Movies on TV
Highlights for each day of the week
Monday, Dec. 20
I Wake Up Screaming
One of the earliest noir films stars Victor Mature as a talent promoter who falls for the sister of the girl he’s accused of murdering. With Betty Grable. (1941) 11:30 a.m., FMC
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Wednesday, Dec. 22
True Grit
John Wayne won his only Oscar as an aging marshal hired by a teenage girl to avenge her father’s murder. The telecast coincides with the release of a remake starring Jeff Bridges. (1969) 8 p.m., TCM
Saturday, Dec. 25
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Up in the Air
George Clooney received a Best Actor Oscar nomination for his portrayal of a corporate downsizer who begins to question his rootless life. (2009) 10 p.m., Cinemax
Monday, Dec. 27
Angels & Demons
Tom Hanks reprises his Da Vinci Code role in this far-fetched but fast-moving sequel, about a plot to destroy the Vatican. (2009) 9:50 p.m., Starz
Thursday, Dec. 30
Back to the Future
The iconic sci-fi comedy, starring Michael J. Fox as a California teen accidentally catapulted 30 years into the past, is followed by its 1989 and ’90 sequels, at 8:30 and 11 p.m. (1985) 6 p.m., AMC
Monday, Jan. 3
Shanghai Express
Oscar-winning cinematography and the sex appeal of Marlene Dietrich highlight this stylish melodrama set aboard a train crossing civil-war-torn China. (1932) 8 p.m., TCM
Wednesday, Jan. 5
My Cousin Rachel
A young heir falls in love with his cousin despite his growing suspicion that she is a murderess. Richard Burton and Olivia de Havilland star. (1952) 9 a.m., FMC
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