Miami Herald (Sunday)

THIS WEEK’S MOVIE HIGHLIGHTS

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10:08 am . . Fighting Fools ★★ (’49, Comedy) Leo Gorcey. The Bowery Boys put a slain boxer’s brother back in the ring against mobsters. (cc)TCM 10:30 am Charlie’s Angels ★★★ (’00, Action) Cameron Diaz. Three private detectives try to rescue a kidnapped computer pro whose voice-ID software would threaten global security. (cc) ............................ FX 11:15 am Easy A ★★★ (’10, Comedy) Emma Stone. The escape of a little white lie teaches a clean-cut teenager to use the high-school rumor mill to her advantage. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . FREE

NOON .......................... Die Hard ★★★ (’88, Action) Bruce Willis. A New York policeman outwits foreign thugs holding his wife and others in a Los Angeles high-rise. (cc) . . . . . BRV

NOON ......................... Star Wars: 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

NOON Mr. Deeds Goes to Town ★★★★

(’36, Comedy) Gary Cooper. A folksy New England poet inherits $20 million he doesn’t want and tells a New York newswoman why. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . TCM

12:30 pm . . . . . . Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle ★★ (’03, Action) Cameron Diaz. Three private detectives work under cover to retrieve two rings that contain cryptic informatio­n. (cc) FX 12:30pm ......... TheCave ★★ (’05, Horror) Cole Hauser. Deadly monsters hunt members of an exploratio­n team within a vast network of caverns beneath the Carpathian Mountains. (cc)

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1:00 pm Mommie Dearest ★★ (’81, Biography) Faye Dunaway. Movie queen Joan Crawford pampers and punishes her adopted son and daughter.

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1:00pm ................... Jackass: The Movie ★★ (’02, Comedy) Johnny Knoxville. Nitwits perform outrageous stunts and pull practical jokes on an unsuspecti­ng public. (cc) . . . . . . MTV

1:20 pm . . . . . . . . The Princess Diaries ★★ (’01, Children’s) Julie Andrews. A woman gives etiquette lessons to her reluctant granddaugh­ter who is heir apparent to a throne. (cc) . . . . . FREE

2:00pm ............... Enough ★★

(’02, Suspense) Jennifer Lopez. After running away fails, a terrified woman empowers herself in order to battle her abusive husband. (cc) . . . . . . . . E!

2:00pm ................... 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) ........................ PARMT

2:00pm ......... BruteForce ★★★

(’47, Suspense) Burt Lancaster. Hatred for a sadistic captain drives a convict and his cellmates to escape. (cc)TCM

2:30 pm. . . Olympus Has Fallen ★★

(’13, Action) Gerard Butler. America’s national security team must rely on a disgraced former guard to save the president after terrorists seize control of the White House, taking the chief of state hostage. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . A&E

2:30pm .................... TheVillage ★★ (’04, Suspense) Bryce Dallas Howard. Members of a 19th-century community fear the strange creatures that inhabit the surroundin­g forest. (cc) .......................... SYFY 2:30 pm Pulp Fiction ★★★★ (’94, Crime Drama) John Travolta. Two hit men, a boxer, a crime boss and others meet their fates over the course of two days. (cc) ............................. VH1

2:57 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

3:00pm .......................... Die Hard 2 ★★★ (’90, Action) Bruce Willis. The sequel’s police hero spots military terrorists while waiting for his wife at a Washington, D.C., airport. (cc) . . . . BRV 3:00 pm Jackass: Number Two ★★ (’06,

Comedy) Johnny Knoxville. Daredevils go for the gross-out when they subject an unsuspecti­ng public to more outrageous stunts and practical jokes. (cc)MTV

3:45pm .............................. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid ★★★★ (’69, Western) Paul Newman. When a persistent posse threatens two outlaws’ romp through Wyoming, they decide to take their act to Bolivia. (cc)

TCM

4:00 pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement ★★ (’04,

Children’s) Anne Hathaway. While living with her royal grandmothe­r, a young princess must find a suitable husband in 30 days or give up the throne. (cc)FREE

4:30pm .................. SecondAct ★★ (’18, Romance-Comedy) Jennifer Lopez. Premiere. After losing a promotion to a college-educated candidate, a frustrated assistant manager sets out to prove to Madison Avenue that street smarts are as valuable as book smarts — and it’s never too late for a second act.(cc) ........................... E!

5:00pm ............................. Den of Thieves ★★ (’18, Crime Drama) Gerard Butler. An elite unit of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department squares off against a crew of ex-military men who hatch an elaborate plan for a seemingly impossible heist — the city’s Federal Reserve Bank. (cc) . . . . . . . A&E

5:00pm ..................... Jackass 3D ★★ (’10, Comedy) Johnny Knoxville. Johnny Knoxville, Bam Margera, Steve-O and their fearless and foolhardy friends perform outrageous pranks and stunts, including Sweatsuit Cocktail and Beehive Tetherball. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . MTV

5:00 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) . . . . . PARMT

5:00 pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shaun of the Dead ★★★ (’04, Comedy) Simon Pegg. An aimless TV salesman and his best pal must save their friends and family from the zombies that have overrun London. (cc) ............................ SYFY

5:30 pm . . . . . . . . Die Hard With a Vengeance ★★★ (’95, Action) Bruce Willis. Suspended from the police force, John McClane enlists a Harlem shopkeeper to help stop a terrorist bomber. (cc) BRV

5:30pm ............................. Bad Boys for Life ★★ (’20, Action) Will Smith. Old-school, wisecracki­ng cops Mike Lowrey and Marcus Burnett team up with a special new tactical squad to take down the vengeful head of a drug cartel.(cc) ....................... FX

5:45pm ............ TheSting ★★★★

(’73, Comedy-Drama) Paul Newman. To avenge a murder, two con men bilk a mobster with their betting-room scam in 1930s Chicago. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . TCM

6:00pm ............................. Menace II Society ★★★ (’93, Drama) Tyrin Turner. Crime, street sense and the status quo roil the mind of a teenager in the Watts section of Los Angeles. (cc)VH1

6:00 pm . . . . . . . . . . . . Megamind ★★★

(’10, Children’s) Voices of Will Ferrell. Animated. An evil genius must create a powerful new opponent after defeating his heroic nemesis leaves him without purpose.(cc) .................. TOON

6:40 pm . . . . . . The Other Woman ★★

(’14, Romance-Comedy) Cameron Diaz. A wife and two mistresses join forces to take revenge on the suave cad who betrayed all of them. (cc) . . . . . . . FREE

7:00 pm . . . The Wedding Planner ★★

(’01, Romance-Comedy) Jennifer Lopez. A lonely organizer falls for an engaged pediatrici­an while coordinati­ng his wedding and reception. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . E!

7:00 pm . . . . . . . . . . Jackass: The Movie ★★ (’02, Comedy) Johnny Knoxville. Nitwits perform outrageous stunts and pull practical jokes on an unsuspecti­ng public.(cc) ...................... MTV 7:00 pm . . . . . Zombieland ★★★ (’09, Comedy) Woody Harrelson. Survivors of a zombie apocalypse use creative means to dispatch the undead as they make their way toward a rumored safe haven in Los Angeles. (cc) . . . . . . . SYFY

7:00 pm . . . . . Hotel Transylvan­ia ★★

(’12, Children’s) Voices of Adam Sandler. Animated. An unforeseen complicati­on unfolds when Dracula invites the world’s most-infamous monsters to his lavish resort to celebrate his daughter’s 118th birthday.(cc) ................... NICK 8:00 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)

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8:00 pm Tyler Perry’s Madea’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

8:00 pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . Spider-Man: Far From Home ★★★ (’19, Action) Tom Holland. Spider-Man teams up with Nick Fury and fellow superhero Mysterio to stop four massive elemental creatures — each representi­ng Earth, air, water and fire — from wreaking havoc across Europe.(cc) ...................... FX

8:00 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) ................. PARMT 8:00 pm . . . . . . . . . . . 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 drugdealer.(cc) ................. USA

8:00 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) VH1

8:00pm ............... TheHeartIs a Lonely Hunter ★★★ (’68, Drama) Alan Arkin. John, a deaf and mute man, rents a bedroom in a small town to be closer to his friend, Spiros, who is also deaf. John attempts to strike up a friendship with Mick, the teenage daughter of his disabled landlord, and meets the town drunk. (cc) . . . . TCM

8:30pm ................ KnivesOut ★★★ (’19, Mystery) Daniel Craig. The circumstan­ces surroundin­g the death of crime novelist Harlan Thrombey are mysterious, but there’s one thing that renowned Detective Benoit Blanc knows for sure — everyone in the wildly dysfunctio­nal Thrombey family isasuspect.(cc) ............... BRV

9:00pm ..................... AFish Called Wanda ★★★ (’88, Comedy) John Cleese. An American flirts with a crook, a barrister and a mercenary to find diamonds in London . . . . . .

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9:00 pm . . . . . . Jackass: Number Two ★★ (’06, Comedy) Johnny Knoxville. Daredevils go for the gross-out when they subject an unsuspecti­ng public to more outrageous stunts and practicalj­okes.(cc) .................. MTV 9:00 pm . Krampus ★★ (’15, Horror) Emjay Anthony. Premiere. Members of a dysfunctio­nal family face the wrath of Krampus, an ancient demon from European folklore who punishes naughty children at Christmast­ime.

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9:15pm ................... TheHeat ★★ (’13, Comedy) Sandra Bullock. Premiere. An arrogant, methodical

FBI agent must join forces with a foulmouthe­d, erratic Boston detective to bring down a ruthless drug lord. (cc)

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9:30 pm . . . . The Proposal ★★ (’09, Romance-Comedy) Sandra Bullock. Facing deportatio­n to Canada, a highpowere­d book editor pretends she is engaged to her assistant, whom she’s tormented for years. (cc) . . . . . . . . E!

10:00pm .............. NextFriday ★★ (’00, Comedy) Ice Cube. To avoid being beaten up, a young man goes to live with his uncle, who just won the lottery.(cc) .................... USA

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