TELEVISION HIGHLIGHTS

An alphabetical listing of movies on TV the week of Oct. 12 - 18.

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The Abandoned
(2006) Anastasia Hille, Karel Roden. Ghostly doppelgangers and horrifying events plague a woman and her twin brother at their family's decaying Russian farmhouse. (R) 1 hr. 46 mins. Showtime Sat., October 18, 5 p.m. Showtime Tues., October 14, 8 p.m.

Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
(1994) Jim Carrey, Courteney Cox. A bungling gumshoe uncovers more than just a simple kidnapping when he searches for the Miami Dolphins' missing mascot. (PG-13) 1 hr. 26 mins. TBS Sun., October 12, 10:30 a.m.

Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls
(1995) Jim Carrey, Ian McNeice. A sacred white bat's disappearance begets bloodshed between African tribes and puts the goofy pet sleuth on the case. (PG-13) 1 hr. 32 mins. TBS Sun., October 12, 8:30 a.m.

Across the Pacific
(1942) Humphrey Bogart, Mary Astor. An Army agent on a Japanese ship watches a spy and a fashion designer near the Panama Canal. (NR) 1 hr. 37 mins. TCM Sat., October 18, 8:30 a.m.

Across the Universe
(2007) Evan Rachel Wood, Jim Sturgess. Songs by the Beatles illustrate a tale of two star-crossed lovers swept up by the 1960s counterculture and the anti-war movement. (PG-13) 2 hrs. 11 mins. Starz Fri., October 17, 1 a.m. Starz Fri., October 17, 1 p.m.

Adam & Steve
(2005) Craig Chester, Malcolm Gets. A psychiatrist comes to the realization that his male lover witnessed his sexual humiliation when both were teens. (R) 1 hr. 39 mins. LOGO Sun., October 19, 1 a.m.

Adrift in Manhattan
(2007) Heather Graham, Dominic Chianese. Three people's lives change when they meet on their daily routes, bringing them new chances at happiness. (R) 1 hr. 31 mins. TMC Wed., October 15, 1 a.m.

The African Queen
(1951) Humphrey Bogart, Katharine Hepburn. An imperious woman makes a gin-soaked boat captain fight Germans in the World War I Congo. (NR) 1 hr. 45 mins. TCM Tues., October 14, 2:30 a.m.

Aileen: Life and Death of a Serial Killer
(2003) Filmmakers Nick Broomfield and Joan Churchill document the case of convicted murderer Aileen Wuornos. (R) 1 hr. 29 mins. WE Fri., October 17, 3 a.m. WE Thur., October 16, 10 p.m.

Air Bud
(1997) Michael Jeter, Kevin Zegers. Abandoned by a disagreeable clown, a golden retriever with a knack for basketball befriends a lonely boy. (PG) 1 hr. 37 mins. Encore Sun., October 12, 7:30 a.m.

Aladdin
(1992) Voices of Scott Weinger, Robin Williams. Animated. Disney's version of a tale about an Arabian thief who finds a magic lamp and tries to win a princess's heart. (G) 1 hr. 30 mins. Disney Thur., October 16, 11:30 a.m. Disney Wed., October 15, 8 p.m.

The Alamo
(2004) Dennis Quaid, Billy Bob Thornton. In 1836 Davy Crockett, Jim Bowie and more than 180 Texans hold off the Mexican army for 13 days during Sam Houston's revolution. (PG-13) 2 hrs. 17 mins. AMC Sun., October 12, 3:30 p.m.

Alexander
(2004) Colin Farrell, Angelina Jolie. The young Macedonian king and general leads his army into battle to conquer much of the known world. (R) 2 hrs. 55 mins. AMC Sun., October 12, 12 p.m.

Algiers
(1938) Charles Boyer, Hedy Lamarr. A Paris thief hiding in the Casbah meets a woman who reminds him of home. (NR) 1 hr. 35 mins. TCM Sun., October 19, 3 a.m.

Alice in Wonderland
(1999) Tina Majorino, Whoopi Goldberg. Mind-boggling adventures await a girl who tumbles down a rabbit hole into a strange land. Based on Lewis Carroll's book. 2 hrs. 30 mins. ION Sat., October 18, 6 p.m.

Aliens
(1986) Sigourney Weaver, Carrie Henn. The survivor of a harrowing alien attack returns to planet LB 426 with Marines sent to check her horror story. (R) 2 hrs. 17 mins. Encore Sun., October 12, 11:30 p.m.

Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet Frankenstein
(1999) Voices of Ross Bagdasarian, Janice Karman. Animated. While working at a theme park, the Chipmunks discover that Dr. Frankenstein and his monster are living in one of the attractions. (G) 1 hr. 18 mins. Toon Disney Sat., October 18, 9 a.m.

American Cannibal
(2006) Filmmakers document the production and demise of a proposed reality-TV series, in which contestants are told that one of their number will be eaten. (NR) 1 hr. 31 mins. TMC Thur., October 16, 2:30 a.m.

American Splendor
(2003) Paul Giamatti, Harvey Pekar. Fiction and reality blend in this portrait of Cleveland-based writer Harvey Pekar, author of the autobiographical ``American Splendor'' comic books. (R) 1 hr. 40 mins. IFC Mon., October 13, 7 a.m. IFC Mon., October 13, 12 p.m.

The Amityville Horror
(2005) Ryan Reynolds, Melissa George. Strange events take place after a family moves into a new house that was the site of several gruesome murders. (R) 1 hr. 29 mins. TNT Sun., October 12, 7:30 a.m.

Amy's Orgasm
(2001) Julie Davis, Nick Chinlund. A self-help author on relationships falls for a shock jock after appearing on his show. (R) 1 hr. 25 mins. Showtime Mon., October 13, 2 a.m.

Anna and the King
(1999) Jodie Foster, Chow Yun-Fat. The King of Siam hires an English widow to teach the ways of the Western world to his many children. (PG-13) 2 hrs. 27 mins. HBO Mon., October 13, 10:30 a.m.

Annie's Point
(2005) Betty White, Richard Thomas. A widow and her spunky granddaughter journey cross-country to spread her husband's ashes at a place they both loved. 1 hr. 36 mins. Hallmark Sat., October 18, 3 p.m.

Antitrust
(2001) Ryan Phillippe, Rachael Leigh Cook. The billionaire founder of a software corporation offers a lucrative position to an idealistic computer genius. (PG-13) 1 hr. 47 mins. KCOP Thur., October 16, 7 p.m.

Antwone Fisher
(2002) Derek Luke, Joy Bryant. A Navy psychiatrist inspires a temperamental sailor, abused by foster parents, to find his birth mother. (PG-13) 2 hrs. IFC Sat., October 18, 1:30 p.m. IFC Sat., October 18, 8 a.m.

Apocalypto
(2006) Rudy Youngblood, Raoul Trujillo. As the end of the Mayan civilization draws near, a man makes a desperate bid to escape being a human sacrifice and return to his family and the woman he loves. (R) 2 hrs. 17 mins. Encore Sat., October 18, 1 a.m. Encore Sat., October 18, 7:30 p.m.

Arachnid
(2001) Alex Reid, Chris Potter. While investigating the source of a deadly virus, stranded scientists become fodder for a mutated spider. (R) 1 hr. 33 mins. Sci Fi Thur., October 16, 5 p.m.

Are We Done Yet?
(2007) Ice Cube, Nia Long. A contractor with a bizarre business plan complicates a man's attempt to move his new family to the suburbs. (PG) 1 hr. 32 mins. Encore Sun., October 12, 6 p.m. Encore Sun., October 12, 9 a.m.

The Arrival
(1996) Charlie Sheen, Ron Silver. Scientists find extraterrestrials and conspiracy after tracking strange radio signals to a Mexican village. (PG-13) 1 hr. 49 mins. HBO Mon., October 13, 1 p.m. HBO Sat., October 18, 12:30 p.m.

The Art of War
(2000) Wesley Snipes, Anne Archer. Underground after being accused of murdering a Chinese ambassador, a security expert comes out of hiding when terrorists threaten the United Nations. (R) 1 hr. 57 mins. Cinemax Fri., October 17, 5:30 p.m. Cinemax Sat., October 18, 12:30 a.m.

Art School Confidential
(2006) Max Minghella, John Malkovich. Jealous of a clueless jock, a student hatches a plan to make a splash in the art world and win over the prettiest gal in school. (R) 1 hr. 42 mins. Showtime Sun., October 19, 3 a.m.

Arthur and the Invisibles
(2006) Freddie Highmore, Voices of Madonna. Live action/animated. A boy enters the realm of tiny beings and seeks a treasure that can save his grandmother's home. (PG) 1 hr. 34 mins. Showtime Fri., October 17, 10 a.m.

At the Death House Door
(2008) An investigation into the execution of Carlos DeLuna shows that he may have been innocent. (NR) 1 hr. 38 mins. IFC Mon., October 13, 4 a.m.

Atonement
(2007) James McAvoy, Keira Knightley. A false accusation changes forever the lives of a young teen, her older sister and the latter's innocent lover. (R) 2 hrs. 3 mins. HBO Sun., October 12, 6:30 p.m. HBO Tues., October 14, 8 p.m. HBO Wed., October 15, 4 a.m.

Au Pair II
(2001) Gregory Harrison, Heidi Lenhart. Two heirs try to wrest control of a corporation by dashing the merger between an American tycoon and his girlfriend. 1 hr. 37 mins. ABC Family Sun., October 12, 5 p.m.

Au Pair
(1999) Gregory Harrison, Heidi Noelle Lenhart. A businesswoman serves as nanny to two spoiled children, gradually bonding with them and their CEO father. 1 hr. 36 mins. ABC Family Sun., October 12, 3 p.m.

August Rush
(2007) Freddie Highmore, Keri Russell. A boy uses his prodigious musical gifts to find his parents, unaware that they have begun a similar journey to find him. (PG) 1 hr. 53 mins. HBO Tues., October 14, 12 p.m.

Autumn in New York
(2000) Richard Gere, Winona Ryder. A New York restaurateur unexpectedly falls for a free-spirited woman half his age. (PG-13) 1 hr. 43 mins. Lifetime Sat., October 18, 3 p.m.

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Babel
(2006) Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett. A tragic accident's scope expands, catching four groups of people on three continents in its terrible grip. (R) 2 hrs. 22 mins. Showtime Fri., October 17, 2 a.m.

Bachelor Flat
(1961) Tuesday Weld, Richard Beymer. A teenager unexpectedly returns home to find her mother's beach house inhabited by a British archaeologist. (NR) 1 hr. 31 mins. AMC Sun., October 19, 5 a.m.

Bachelor Mother
(1939) Ginger Rogers, David Niven. An unmarried store clerk finds a baby on a doorstep and is quickly mistaken for its mother. (NR) 1 hr. 21 mins. TCM Thur., October 16, 12 a.m.

Back to Back: American Yakuza 2
(1996) Michael Rooker, Ryo Ishibashi. An ex-cop forms an uneasy alliance with a Japanese mobster after he discovers they share a common group of enemies. (R) 1 hr. 26 mins. TMC Thur., October 16, 6 p.m.

Back When We Were Grownups
(2004) Blythe Danner, Faye Dunaway. While coping with her quirky family, a widow ponders what her life might be like if she had married someone else. 1 hr. 36 mins. Hallmark Thur., October 16, 8:30 p.m.

Backdraft
(1991) Kurt Russell, William Baldwin. Two brothers fight each other and an outbreak of arson as Chicago firefighters. (R) 2 hrs. 17 mins. Encore Fri., October 17, 5:30 p.m.

Backwoods
(2008) Haylie Duff, Ryan Merriman. A group of executives go camping for fun and games until someone stalks them through the forest. (NR) 1 hr. 36 mins. Spike Fri., October 17, 2 a.m.

Bad Boys
(1995) Martin Lawrence, Will Smith. Undercover Miami detectives switch lives while investigating murders linked to stolen heroin. (R) 1 hr. 58 mins. Cinemax Mon., October 13, 5:30 p.m. Starz Sat., October 18, 3:30 p.m. Starz Sat., October 18, 7 a.m.

Bad Girls
(1994) Madeleine Stowe, Mary Stuart Masterson. Gunslinging floozies flee town to avoid a hanging and meet an outlaw with a score to settle. (R) 1 hr. 39 mins. Encore Fri., October 17, 3:30 p.m. Encore Mon., October 13, 11:30 a.m. Encore Tues., October 14, 4:30 a.m.

Balto
(1995) Voices of Miriam Margolyes, Lola Bates-Campbell. Animated. A canine outcast helps guide a sled of medical supplies to desperately ill children in an Alaskan village. (G) 1 hr. 17 mins. HBO Mon., October 13, 6 a.m.

Bandidas
(2006) Penélope Cruz, Salma Hayek. In 19th-century Mexico two women join forces against a ruthless U.S. bank magnate who is stealing land from peasants. (PG-13) 1 hr. 33 mins. Cinemax Wed., October 15, 2 p.m.

Barbershop
(2002) Ice Cube, Anthony Anderson. The owner of a popular barbershop considers selling the place to a loan shark who wants to convert it into a strip club. (PG-13) 1 hr. 42 mins. Comedy Central Mon., October 13, 1:30 a.m. Comedy Central Sun., October 12, 8 p.m.

Batman & Robin
(1997) Arnold Schwarzenegger, George Clooney. Batgirl joins the caped crusaders to stop Mr. Freeze and Poison Ivy from wreaking revenge upon the world. (PG-13) 2 hrs. 5 mins. TBS Thur., October 16, 2:30 a.m.

Batman Begins
(2005) Christian Bale, Michael Caine. Following the death of his parents, young heir Bruce Wayne becomes a masked avenger who fights the forces of evil in Gotham City. (PG-13) 2 hrs. 20 mins. FX Sun., October 12, 8 p.m. FX Mon., October 13, 6 p.m.

The Battle of Shaker Heights
(2003) Shia La Beouf, Elden Henson. A smart and rebellious teen befriends a wealthy teen who shares his passion for re-enacting military conflicts. (PG-13) 1 hr. 18 mins. IFC Tues., October 14, 4 a.m. IFC Tues., October 14, 9 a.m. IFC Tues., October 14, 1:30 p.m.

The Beat That My Heart Skipped
(2005) Romain Duris, Niels Arestrup. A young man must choose between leading a life of crime with his father and becoming a concert pianist as his late mother was. (NR) 1 hr. 47 mins. Sundance Thur., October 16, 1 a.m.

Bedknobs and Broomsticks
(1971) Angela Lansbury, David Tomlinson. Live action/animated. A learn-by-mail witch shows cockney waifs her flying brass bed and other tricks in World War II England. (G) 1 hr. 57 mins. TCM Thur., October 16, 11 a.m.

Bee Movie
(2007) Voices of Jerry Seinfeld, Renée Zellweger. 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. (PG) 1 hr. 31 mins. HBO Wed., October 15, 8 a.m. HBO Wed., October 15, 4:30 p.m. HBO Sat., October 18, 7:30 a.m. HBO Sat., October 18, 4:30 p.m.

Before Sunrise
(1995) Ethan Hawke, Julie Delpy. An American and a Frenchwoman meet on a train and spend a romantic day and night in Vienna. (R) 1 hr. 41 mins. Cinemax Wed., October 15, 4 a.m.

Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
(2007) Philip Seymour Hoffman, Ethan Hawke. Events spiral out of control when a man ropes his brother into a scheme to rob their parents' jewelry store. (R) 1 hr. 56 mins. Showtime Sat., October 18, 9 p.m.

Bernard and Doris
(2008) Susan Sarandon, Ralph Fiennes. Tobacco heiress Doris Duke develops an unlikely friendship with her butler, Bernard Lafferty. (NR) 1 hr. 43 mins. HBO Mon., October 13, 6 p.m.

Berserk
(1967) Joan Crawford, Ty Hardin. Scotland Yard looks into spiking, buzzsawing and knifing at ringmaster Monica's traveling circus. (NR) 1 hr. 36 mins. TCM Sat., October 18, 7 a.m.

Best Laid Plans
(1999) Alessandro Nivola, Reese Witherspoon. A young man gets caught up with a teacher who has a girl threatening to file rape charges chained in his basement. (R) 1 hr. 32 mins. FX Wed., October 15, 10 a.m. KTTV Sat., October 18, 11:30 a.m.

Big Girls Don't Cry...They Get Even
(1992) Hillary Wolf, David Strathairn. Their mixed-up family follows when an unhappy teen and her stepbrother flee into the woods. (PG) 1 hr. 44 mins. KCOP Sat., October 18, 12:30 p.m.

The Big Lift
(1950) Montgomery Clift, Paul Douglas. One U.S. soldier warns another about the latter's German girlfriend during the Berlin airlift. (NR) 2 hrs. TCM Fri., October 17, 1 p.m.

Big Momma's House 2
(2006) Martin Lawrence, Nia Long. An FBI agent reprises his disguise as a corpulent old lady and takes a job as a nanny in a crime suspect's house. (PG-13) 1 hr. 39 mins. FX Sat., October 18, 9 p.m.

The Big Steal
(1949) Robert Mitchum, Jane Greer. Two guys and a woman chase an Army payroll thief through Mexico. (NR) 1 hr. 11 mins. TCM Tues., October 14, 1 p.m.

The Big Wheel
(1949) Mickey Rooney, Thomas Mitchell. The son of a race-car driver who died on the track decides to follow in his father's footsteps. (NR) 1 hr. 32 mins. TCM Fri., October 17, 8:30 a.m.

Billy & Mandy: Wrath of the Spider Queen
(2007) Animated. Two children must stop an army of arachnids. (NR) 1 hr. TOON Mon., October 13, 3:30 p.m. TOON Sun., October 12, 12 p.m.

Billy Madison
(1995) Adam Sandler, Darren McGavin. An adult goof-off goes back to elementary school in order to run his father's company. (PG-13) 1 hr. 29 mins. Encore Thur., October 16, 12:30 a.m. Encore Wed., October 15, 4:30 p.m. Encore Wed., October 15, 9:30 a.m.

Biloxi Blues
(1988) Matthew Broderick, Christopher Walken. During World War II, a Brooklyn writer contends with a drill sergeant and other situations at a Mississippi boot camp. (PG-13) 1 hr. 46 mins. Encore Mon., October 13, 6 a.m. Encore Fri., October 17, 7:30 a.m.

Black Caesar
(1973) Fred Williamson, Art Lund. Evidence of governmental corruption pits a Harlem crime lord against the evil policeman who wounded him as a child. (R) 1 hr. 36 mins. IFC Sun., October 12, 9 p.m.

Blade: Trinity
(2004) Wesley Snipes, Kris Kristofferson. Blade and a pair of vampire slayers battle Dracula, the newly resurrected ancestor of the undead. (R) 1 hr. 54 mins. TNT Sun., October 12, 12 p.m.

Blades of Glory
(2007) Will Ferrell, Jon Heder. Several years after being banned from men's singles competition, two rival skaters exploit a loophole that allows them to compete as a pair. (PG-13) 1 hr. 33 mins. Cinemax Sun., October 12, 4:30 p.m.

Blood on the Arrow
(1964) Dale Robertson, Martha Hyer. An outlaw survives an Indian raid and rescues a couple's son taken captive. (NR) 1 hr. 31 mins. AMC Sat., October 18, 4:30 a.m.

Blood River
(1991) Rick Schroder, Wilford Brimley. A cowboy fleeing bounty hunters forms a bond with an old trapper who wants to lure the pursuers across the border. 1 hr. 37 mins. HBO Fri., October 17, 7 a.m.

BloodMonkey
(2007) F. Murray Abraham, Matt Reeves. A professor and his students encounter a deadly creature in Africa. (NR) 1 hr. 30 mins. Sci Fi Tues., October 14, 11 p.m.

BloodRayne 2: Deliverance
(2007) Natassia Malthe, Zack Ward. Beautiful Rayne teams with demon hunters to save a Western town from a gang of vampiric cowboys led by Billy the Kid. (NR) 1 hr. 35 mins. Sci Fi Fri., October 17, 5 p.m.

BloodRayne
(2005) Kristanna Loken, Michael Madsen. A half-human, half-vampire woman joins a team of vampire slayers who must kill the evil lord of the undead before he can fulfill an ancient prophecy. (NR) 1 hr. 39 mins. Sci Fi Fri., October 17, 3 p.m.

Blown Away
(1994) Jeff Bridges, Tommy Lee Jones. An Irish explosives expert targets an old foe and his family living in Boston. (R) 2 hrs. 1 mins. AMC Fri., October 17, 7:30 p.m.

The Blue Max
(1966) George Peppard, James Mason. A lowborn World War I German ace covets a medal of honor and his highborn commander's wife. (NR) 2 hrs. 36 mins. AMC Mon., October 13, 2 a.m.

Blue Streak
(1999) Martin Lawrence, Luke Wilson. A jewel thief returns to a construction site to retrieve his cache and finds a police station on the spot. (PG-13) 1 hr. 34 mins. HBO Sat., October 18, 6 p.m. HBO Sun., October 12, 10 a.m. HBO Wed., October 15, 1 p.m.

Bobby
(2006) Anthony Hopkins, Harry Belafonte. In 1968 the lives of a retired doorman, lounge singer, busboy, beautician and others intersect in the wake of Robert F. Kennedy's assassination at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles. (R) 1 hr. 59 mins. Showtime Fri., October 17, 4 p.m. Showtime Sat., October 18, 3 a.m.

The Bodyguard
(1992) Kevin Costner, Whitney Houston. An ex-Secret Service agent falls for his client, an actress/singer someone wants dead before the Academy Awards. (R) 2 hrs. 10 mins. Oxygen Sat., October 18, 2:30 p.m.

Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
(2006) Sacha Baron Cohen, Pamela Anderson. Outrageous situations occur when a popular reporter from Kazakhstan comes to the United States to film a documentary. (R) 1 hr. 24 mins. Cinemax Mon., October 13, 1 a.m.

Bottoms Up
(2006) Paris Hilton, Jason Mewes. A bartender falls for the girlfriend of an up-and-coming star while visiting Los Angeles. (R) 1 hr. 25 mins. TMC Sun., October 12, 8 p.m. TMC Thur., October 16, 1 a.m.

The Bourne Ultimatum
(2007) Matt Damon, Julia Stiles. Jason Bourne continues his international quest to uncover his true identity while staying one step ahead of those who want to kill him. (PG-13) 1 hr. 55 mins. Cinemax Wed., October 15, 4 p.m. Cinemax Thur., October 16, 2 a.m.

Boys and Girls
(2000) Freddie Prinze Jr., Claire Forlani. Two longtime friends, each with a string of failed romances, wonder if they should date each other. (PG-13) 1 hr. 34 mins. KTLA Sat., October 18, 2:30 p.m.

Boys Don't Cry
(1999) Hilary Swank, Chloë Sevigny. Young Teena Brandon lives as a male and begins a love affair with a single mother in rural Nebraska. (R) 1 hr. 59 mins. HBO Tues., October 14, 3:30 a.m.

Boys
(1996) Winona Ryder, Lukas Haas. A bored high-school senior falls for a mystery woman somehow linked to a baseball star's disappearance. (PG-13) 1 hr. 26 mins. Starz Tues., October 14, 6 a.m.

Braddock: Missing in Action III
(1988) Chuck Norris, Aki Aleong. A U.S. colonel returns to Vietnam and fights his way out with his wife, son and Amerasian orphans. (R) 1 hr. 43 mins. AMC Wed., October 15, 1 a.m. AMC Wed., October 15, 12:30 p.m.

Bram Stoker's The Mummy
(1997) Louis Gossett Jr., Amy Locane. A curse, a ruby and an Egyptian mummy create terror in the streets of San Francisco. (R) 1 hr. 36 mins. Cinemax Thur., October 16, 4 a.m.

The Brave One
(2007) Jodie Foster, Terrence Howard. After a brutal attack leaves her badly injured and her fiance dead, a radio host stalks the streets of New York on a quest for revenge. (R) 2 hrs. 2 mins. HBO Mon., October 13, 12 a.m. HBO Fri., October 17, 1 a.m.

Break a Leg
(2003) John Cassini, Rene Rivera. Unable to land good roles, a frustrated actor decides to sabotage his competitors. (R) 1 hr. 37 mins. TMC Thur., October 16, 3 p.m.

The Breed
(2006) Michelle Rodriguez, Eric Lively. A vicious pack of mutated dogs hunts a group of friends who have come to a tropical island for a week of fun and relaxation. (R) 1 hr. 30 mins. TMC Sat., October 18, 10:30 p.m. TMC Sun., October 19, 3 a.m.

Bridge to Terabithia
(2007) Josh Hutcherson, AnnaSophia Robb. A boy and his new friend, the class outsider, create an imaginary world in which they rule as king and queen. (PG) 1 hr. 36 mins. Starz Thur., October 16, 12:30 p.m. Starz Thur., October 16, 7 p.m.

Bring It On Again
(2004) Anne Judson-Yager, Bree Turner. Two college cheerleaders form their own squad and prepare to compete against the varsity team. (PG-13) 1 hr. 30 mins. ABC Family Sat., October 18, 2 p.m.

Bring It On: All or Nothing
(2006) Hayden Panettiere, Solange Knowles-Smith. When her family moves across town, a teenager must win over the head cheerleader to make the squad. (PG-13) 1 hr. 39 mins. E! Sat., October 18, 8 p.m. E! Sun., October 19, 12 a.m.

Bring It On: In It to Win It
(2007) Ashley Benson, Jennifer Tisdale. A high-school senior falls for a fellow cheerleader, not realizing that he is on a rival squad. (PG-13) 1 hr. 30 mins. ABC Family Sat., October 18, 4 p.m.

Bringing Up Baby
(1938) Katharine Hepburn, Cary Grant. A paleontologist loses a dinosaur bone to a dog whose heiress owner also has a pet leopard, called Baby. (NR) 1 hr. 42 mins. TCM Wed., October 15, 5 p.m.

Brother Bear
(2003) Voices of Joaquin Phoenix, Jeremy Suarez. Animated. A young man turns into a bear, befriends a cub and meets a pair of misguided moose. (G) 1 hr. 25 mins. Toon Disney Fri., October 17, 5 p.m.

The Brothers Solomon
(2007) Will Arnett, Will Forte. To fulfill their dying father's wish for a grandchild, two socially inept siblings embark on a mission to find mates and start families. (R) 1 hr. 33 mins. Encore Sat., October 18, 3:30 a.m.

Brown Sugar
(2002) Taye Diggs, Sanaa Lathan. A producer for a record company falls for his longtime friend shortly after proposing to his girlfriend. (PG-13) 1 hr. 49 mins. ABC Family Sat., October 18, 8 p.m.

Bruce Lee: His Last Days, His Last Nights
(1976) Betty Ting Pei, Li Hsiu Hsien. Fact-based account of Lee's romance with actress Betty Ting Pei and the mysterious circumstances surrounding his death. (R) 1 hr. 27 mins. IFC Sat., October 18, 3 a.m. IFC Sat., October 18, 10:30 a.m.

Bubble Boy
(2001) Jake Gyllenhaal, Swoosie Kurtz. A teen in a special suit embarks on a cross-country trip to stop the girl he loves from getting married. (PG-13) 1 hr. 24 mins. Starz Tues., October 14, 5 p.m.

The Bubble
(2006) Ohad Knoller, Alon Friedman. A gay Palestinian moves into a Tel Aviv apartment occupied by his Israeli lover and two other roommates. (NR) 1 hr. 58 mins. Sundance Tues., October 14, 11:30 p.m.

The Buccaneer
(1938) Fredric March, Franciska Gaal. French pirate Jean Lafitte rescues a girl and joins the War of 1812. (NR) 2 hrs. 1 mins. TCM Fri., October 17, 6:30 a.m.

Bugs Bunny's 1001 Rabbit Tales
(1982) Voices of Mel Blanc, Arthur Q. Bryan. Animated. Sultan Yosemite Sam traps book salesman Bugs in his palace and makes him tell stories to a bratty nephew. (G) 1 hr. 14 mins. TOON Fri., October 17, 10 a.m.

Bulletproof
(1996) Damon Wayans, Adam Sandler. A mobster's goons pursue a fugitive underling turning state's evidence to an undercover policeman he once shot. (R) 1 hr. 24 mins. Encore Mon., October 13, 5 p.m.

The Burning
(1981) Brian Matthews, Leah Ayres. A disfigured caretaker with shears returns to the summer camp where campers played a prank on him five years before. (R) 1 hr. 30 mins. IFC Sat., October 18, 1:30 a.m.

Burnt Money
(2000) Eduardo Noriega, Leonardo Sbaraglia. A criminal tries to nurse his lover back to health after a gunfight erupts during their heist. (NR) 1 hr. 57 mins. LOGO Tues., October 14, 1:30 p.m.

Burnt Offerings
(1976) Karen Black, Oliver Reed. A couple, their son and an old aunt rent a mansion for the summer and find it's haunted. (PG) 1 hr. 56 mins. TMC Fri., October 17, 3 p.m. TMC Sun., October 12, 8:30 a.m.

The Butterfly Effect
(2004) Ashton Kutcher, Amy Smart. A young man travels back in time to change the past and alter the current lives of his friends. (R) 1 hr. 53 mins. FX Mon., October 13, 9:30 a.m. FX Sun., October 12, 12 p.m.

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The Cable Guy
(1996) Jim Carrey, Matthew Broderick. An act of kindness brings a jilted architect the unwanted friendship of an unbalanced cable-TV installer. (PG-13) 1 hr. 36 mins. Cinemax Sun., October 12, 7:30 a.m.

Cake
(2005) Heather Graham, David Sutcliffe. A travel writer improves her love life when she becomes an editor for her father's wedding magazine. (R) 1 hr. 35 mins. Lifetime Thur., October 16, 2 p.m.

The Calcium Kid
(2004) Orlando Bloom, Omid Djalili. A documentary crew follows a milkman as he prepares for a boxing match against the middleweight champion of the world. (R) 1 hr. 28 mins. Sundance Tues., October 14, 7 a.m. Sundance Tues., October 14, 12 p.m.

Camilla
(1994) Jessica Tandy, Bridget Fonda. A former concert violinist and a struggling young musician share a memorable journey from the Deep South to Toronto. (PG-13) 1 hr. 35 mins. Showtime Tues., October 14, 1 p.m.

Can of Worms
(1999) Michael Shulman, Marcus Turner. Aliens respond to a dissatisfied teen's plea to escape from planet Earth, but not all of them are friendly. 1 hr. 30 mins. Disney Sat., October 18, 12 p.m.

Can't Stop the Music
(1980) Valerie Perrine, Bruce Jenner. A lawyer helps an ex-model and a songwriter promote a gay singing group called the Village People. (PG) 1 hr. 58 mins. Showtime Mon., October 13, 7 a.m.

Candles on Bay Street
(2006) Alicia Silverstone, Eion Bailey. Feelings from the past re-emerge for a married man after his old high-school sweetheart returns to town with her son. 1 hr. 36 mins. Hallmark Fri., October 17, 9 p.m.

Cannonball
(1976) David Carradine, Bill McKinney. Cannonball, his rival and others enter a $100,000 anything-goes Los Angeles-to-New York car race. (PG) 1 hr. 33 mins. Showtime Tues., October 14, 6:30 a.m.

El Cantante
(2006) Marc Anthony, Jennifer Lopez. Puerto Rican singer Héctor Lavoe becomes a pioneer of salsa music in the United States while coping with an ever-growing dependence on drugs. (R) 1 hr. 56 mins. Cinemax Fri., October 17, 4:30 a.m.

Carefree
(1938) Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers. A romantically confused patient develops feelings toward the psychiatrist attempting to cure her of her indecisiveness. (NR) 1 hr. 25 mins. TCM Wed., October 15, 8:30 a.m.

Carnival of Souls
(1962) Candace Hilligoss, Sidney Berger. The sole survivor of a tragic car accident is stalked by unearthly phantoms in this low-budget cult classic. (PG) 1 hr. 20 mins. KVCR Mon., October 13, 12:30 a.m.

Carnosaur 3: Primal Species
(1996) Scott Valentine, Janet Gunn. A Special Forces unit goes to work after terrorists unwittingly unleash virtually indestructible, man-eating dinosaurs. (R) 1 hr. 21 mins. Sci Fi Sat., October 18, 3 a.m.

Carnosaur 2
(1994) John Savage, Cliff De Young. A desperate battle for survival erupts between man and dinosaur within the caverns of a top-secret mining facility. (R) 1 hr. 23 mins. Sci Fi Fri., October 17, 3 a.m.

Carnosaur
(1993) Diane Ladd, Raphael Sbarge. Scientific experiments unleash a ravenous dinosaur on unsuspecting Southwesterners. (R) 1 hr. 22 mins. Sci Fi Thur., October 16, 3 a.m.

Casino Royale
(2006) Daniel Craig, Eva Green. After receiving a license to kill, British agent James Bond enters a high-stakes poker game with Le Chiffre, a man who finances terrorist groups. (PG-13) 2 hrs. 24 mins. TMC Mon., October 13, 7 a.m. TMC Thur., October 16, 9 a.m. TMC Thur., October 16, 10 p.m.

Casino
(1995) Robert De Niro, Sharon Stone. A New York bookie and his pal turn a Las Vegas casino into an empire, then one's money-hungry wife helps bring it down. (R) 2 hrs. 57 mins. USA Tues., October 14, 10 a.m.

Casper Meets Wendy
(1998) Shelley Duvall, Hilary Duff. Wendy the Good Little Witch and Casper the Friendly Ghost join up to defeat an evil warlock. (PG) 1 hr. 30 mins. Disney Mon., October 13, 11:30 a.m. Disney Sun., October 12, 9 p.m.

Casper's Scare School
(2006) Jim Belushi, Bob Saget. Animated. Casper wants to learn how to be a hobgoblin but returns to his friendly ways after learning about a diabolical plot. (NR) 1 hr. 30 mins. TOON Mon., October 13, 10 a.m.

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
(1958) Elizabeth Taylor, Paul Newman. Two brothers, one an alcoholic who resents his devoted wife, visit their dying millionaire father in the South. (NR) 1 hr. 48 mins. TCM Sun., October 12, 9 p.m.

The Cat's Meow
(2001) Kirsten Dunst, Cary Elwes. Movie producer Thomas Ince dies after yachting with William Randolph Hearst, Charlie Chaplin and Marion Davies. (PG-13) 1 hr. 50 mins. IFC Sun., October 19, 3 a.m.

Cello
(2005) Hyeon-a Seong, Ho-bin Jeong. Strange events plague a gifted cellist after she survives a car accident. (NR) 1 hr. 34 mins. Sundance Tues., October 14, 12:30 a.m.

Cellular
(2004) Kim Basinger, Chris Evans. A young man tries to help a kidnapped stranger after she contacts him on a cell phone. (PG-13) 1 hr. 32 mins. TBS Sat., October 18, 6:30 a.m.

Chain Reaction
(1996) Keanu Reeves, Morgan Freeman. Industrial mercenaries sabotage a project that converts water into safe energy, then frame two scientists for it. (PG-13) 1 hr. 46 mins. Cinemax Sun., October 12, 11 a.m.

Champion
(2002) Yu Oh-seong, Chae Min-seo. South Korean boxer Kim Deuk-gu dies in the ring in 1982 while fighting Ray Mancini in Las Vegas. (NR) 1 hr. 57 mins. TMC Tues., October 14, 9:30 a.m.

Chapter 27
(2007) Jared Leto, Lindsay Lohan. Obsessed with the character of Holden Caulfield in J.D. Salinger's ``The Catcher in the Rye,'' Mark David Chapman plans to murder John Lennon. (R) 1 hr. 24 mins. Showtime Sun., October 12, 3:30 p.m.

Charlotte's Web 2: Wilbur's Great Adventure
(2003) Voices of David Berón, Julia Duffy. Animated. Zuckerman's famous pig, Templeton the rat and Charlotte's three daughters try to save a lamb. (G) 1 hr. 15 mins. TMC Tues., October 14, 6:30 a.m.

Charlotte's Web
(2006) Voices of Julia Roberts, Dakota Fanning. After learning that a young pig's days are numbered, a literate spider weaves an elaborate plan to save her friend from the butcher's block. (G) 1 hr. 38 mins. Showtime Tues., October 14, 9:30 a.m. Showtime Wed., October 15, 4:30 a.m. Showtime Fri., October 17, 8 a.m.

The Cheetah Girls
(2003) Raven, Lynn Whitfield. Four diverse New York teenagers hope their music group will hit the big time. 1 hr. 33 mins. Disney Sun., October 12, 11:30 a.m.

Chicago
(2002) Catherine Zeta-Jones, Renée Zellweger. A lawyer handles the cases of two murderous women who are looking to gain celebrity from their public exposure. (PG-13) 1 hr. 53 mins. E! Fri., October 17, 3:30 p.m. E! Mon., October 13, 2 p.m. E! Thur., October 16, 8 p.m. E! Tues., October 14, 9 a.m. IFC Sat., October 18, 11:30 p.m. IFC Sat., October 18, 6 p.m.

Choking Man
(2006) Mandy Patinkin, Octavio Gómez Berrios. A shy dishwasher retreats into fantasy worlds. (NR) 1 hr. 24 mins. Sundance Wed., October 15, 12 p.m. Sundance Wed., October 15, 7 p.m.

Christie's Revenge
(2007) Danielle Kind, John Wesley Shipp. A woman seeks vengeance against the man she blames for the death of her father. (NR) 1 hr. 36 mins. Lifetime Mon., October 13, 2 p.m.

A Cinderella Story
(2004) Hilary Duff, Jennifer Coolidge. A teenager with a wicked stepmother develops an online relationship with a popular high-school quarterback. (PG) 1 hr. 35 mins. Oxygen Sat., October 18, 8 p.m. Oxygen Sat., October 18, 10 p.m.

The Circus Queen Murder
(1933) Adolphe Menjou, Greta Nissen. Murderous plots and revenge plague a traveling circus in a small town. (NR) 1 hr. 3 mins. TCM Mon., October 13, 8:30 a.m.

Citizen Verdict
(2003) Armand Assante, Jerry Springer. A television producer creates a court show where viewers act as the jury. (R) 1 hr. 37 mins. Showtime Wed., October 15, 10 a.m.

Clay Pigeons
(1998) Vince Vaughn, Janeane Garofalo. A small-town gas station employee gets mixed up in murder when he spends time with a serial killer. (R) 1 hr. 44 mins. TMC Fri., October 17, 11 p.m.

Clear and Present Danger
(1994) Harrison Ford, Willem Dafoe. An acting CIA chief learns the president has triggered a war with Colombian drug cartels. (PG-13) 2 hrs. 21 mins. AMC Fri., October 17, 4:30 p.m. AMC Thur., October 16, 8 p.m.

Cliffhanger
(1993) Sylvester Stallone, John Lithgow. Villains force two Colorado climbers to find three suitcases containing $100 million lost in the Rockies. (R) 1 hr. 52 mins. TNT Sat., October 18, 2 a.m.

Cocaine Cowboys
(2006) Filmmaker Billy Corben recalls the Miami drug wars of the 1970s and '80s with those who survived the era, including smugglers, dealers and hit men. (R) 1 hr. 56 mins. Showtime Tues., October 14, 1:30 a.m.

Coco Chanel
(2008) Shirley MacLaine, Malcolm McDowell. Coco Chanel rises from humble beginnings to become an influential French fashion designer. (NR) 2 hrs. 24 mins. Lifetime Fri., October 17, 9 p.m.

Coffee Date
(2006) Jonathan Bray, Wilson Cruz. A man tries to prove his heterosexuality after a practical joke leads him on a blind date with a gay man. (NR) 1 hr. 34 mins. LOGO Fri., October 17, 9 p.m.

Collateral Damage
(2002) Arnold Schwarzenegger, Elias Koteas. A Los Angeles firefighter travels to Colombia to find the terrorist who killed his wife and son. (R) 1 hr. 49 mins. USA Tues., October 14, 2 a.m.

Confessions of a Go-Go Girl
(2008) Chelsea Hobbs, Sarah Carter. A young woman's life spirals out of control when she takes a job as a go-go dancer. (NR) 1 hr. 30 mins. Lifetime Sun., October 12, 7 p.m.

Confessions of an American Bride
(2005) Shannon Elizabeth, Eddie McClintock. A reunion with an old flame makes a woman begin to wonder whether she is about to marry the right man. 1 hr. 36 mins. Lifetime Sun., October 12, 1 p.m.

The Confessor
(2004) Christian Slater, Molly Parker. A priest enlists his former girlfriend to investigate a social worker's murder and clear an innocent clergyman. (PG-13) 1 hr. 31 mins. Showtime Wed., October 15, 3:30 p.m.

Confidence
(2003) Edward Burns, Rachel Weisz. A con man and his crew swindle a gangster's accountant, then try to repay him by stealing from a crooked banker. (R) 1 hr. 38 mins. IFC Sat., October 18, 8 p.m. IFC Sun., October 19, 1 a.m.

Cool Hand Luke
(1967) Paul Newman, George Kennedy. A likable Southern loner on a chain gang resists the captain and keeps trying to escape. (GP) 2 hrs. 9 mins. TCM Sun., October 12, 7 p.m.

Cool Runnings
(1993) Leon, Doug E. Doug. Two Jamaicans make their way to Calgary as long-shot bobsledders in the 1988 Olympics. (PG) 1 hr. 37 mins. TBS Thur., October 16, 10 a.m. TBS Thur., October 16, 12:30 a.m.

Cougar Club
(2007) Jason Jurman, Warren Kole. Two recent college graduates launch a business that provides companionship for older women. (R) 1 hr. 33 mins. TMC Mon., October 13, 8 p.m.

Countdown
(1996) Lori Petty, Yuki Amami. A policewoman and her Japanese counterpart must overcome their mutual dislike of each other to nail a dangerous bomber. (R) 1 hr. 29 mins. TMC Tues., October 14, 3 p.m.

The Country Bears
(2002) Christopher Walken, Stephen Tobolowsky. A runaway cub and his new friends attempt to reunite the former members of a once-popular all-bear band. (G) 1 hr. 28 mins. Toon Disney Tues., October 14, 5 p.m. Toon Disney Tues., October 14, 9 p.m.

The Couple
(2004) Martin Landau, Judy Parfitt. A wealthy Jewish industrialist agrees to give all his possessions to the Nazis to save his extended family and himself. (PG-13) 2 hrs. TMC Sat., October 18, 3 p.m. TMC Sat., October 18, 6:30 a.m.

Coyote Ugly
(2000) Piper Perabo, Adam Garcia. A woman finds her dreams of singing sidelined by the notoriety she receives as a New York City barmaid. (R) 1 hr. 41 mins. Encore Tues., October 14, 9:30 p.m.

The Cradle
(2007) Lukas Haas, Emily Hampshire. Strange events plague a man and his depressed wife after they move to the country with their newborn. (NR) 1 hr. 30 mins. TMC Sun., October 12, 4 p.m.

Crank
(2006) Jason Statham, Amy Smart. A hit man awakes to the news that he has been poisoned and will die in an hour unless he keeps adrenaline coursing through his body. (R) 1 hr. 23 mins. Showtime Sat., October 18, 12 a.m. Showtime Tues., October 14, 12 a.m.

Crash
(1996) James Spader, Holly Hunter. A man and wife who get thrills from car accidents hook up with the head of a group that stages famous wrecks. (NC-17) 1 hr. 40 mins. IFC Sat., October 18, 9:30 p.m.

Crimson Tide
(1995) Denzel Washington, Gene Hackman. Two U.S. Navy officers clash aboard a nuclear submarine bound for Russia, while that country is under rebel siege. (R) 1 hr. 55 mins. Encore Wed., October 15, 2:30 p.m.

Cross Bronx
(2004) Max Greenfield, James Badge Dale. Four diverse high-school friends move into a ramshackle home in New York. (NR) 1 hr. 39 mins. Showtime Wed., October 15, 12 a.m.

Cross Creek
(1983) Mary Steenburgen, Rip Torn. Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings moves to backwoods Florida in 1928 and writes ``The Yearling.'' (PG) 2 hrs. 2 mins. TMC Sat., October 18, 11 a.m.

The Crow: Salvation
(2000) Kirsten Dunst, Eric Mabius. After he is wrongly executed for his lover's murder, a young man is resurrected to avenge both their deaths. (R) 1 hr. 42 mins. FX Tues., October 14, 12 a.m. FX Tues., October 14, 9:30 a.m.

Crude Impact
(2006) Filmmaker James Jandak Wood examines the U.S. consumption of oil supplies. (NR) 1 hr. 38 mins. Sundance Sun., October 12, 3:30 p.m.

Cry-Baby
(1990) Johnny Depp, Amy Locane. A prim and proper schoolgirl goes against her mother's wishes when she dates a motorcycle-riding juvenile delinquent. (PG-13) 1 hr. 25 mins. Encore Tues., October 14, 8 a.m.

Cube 2: Hypercube
(2002) Geraint Wyn Davies, Kari Matchett. Eight strangers struggle to survive after becoming trapped in a fourth-dimensional cube loaded with deadly traps. (R) 1 hr. 35 mins. TMC Mon., October 13, 11:30 p.m.

The Cure
(1995) Joseph Mazzello, Brad Renfro. Parental opposition cannot stop the friendship of two rural Minnesota teens, one HIV-positive. (PG-13) 1 hr. 39 mins. HBO Sat., October 18, 6 a.m. HBO Tues., October 14, 1:30 p.m.

The Curse of the Living Corpse
(1964) Helen Waren, Roy Scheider. Relatives die as they feared and the maid loses her head soon after a millionaire is buried alive. (NR) 1 hr. 24 mins. AMC Sat., October 18, 12 a.m.

Cutting Class
(1989) Donovan Leitch, Jill Schoelen. A teen's boyfriend resents her being chummy with a guy who might be the local high-school slasher. (R) 1 hr. 30 mins. Showtime Sat., October 18, 1 p.m.

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Daddy's Little Girls
(2007) Gabrielle Union, Idris Elba. An unexpected romance blooms between a struggling mechanic and the attorney who is representing him in a custody battle for his young daughters. (PG-13) 1 hr. 35 mins. Showtime Mon., October 13, 5 p.m. Showtime Tues., October 14, 5 a.m. Showtime Fri., October 17, 6:30 a.m. Showtime Fri., October 17, 7 p.m.

Dan in Real Life
(2007) Steve Carell, Juliette Binoche. A widower advice-columnist faces a personal and professional challenge when he falls in love with his brother's girlfriend. (PG-13) 1 hr. 38 mins. Encore Sat., October 18, 12:30 p.m. Encore Sat., October 18, 11:30 p.m.

The Dancer Upstairs
(2002) Javier Bardem, Juan Diego Botto. While investigating a string of terrorist incidents, a detective falls for a woman who may have ties to the group. (R) 2 hrs. 13 mins. KCOP Sun., October 12, 4:30 p.m.

Dark Beauty
(2007) Elizabeth Berkley, Alicia Coppola. A photographer uncovers treacherous secrets about a young widow who is engaged to her wealthy friend. (NR) 1 hr. 29 mins. Lifetime Mon., October 13, 9 p.m.

Dark Prince: The True Story of Dracula
(2000) Rudolf Martin, Michael Sutton. Romanian Prince Vlad leads his people to battle the Turks, who are led by his brother, in order to regain his kingdom. (R) 1 hr. 36 mins. Sci Fi Fri., October 17, 12:30 p.m.

Dark Ride
(2006) Jamie-Lynn DiScala, Patrick Renna. After 10 years of being incarcerated for the brutal murder of two teenage girls, Jonah escapes from a mental institution and returns to his old haunt, an amusement park ride called `'Dark Ride,'' where he is about to meet a group of college friends. (R) 1 hr. 34 mins. Sci Fi Sun., October 12, 12:30 p.m.

Dark Water
(2005) Jennifer Connelly, John C. Reilly. Mysterious events trouble a mother and daughter after they move into a dilapidated New York apartment building. (PG-13) 1 hr. 45 mins. FX Thur., October 16, 9:30 a.m.

The Dark
(2005) Maria Bello, Sean Bean. After the death of her daughter, a woman meets a mysterious girl who supposedly died in a mass suicide 50 years earlier. (R) 1 hr. 32 mins. TMC Thur., October 16, 12 p.m.

Date With an Angel
(1987) Michael E. Knight, Phoebe Cates. A guy engaged to a spoiled girl wakes up with a hangover and meets an angel with a broken wing. (PG) 1 hr. 45 mins. TMC Wed., October 15, 8 a.m.

The Day Laborers
(2003) Ricardo Molina, Jose Caro. Three Mexican cousins search for fame and fortune in Hollywood after crossing the U.S. border. (NR) 1 hr. 25 mins. LOGO Mon., October 13, 9 a.m.

The Day of the Jackal
(1973) Edward Fox, Michel Lonsdale. A master detective tracks a master assassin whose target is Charles de Gaulle. (PG) 2 hrs. 21 mins. TCM Fri., October 17, 5 p.m.

The Day the Earth Stood Still
(1951) Michael Rennie, Patricia Neal. Klaatu and his guardian robot, Gort, come from afar to warn Earth about nuclear war. (G) 1 hr. 32 mins. AMC Sat., October 18, 1 p.m.

Days of Thunder
(1990) Tom Cruise, Robert Duvall. An upstart stock-car driver goes to the edge for his manager, his brain-surgeon girlfriend and himself. (PG-13) 1 hr. 47 mins. VS Mon., October 13, 2 p.m. VS Sat., October 18, 1 p.m.

Dead Again
(1991) Kenneth Branagh, Emma Thompson. A private eye and an amnesiac echo a 1940s murder-case couple whom they may have been in a previous life. (R) 1 hr. 47 mins. Cinemax Fri., October 17, 1:30 p.m.

The Dead One
(2007) Wilmer Valderrama, Angie Cepeda. A man dies, and an Aztec god reanimates him as a slave. (PG-13) 1 hr. 30 mins. TMC Tues., October 14, 6:30 p.m.

Dead Silence
(2007) Ryan Kwanten, Amber Valletta. After his wife meets a grisly end, a man returns to their haunted hometown and uncovers a supernatural link to her death. (R) 1 hr. 29 mins. Cinemax Tues., October 14, 12:30 a.m.

Death Becomes Her
(1992) Meryl Streep, Bruce Willis. An actress and an author fight over a plastic surgeon and the secret of eternal beauty. (PG-13) 1 hr. 43 mins. Encore Wed., October 15, 6 p.m.

Deck the Halls
(2006) Danny DeVito, Matthew Broderick. Neighbors in a New England town go to war after one adorns his house with enough Christmas lights to make it visible from space. (PG) 1 hr. 35 mins. HBO Sun., October 12, 3 p.m. HBO Sat., October 18, 10:30 a.m.

Deep Blue Sea
(1999) Thomas Jane, Saffron Burrows. A marine biologist and her staff become the prey of scientifically altered sharks that have a hunger for human flesh. (R) 1 hr. 45 mins. HBO Sun., October 19, 4:30 a.m.

Deep Impact
(1998) Robert Duvall, Tea Leoni. Troubled people attempt to mend their lives as they brace themselves for a comet that threatens Earth. (PG-13) 2 hrs. TMC Fri., October 17, 11:30 a.m. TMC Fri., October 17, 8 p.m. TMC Tues., October 14, 1 p.m. TMC Wed., October 15, 5:30 a.m.

Deep Rising
(1998) Treat Williams, Famke Janssen. A deadly monster stalks an adventurer, a thief, a builder and others out to sea. (R) 1 hr. 46 mins. Encore Thur., October 16, 11 p.m.

Deliverance
(1972) Jon Voight, Burt Reynolds. Four Atlanta businessmen encounter unexpected terrors during a rafting trip down a raging backwoods river. (R) 1 hr. 49 mins. CMT Fri., October 17, 10:30 p.m. CMT Sat., October 18, 4 p.m. CMT Sun., October 12, 10 p.m. CMT Sun., October 12, 7 p.m. CMT Wed., October 15, 11 p.m. CMT Wed., October 15, 8:30 p.m.

The Delta Force
(1986) Chuck Norris, Lee Marvin. Terrorists reroute a passenger jet from Athens to Beirut, where commandos are waiting to negotiate. (R) 2 hrs. 8 mins. AMC Thur., October 16, 2:30 a.m.

Demolition Man
(1993) Sylvester Stallone, Wesley Snipes. The police defrost an imprisoned ex-officer to catch an escaped convict in 2032 San Angeles. (R) 1 hr. 54 mins. Cinemax Tues., October 14, 8 p.m.

The Departed
(2006) Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon. In Boston an undercover cop gains a gangland chief's trust, while a career criminal infiltrates the police force for the mob. (R) 2 hrs. 32 mins. HBO Sun., October 19, 2 a.m.

Desk Set
(1957) Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn. A TV-network researcher with an amazing memory humors an efficiency expert sent to improve her department. (NR) 1 hr. 43 mins. AMC Mon., October 13, 5:30 a.m.

Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo
(2005) Rob Schneider, Eddie Griffin. Deuce meets a series of unusual women when a pimp uses him as bait to find a killer. (R) 1 hr. 23 mins. TBS Sun., October 12, 2 p.m. TBS Sun., October 12, 11:30 p.m.

The Devil's Advocate
(1997) Keanu Reeves, Al Pacino. After moving to New York, a lawyer and his wife gradually learn his new employer's true identity. (R) 2 hrs. 24 mins. Encore Fri., October 17, 11 a.m.

Diamonds Are Forever
(1971) Sean Connery, Jill St. John. James Bond, Agent 007, saves the world from Blofeld's space laser and bikini-clad amazons Bambi and Thumper. (PG) 1 hr. 59 mins. Spike Mon., October 13, 12 a.m.

Dick
(1999) Kirsten Dunst, Michelle Williams. Two enraptured high-school girls become President Nixon's official dog-walkers and secret advisers. (PG-13) 1 hr. 35 mins. Oxygen Sun., October 19, 12 a.m.

Die Hard 2
(1990) Bruce Willis, Bonnie Bedelia. The sequel's police hero spots military terrorists while waiting for his wife at a Washington, D.C., airport. (R) 2 hrs. 4 mins. HBO Thur., October 16, 4:30 a.m.

Die Hard With a Vengeance
(1995) Bruce Willis, Jeremy Irons. Suspended from the police force, John McClane enlists a Harlem shopkeeper to help stop a terrorist bomber. (R) 2 hrs. 8 mins. TBS Tues., October 14, 1 a.m. TBS Tues., October 14, 10 a.m.

Die Hard
(1988) Bruce Willis, Alan Rickman. A New York policeman outwits foreign thugs holding his wife and others in a Los Angeles high-rise. (R) 2 hrs. 11 mins. TBS Wed., October 15, 1 a.m. TBS Wed., October 15, 10 a.m.

Dirty Dancing
(1987) Jennifer Grey, Patrick Swayze. A doctor's teenage daughter gets slinky with the dance teacher at a Catskills resort in the summer of 1963. (PG-13) 1 hr. 40 mins. Showtime Wed., October 15, 8:30 a.m.

Dirty Harry
(1971) Clint Eastwood, Harry Guardino. A police detective defies his superiors and gambles with innocent lives to capture a sniper terrorizing San Francisco. (R) 1 hr. 43 mins. AMC Tues., October 14, 7:30 p.m. AMC Wed., October 15, 3 p.m.

Dirty Love
(2005) Jenny McCarthy, Eddie Kaye Thomas. A woman goes on a series of disastrous dates after catching her hunky boyfriend with another lover. (NR) 1 hr. 31 mins. TMC Mon., October 13, 10 p.m.

Dirty Work
(1998) Norm Macdonald, Jack Warden. Unable to find gainful employment, two underachievers establish a revenge-for-hire business. (PG-13) 1 hr. 21 mins. Showtime Mon., October 13, 9 a.m. Showtime Sat., October 18, 6 a.m.

Dirty
(2005) Cuba Gooding Jr., Clifton Collins Jr. Two corrupt Los Angeles policemen endure separate investigations from Internal Affairs. (R) 1 hr. 37 mins. TMC Tues., October 14, 1 a.m.

Do You Wanna Know a Secret?
(2001) Joseph Lawrence, Chad Allen. Spring break turns into a bloodbath as, one by one, six college friends fall victim to a crazed killer. (R) 1 hr. 30 mins. TMC Sat., October 18, 3 a.m.

A Dog of Flanders
(1999) Jack Warden, Jeremy James Kissner. An orphan struggles to become an artist within a society that favors only the upper class. (PG) 1 hr. 40 mins. KTLA Sun., October 12, 2:30 p.m.

Dolly Dearest
(1992) Denise Crosby, Sam Bottoms. An archaeologist tries to save the owners of a Mexican doll factory from their new doll's ancient curse. (R) 1 hr. 34 mins. Sci Fi Fri., October 17, 9 a.m.

El Dorado
(1967) John Wayne, Robert Mitchum. An old gunfighter, a drifter and a deputy sober up a sheriff to track down killers. (NR) 2 hrs. 6 mins. Cinemax Wed., October 15, 6 a.m.

Dot.Kill
(2005) Armand Assante, Sonny Marinelli. A drug-addicted detective searches for a serial killer who broadcasts his crimes on the Internet. (R) 1 hr. 27 mins. TMC Tues., October 14, 11 p.m.

Dr. Strangelove Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
(1964) Peter Sellers, George C. Scott. President Muffley and his advisers man the Pentagon war room, as planes with bombs head toward Moscow. (PG) 1 hr. 33 mins. TCM Sat., October 18, 10:30 a.m.

Dragon Dynasty
(2006) Federico Castelluccio, James Hong. An Italian explorer and his men battle two dragons sent by an evil wizard to destroy their homeland. (NR) 1 hr. 36 mins. Sci Fi Sun., October 19, 3 a.m.

Dragon Storm
(2004) John Rhys-Davies, Maxwell Caulfield. Two warring kingdoms must join forces to stave off a dragon attack that threatens to scorch the planet bare. 1 hr. 36 mins. Sci Fi Sat., October 18, 3 p.m.

Dragon Sword
(2004) James Purefoy, Piper Perabo. In return for a small plot of land, an English knight searches for a king's missing daughter. (PG) 1 hr. 33 mins. Sci Fi Sat., October 18, 5 p.m.

Dragon Wars
(2007) Jason Behr, Amanda Brooks. A reporter discovers that the ancient and destructive Imoogi have returned to Earth, and the only way to stop them lies with a young woman who has a strange condition. Based on a Korean legend. (PG-13) 1 hr. 29 mins. Sci Fi Sat., October 18, 7 p.m.

Dreamgirls
(2006) Jamie Foxx, Beyoncé Knowles. After an ambitious manager gives them a shot at stardom, three singers learn that fame can carry a high personal cost. (PG-13) 2 hrs. 11 mins. HBO Fri., October 17, 11 a.m. HBO Sun., October 12, 1 p.m.

Drive Me Crazy
(1999) Melissa Joan Hart, Adrian Grenier. A preppie and her protest-loving neighbor reluctantly team up to make their ex-partners jealous. (PG-13) 1 hr. 31 mins. HBO Tues., October 14, 5:30 a.m.

Drop Dead Sexy
(2004) Jason Lee, Crispin Glover. When a financial scam goes awry, a group of would-be criminals turns to kidnapping and blackmail. (R) 1 hr. 40 mins. Showtime Thur., October 16, 7 a.m.

Drumline
(2002) Nick Cannon, Zoe Saldana. A young man from Harlem joins a Southern university's marching band but antagonizes the musical director and its leader. (PG-13) 1 hr. 58 mins. VH1 Fri., October 17, 8 p.m. VH1 Sat., October 18, 3 p.m.

Duane Hopwood
(2005) David Schwimmer, Janeane Garofalo. A divorced alcoholic faces an uphill battle as he struggles to reconnect with his ex-wife and daughters. (R) 1 hr. 31 mins. Showtime Wed., October 15, 12 p.m.

The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox
(1976) George Segal, Goldie Hawn. A dance-hall girl teams up with a gambler on the run from an outlaw and his Wild West gang. (PG) 1 hr. 44 mins. AMC Wed., October 15, 3 a.m.

Dudley Do-Right
(1999) Brendan Fraser, Sarah Jessica Parker. Canadian Mountie Dudley Do-Right must stop villain Snidely Whiplash and his scheme to take over the town of Semi-Happy Valley. (PG) 1 hr. 17 mins. Cinemax Sat., October 18, 5:30 a.m.

Duets
(2000) Gwyneth Paltrow, Huey Lewis. A Las Vegas chorus girl, a hustler and an escaped convict head for a karaoke championship in Omaha, Neb. (R) 1 hr. 52 mins. Encore Fri., October 17, 3:30 a.m.

Dungeons & Dragons: Wrath of the Dragon God
(2005) Bruce Payne, Mark Dymond. Heroes rise to protect their kingdom after an evil sorcerer steals an orb that controls a slumbering dragon. (NR) 1 hr. 40 mins. Sci Fi Sat., October 18, 11 p.m.

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E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
(1982) Henry Thomas, Dee Wallace. A boy's close encounter with an alien stranded on Earth leads to a unique friendship in Steven Spielberg's Oscar-winning film. (PG) 1 hr. 55 mins. HBO Thur., October 16, 1:30 p.m.

The Eagle Has Landed
(1977) Michael Caine, Donald Sutherland. A Nazi colonel drops a colonel, a task force and an Irishman into England to kidnap Winston Churchill. (PG) 2 hrs. 3 mins. TCM Sat., October 18, 8 p.m.

Earth vs. the Spider
(1958) Ed Kemmer, June Kennedy. Hot-rodding teenagers come to the rescue when a giant spider attacks their Midwestern town. (NR) 1 hr. 13 mins. AMC Sat., October 18, 2 a.m.

Eastern Promises
(2007) Viggo Mortensen, Naomi Watts. A chain of murder and retribution uncoils when a man who is tied to a London crime family crosses paths with an innocent midwife. (R) 1 hr. 40 mins. HBO Fri., October 17, 8 p.m.

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