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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

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