Monday, June 11
The Shanghai Gesture
Oscar-nominated art direction and the beauty of Gene Tierney compensate for the slow pace of director Josef von Sternberg’s delirious piece of exotica, set in a Shanghai gambling den. (1942) 10:30 a.m., TCM
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Tuesday, June 12
Everlasting Moments
In the early 1900s, an abused Swedish housewife’s life changes when she wins a camera in a lottery and embarks on a new career. Maria Heiskanen stars. (2008) 12:45 p.m., Sundance
Wednesday, June 13
The Darjeeling Limited
Owen Wilson, Adrien Brody, and Jason Schwartzman portray brothers on a train journey across India in a characteristically quirky comedy from director Wes Anderson. (2007) 9 a.m., AMC
Thursday, June 14
Born on the Fourth of July
Tom Cruise portrays real-life Vietnam vet Ron Kovic in the story of Kovic’s journey from gung-ho Marine to anti-war activist. Director Oliver Stone won an Oscar. (1989) 5:45 p.m., Cinemax
Friday, June 15
Gojira
Better known as Godzilla, this Japanese film introduced the giant monster—a metaphor for nuclear apocalypse. (1954) 8 p.m., TCM
Saturday, June 16
Crazy, Stupid, Love
A middle-aged man on the brink of divorce (Steve Carell) is tutored in the ways of the dating scene by a swinging young single (Ryan Gosling). With Julianne Moore. (2011) 8 p.m., HBO
Sunday, June 17
The Deep End
Tilda Swinton and Lake Tahoe are the stars of this twisty drama about a mother who tries to protect her son from a murder rap, only to fall prey to blackmail. (2001) Noon, Sundance
