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Monday, Sept. 2
Burden of Dreams
Storied director Werner Herzog goes a bit power-mad in the Amazon jungle in this standout documentary about the making of the 1982 film Fitzcarraldo.(1982) 5:45 p.m., TCM
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Tuesday, Sept. 3
Tiny Furniture
Before Girls, Lena Dunham wrote, directed, and starred in this mumblecore-style comedy about a directionless film-studies major trying to navigate the real world.(2010) 10 a.m., Sundance
Wednesday, Sept. 4
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Life of Pi
A boy is stranded on an ocean raft with a hungry tiger in Ang Lee’s visually dazzling take on Yann Martel’s best-selling 2001 novel. (2012) 8:30 p.m., HBO
Thursday, Sept. 5
Reservoir Dogs
Hold on to your ears while watching Quentin Tarantino’s indie classic about well-dressed jewelry thieves who turn against each other after a botched heist. (1992) 9:25 p.m., Showtime
Friday, Sept. 6
Zero Dark Thirty
Two-time Oscar nominee Jessica Chastain stars as a determined CIA officer in Kathryn Bigelow’s controversial drama about the hunt for Osama bin Laden. (2012) 9 p.m., Starz
Saturday, Sept. 7
Michael Clayton
George Clooney and Tilda Swinton shine in this acclaimed thriller about a fixer for a high-end law firm who suspects foul play when a former colleague commits suicide. (2007) 8 p.m., Sundance
Sunday, Sept. 8
North by Northwest
Thrillers don’t get betterthan this Hitchcock classic, which stars Cary Grant as an adman swept into intrigue when he’s mistaken for a spy.(1959) 10:15 p.m., TCM
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