Monday, March 10
The Far Country
James Stewart stars as a go-it-alone cowboy who clashes with a corrupt Alaska sheriff while driving a herd of cattle to the Yukon. (1955) 6 p.m., TCM
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Tuesday, March 11
Ray
Jamie Foxx takes mimicry to great heights in an amazing portrayal of R&B legend Ray Charles that won Foxx a Best Actor Oscar. (2004) 3 p.m., HBO
Wednesday, March 12
In the Name of the Father
Daniel Day-Lewis plays an Irish petty criminal framed for committing an IRA bombing that kills four British soldiers. (1993) 10:45 a.m., Showtime
Thursday, March 13
National Lampoon’s Vacation
Revisit Walley World with the Griswold family in this goofball classic written by John Hughes and directed by the late Harold Ramis. Chevy Chase stars. (1983) 7:45 p.m., IFC
Friday, March 14
Machete
After a long career in film as a tough-guy side character, former San Quentin inmate Danny Trejo finally gets marquee billing in this violent Robert Rodriguez action-comedy. (2010) 5:30 p.m., AMC
Saturday, March 15
The Sugarland Express
Steven Spielberg’s first feature was more Bonnie and Clyde than Jaws. Goldie Hawn stars as the prettier half of an outlaw couple trying to kidnap their own kid. (1974) 8 p.m., TCM
Sunday, March 16
Ordinary People
Robert Redford was behind the camera for the first time when he directed this Oscar winner about a family dealing with the death of a son. (1980) 10 p.m., Sundance
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