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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

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