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Monday, March 19

Meet Joe Black

A thoughtful (if lengthy) remake of Death Takes a Holiday, starring Brad Pitt as the embodiment of death and Anthony Hopkins as the media mogul he has come for. (1998) 1 p.m., AMC

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Tuesday, March 20

The Woman on the Beach

The final film that Jean Renoir made during his Hollywood years is a moody melodrama about a troubled Coast Guard vet in love with the wife of a blind painter. (1947) 9:30 a.m., TCM

Wednesday, March 21

How the West Was Won

This epic Western scored three Oscars and was nominated for five more, including Best Picture. With James Stewart, John Wayne, and Henry Fonda. (1963) 12:15 a.m., TCM

Thursday, March 22

Henry & June

The first film ever rated NC-17 was about author Henry Miller; his wife, June; and diarist Anaïs Nin. With Fred Ward, Uma Thurman, and Maria de Medeiros. (1990) 1:10 a.m., Cinemax

Friday, March 23

Ghost

Patrick Swayze, Demi Moore, and Whoopi Goldberg star in this fantasy-romance—now a Broadway musical—about a murdered New Yorker who still pines for his ex. (1990) 11:30 a.m., AMC

Saturday, March 24

O Brother, Where Art Thou?

The Coen brothers’ comic ode to The Odyssey follows three chain-gang escapees, including George Clooney. The hit soundtrack won a Grammy. (2000) 8 p.m., AMC

Sunday, March 25

Marie Antoinette

Sofia Coppola’s controversial portrait of the ill-fated teenage queen of France garnered both awards and boos at Cannes. Kirsten Dunst plays the title role. (2006) 3:15 p.m., IFC