Movies on TV
Monday, July 25
The Italian Job
Thieves plot an elaborate revenge on a crewmate who double-crossed them after an equally elaborate Venice heist. Edward Norton, Charlize Theron, and three scene-stealing Mini Coopers shine. (2003) 3:30 p.m., AMC
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Tuesday, July 26
My Favorite Year
Doing his best Errol Flynn impersonation, Peter O’Toole plays a tipsy film idol chosen to guest-star on a variety show during the golden age of television. O’Toole garnered an Oscar nomination. (1982) 3:15 p.m., TCM
Wednesday, July 27
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City of Men
In this follow-up to the award-winning City of God, two childhood friends are caught up in gang violence in the slums of Rio de Janeiro. (2007) 3:30 p.m., IFC
Thursday, July 28
Princess Tam Tam
The legendary Josephine Baker stars in this musical comedy as a saucy Tunisian masquerading in Paris as an Indian princess. The film was banned in the U.S. for toying with the idea of interracial romance. (1935) 8 p.m., TCM
Friday, July 29
Liar Liar
Jim Carrey plays a driven attorney magically rendered incapable of telling an untruth for 24 hours. (1997) 9:30 p.m., Cinemax
Saturday, July 30
The Town
Ben Affleck directed this thriller and stars as a criminal who falls for the manager of a bank that his gang robbed. Jeremy Renner was Oscar-nominated for Best Supporting Actor. (2010) 8 p.m., HBO
Sunday, July 31
An Unmarried Woman
This drama about a Manhattan divorcée’s journey to self-reliance picked up Oscar nominations for Best Picture and for its star, Jill Clayburgh. (1978) 8 p.m., FMC
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