Movies on TV
Highlights for each day of the week
Monday, March 22
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
Steven Spielberg’s beloved fantasy about a boy who befriends a visitor from outer space earned nine Oscar nominations. (1982)
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2:45 p.m., HBO
Tuesday
Rashomon
The story of a rape and murder is told in highly divergent accounts in this cinematic landmark, part of a daylong marathon of Akira Kurosawa films marking the 100th anniversary of his birth. (1950) 8 p.m., TCM
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Wednesday
The Rose
Bette Midler was Oscar-nominated for her dramatic turn as a Janis Joplin–style rock singer on the road to self-destruction. (1979)
9 a.m., AMC
Thursday
House of Games
Plot twists abound when a psychiatrist gets involved with a crew of con artists. Lindsay Crouse and Joe Mantegna star in playwright David Mamet’s directorial debut. (1987) 1:30 p.m., IFC
Friday
Jason and the Argonauts
From a bronze giant to a skeleton army, this mythological adventure features some of Ray Harryhausen’s greatest stop-motion animation effects. Bernard Herrmann wrote the score. (1963) 8 p.m., TCM
Saturday
Frailty
Actor Bill Paxton delivers chills in his directorial debut, in which he also plays a father convinced that he has a
divine mission to slay demons.(2002) 11:30 a.m., Cinemax
Sunday
Decision Before Dawn
This espionage thriller about a German POW recruited to spy for the U.S. during World War II was a Best Picture Oscar nominee. With Oskar Werner. (1951) 1:30 p.m., FMC
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