Monday, May 21
Standing in the Shadows of Motown
This award-winning documentary spotlights the uncredited studio musicians known as the Funk Brothers, who helped craft some of Motown’s biggest hits. (2002) 10:45 p.m., Sundance
Subscribe to The Week
Escape your echo chamber. Get the facts behind the news, plus analysis from multiple perspectives.
SUBSCRIBE & SAVE
Sign up for The Week's Free Newsletters
From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.
From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.
Tuesday, May 22
The Black Swan
Tyrone Power plays a lusty privateer in this old-fashioned but rousing swashbuckler. Maureen O’Hara co-stars. (1942) 6 a.m., FMC
Wednesday, May 23
Union Pacific
Cecil B. DeMille’s Western about the building of the transcontinental railroad won a Palme d’Or at Cannes. With Barbara Stanwyck and Joel McCrea. (1939) 10 p.m., TCM
Thursday, May 24
The Lady From Shanghai
Orson Welles directed and starred with then-wife Rita Hayworth in this visually dazzling mystery-adventure, which has its memorable climax in a hall of mirrors. (1948) 2 p.m., TCM
Friday, May 25
A Bridge Too Far
This World War II epic chronicles Operation Market Garden, a massive 1944 airborne maneuver that failed. The big cast includes Michael Caine and Sean Connery. (1977) 9 a.m., AMC
Saturday, May 26
Beginners
Ewan McGregor plays a man trying to resolve his feelings about his deceased father, who came out as gay late in life. With an Oscar-winning Christopher Plummer. (2010) 10 p.m., Cinemax
Sunday, May 27
Grizzly Man
Werner Herzog’s acclaimed documentary about Timothy Treadwell, who lived among Alaska’s grizzlies for years before he and his girlfriend were killed by one. (2005) 9:20 a.m., Sundance
The Velvet Sundown: viral band that doesn't actually exist
Retro tomatoes: a species of the plant is evolving backward
Snow what? 6 charming ski towns to visit during peak summer
