THIS WEEK’S MOVIE HIGHLIGHTS
9:00pm ............. GroundhogDay ★★★ (’93, Romance-Comedy) Bill Murray. February 2nd keeps repeating for a cynical TV weatherman sent to watch the groundhog in Punxsutawney, Pa. (cc) AMC
9:30 pm . . . . . . . . . . . Singin’ in the Rain
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TCM 1:15 pm . . . . . . . . . A Midsummer Night’s Dream ★★★★ (’35, Comedy) James Cagney. Shakespeare’s Puck and forest fairies prompt a triple mortal wedding, with entertainment by Bottom. (cc)TCM
2:00pm .............. MortalEngines ★★ (’18, Science Fiction) Hera Hilmar. Hundreds of years after a cataclysmic event destroyed civilization, mysterious young Hester Shaw emerges as the only one who can stop the city of London — now a giant predator on wheels — from devouring everything in its path. (cc)FX
2:00 pm . . . . . . . Terminator: Dark Fate ★★ (’19, Science Fiction) Linda Hamilton. Seasoned warrior Sarah Connor joins forces with a hybrid cyborg human and the T-800 model to protect a young woman from the Rev-9 — a newly modified and seemingly indestructible liquid Terminator from the future. (cc) . TNT 2:45pm ............................... Road House ★★ (’89, Action) Patrick Swayze. Hired to tame a rowdy Missouri bar, a Ph.D. bouncer romances a doctor and tames the whole town. (cc) . . AMC 3:00pm ......... Marshall ★★★ (’17, Historical Drama) Chadwick Boseman. Young Thurgood Marshall faces one of his greatest challenges while working as a lawyer for the NAACP. He teams up with lawyer Sam Friedman to defend Joseph Spell, a Black chauffeur whose employer accuses him of sexual assault and attempted murder. (cc) . . . . . . BET 3:00 pm The Fifth Element ★★★ (’97, Science Fiction) Bruce Willis. A New York City cabdriver tries to save 2259 Earth from impact with an onrushing anti-life force.(cc) ...................... SYFY 3:45pm ............................... Athena ★★ (’54, Musical) Jane Powell. A singer and a lawyer fall for Athena and Minerva, two sisters out of seven named after constellations. (cc) . . . . . . . . . TCM 4:30pm ....................... Ready Player One ★★★ (’18, Science Fiction) Tye Sheridan. 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 5:00 pm . The Shawshank Redemption ★★★★ (’94, Drama) Tim Robbins. Two life sentences for a 1947 double murder land an innocent man in a corrupt Maine penitentiary.(cc) .................. E! 5:00 pm . X2 ★★★ (’03, Action) Patrick Stewart. After a mutant-hating militarist named Stryker invades their school, the X-Men must join forces with Magneto to rescue Professor Xavier and neutralize the threat posed by Stryker. (cc) . . FX 5:15pm .................. PointBreak ★★★ (’91, Action) Patrick Swayze. An FBI agent turns California surfer to nab bank robbers who wear rubber masks of four ex-presidents. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . AMC 5:30 pm . . . . . . Battle: Los Angeles ★★
(’11, Science Fiction) Aaron Eckhart. Premiere. After the world’s great cities fall, a Marine staff sergeant and his platoon make a last stand against alien invaders. (cc) ............................ SYFY 5:30pm ................... JohnWick ★★★ (’14, Action) Keanu Reeves. New York City becomes the bullet-riddled playground of a former assassin as he hunts down the Russian mobsters who destroyed everything he held dear. (cc)
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5:45 pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rome Adventure ★★★ (’62, Romance) Troy Donahue. A college librarian learns about the joys and hardships of love during a vacation inItaly.(cc) ..................... TCM 7:00pm .................... Fruitvale Station ★★★ (’13, Docudrama) Michael B. Jordan. Flashbacks reveal the last day in the life of Oscar Grant, a young man shot dead during an altercation with California police. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . VH1 7:30pm ............... Ant-Man ★★★
(’15, Action) Paul Rudd. Armed with a suit that allows him to shrink in size but grow in strength, Ant-Man must prevent Dr. Hank Pym’s former protégé, also known as Yellowjacket, from perfecting the same technology and using it as a weaponforevil.(cc) ............. TNT 7:30 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)
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8:00 pm . The Shawshank Redemption ★★★★ (’94, Drama) Tim Robbins. Two life sentences for a 1947 double murder land an innocent man in a corrupt Maine penitentiary.(cc) .................. E! 8:00 pm The Wolverine ★★ (’13, Action) Hugh Jackman. In Japan and vulnerable for the first time, Wolverine confronts lethal samurai steel and grapples with the ghosts of his own haunted past. (cc)
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8:00 pm . . Forrest Gump ★★★★ (’94, Comedy-Drama) Tom Hanks. JFK, LBJ, Vietnam, Watergate and other history unfold through the perspective of an Alabama man with an IQ of 75. (cc)PARMT
8:00 pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Independence Day ★★★ (’96, Science Fiction) Will Smith. A fighter pilot, a computer whiz and others fight back after 15-mile-wide alien ships zap Earth’s major cities. (cc)
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8:00 pm Furious 7 ★★★ (’15, Action) Vin Diesel. Premiere. A smooth-talking government agent offers to help Dominic Toretto and his gang eliminate a dangerous enemy in exchange for their help in rescuing a kidnapped computer hacker. (cc) ............................. TBS 8:00pm ......................... Now You See Me ★★ (’13, Comedy-Drama) Jesse Eisenberg. A federal agent and an Interpol detective play a cat-and-mouse game with cunning illusionists who rob corrupt business leaders during their performances, then funnel the money to members of the audience. (cc) AMC 8:00pm .............................. Deliverance ★★★★ (’72, Adventure) Jon Voight. Four Atlanta businessmen encounter unexpected terrors during a rafting trip down a raging backwoods river.(cc) ........................ TCM 8:30pm ................. ThePeanuts Movie ★★★ (’15, Children’s) Voices of Noah Schnapp. Premiere. Animated. Good ol’ Charlie Brown develops a crush on the Little Red-Haired Girl while his best friend Snoopy embarks on an epic adventure as a World War I flying ace who pursues the Red Baron. (cc) DISN 9:00pm ........................ Baby Boy ★★★ (’01, Drama) Tyrese Gibson. A misguided 20-year-old juggles various women while dealing with two children and his mother’s new boyfriend. (cc)VH1 10:00 pm Neighbors 2 ★★ (’16, Comedy) Seth Rogen. A man, his pregnant wife and their former neighbor clash with wild and rebellious sorority sisters. (cc) TRU
10:00pm ............. Conrack ★★★ (’74, Docudrama) Jon Voight. Prince of Tides author Pat Conroy teaches poor children on an island off South Carolina. (cc) ............................. TCM
SATURDAY
6:00am ................ TheBoss ★★
(’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) ............................... E! 6:00am .............................. Columbo ★★ (’68, Mystery) Peter Falk. Despite an alibi, Lt. Columbo thinks that a smooth Hollywood psychiatrist has killedhiswife.(cc) ............... GAC 6:00 am The Search ★★★★ (’48, Drama) Montgomery Clift. A GI in postwar Berlin befriends a displaced Czech boy sought byhismother.(cc) ............... TCM 7:00 am Mr. Popper’s Penguins ★★ (’11, Children’s) Jim Carrey. A stern businessman’s chilly relationship with his ex-wife and children warms up after he inherits six mischievous penguins. (cc) . . FREE 8:00am .............................. Columbo ★★ (’68, Mystery) Peter Falk. Despite an alibi, Lt. Columbo thinks that a smooth Hollywood psychiatrist has killedhiswife.(cc) ............... GAC 8:30 am. . X2 ★★★ (’03, Action) Patrick Stewart. After a mutant-hating militarist named Stryker invades their school, the X-Men must join forces with Magneto to rescue Professor Xavier and neutralize the threat posed by Stryker. (cc) . . FX 8:30 am . . . . . . Rough Riders’ Roundup ★★ (’39, Western) Roy Rogers. A singing Roughrider joins the border patrol and nabs a gang of gold thieves . . . . . . TCM 9:05am .............................. The Kid Who Would Be King ★★★
(’19, Children’s) Louis Ashbourne Serkis. Old-school magic meets the modern world when young Alex stumbles upon the mythical sword Excalibur. He soon joins forces with a band of knights and the legendary wizard Merlin when the wicked enchantress Morgana threatens the future of mankind. (cc) . . . . . FREE 9:45am .................. PointBreak ★★★ (’91, Action) Patrick Swayze. An FBI agent turns California surfer to nab bank robbers who wear rubber masks of four ex-presidents. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . AMC 10:00am .................. TheOther Guys ★★★ (’10, Comedy) Will Ferrell. Two deskbound detectives get more than they bargain for when they take on a seemingly minor case that may turn out to be New York’s biggest crime. (cc)
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10:00 am Terminator: Dark Fate ★★ (’19, Science Fiction) Linda Hamilton. Seasoned warrior Sarah Connor joins forces with a hybrid cyborg human and the T-800 model to protect a young woman from the Rev-9 — a newly modified and seemingly indestructible liquid Terminator from the future. (cc) . . . . . . . . . TNT 10:08 am The Falcon Out West ★★ (’44, Mystery) Tom Conway. The Falcon heads to Texas after a Lone Star playboy is poisoned with rattlesnake venom while at a Manhattan cabaret. (cc) . . . . . TCM 11:00 am. . . Cowboys & Aliens ★★ (’11, Science Fiction) Daniel Craig. A 19thcentury gunslinger unites townspeople, outlaws, and a band of Apache warriors against an extraterrestrial threat. (cc)
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11:30 am The Wolverine ★★ (’13, Action) Hugh Jackman. In Japan and vulnerable for the first time, Wolverine confronts lethal samurai steel and grapples with the ghosts of his own haunted past. (cc)
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11:30am ......................... The Fast and the Furious ★★ (’01, Action) Vin Diesel. An undercover police officer investigates a gang leader suspected of stealing electronic equipment. (cc)TBS
11:40am ................... TheCallof the Wild ★★ (’20, Adventure) Harrison Ford. Premiere. Live action/animated. Buck is a big-hearted dog whose blissful domestic life gets turned upside down when he is suddenly uprooted from his California home and transplanted to the exotic wilds of the Alaskan Yukon in the 1890s.(cc) ..................... FREE NOON . . . . . . . . Raiders of the Lost Ark ★★★★ (’81, Adventure) Harrison Ford. Globe-trotting archaeologist Indiana Jones races the Nazis for possession of a legendary religious artifact. (cc)PARMT
NOON . . . . . . The Peanuts Movie ★★★
(’15, Children’s) Voices of Noah Schnapp. Animated. Good ol’ Charlie Brown develops a crush on the Little Red-Haired Girl while his best friend Snoopy embarks on an epic adventure as a World War I flying ace who pursues the Red Baron. (cc) ............................ DISN NOON Kiss Me Kate ★★★ (’53, Musical Comedy) Kathryn Grayson. Lilli and Fred act the same way offstage as they do in The Taming of the Shrew. (cc) . . . . TCM 12:30 pm. Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby ★★ (’06, Comedy) Will Ferrell. NASCAR driver Ricky Bobby faces his greatest challenge ever when French Formula One driver Jean Girard roars ontothescene.(cc) ............... E!