Wednesday, Dec. 23
The Big Sleep
Even co-screenwriter William Faulkner admitted he couldn’t explain the plot of this whodunit, based on Raymond Chandler’s novel. But it’s a classic nonetheless. Starring Humphrey Bogart as gumshoe Philip Marlowe. (1946) 10 p.m., TCM
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Saturday, Dec. 26
Revolutionary Road
Titanic co-stars Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio reunited for the film adaptation of Richard Yates’ novel about a suburban couple struggling to break free of Eisenhower-era conformity. (2008) 9 p.m., HBO
Wednesday, Dec. 30
Beat the Devil
Truman Capote and director John Huston co-wrote this offbeat spoof of film noir thrillers. Starring Humphrey Bogart. (1953) 11:30 p.m., TCM
Saturday, Jan. 2
The Soloist
Stars Jamie Foxx and Robert Downey Jr. won critical praise for this fact-based biodrama about Nathaniel Ayers, a Juilliard-trained cello prodigy reduced to homelessness by schizophrenia. (2009) 8 p.m., HBO
Monday, Jan. 4
The Slaughter Rule
Sensitive performances by Ryan Gosling and David Morse stand out in this indie drama about a Montana teenager who comes of age on a six-man football team. (2002) 5:30 p.m., IFC
Thursday, Jan. 7
The Big Red One
Director Samuel Fuller’s service in the 1st Infantry Division informed this grim and gritty World War II epic. Lee Marvin stars. (1980) 12:30 p.m., AMC
Sunday, Jan. 10
Bus Stop
Marilyn Monroe had one of her best roles as a lounge singer abducted by a lovestruck cowboy. Don Murray co-stars. (1956) 1:30 p.m., FMC
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