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Monday, March 29

The Queen

Helen Mirren won a Best Actress Oscar for her portrayal of Queen Elizabeth II as she endured the harsh public spotlight following the death of Princess Diana. (2006) 8 p.m., AMC

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Tuesday

Dersu Uzala

This adaptation of a Russian explorer’s memoir about his trek through the Siberian wilderness won a Best Foreign Film Oscar and revived director Akira Kurosawa’s career. (1975) 8 p.m., TCM

Wednesday

Traffic

Four Oscars, including Best Director (Steven Soderbergh) and Supporting Actor (Benicio Del Toro) went to this drama, which portrayed the international drug trade from four different perspectives. (2000) 8 p.m., AMC

Thursday

Howl’s Moving Castle

From traditional-animation virtuoso Hayao Miyazaki (Spirited Away), a phantasmagorical fantasy about a young girl transformed into a wizened hag by a witch’s spell. (2004) 1:35 p.m., IFC

Friday

Cast Away

Tom Hanks earned a Best Actor Oscar nomination as a plane-crash survivor who wages a lonely battle for survival on a deserted Pacific island. With Helen Hunt. (2000) 10 p.m., Cinemax

Saturday

Duplicity

This witty, romantic espionage thriller stars Clive Owen and Julia Roberts as corporate spies pursuing a revolutionary formula—and each other. (2009) 8 p.m., HBO

Sunday

The Piano Tuner of Earthquakes

A bizarre but visually gorgeous fantasy about a beautiful singer killed and reanimated by an evil inventor. (2005) 10 p.m., Sundance