Monday, May 23
Shadow on the Wall
An intriguing psychological thriller about a child who’s stricken with amnesia after witnessing a murder. With Ann Sothern, Gigi Perreau, and Nancy Davis. (1950) 6:30 p.m., TCM
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Tuesday, May 24
Anna and the King of Siam
This drama, which was the basis of the musical The King and I, drew its story from the 1870s memoirs of a British governess who’d served in the royal court of Siam. Irene Dunne and Rex Harrison star. (1946) 1:30 p.m., FMC
Wednesday, May 25
The Hurricane
Denzel Washington received a Best Actor Oscar nomination for his portrayal of boxer Rubin “Hurricane” Carter, whose triple-murder conviction was overturned after he’d spent 20 years in prison. (1999) 10 p.m., AMC
Thursday, May 26
Good Morning, Vietnam
Robin Williams’s high-energy performance as Adrian Cronauer, a controversial military-radio disc jockey, earned the actor a Best Actor Oscar nod. (1987) 7:10 a.m., Cinemax
Friday, May 27
All That Jazz
Director Bob Fosse drew on the excesses of his own life for this semiautobiographical musical fantasy. Fosse stand-in Roy Scheider was nominated for both an Oscar and a Golden Globe. (1979) 8 p.m., FMC
Saturday, May 28
Apocalypse Now Redux
Francis Ford Coppola’s recut of his troubled but often brilliant Vietnam War epic added almost an hour of new material to the landmark 1979 film. (2001) 8 p.m., AMC
Sunday, May 29
They Were Expendable
Director John Ford’s patriotic but realistic naval drama focuses on the role of PT boats in the Philippines during World War II. Robert Montgomery and John Wayne star. (1945) 5:30 p.m., TCM
