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Tuesday, Aug. 27
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
A subway train is hijacked by ransom-seeking criminals in a genre workout most notable for capturing the grittiness of 1970s New York City. (1974) 10 p.m., TCM
Wednesday, Aug. 28
Melancholia
Kirsten Dunst and Charlotte Gainsbourg watch as a rogue planet heads toward a collision with Earth in this strange, beautiful film from Lars von Trier. (2011) 3:35 p.m., The Movie Channel
Thursday, Aug. 29
The Matador
Pierce Brosnan plays a sort of secret agent with the shakes in a quirky comedy about a faltering assassin who befriends a businessman in Mexico City. With Greg Kinnear. (2005) 5:30 p.m., IFC
Friday, Aug. 30
The Green Mile
A prison guard befriends a death-row inmate with unusual powers in this drama derived from a Stephen King novel. Tom Hanks and Michael Clarke Duncan star. (1999) 8 p.m., AMC
Saturday, Aug. 31
Unfaithfully Yours
The music plays a key role in this great Preston Sturges comedy about a conductor (Rex Harrison) who suspects his wife is cheating. (1948) 3 p.m., TCM
Sunday, Sept. 1
Les Misérables
Not even Russell Crowe’s awful singing can spoil this full-throated, all-star adaptation of the huge Broadway hit. (2012) 5:15 p.m., HBO
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How oil tankers have been weaponisedThe Explainer The seizure of a Russian tanker in the Atlantic last week has drawn attention to the country’s clandestine shipping network
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The rise of the spymaster: a ‘tectonic shift’ in Ukraine’s politicsIn the Spotlight President Zelenskyy’s new chief of staff, former head of military intelligence Kyrylo Budanov, is widely viewed as a potential successor
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5 critical cartoons about the deadly crackdown on protesters in IranCartoons Artists take on twinning, booed off stage, and more
