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Monday, March 7

The Color of Money

Paul Newman won his only Best Actor Oscar when he returned to his role from The Hustler (1961) for this sequel directed by Martin Scorsese. Tom Cruise co-stars as Newman’s pool-playing protégé. (1986) 8 p.m., Cinemax

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Tuesday, March 8

I Was an Adventuress

Peter Lorre and Erich von Stroheim show surprising comedic chemistry as con men in this charming trifle, which ends with a George Balanchine ballet sequence. (1940) 7 a.m., FMC

Wednesday, March 9

Away From Her

Julie Christie was nominated for an Oscar for this moving drama about a long-married couple facing Alzheimer’s. (2006) 12:15 p.m., IFC

Thursday, March 10

The Verdict

Paul Newman plays an alcoholic lawyer trying to make a comeback with a malpractice case against a Catholic hospital. (1982) 8 p.m., FMC

Friday, March 11

All Quiet on the Western Front

Classic anti-war drama, starring Lew Ayres as a young German recruit enduring the horrors of World War I. (1930) 8 p.m., TCM

Saturday, March 12

Crocodile Dundee

This low-budget comedy about an Australian crocodile hunter’s New York City adven­tures became a box-office blockbuster and earned star Paul Hogan a Golden Globe. (1986) 3:30 p.m., AMC

Sunday, March 13

Joan of Arc

Ingrid Bergman reprised her stage role as the 15th-century French heroine and earned a Best Actress Oscar nomination. Adapted from a Maxwell Anderson play. With José Ferrer, who was also Oscar-nominated. (1948) 8 p.m., TCM