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Monday, May 27

The Longest Day

John Wayne, Henry Fonda, Robert Mitchum, and Richard Burton headline an all-star international cast in this classic war film, which re-creates D-Day on an epic scale. (1962) 1 p.m., AMC

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Tuesday, May 28

The Money Pit

A dream house becomes the site of some funny Rube Goldberg–esque disasters for a young couple played by Tom Hanks and Shelley Long of Cheers. (1986) 2:15 p.m., Cinemax

Wednesday, May 29

The New World

Pre-colonial America is vividly realized in Terrence Malick’s visual poem about the founding of Jamestown and the romance between John Smith and Pocahontas. (2005) 11:30 a.m., HBO

Thursday, May 30

Bird

Forest Whitaker won a Best Actor award at Cannes for his portrayal of jazz legend Charlie Parker. Clint Eastwood directs. (1988) 12:30 a.m., TCM

Friday, May 31

The September Issue

Vogue editor Anna Wintour is upstaged by Grace Cod-ding-ton, the magazine’s creative director, in this documentary look at the making of the magazine. (2009) 3:15 p.m., Sundance

Saturday, June 1

Trouble With the Curve

Clint Eastwood plays a grouchy baseball scout in a film nearly as predictable as a rebroadcast of last night’s game. With Amy Adams and Justin Timberlake.(2012) 8 p.m., HBO

Sunday, June 2

The Adventures of Robin Hood

Errol Flynn supplanted Douglas Fairbanks as the Robin Hood by which all others are judged in this classic take on the legend. (1938) 10 p.m., TCM