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Highlights for each day of the week
Tuesday, Aug. 21
Best in Show
Christopher Guest directed this send-up of the insular world of dog shows. The ensemble cast includes Eugene Levy, Catherine O’Hara, and Parker Posey. (2000) 9 a.m., AMC
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Friday, Aug. 24
A Good Woman
Oscar Wilde’s Lady Windermere’s Fan is transplanted from Victorian London to Italy’s Amalfi Coast in this handsome adaptation, featuring Scarlett Johansson and Helen Hunt. (2004) 10 a.m., IFC
Saturday, Aug. 25
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The Razor’s Edge
Tyrone Power plays a disillusioned World War I vet on a spiritual quest in the original film version of W. Somerset Maugham’s novel. With Best Supporting Actress Anne Baxter. (1946) 8 p.m., TCM
Monday, Aug. 27
The Banger Sisters
Susan Sarandon and Goldie Hawn are appealing as former rock groupies—one now settled down—who reunite after 20 years. (2002) 8:20 p.m., Sundance
Tuesday, Aug. 28
Say Anything…
A love-struck underachiever comes between a dad and his daughter in Cameron Crowe’s romantic comedy. John Cusack and Ione Skye star. (1989) 10:45 a.m., AMC
Thursday, Aug. 30
The Guard
Dark wit fills this offbeat comedy-thriller, in which a maverick cop teams up with a by-the-book FBI agent. Brendan Gleeson and Don Cheadle star. (2011) 4:35 p.m., Starz
Saturday, Sept. 1
The Band Wagon
A fading movie hoofer lands in a troubled stage production in this funny musical, featuring Fred Astaire, Cyd Charisse, and the song “That’s Entertainment.” (1953) 8 p.m., TCM