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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

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