Movies on TV
Highlights for each day of the week
Monday, June 7
Man on the Moon
Jim Carrey plays Andy Kaufman, the comedian whose antics were so bizarre that some suspected his 1984 death might be a hoax. (1999) 10 a.m., AMC
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Tuesday
Diabolique
Two women scheme to murder a faithless schoolmaster in this suspense masterpiece. Simone Signoret and Vera Clouzot (wife of director Henri-Georges Clouzot) star. (1954) 4:45 p.m., IFC
Wednesday
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The Sixth Sense
Six Oscar nominations went to director M. Night Shyamalan’s thriller about a boy who communicates with the dead. With Bruce Willis and Haley Joel Osment. (1999) 9:35 p.m., Encore
Thursday
Room at the Top
This angry-young-man drama stars Laurence Harvey as a social climber who trades love for success. Simone Signoret won a Best Actress Oscar. (1959) 10 p.m., TCM
Friday
Apollo 13
Ron Howard’s gripping drama about the near-disastrous Apollo 13 lunar mission of 1970, with Tom Hanks, Bill Paxton, Kevin Bacon, and Ed Harris. (1995) 3 p.m., HBO
Saturday
This vintage blockbuster—featuring Clark Gable, Jeanette MacDonald, and Best Actor Oscar nominee Spencer Tracy—climaxes with the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. (1936) 8 p.m., TCM
Sunday
Stormy Weather
Lena Horne sang the title tune in this musical showcase, which featured prominent African-American performers of the day, including Cab Calloway, Fats Waller, and Bill “Bojangles” Robinson. (1943) 8 a.m., FMC
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