Movies on TV
Highlights for each day of the week
Monday, July 16
Rudyard Kipling’s Jungle Book
This colorful live-action adaptation of Kipling’s classic children’s fables was nominated for four Academy Awards. Young Indian actor Sabu stars as the jungle boy Mowgli. (1942) 8 p.m., TCM
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Tuesday, July 17
Choose Me
Geneviève Bujold portrays a radio sex therapist with romantic problems of her own in one of the best of Alan Rudolph’s quirky comedy-dramas. With Lesley Ann Warren. (1984) 10:15 a.m., IFC
Wednesday, July 18
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Ghost World
Thora Birch and Scarlett Johansson portray teenage outcasts in this well-observed portrait of suburban despair, adapted from a Daniel Clowes graphic novel. (2001) 8 p.m., Sundance
Thursday, July 19
From Russia With Love
The second James Bond thriller, in which 007 becomes involved with a lovely defector, remains one of the best. Sean Connery stars. (1963) 8 p.m., Encore
Friday, July 20
Gypsy
Natalie Wood plays striptease artist Gypsy Rose Lee in the fine film version of the classic Broadway musical. (1962) 3:15 p.m., TCM
Saturday, July 21
Contagion
Steven Soderbergh directed this unsettling cautionary thriller about a deadly worldwide pandemic. The ensemble cast includes Matt Damon, Kate Winslet, and Jude Law. (2011) 8 p.m., HBO
Sunday, July 22
The Sum of All Fears
Succeeding Harrison Ford in the role of intelligence analyst Jack Ryan, Ben Affleck proves easily up to the task in this techno-thriller based on a Tom Clancy novel. (2002) 11:45 a.m., AMC
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August 28 editorial cartoons
Cartoons Thursday’s political cartoons include Taylor Swift's wedding bells, Donald Trump's objections to mail-in voting, and thoughts and prayers
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How Israel's 'Legitimisation Cell' is justifying journalist killings in Gaza
The Explainer Evidence suggests a secret intelligence unit is portraying Palestinian journalists as Hamas operatives
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Why the world is going mad about Taylor Swift's wedding
The pop star unveiled diamond ring in cosy snaps with fiancé Travis Kelce earlier this week