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Monday, Oct. 21
What’s Love Got to Do With It
Angela Bassett and Laurence Fishburne both garnered Oscar nominations for this biopic about the volatile marriage of R&B icons Ike and Tina Turner. (1993) 3:45 p.m., Cinemax
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Tuesday, Oct. 22
Seven Years in Tibet
Brad Pitt stars in this beautiful adaptation of an Austrian mountaineer’s 1954 memoir about becoming an unlikely mentor to the young Dalai Lama. (1997) 8 p.m., Movieplex
Wednesday, Oct. 23
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Dave Chappelle’s
Block Party
Shortly before he quit TV, comedian Dave Chappelle pulled together this benefit show, featuring performances by the Fugees, Kanye West, and the Roots. (2005) 6 p.m., Showtime
Thursday, Oct. 24
House of Wax
Get into the Halloween spirit with Vincent Price. An evening dedicated to his films begins with Price as a creepy wax museum owner. (1953) 8 p.m., TCM
Friday, Oct. 25
Pleasantville
Reese Witherspoon, Tobey Maguire, Jeff Daniels, and Joan Allen star in this acclaimed comedy-drama about a sitcom-style 1950s suburb come to life. (1998) 12:40 p.m., Encore
Saturday, Oct. 26
Cool Hand Luke
You’ll never look at a hard-boiled egg the same way again after watching Paul Newman star in this classic about a prison rebel.(1967) 5:45 p.m., TCM
Sunday, Oct. 27
The Hurt Locker
The Iraq War is brought home with visceral power in Kathryn Bigelow’s Oscar-winning drama about an elite Army bomb squad.(2008) 4:30 p.m., Sundance
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