Monday, April 19
Pulp Fiction
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Tuesday
Strictly Ballroom
This exuberant comedy-romance, set during a ballroom-dancing competition, was Baz Luhrmann’s directorial debut. (1992) 12:05 p.m., IFC
Wednesday
The Thomas Crown Affair
Big-screen televisions are perfect for the split-screen sequences in this romantic caper featuring Steve McQueen and Faye Dunaway. (1968) 8 p.m., TCM
Thursday
In the Heat of the Night
Five Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Actor (Rod Steiger), went to this drama about the uneasy alliance between a white Southern sheriff and an African-American detective (Sidney Poitier). (1967) 7 a.m., Cinemax
Friday
2001: A Space Odyssey
Director Stanley Kubrick’s dazzling science-fiction epic, about humanity’s contact with an enigmatic alien intelligence, is a National Film Registry selection. (1968) 8 p.m., TCM
Saturday
No Highway in the Sky
In this thriller, James Stewart is scarily convincing as an eccentric scientist who fears that the plane he is on will crash. With Marlene Dietrich. (1951) 10 a.m., FMC
Sunday
The Crying Game
Stephen Rea plays an IRA agent who honors his vow to a hostage, with surprising results. Writer/director Neil Jordan won an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay. (1992) 8:05 p.m., IFC
