6:25 pm . . . . . . . . Trolls ››› (’ 16, Children’s) Animated. Poppy, the optimistic leader of the trolls, and Branch, her polar opposite, embark on an adventure that takes them far beyond the only world they’ve ever known. (cc) DISN 7:00 pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Monster-in-Law ›› (’ 05, Romance-Comedy) A woman fights back when her fiance’s shrewish mother tries to destroy their relationship. (cc) ......................................... E!

7:30 pm Fast & Furious ›› (’ 09, Action) Back in Los Angeles, fugitive Dom Toretto and agent Brian O’Conner reignite their feud but, then, must join forces against a common enemy. (cc) ....................................... BRV

7:30 pm . . Diary of a Mad Black Woman ››

(’05, Comedy-Drama) A woman must put her life back together after her husband of 18 years abruptly kicks her out of the house. (cc) VH1

7:45 pm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hocus Pocus

›› (’ 93, Children’s) Halloween trick-or-treaters come face to face with three witch sisters from the past in Salem, Mass. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . FREE

8:00 pm Dumb & Dumber ››› (’ 94, Comedy) An inept dog groomer and a limousine driver chase the latter’s dream girl cross country. (cc) ...................................... COM

8:00 pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Venom ›› (’ 18, Action) Journalist Eddie Brock develops superhuman strength and power when his body merges with the alien Venom. Twisted, dark and fueled by rage, Venom tries to control the new and dangerous abilities that Eddie finds so intoxicating. (cc) . . . . . . . . . FX

8:00 pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ocean’s 8 ›› (’ 18, Comedy) Criminal mastermind Debbie Ocean and seven other female thieves try to pull off the heist of the century at New York’s annual Met Gala. Their target — a necklace that’s worth more than $150 million. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . TNT

8:00 pm . . . . . . Halloween ›››› (’ 78, Horror) John Carpenter’s chiller about an escaped maniac who returns to his Illinois hometown to continue his bloody rampage. (cc) . . . . . AMC

8:00 pm Singin’ in the Rain ›››› (’ 52, Musical Comedy) A silent-film star loves a chorus girl who dubs his squeaky-voiced co-star in a 1927 Hollywood talkie. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TCM

8:30 pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Proposal ›› (’ 09, Romance-Comedy) Facing deportation to Canada, a high-powered book editor pretends she is engaged to her assistant, whom she’s tormented for years. (cc) . . USA 9:00 pm Dr. Strangelove Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb ›››› (’64, Comedy) President Muffley and his advisers man the Pentagon war room, as planes with bombs head toward Moscow.. . . . . . . . . .

9:00 pm. . . . . . . . . . . Madea’s Family Reunion

›› (’ 06, Comedy) A Southern matriarch deals with a host of personal and family issues while planning her clan’s upcoming reunion. (cc) BET 9:30 pm Fast & Furious ›› (’ 09, Action) Back in Los Angeles, fugitive Dom Toretto and agent Brian O’Conner reignite their feud but, then, must join forces against a common enemy. (cc) ....................................... BRV

9:30 pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Devil Wears Prada ››› (’ 06, Comedy) A recent college graduate lands a job working for a famous and diabolical editor of a New York fashion magazine. (cc) ......................................... E!

9:55 pm Halloweentown ›› (’ 98, Children’s)

After learning she is a witch, a girl helps save a town full of other supernatural creatures. (cc) ...................................... FREE 10:00 pm Madea’s Witness Protection ›› (’ 12, Comedy) Placed under federal protection in Madea’s Southern home, a Wall Street banker and his dysfunctional family get a taste of the no-nonsense matriarch’s special brand of tough love. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VH1 10:00 pm Summer Stock ››› (’ 50, Musical Comedy) A New England farmer lets a dancer’s troupe use her barn in exchange for help with the chores. (cc). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TCM 10:30 pm The Island ›› (’ 05, Action) In 2019 a mercenary pursues two clones who escaped from a research facility after learning their true fate. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TNT 11:00 pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Twitches ›››

(’05, Children’s) Reunited on their 21st birthday, twin sisters use their magic powers to save their kingdom from the forces of darkness. (cc) DISN 11:30 pm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift ›› (’06, Action) An American street racer in Japan learns an exciting but dangerous new style and goes head-to-head with a local champion who has ties to the Yakuza. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . BRV 11:30 pm The Dark Knight ›››› (’ 08, Action) Batman has to keep a balance between heroism and vigilantism to fight a vile criminal known as the Joker, who would plunge Gotham City into anarchy. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PARMT 11:39 pm Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers ›› (’ 88, Horror) Dr. Loomis renews his hunt for killer Mike, who has escaped from the hospital once again. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AMC MIDNIGHT Halloweentown II: Kalabar’s Revenge ››› (’ 01, Children’s) Two witches try to stop a villain who wants to permanently transform trick-or-treaters into their costume characters. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FREE MIDNIGHT Destination: Murder ›› (’ 50, Crime Drama) Romance interferes with the plans of a woman bent on destroying the mobster who murdered her father. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TCM 12:30 am . . . . . . . . Tyler Perry’s I Can Do Bad

All By Myself ›› (’ 09, Comedy-Drama) When Madea catches three siblings looting her home, she delivers the youths to their boozy aunt, who is sorely in need of an attitude adjustment. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VH1

1:25 am Fifty Shades Darker ›› (’ 17, Romance) Shadowy figures from Christian Grey’s past threaten to destroy his rekindled romance with Anastasia Steele. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . USA

1:30 am Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life ›› (’ 03, Adventure) A globe-trotter must find Pandora’s box before a maniacal scientist can harness its power for world domination. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TNT

1:45 am . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Fearless Vampire Killers ››› (’ 67, Horror) A professor and his helper crash a vampire ball at the castle of Count Von Krolock. (cc) . . . TCM