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Monday, Dec. 2
Silver Streak
Gene Wilder and Richard Pryor began a rewarding partnership with this comedy thriller about murder on a train. (1976) 5:30 p.m., Sundance
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Tuesday, Dec. 3
White Heat
Jimmy Cagney gives the bad-guy performance of his career, playing a criminal gang leader and mama’s boy who busts out of prison to mastermind a heist. (1949) 8 p.m., TCM
Wednesday, Dec. 4
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Crash
Sandra Bullock, Don Cheadle, and Matt Dillon lead an ensemble cast in this mannered but potent Oscar winner that examines L.A. racial tensions. (2004) 6 p.m., Showtime
Thursday, Dec. 5
A Raisin in the Sun
Sidney Poitier stars in this groundbreaking, superbly acted drama about a black family torn over how to spend an insurance check. (1961) 9:45 p.m., TCM
Friday, Dec. 6
Stand by Me
Four boys set out to find a body in the woods in this acclaimed coming-of-age tale based on a Stephen King novella. Rob Reiner directs. (1986) Noon, Encore
Saturday, Dec. 7
Synecdoche, New York
Some say it’s genius: In his directorial debut, screenwriter Charlie Kaufman created a mind-bender about a director whose commitment to realism leads to surrealism. Philip Seymour Hoffman stars. (2008) 8 p.m., Sundance
Sunday, Dec. 8
Tender Mercies
Robert Duvall earned an Oscar for his portrayal of an alcoholic country singer trying to make amends for past sins.(1983) 6:20 p.m., Movieplex
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