TV Schedule for 12-22-2009, Tuesday
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All times EST
(ATL) - Atlanta affiliate, check local listings
(NEW) - premiere/new episode
(OPI) - of possible interest
(VB) - visual bonus(es)
** - in series cast, unknown episodes
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++ Highlights and/or New Programs.
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N/A
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++ Daily Listings.
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12:00 AM-2:05 AM FMC Mrs. Doubtfire
Estranged from his wife (Sally Field), an out-of-work actor (Robin Williams)
masquerades as a nanny to be with his children.
Director: Chris Columbus
Starring: Matthew Lawrence
(Close Captioned, 1993, TV-14, 3 Star)
12:00 AM-1:50 AM HBOZ HD Snow Angels
A teen (Michael Angarano) experiences first love while a waitress (Kate
Beckinsale) on whom he once had a crush carries on an affair with her best
friend's husband.
Director: David Gordon Green
(Stereo, High Definition, Close Captioned, 2007, R, 3 Star)
1:00 AM-2:00 AM TNT HD Men of a Certain Age
Mind's Eye.
Joe tries to teach his son golf; Owen tries to get his sales figures up; Terry
gets into his character a little too much.
Starring: Braeden Lemasters
(High Definition, Close Captioned, Syndicated Episode Number: 103, Original
Air Date: 2009-12-21, Repeat, TV-MA)
1:10 AM-3:25 AM STZK HD Last Action Hero
A golden ticket handed down from Houdini puts a boy (Austin O'Brien) in the
middle of a Hollywood superstar's (Arnold Schwarzenegger) world.
Director: John McTiernan
(Stereo, Close Captioned, 1993, PG-13, 2 Star)
2:35 AM-4:05 AM STZ HD Max Keeble's Big Move
When his parents announce they are moving, a schoolboy (Alex D. Linz) decides
to take revenge against his tormentors.
Director: Tim Hill
Starring: Alex D. Linz, Josh Peck, Lil' Romeo, Noel Fisher, Orlando Brown,
Justin Berfield, Jonathan Osser, Cory Hodges, Kyle Sullivan
(Stereo, High Definition, Close Captioned, 2001, PG, 2 Star)
2:45 AM-4:20 AM TMC Zerophilia
Complications arise when a young man (Taylor Handley) acquires the ability to
change his sex, following an encounter with a British woman.
Director: Martin Curland
Starring: Taylor Handley, Kyle Schmid, Adam Zolotin
(Stereo, 2005, TV-MA, 2 Star)
3:00 AM-5:00 AM TBS HD Nothing to Lose
A dispirited white ad executive (Tim Robbins) teams up with a black car-jacker
(Martin Lawrence) for a crime spree.
Director: Steve Oedekerk
Starring: Marcus T. Paulk
(High Definition, Close Captioned, 1997, TV-14, 3 Star)
3:40 AM-4:15 AM HBOF HD LifeStories: Families in Crisis
A Child Betrayed: The Calvin Mire Story.
A parish priest abuses an altar boy.
Starring: Blake Bashoff, Evan Greenberg
(Stereo, Close Captioned, Syndicated Episode Number: 10, Original Air Date:
1994-06-06, Repeat, TV-14)
5:15 AM-6:50 AM STZK HD Clifford
A bratty 10-year-old (Martin Short) stays with his Los Angeles uncle (Charles
Grodin) while his parents are in Hawaii.
Director: Paul Flaherty
Starring: Ben Savage, Kevin Mockrin
(Stereo, High Definition, Close Captioned, 1994, PG, 1 Star)
5:30 AM-7:45 AM SHOCSE The Kite Runner
After many years living in the U.S., an Afghan novelist (Khalid Abdalla)
returns to his Taliban-controlled homeland to learn the fate of the son of his
murdered friend.
Director: Marc Forster
Starring: Zekeria Ebrahimi, Ahmad Khan Mahmoodzada, Elham Ehsas
(Stereo, 2007, PG-13, 3 Star)
5:40 AM-7:20 AM ENCRWA The Baby-Sitters Club
Seven girls balance the growing pains of adolescence with the demands of
operating a daycare camp for children.
Director: Melanie Mayron
Starring: Asher Metchik, Austin O'Brien, David Quittman
(Stereo, Close Captioned, 1995, PG, 2 Star)
6:15 AM-8:15 AM AMC Jersey Girl
A young woman (Liv Tyler) changes the life of a single father (Ben Affleck)
who used to be a successful New York music publicist.
Director: Kevin Smith
Starring: Paulie Litt, Christian Fan
(Close Captioned, 2004, TV-14, 3 Star)
6:30 AM-7:30 AM UHD Action Sports
Alli Winter Dew Tour, Part 2.
From Mt. Snow, Vt.
(Stereo, High Definition, Close Captioned, Original Air Date: 2009-01-11,
Repeat)
7:00 AM-9:00 AM ABCF HD Home Alone 3
A clever boy (Alex D. Linz) stymies spies (Olek Krupa, Rya Kihlstedt) seeking
a toy car with a top-secret computer chip hidden inside.
Director: Raja Gosnell
Starring: Alex D. Linz, Seth Smith
(High Definition, Close Captioned, 1997, TV-PG, 2 Star)
7:20 AM-9:05 AM STZC HD Wet Hot American Summer
After their charges have left, staff members of a children's camp pursue
romances that have been brewing all season.
Director: David Wain
Starring: Gideon Jacobs, Gabriel Millman
(Stereo, Close Captioned, 2001, R, 2 Star)
7:30 AM-8:30 AM UHD Action Sports
Alli Winter Dew Tour, Part 3.
From West Dover, Vt.
(High Definition, Original Air Date: 2009-02-25, Repeat)
7:30 AM-9:15 AM HBOC HD Hotel for Dogs
After moving into a foster home that forbids pets, siblings (Emma Roberts,
Jake T. Austin) transform an abandoned hotel into a home for their pooch and a
slew of stray dogs.
Director: Thor Freudenthal
Starring: Jake T. Austin, Troy Gentile, Johnny Simmons
(Stereo, High Definition, Close Captioned, 2009, PG, 2 Star)
7:45 AM-10:15 AM HBO HD A.I.: Artificial Intelligence
In the future a cutting-edge android in the form of a boy (Haley Joel Osment)
embarks on a journey to discover its true nature.
Director: Steven Spielberg
(Stereo, High Definition, Close Captioned, 2001, PG-13, 4 Star)
8:00 AM-9:35 AM ENCRD Gold Diggers: The Secret of Bear Mountain
A bored big-city teen (Christina Ricci) hunts for gold with the local bad girl
(Anna Chlumsky) in a small Pacific Northwest town circa 1980.
Director: Kevin James Dobson
Starring: Jesse Moss, Scott Augustine
(Stereo, Close Captioned, 1995, PG, 2 Star)
8:00 AM-9:35 AM 5MAX HD A Very Brady Sequel
Mike (Gary Cole), Carol (Shelley Long) and the TV-series Bradys embrace a
criminal (Tim Matheson) claiming to be Carol's believed-dead first husband.
Director: Arlene Sanford
Starring: Christopher Daniel Barnes, Paul Sutera, Jesse Lee Soffer
(Stereo, High Definition, Close Captioned, 1996, PG-13, 3 Star)
8:00 AM-10:00 AM FMC Leave Her to Heaven
A jealous woman (Gene Tierney) kills people to keep her writer husband (Cornel
Wilde) to herself.
Director: John M. Stahl
Starring: Darryl Hickman
(Close Captioned, 1945, TV-14, 3 Star)
9:00 AM-11:15 AM STZIB The Mummy Returns
Two evil forces believe the 9-year-old son of adventurer Rick O'Connell
(Brendan Fraser) is the key to the reincarnation of Isis.
Director: Stephen Sommers
Starring: Freddie Boath
(Stereo, Close Captioned, 2001, PG-13, 3 Star)
9:00 AM-11:30 AM STZ HD The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
The Pevensie children (Georgie Henley, Skandar Keynes, William Moseley) return
to Narnia, where 1300 years have passed, to help a prince overthrow his evil
uncle and restore peace to the land.
Director: Andrew Adamson
(Stereo, High Definition, Close Captioned, 2008, PG, 3 Star)
9:00 AM-11:00 AM ABCF HD Home Alone 4
Kevin (Mike Weinberg) tries to reunite his separated parents while dealing
with an old nemesis (French Stewart).
Director: Rod Daniel
Starring: Gideon Jacobs, Mike Weinberg
(Close Captioned, 2002, TV-G, 3 Star)
9:45 AM-11:30 AM TMCX Arizona Summer
Youngsters make friends and cause mischief at a summer camp.
Director: Joey Travolta
Starring: Bug Hall, David Henrie, Lorenzo James Henrie
(2003, PG)
10:00 AM-12:00 PM TMC The Stone Angel
An aging woman flees from her past and future.
Director: Kari Skogland
Starring: Kevin Zegers
(Stereo, Close Captioned, 2007, R, 2 Star)
10:05 AM-11:45 AM SHOWX Running Wild
A United Nations wildlife observer and his family help African park rangers
battle elephant poachers.
Director: Timothy Bond
Starring: Cody Jones
(Stereo, Close Captioned, 1998, TV-G)
10:15 AM-12:05 PM STZK HD The Mighty Ducks
To get out of trouble, a hotshot lawyer (Emilio Estevez) opts for community
service coaching rowdies in peewee hockey.
Director: Stephen Herek
Starring: Emilio Estevez, Joshua Jackson, Elden Henson, Shaun Weiss, Matt
Doherty, Brandon Quintin Adams, Garette Ratliff Henson, Vincent Larusso, Danny
Tamberelli
(Stereo, High Definition, Close Captioned, 1992, PG, 2 Star)
10:30 AM-11:00 AM FUEL New Pollution
Ezekiel Lau; Maddy Schaffrick; Daniel Powers.
Surfer Ezekiel Lau; snowboarder Maddy Schaffrick; wakeboarder Daniel Powers.
(Original Air Date: 2009-08-10, Repeat)
10:45 AM-1:15 PM AMC Jumanji
A magic board-game brings forth African perils and a guy (Robin Williams) who
disappeared in 1969 while playing it.
Director: Joe Johnston
Starring: Bradley Pierce, Adam Hann-Byrd
(Close Captioned, 1995, TV-PG, 3 Star)
11:00 AM-1:00 PM ABCF HD I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
A boy behaves badly after thinking Santa is trying to ruin his parents'
(Connie Sellecca, Corbin Bernsen) marriage.
Director: John Shepphird
Starring: Cole Sprouse, Dylan Sprouse, Eric Jacobs
(Close Captioned, 2001, TV-PG)
11:00 AM-11:30 AM LIFE HD Will and Grace
Crouching Father, Hidden Husband. Series 4, episode 3.
Jack coerces Grace into posing as his son Elliot's date to a school dance.
Director: James Burrows
Starring: Michael Angarano
(Stereo, High Definition, Close Captioned, Syndicated Episode Number: 403,
Original Air Date: 2001-10-11, Repeat, TV-14)
11:05 AM-12:35 PM STZC HD Beethoven
Children talk their father (Charles Grodin) into letting them keep a St.
Bernard puppy, which grows to be a problem.
Director: Brian Levant
Starring: Christopher Castile, Cory Danziger
(Stereo, High Definition, Close Captioned, 1992, PG, 2 Star)
11:15 AM-1:15 PM FLIX Burnt Offerings
A couple (Karen Black, Oliver Reed), their son and an old aunt (Bette Davis)
rent a mansion for the summer and find it's haunted.
Director: Dan Curtis
Starring: Lee Montgomery
(Close Captioned, 1976, PG, 2 Star)
11:30 AM-1:00 PM HBOSIG HD Prey
Hungry lions at a South African game reserve trap a woman (Bridget Moynahan)
and her two stepchildren inside a car.
Director: Darrell James Roodt
Starring: Conner Dowds
(Stereo, High Definition, Close Captioned, 2007, TV-MA)
11:30 AM-1:15 PM STZ HD Doubt
Suspicions of child abuse fuel a traditionalist nun's (Meryl Streep) personal
crusade against a popular priest (Philip Seymour Hoffman) who wants to reform
her school's strict customs.
Director: John Patrick Shanley
(Stereo, High Definition, Close Captioned, 2008, PG-13, 3 Star)
11:30 AM-1:00 PM TBN The Angel of Pennsylvania Avenue
Three Depression-era kids ask President Hoover to free their unjustly jailed
father (Robert Urich) for Christmas.
Director: Robert Ellis Miller
Starring: Alexander Pollock, Zach Lipovsky
(1996, NR)
11:45 AM-1:30 PM SHOWX The Forbidden Kingdom
A teenage fan (Michael Angarano) of Hong Kong cinema finds a Chinese relic and
travels back in time to help legendary martial-artists free the Monkey King.
Director: Rob Minkoff
(Stereo, 2008, PG-13, 3 Star)
12:00 PM-1:50 PM DISN HD The Polar Express
A train conductor (Tom Hanks) guides a boy who doubts the existence of Santa
Claus to the North Pole. Animated.
Director: Robert Zemeckis
Starring: Daryl Sabara, Jimmy Bennett, Jimmy 'Jax' Pinchak, Josh Hutcherson,
Hayden McFarland, Connor Matheus, Evan Sabara, Dylan Cash, Patrick Stogner,
Cody Klop
(Close Captioned, 2004, TV-G, 3 Star)
12:00 PM-2:00 PM FMC The Girl Can't Help It
An agent (Tom Ewell) turns the girlfriend (Jayne Mansfield) of a former
gangster (Edmond O'Brien) into a rock 'n' roll star.
Director: Frank Tashlin
Starring: Barry Gordon
(Close Captioned, 1956, TV-PG, 3 Star)
12:00 PM-12:30 PM FUEL Camp Woodward
New Friends and Old Habits.
(Close Captioned, Original Air Date: 2008-02-24, Repeat)
12:05 PM-1:40 PM STZK HD Clifford
A bratty 10-year-old (Martin Short) stays with his Los Angeles uncle (Charles
Grodin) while his parents are in Hawaii.
Director: Paul Flaherty
Starring: Ben Savage, Kevin Mockrin
(Stereo, High Definition, Close Captioned, 1994, PG, 1 Star)
1:00 PM-3:00 PM ABCF HD A Very Brady Christmas
The Bradys (Florence Henderson, Robert Reed) fly their TV-series bunch home
for a three-generation family reunion.
Director: Peter Baldwin
Starring: Christopher Daniel Barnes, Paul Sutera, Jesse Lee Soffer
(Close Captioned, 1988, TV-PG, 2 Star)
1:30 PM-3:00 PM SHOWX Doubting Thomas: Lies and Spies
A boy (Forrest Landis) who tells tall tales must save the president's daughter
from a kidnapping plot.
Director: Mark Blutman
(Stereo, 2008, PG)
2:00 PM-4:00 PM HALMRK All I Want for Christmas
A boy asks contest organizers to find a new husband for his widowed mother
(Gail O'Grady).
Starring: Jimmy 'Jax' Pinchak
(Close Captioned, 2007, TV-PG)
2:20 PM-4:30 PM ENCRD The Cider House Rules
Raised to be an obstetrician at a Maine orphanage, a young man (Tobey Maguire)
leaves to work at a cider mill with a soldier's beloved (Charlize Theron).
Director: Lasse Halstrom
Starring: Tobey Maguire, Kieran Culkin, Erik Per Sullivan, Spencer Diamond
(Stereo, Close Captioned, 1999, PG-13, 5 Star)
3:00 PM-4:35 PM FLIX My Brother The Pig
When a spell turns an 8-year-old boy into swine his sister (Scarlett
Johansson) and best friend (Alex D. Linz) race to find the cure.
Director: Erik Fleming
(Stereo, Close Captioned, 2000, PG)
3:00 PM-5:00 PM ABCF HD Once Upon a Christmas
The daughter (Kathy Ireland) of Santa Claus vows to transform a single father
(John Dye) and his spoiled children to prove that the spirit of Christmas
exists.
Director: Tibor Takacs
Starring: James Kirk
(Close Captioned, 2000, TV-G)
3:00 PM-3:30 PM FUEL Camp Woodward
New Friends and Old Habits.
(Close Captioned, Original Air Date: 2008-02-24, Repeat)
3:00 PM-4:00 PM USA HD Law and Order: Special Victims Unit
Sick. Series 5, episode 19.
The search for the sexual abuser of a child leads the detectives to a wealthy
toy mogul known for his generous hospitality toward children.
Starring: Shane Haboucha
(Stereo, High Definition, Close Captioned, Syndicated Episode Number: E4423,
Original Air Date: 2004-03-30, Repeat, TV-14)
3:15 PM-4:50 PM STZ HD Jurassic Park III
A paleontologist (Sam Neill) and a couple (William H. Macy, Tea Leoni) outrun
cloned dinosaurs after their plane crashes on an island.
Director: Joe Johnston
Starring: Trevor Morgan
(Stereo, High Definition, Close Captioned, 2001, PG-13, 3 Star)
3:15 PM-5:30 PM AMC Holiday Inn
A singer (Bing Crosby) and a dancer (Fred Astaire) flirt with women at the
singer's New England inn, which opens for holidays.
Director: Mark Sandrich
Starring: Shelby Bacon
(Black and White, 1942, TV-G, 4 Star)
3:30 PM-4:00 PM FUEL New Pollution
Spencer Whiting; Conner Coffin; Sky Siijeg.
(Original Air Date: 2009-06-01, Repeat)
3:40 PM-5:40 PM STZCI The Ice Storm
Suburbanites (Kevin Kline, Joan Allen) in failing marriages seek fulfillment
elsewhere, while their teen children explore sexuality.
Director: Ang Lee
Starring: Tobey Maguire, Elijah Wood, Adam Hann-Byrd, David Krumholtz
(Stereo, Close Captioned, 1997, R, 3 Star)
4:00 PM-6:00 PM LMN HD Miracle Run
A devoted single mother (Mary-Louise Parker) fights to get her autistic twins
an education that will give them a real chance to flourish instead of fail.
Director: Gregg Champion
Starring: Zac Efron, Bubba Lewis, Jake Cherry, Jeremy Shada
(Close Captioned, 2004, TV-PG, 3 Star)
4:00 PM-5:00 PM TNT HD Law and Order
Refuge (Part 1 of 2). Series 9, episode 23.
A mute 10-year-old is the sole witness to murders linked to the Russian mob.
Starring: Cameron Bowen
(Stereo, High Definition, Close Captioned, Original Air Date: 1999-05-26,
Repeat, TV-14)
4:00 PM-5:45 PM HBO HD 8 Seconds
An ex-bull rider (James Rebhorn) trains his son (Luke Perry), who becomes the
world rodeo champion in 1987 Oklahoma.
Director: John G. Avildsen
Starring: Cameron Finley
(Stereo, High Definition, Close Captioned, 1994, PG-13, 2 Star)
4:30 PM-6:15 PM HBO2 HD The Day the Earth Stood Still
A woman (Jennifer Connelly) and her stepson learn the chilling meaning behind
an alien visitor's (Keanu Reeves) proclamation that he is a "friend to the
Earth.".
Director: Scott Derrickson
Starring: Sam Gilroy
(Stereo, High Definition, Close Captioned, 2008, PG-13, 2 Star)
4:40 PM-6:25 PM STZK HD The Mighty Ducks
To get out of trouble, a hotshot lawyer (Emilio Estevez) opts for community
service coaching rowdies in peewee hockey.
Director: Stephen Herek
Starring: Emilio Estevez, Joshua Jackson, Elden Henson, Shaun Weiss, Matt
Doherty, Brandon Quintin Adams, Garette Ratliff Henson, Vincent Larusso, Danny
Tamberelli
(Stereo, High Definition, Close Captioned, 1992, PG, 2 Star)
4:50 PM-7:30 PM STZ HD The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
The Pevensie children (Georgie Henley, Skandar Keynes, William Moseley) return
to Narnia, where 1300 years have passed, to help a prince overthrow his evil
uncle and restore peace to the land.
Director: Andrew Adamson
(Stereo, High Definition, Close Captioned, 2008, PG, 3 Star)
5:00 PM-7:00 PM ABCF HD Twice Upon a Christmas
When a widower (John Dye) proposes to Santa's daughter (Kathy Ireland), his
children try to discover the truth about her past.
Starring: James Kirk
(Close Captioned, 2001, TV-PG)
5:00 PM-7:00 PM TOON HD Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London
A 16-year-old CIA agent (Frankie Muniz) poses as a clarinet prodigy while
trying to recover stolen mind-control software.
Director: Kevin Allen
Starring: Frankie Muniz, Connor Widdows
(2004, PG, 2 Star)
5:00 PM-7:00 PM DXD HD Skyrunners
A teen (Kelly Blatz) and his younger brother (Joey Pollari) uncover an
extraterrestrial plot against Earth.
Director: Ralph Hemecker
(High Definition, Close Captioned, 2009, TV-PG)
5:30 PM-7:00 PM SHO2 Superhero Movie
A teenage loser (Drake Bell) transforms into a caped crusader when a bite from
a genetically altered bug gives him superhuman abilities.
Director: David Zucker
(Stereo, Close Captioned, 2008, PG-13, 1 Star)
5:30 PM-6:00 PM DISN HD Hannah Montana
Come Fail Away.
Miley works with a voice actor to win a role; Rico tries to make his
restaurant upscale.
Starring: Mitchel Musso, Moises Arias , Lucas "Fred" Cruikshank
(Syndicated Episode Number: 325, Original Air Date: 2009-12-06, Repeat, TV-G)
5:40 PM-8:00 PM STZIB The Mummy Returns
Two evil forces believe the 9-year-old son of adventurer Rick O'Connell
(Brendan Fraser) is the key to the reincarnation of Isis.
Director: Stephen Sommers
Starring: Freddie Boath
(Stereo, Close Captioned, 2001, PG-13, 3 Star)
6:00 PM-8:00 PM HM HD Soccer Dog: European Cup
An American boy (Jake Thomas) living in Scotland befriends a soccer-playing
dog that escaped from a research lab.
Director: Sandy Tung
Starring: Jake Thomas, Eric Don, Eric Jacobs
(Close Captioned, 2004, TV-PG, 2 Star)
6:00 PM-8:00 PM LMN HD Christmas in Paradise
While vacationing in the Caribbean, bonds form among a man (Colin Ferguson)
and his two children and a woman (Charlotte Ross) and her two children.
Starring: Devon Werkheiser, Kenton Duty
(Close Captioned, 2007, TV-PG)
6:15 PM-8:00 PM HBO2 HD Alex Rider: Operation Stormbreaker
A teenage spy (Alex Pettyfer) for MI6 investigates a billionaire (Mickey
Rourke) who may have an ulterior motive for his recent donation of computers
to England's schools.
Director: Geoffrey Sax
(Stereo, High Definition, Close Captioned, 2006, PG, 3 Star)
6:20 PM-8:00 PM ENCRD Gold Diggers: The Secret of Bear Mountain
A bored big-city teen (Christina Ricci) hunts for gold with the local bad girl
(Anna Chlumsky) in a small Pacific Northwest town circa 1980.
Director: Kevin James Dobson
Starring: Jesse Moss, Scott Augustine
(Stereo, Close Captioned, 1995, PG, 2 Star)
6:25 PM-8:00 PM STZK HD Clifford
A bratty 10-year-old (Martin Short) stays with his Los Angeles uncle (Charles
Grodin) while his parents are in Hawaii.
Director: Paul Flaherty
Starring: Ben Savage, Kevin Mockrin
(Stereo, High Definition, Close Captioned, 1994, PG, 1 Star)
6:30 PM-8:00 PM SHOCSE Bickford Schmeckler's Cool Ideas
A socially inept but brilliant collegian (Patrick Fugit) races to retrieve a
notebook containing his personal theories and intellectual revelations.
Director: Scott Lew
(Stereo, 2006, R, 3 Star)
7:00 PM-8:45 PM HBOF HD The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising
A boy (Alexander Ludwig) learns he is the last of a group of immortal warriors
who have defended the Earth from evil forces throughout history.
Director: David L. Cunningham
Starring: Alexander Ludwig, Drew Tyler Bell, Gregory Smith
(Stereo, High Definition, Close Captioned, 2007, PG, 3 Star)
7:00 PM-9:00 PM HBOSIG HD Slumdog Millionaire
Flashbacks reveal how a poor youth (Dev Patel) came to be a prize-winning
contestant on one of India's most-popular game shows.
Director: Danny Boyle
(Stereo, High Definition, Close Captioned, 2008, R, 4 Star)
7:00 PM-8:30 PM TOON HD Ben 10: Alien Swarm
Ben (Ryan Kelley) and a mysterious girl from his past must prevent an alien
threat from destroying the world.
Director: Alex Winter
(2009, TV-PG)
8:00 PM-10:15 PM AMC All I Want for Christmas
A boy (Ethan Randall) and his little sister (Thora Birch) cook up a holiday
scheme to get their divorced parents back together.
Director: Robert Lieberman
(Close Captioned, 1991, TV-PG, 2 Star)
8:00 PM-10:00 PM WGN HD Jingle All the Way
A crazed postman (Sinbad), a tough policeman and a shady Santa impede a
workaholic (Arnold Schwarzenegger) seeking a coveted toy for his son.
Director: Brian Levant
Starring: Jake Lloyd, Justin Chapman
(Stereo, Close Captioned, 1996, TV-PG, 2 Star)
8:00 PM-10:00 PM MAX HD Planet of the Apes
In 2029 an astronaut (Mark Wahlberg) leads a human uprising against a military
leader (Tim Roth) and his army of ruling simians.
Director: Tim Burton
Starring: Luke Eberl
(Stereo, High Definition, Close Captioned, 2001, PG-13, 2 Star)
8:00 PM-10:10 PM ENCRD The Cider House Rules
Raised to be an obstetrician at a Maine orphanage, a young man (Tobey Maguire)
leaves to work at a cider mill with a soldier's beloved (Charlize Theron).
Director: Lasse Halstrom
Starring: Tobey Maguire, Kieran Culkin, Erik Per Sullivan, Spencer Diamond
(Stereo, Close Captioned, 1999, PG-13, 5 Star)
8:00 PM-10:00 PM FX HD Home Alone
Accidentally left by his Paris-bound family, an 8-year-old (Macaulay Culkin)
makes mincemeat of two burglars (Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern) in the house.
Director: Chris Columbus
Starring: Macaulay Culkin, Devin Ratray, Michael C. Maronna, Kieran Culkin,
Jeffrey Wiseman, Matt Doherty
(High Definition, 1990, TV-PG, 3 Star)
8:00 PM-9:00 PM BBCA I'm a Boy Anorexic
(Close Captioned, Original Air Date: 2008-07-06, TV-14)
8:15 PM-10:00 PM SHOWX The Forbidden Kingdom
A teenage fan (Michael Angarano) of Hong Kong cinema finds a Chinese relic and
travels back in time to help legendary martial-artists free the Monkey King.
Director: Rob Minkoff
(Stereo, 2008, PG-13, 3 Star)
8:30 PM-11:00 PM ABCF HD Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
A poor boy (Peter Ostrum) and his grandfather (Jack Albertson) win a tour
through a wily candymaker's (Gene Wilder) marvelous factory.
Director: Mel Stuart
(High Definition, Close Captioned, 1971, TV-PG, 3 Star)
8:45 PM-10:45 PM HBOF HD Center Stage
Students at a dance academy strive to be the best while trying to survive the
angst of their teen years.
Director: Nicholas Hytner
(Stereo, High Definition, Close Captioned, 2000, PG-13, 3 Star)
9:00 PM-10:45 PM TMC Good Luck Chuck
After meeting the woman (Jessica Alba) of his dreams, a dentist (Dane Cook)
must find a way to break a curse that causes each of his ex-lovers to find
true love with her next boyfriend.
Director: Mark Helfrich
Starring: Connor Price, Troy Gentile
(Stereo, 2007, R, 1 Star)
9:00 PM-11:00 PM UHD The Wool Cap
A building superintendent (William H. Macy) finds the strength to face the
demons of his past through his bond with an abandoned girl.
Director: Steven Schachter
Starring: Julito McCullum
(High Definition, 2004, PG-13, 2 Star)
9:15 PM-11:00 PM ENCRWA 10 Things I Hate About You
A pretty, popular student can't date until her rebellious older sister (Julia
Stiles) gets a suitor of her own.
Director: Gil Junger
Starring: Heath Ledger, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, David Krumholtz, Andrew Keegan
(Stereo, Close Captioned, 1999, PG-13, 2 Star)
9:40 PM-11:20 PM STZC HD Wet Hot American Summer
After their charges have left, staff members of a children's camp pursue
romances that have been brewing all season.
Director: David Wain
Starring: Gideon Jacobs, Gabriel Millman
(Stereo, Close Captioned, 2001, R, 2 Star)
9:50 PM-11:20 PM STZK HD 3 Ninjas Knuckle Up
Three boys stop a polluter's (Charles Napier) henchmen with martial arts
learned from their Asian grandfather (Victor Wong).
Director: Simon S. Sheen
Starring: Michael Treanor, Max Elliott Slade, Chad Power, Danuel Pipoly
(Stereo, High Definition, Close Captioned, 1995, PG-13, 1 Star)
10:00 PM-11:30 PM SHOWX Desert Saints
A hit man recruits a woman to help him kill a Mexican drug dealer.
Director: Richard Greenberg
Starring: Alex Black
(2000, R, 2 Star)
10:00 PM-12:00 AM HM HD Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco
Two dogs and a cat are forced to make their way across an unfamiliar city
after being separated from their owners.
Director: David R. Ellis
Starring: Benj Thall, Ross Malinger
(Close Captioned, 1996, TV-G, 3 Star)
10:00 PM-12:00 AM FX HD Home Alone
Accidentally left by his Paris-bound family, an 8-year-old (Macaulay Culkin)
makes mincemeat of two burglars (Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern) in the house.
Director: Chris Columbus
Starring: Macaulay Culkin, Devin Ratray, Michael C. Maronna, Kieran Culkin,
Jeffrey Wiseman, Matt Doherty
(High Definition, 1990, TV-PG, 3 Star)
10:15 PM-12:00 AM SUNDAE Another Day in Paradise
Drugs and crime bond an aging drug dealer (James Woods) and his maternal
girlfriend (Melanie Griffith) with a teen junkie (Vincent Kartheiser) and his
lover.
Director: Larry Clark
(Close Captioned, 1999, TV-MA, 2 Star)
10:45 PM-12:15 AM TMC The Cake Eaters
Two families must heal old wounds when a son comes home.
Director: Mary Stuart Masterson
Starring: Andrew George Jr.
(Stereo, 2007, R)
11:00 PM-12:00 AM BBCA I'm a Boy Anorexic
(Close Captioned, Original Air Date: 2008-07-06, TV-14)
11:05 PM-1:00 AM HDNETMV Shenandoah
A rich Virginia farmer (James Stewart) stays out of the Civil War, then joins
it to protect his family.
Director: Andrew V. McLaglen
Starring: Phillip Alford
(High Definition, Close Captioned, 1965, NR, 3 Star)
11:20 PM-1:05 AM STZK HD The Mighty Ducks
To get out of trouble, a hotshot lawyer (Emilio Estevez) opts for community
service coaching rowdies in peewee hockey.
Director: Stephen Herek
Starring: Emilio Estevez, Joshua Jackson, Elden Henson, Shaun Weiss, Matt
Doherty, Brandon Quintin Adams, Garette Ratliff Henson, Vincent Larusso, Danny
Tamberelli
(Stereo, High Definition, Close Captioned, 1992, PG, 2 Star)