THIS WEEK’S MOVIE HIGHLIGHTS
SUNDAY
6:09am................................. Jack Frost ★★ (’98, Children’s) Michael Keaton. A man who died on Christmas Eve returns to his wife and son one year later in the form of a snowman. (cc) . . . . AMC 6:15am..........................Libeled Lady ★★★★ (’36, Comedy) Jean Harlow. An editor’s fiancee and a lawyer help him trick an heiress suing his paper. (cc) TCM 7:00am...................TheStar ★★
(’17, Children’s) Voices of Steven Yeun. Animated. A brave donkey named Bo and his lovable animal friends embark on a hilarious and heartfelt journey to become the accidental heroes of the greatest story ever told — the first Christmas. (cc)FREE
7:53 am . . . Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back ★★★★ (’80, Science Fiction) Mark Hamill. Yoda teaches Luke Skywalker to be a Jedi knight, and Han Solo woos Princess Leia, as Darth Vader returns to threaten the rebel forces trying to save the galaxy. (cc)............................... TNT 8:00am...............ThirdFinger,Left Hand ★★★ (’40, Comedy) Myrna Loy. An artist moves in with a magazine editor whose job depends on the pretense of a husband.(cc)..................... TCM 8:30 am Angels & Demons ★★ (’09, Action) Tom Hanks. Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon joins forces with an Italian scientist to prevent an ancient brotherhood’s plot against the Vatican from coming to fruition.(cc)....................... SYFY 8:39 am . . . . Mr. Mom ★★ (’83, Comedy) Michael Keaton. An automotive engineer’s wife gets a job, and he stays home with the children, housework and housewives. (cc)............................... AMC 9:00 am. . . . The Boss ★★ (’16, Comedy) Melissa McCarthy. After her release from prison, a former CEO battles old enemies while trying to build a brownie empire with her ex-assistant. (cc). . . . . . . . . . . . FX 9:00 am. . . . . . . . . Jingle All the Way ★★
(’96, Children’s) Arnold Schwarzenegger. A crazed postman, a tough policeman and a shady Santa impede a workaholic seeking a coveted toy for his son. (cc). . . . . .FREE 9:30 am . . Meet the Parents ★★★ (’00, Comedy) Robert De Niro. When a woman brings her boyfriend home for her sister’s wedding, her father, a former CIA agent, takes an instant dislike to him. (cc) . . E! 10:00am.............Twilight ★★ (’08, Romance) Kristen Stewart. A high-school student is caught up in a romance with a vampire, whose family has renounced the drinking of blood. (cc). . . . . . . . . . . . . MTV 10:41am ........................... Star Wars: Return of the Jedi ★★★ (’83, Science Fiction) Mark Hamill. Luke Skywalker, now an experienced Jedi knight, tries to discover Darth Vader’s identity. (cc) TNT 11:00am...............DespicableMe3 ★★ (’17, Children’s) Voices of Steve Carell. Animated. Fired from the Anti-Villain League, Gru travels to Freedonia to meet his long-lost twin brother for the first time. The siblings soon find themselves in an uneasy alliance to take down Balthazar Bratt, a former 1980s child star who’s out forrevenge.(cc)..................... FX 11:00 am . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Caddyshack ★★
(’80, Comedy) Chevy Chase. Oddballs and gophers undermine a country-club caddy out to win a college scholarship. (cc)AMC
11:30am................................. Space Jam ★★ (’96, Children’s) Michael Jordan. Live action/animated. Bugs Bunny recruits NBA star Michael Jordan to help the good Looney Tunes squad take on the bad Monstars in a basketball game. (cc)
SYFY NOON................................... A Christmas Kiss ★★★ (’11, Romance) Elisabeth Röhm. Trapped in an elevator, a designer shares an impulsive kiss with the boyfriend of her new boss. . . . . . . . . .
NOON.................TylerPerry’sThe Single Moms Club ★★ (’14, ComedyDrama) Nia Long. Brought together by their children’s potential expulsion from school, diverse single mothers form a support group to help one another overcome life’s challenges. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .BET NOON . . . . . . . Meet the Fockers ★★ (’04, Comedy) Robert De Niro. A man fears the worst when he accompanies his fiancee’s uptight father and mother to meet his free-spirited mom and dad. (cc) . . . . . E! NOON.....................TheAmazing Spider-Man ★★★ (’12, Action) Andrew Garfield. Peter Parker’s quest to solve his parents’ disappearance puts him on a collision course with a scientist’s deadly alter ego,theLizard.(cc)................. TBS NOON..................AllMinetoGive ★★ (’57, Drama) Glynis Johns. An orphan raised by Scottish pioneers in Wisconsin seeks homes for his five younger siblings onChristmas.(cc)................. TCM 12:55 pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Twilight Saga: New Moon ★★ (’09, Romance) Kristen Stewart. After the abrupt departure of Edward, Bella develops a deep friendship with Jacob and is drawn into the world of werewolves.(cc)................... MTV 1:00 pm . . . . . . . . . . . . Abominable ★★★
(’19, Children’s) Voices of Chloe Bennet. Animated. After discovering a Yeti, three teens embark on an epic quest to reunite the magical creature with his family. But to do so, they must stay one step ahead of a financier and a zoologist who want to capture the beast for their own gain. (cc)
FX
1:00 pm . . . . . . . . . . . National Lampoon’s European Vacation ★★ (’85, Comedy) Chevy Chase. The Chicago Griswolds win a grand tour and head for the Old World to soakupculture.(cc)............... AMC 1:05 pm . . . Arthur Christmas ★★★ (’11, Children’s) Voices of James McAvoy. Animated. Santa’s youngest son sets out on an urgent mission to deliver a present to a forgotten child before Christmas morning dawns.(cc)........................ FREE 1:30 pm Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer ★★ (’07, Science Fiction) Ioan Gruffudd. Reed, Susan, Johnny and Ben face an intergalactic messenger who has arrived to prepare Earth for destruction. (cc)............................... SYFY 1:40pm......................StarWars: The Force Awakens ★★★ (’15, Science Fiction) Harrison Ford. Thirty years after the defeat of the Galactic Empire, Han Solo and his young allies face a new threat from the evil Kylo Ren and the First Order. (cc)............................... TNT 2:00pm... O.Henry’sFullHouse ★★★
(’52, Drama) Fred Allen. Soapy believes that getting arrested and thrown into a warm jail cell is the best solution to being homeless in cold weather; fugitives Sam and Bill kidnap a child for a ransom; Della and Jim seek to buy each other Christmas gifts.(cc).......................... TCM 2:30 pm . Tyler Perry’s Meet the Browns
★★ (’08, Comedy-Drama) Tyler Perry.
CSoon after losing her job, a single mother takes her brood to Georgia for her father’s funeral and meets his uproarious clan for thefirsttime.(cc) .................. BET 3:00 pm How the Grinch Stole Christmas ★★ (’00, Children’s) Jim Carrey. A curmudgeon living atop Mount Crumpit sets out to quash the yuletide preparations of the Christmas-loving Whos of Whoville. Anthony Hopkins narrates. (cc). . . . . . FX 3:10 pm . . . . . Disney’s A Christmas Carol ★★ (’09, Children’s) Voices of Jim Carrey. Animated. Miserly Ebenezer Scrooge must face uncomfortable truths when three Christmas spirits take him on a journey through his past, present and future. (cc)
FREE
3:30pm.............FantasticFour ★★
(’05, Action) Ioan Gruffudd. Four people gain unusual powers after a space mission exposes them to cosmic radiation. (cc)
SYFY
3:55 pm . . . . . . The Twilight Saga: Eclipse ★★ (’10, Romance) Kristen Stewart. Bella must choose between Edward and Jacob amid a string of mysterious killings and a malicious vampire’s quest for revenge. (cc)
MTV
4:00 pm. Throw Momma From the Train ★★★ (’87, Comedy) Danny DeVito. Two writers mistake tit-for-tat murders: one’s ex-wife for the other’s beastly mother.G 4:00 pm. Coming to America ★★★ (’88, Comedy) Eddie Murphy. Pampered Prince Akeem of Zamunda comes to New York with his royal sidekick to find a true-love bride.(cc).......................... VH1 4:00pm........................TheIron Giant ★★★ (’99, Children’s) Voices of Jennifer Aniston. Animated. A malevolent government agent threatens to destroy the friendship between a boy and a huge alienrobot.(cc).................. TOON 4:15 pm. . . . . . . Christmas in Connecticut ★★ (’45, Comedy) Barbara Stanwyck. The publisher of a women’s magazine has his best columnist play holiday host to a Navy hero.(cc).......................... TCM 4:41 pm Star Wars: The Last Jedi ★★★ (’17, Science Fiction) Mark Hamill. Luke Skywalker’s peaceful and solitary existence gets upended when he encounters Rey, a young woman who shows strong signs of the Force. Her desire to learn the ways of the Jedi forces Luke to make a decision that changes their lives forever. (cc) TNT 5:00pm.......... TylerPerry’sMadea’s Witness Protection ★★ (’12, Comedy) Tyler Perry. 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) . . . .BET 5:00 pm . . . Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 ★★★ (’17, Science Fiction) Chris Pratt. The team struggles to keep its newfound family together as it tries to unravel the mystery of Peter Quill’s true parentage in the outer reaches of the galaxy. (cc)TBS
5:00pm.......................National Lampoon’s Vacation ★★ (’83, Comedy) Chevy Chase. The Griswolds and family head by station wagon for the California fun park Walley World. (cc) . . . . . . . . AMC 5:15pm.................................. The Santa Clause ★★★ (’94, Children’s) Tim Allen. An adman takes over for the bearded, big-bellied fellow after a rooftop mishap on Christmas Eve. (cc) . . . . .FREE 5:30 pm Home Alone ★★★ (’90, Children’s)
Macaulay Culkin. Accidentally left by his
Paris-bound family, an 8-year-old makes mincemeat of two burglars in the house. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FX 5:30 pm Red ★★ (’10, Action) Bruce Willis. Retired CIA agents reassemble for survival after the agency sends assassins to silence them and the secrets they carry. (cc)SYFY
6:00pm................................. The LEGO Movie 2 ★★★ (’19, Children’s) Voices of Chris Pratt. Animated. The citizens of Bricksburg face a dangerous new threat when LEGO DUPLO invaders from outer space start to wreck everything. It’s now up to Emmet, Lucy, Batman and their friends to defeat the giant marauders and restore harmony to the LEGO universe. (cc).............................. TOON 6:15 pm Remember the Night ★★★ (’40, Romance-Comedy) Barbara Stanwyck. Love blooms between a sympathetic attorney and the comely shoplifter he has taken home for the Christmas holiday. (cc)
TCM 6:30pm.............................Life ★★ (’99, Comedy-Drama) Eddie Murphy. Wrongly convicted of murder, two men become close friends during decades in a Mississippi penitentiary. (cc) . . . . . . . .VH1 6:50 pm The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 ★★ (’11, Romance) Kristen Stewart. A chain of events, set off by Edward and Bella’s marriage, honeymoon and birth of a child, yields a shocking development for Jacob.(cc)......................... MTV 7:00pm.............JustGoWithIt ★★
(’11, Romance-Comedy) Adam Sandler. A plastic surgeon enlists the aid of his assistant and her children to help him win the heart of a beautiful woman. (cc). . . . . E! 7:00 pm National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation ★★★ (’89, Comedy) Chevy Chase. The Griswolds spend the holiday in a garish way, especially when a country cousin pulls up in an RV. (cc). . . . . . . AMC 7:25pm.......................TheSanta Clause 2 ★★ (’02, Children’s) Tim Allen. Scott Calvin’s world turns upside down when he’s dealt a double whammy of bad news: Not only has his son, Charlie, landed on this year’s naughty list, but Scott has to marry by Christmas Eve, or he will stop being Santa Claus forever. (cc) . . . . .FREE 8:00 pm. . . . . . . . . . Home Alone 2: Lost in New York ★★ (’92, Children’s) Macaulay Culkin. Once again left behind by his family, the boy hero lands in Manhattan and battles two burglars he faced before. (cc)
FX 8:00pm................................. Transformers: Dark of the Moon ★★
(’11, Action) Shia LaBeouf. Again, Earth is caught in the middle when the resurrection of an ancient Transformer appears to turn the tide against the Autobots in their longstanding war with evil Decepticons. (cc)............................... SYFY 8:00 pm Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker ★★ (’19, Science Fiction) Carrie Fisher. Finn and Poe lead the Resistance to put a stop to the First Order’s plans to form a new Empire, while Rey anticipates her inevitable confrontation with Kylo Ren. Warning: Some flashing-lights scenes in this film may affect photosensitive viewers.(cc)........................... TNT 8:00pm................................. Bee Movie ★★ (’07, Children’s) Voices of Jerry Seinfeld. Animated. After he talks to a human florist, a college-educated bee decides to sue the human race for stealing his kind’s honey over the centuries. (cc)
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8:00 pm. . . Finian’s Rainbow ★★★ (’68, Fantasy) Fred Astaire. An Irishman and his daughter steal a leprechaun’s pot of gold. (cc)............................... TCM 9:00pm............................ The Longest Yard ★★ (’05, Comedy) Adam Sandler. At a Texas penitentiary, jailed NFL veterans train their fellow inmates for a football game against the guards. (cc)VH1
9:15pm NationalLampoon’sChristmas Vacation ★★★ (’89, Comedy) Chevy Chase. The Griswolds spend the holiday in a garish way, especially when a country cousin pulls up in an RV. (cc). . . . . . . AMC 9:25pm................................. The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 ★★ (’12, Romance) Kristen Stewart. Bella and Edward gather werewolves, vampires and other allies to help them protect their daughter from the Volturi. (cc) . . . . MTV 10:00 pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Amazing Spider-Man ★★★ (’12, Action) Andrew Garfield. Peter Parker’s quest to solve his parents’ disappearance puts him on a collision course with a scientist’s deadly alter ego,theLizard.(cc)................. TBS
MONDAY
6:00 am. . . . . . . . . . The Naked City ★★★
(’48, Crime Drama) Barry Fitzgerald. Two New York police detectives chase leads and grill suspects in their relentless search for a playgirl’s killer. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . TCM 7:00 am Holiday in Handcuffs ★★★ (’07, Romance-Comedy) Melissa Joan Hart. To fool her parents, a waitress kidnaps a customer and forces him to pretend to be herbeau.(cc)..................... FREE 7:45 am Crime Wave ★★ (’54, Crime Drama) Sterling Hayden. Former jailmates make it difficult for a paroled man, hounded by a suspicious detective, to go straight. (cc)
TCM 8:30am........................Mission: Impossible ★★ (’96, Action) Tom Cruise. Branded a traitor, an elite intelligence agent investigates a failed Prague mission to retrieve a computer disk. (cc) . . . . . FX 9:15am............................. The Narrow Margin ★★★ (’52, Crime Drama) Charles McGraw. Hit men board a train to kill a racketeer’s widow escorted by a Los Angeles detective. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . TCM 9:30am.................................
Constantine ★★ (’05, Fantasy) Keanu