Movies on TV
Highlights for each day of the week
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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