Movies on TV
Highlights for each day of the week
Monday, Feb. 28
The War of the Roses
Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner received Golden Globe nominations as a husband and wife who take their divorce battle to extremes. With Danny DeVito, who also directed. (1989) 8 p.m., FMC
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Tuesday, March 1
A Star Is Born
The original version of the classic about an up-and-coming actress who eclipses her matinee-idol husband. Janet Gaynor and Fredric March star. (1937) 10:30 a.m., TCM
Wednesday, March 2
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Calendar Girls
This comedy about British housewives who pose nude for a calendar to raise money for charity was inspired by real events. Helen Mirren and Julie Walters lead the cast. (2003) 3:45 p.m., IFC
Thursday, March 3
The Way We Were
The rocky romance between a Jewish activist and a preppy screenwriter plays out against the political upheavals of the mid-20th century. Barbra Streisand and Robert Redford star. (1973) 10 a.m., TCM
Friday, March 4
Nobody’s Fool
Paul Newman earned a Best Actor Oscar nomination as an aging wastrel confronting responsibility late in life. With Jessica Tandy in her final performance. (1994) 7:05 a.m., Cinemax
Saturday, March 5
The Last Station
Christopher Plummer portrays Leo Tolstoy in this drama about the writer’s last days and the battle over his legacy. Helen Mirren plays his wife and was nominated for a Best Actress Golden Globe. (2009) 9 p.m., Starz
Sunday, March 6
Taxi Driver
Robert De Niro had one of his most memorable roles as an alienated Vietnam vet who succumbs to paranoia while driving a cab through nighttime New York City. (1976) 3 p.m., AMC
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