Monday, April 13
Bring It On (2000)
A charming, energetic comedy about rival high school cheerleading squads—one from an affluent white suburb, the other from the inner city. With Kirsten Dunst and Gabrielle Union. 8 p.m., Encore
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Real-life Chicago mobster Sam Cardinelli inspired this crime saga, in which Edward G. Robinson utters the famous line, “Mother of mercy, is this the end of Rico?” 7:30 a.m., TCM
A bleak, critically acclaimed drama about disintegrating relationships and murder in a small town, starring Sam Rockwell and Kate Beckinsale. From Stewart O’Nan’s novel. 9:30 a.m., Cinemax
In Alfred Hitchcock’s riveting remake of his own 1934 drama, James Stewart is an innocent American abroad who becomes embroiled in an assassination plot. 10 p.m., TCM
From director David Cronenberg’s early days, a low-budget but effective sci-fi chiller involving a secret race of telepaths. Starring Jennifer O’Neill. 10:35 p.m., TMC
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