Monday, May 13
Bridesmaids
Kristen Wiig plays a disastrous maid of honor in a surprise hit that rewrote the rules for women in Hollywood comedies. With Oscar nominee Melissa McCarthy. (2011) 9 p.m., HBO
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Tuesday, May 14
Orlando
Tilda Swinton made her mark with this strange, beautiful movie, playing an androgynous Elizabethan nobleman who becomes a woman halfway through a centuries-long life. (1992) 9:30 p.m., Sundance Channel
Wednesday, May 15
Forbidden Planet
This groundbreaking film, set mostly on a distant planet and based loosely on Shakespeare’s The Tempest, established the bar for futuristic science-fiction cinema.(1956) 8 p.m., TCM
Thursday, May 16
Risky Business
Trust us: There’s a bit more to this parents-are-out-of-town teen flick than Tom Cruise dancing in his tighty-whities. (1983) 8 p.m., IFC
Friday, May 17
Kingpin
Woody Harrelson plays a former bowling hustler who exploits the 10-pin talents of an Amish phenom (Randy Quaid) in this underrated Farrelly brothers comedy. (1996) 5:35 p.m., Cinemax
Saturday, May 18
The Private Life of Henry VIII
Charles Laughton won an Oscar for his portrayal of a debauched British king in this comic classic from Hungarian director Alexander Korda. (1933) 9:30 p.m., TCM
Sunday, May 19
Brave
A flame-haired Scottish princess stubbornly forges her own path in this surprisingly effective Pixar film, which won an Oscar in February. (2012) 2:20 p.m., Starz
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