Movies on TV
Highlights for each day of the week
Monday, Jan. 30
The Long, Hot Summer
Paul Newman won a Best Actor award at Cannes for director Martin Ritt’s adaptation of a William Faulkner story. Joanne Woodward and Anthony Franciosa also star. (1958) 7:05 a.m., Cinemax
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Tuesday, Jan. 31
WarGames
A computer hacker strays into a top-secret Pentagon computer and nearly triggers nuclear war in this thriller, which was nominated for three Oscars. Matthew Broderick and Ally Sheedy star. (1983) 8 p.m., AMC
Wednesday, Feb. 1
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Rear Window
Wheelchair-bound photographer James Stewart gets more than he bargained for when he spies on a neighboring building. A Hitchcock classic, co-starring Grace Kelly. (1954) 6:05 a.m., Encore
Thursday, Feb. 2
The Dead
Director John Huston’s final film is an elegiac adaptation of a James Joyce story in which a family gathering spurs memories of a woman’s long-lost love. Huston’s daughter Anjelica stars. (1987) 11:15 a.m., IFC
Friday, Feb. 3
A Passage to India
Eleven Oscar nominations greeted this adaptation of E.M. Forster’s novel about an alleged 1920s rape that roiled British-Indian relations. (1984) 11:30 p.m., TCM
Saturday, Feb. 4
Rio
An upbeat animated musical about a macaw who finds romance in Brazil’s party capital. (2011) 8 p.m., HBO
Sunday, Feb. 5
The Ladykillers
Little does a landlady suspect that she’s renting her flat to a criminal mastermind planning a heist. Alec Guinness, Peter Sellers, and Katie Johnson star in this classic black comedy. (1955) 6:15 p.m., TCM
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