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
