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Posted on: Sunday, January 11, 2009

Sunday's Movie Capsules

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"The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift," left, airs on TNT tonight, while the blockbuster "Grease" airs on ABC Family.

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7 p.m. KFVE "The Commitments'' HHH1/2 (1991, Musical) Robert Arkins, Johnny Murphy. About the birth and success of an Irish soul band in North Dublin. (AL, AS, MV)

FAM "Grease'' HHH (1978, Musical) John Travolta, Olivia Newton-John. Disparate summer lovers meet again as high school seniors. (AL)

LMN "Sex, Lies & Obsession'' HH (2001, Drama) Harry Hamlin, Lisa Rinna. Mother must either help her husband or break up the family. 'TV14' (AS)

OXYG "Ocean's Twelve'' HHH (2004, Comedy-Drama) George Clooney, Brad Pitt. Indebted criminals plan an elaborate heist in Europe. (AL, AS)

SCI-FI "The Dark'' HH (2005, Horror) Maria Bello, Sean Bean. A woman meets a mysterious girl who supposedly died. (AL, AS, V)

SPIKE "Star Wars VI: Return of the Jedi'' HHH1/2 (1983, Science Fiction) Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford. Luke and his allies have a confrontation with Darth Vader. (AS, V)

TCM "Beyond the Rocks'' HH1/2 (1922, Romance) Gloria Swanson, Rudolph Valentino. Silent. A married woman has an affair with a handsome nobleman.

7:35 p.m. IFC "Black Caesar'' HH1/2 (1973, Crime Drama) Fred Williamson, Art Lund. Shrewd Tommy shoots his way to the top of the crime heap in Harlem. (AL, AS, BN, V)

7:45 p.m. TNT "The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift'' HH1/2 (2006, Action) Lucas Black, Zachery Ty Bryan. An American street racer takes on a Japanese champion. (AL, AS, V)

8 p.m. FLIX "Hiding Out'' HH (1987, Suspense) Jon Cryer, Keith Coogan. Fleeing Wall Street yuppie hides in a cousin's high school. (AL, AS, V)

HBO2 "The Contender'' HHH (2000, Suspense) Joan Allen, Gary Oldman. A vice presidential nominee refuses to testify about her past. (AL, SSC)

HBOF "Tucker: The Man and His Dream'' HHH (1988, Biography) Jeff Bridges, Joan Allen. An inventor struggles to produce a better, safer auto. (AL)

MAX "Another 48 HRS.'' HH1/2 (1990, Action) Eddie Murphy, Nick Nolte. A detective and a convict reunite to catch a drug kingpin. (AL, AS, BN, V)

8:15 p.m. TBS "The School of Rock'' HHH (2003, Comedy) Jack Black, Joan Cusack. An unemployed guitarist poses as a teacher. (AL, AS)

8:30 p.m. AMC "Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines'' HHH (2003, Science Fiction) Arnold Schwarzenegger, Nick Stahl. A cyborg protects John Connor from a superior model. (AL, AS, BN, GV)

9 p.m. DIS "Life-Size'' HH (2000, Fantasy) Jere Burns, Lindsay Lohan. A motherless child casts a spell that brings a doll to life. 'TVPG'

LMN "Tempted'' HH1/2 (2001, Suspense) Burt Reynolds, Saffron Burrows. A dying tycoon decides to test his wife's fidelity. (AL, SSC, V)

TCM "Wife for a Night'' HHH (1952, Comedy) Gino Cervi, Nadia Gray. A musician hires a courtesan to pose as his wife.

9:15 p.m. IFC "The Grey Zone'' HHH (2001, Historical Drama) David Arquette, Daniel Benzali. Jewish prisoners at a Nazi death camp plan a revolt. (AL, GV, N)

9:30 p.m. FAM "Grease'' HHH (1978, Musical) John Travolta, Olivia Newton-John. Disparate summer lovers meet again as high school seniors. (AL)

OXYG "Ocean's Twelve'' HHH (2004, Comedy-Drama) George Clooney, Brad Pitt. Indebted criminals plan an elaborate heist in Europe. (AL, AS)

9:45 p.m. FLIX "The Associate'' HHH (1996, Comedy) Whoopi Goldberg, Dianne Wiest. Wall Street whiz invents male partner to bag clients. (AS)

10 p.m. HBOF "Ferris Bueller's Day Off'' HHH (1986, Comedy) Matthew Broderick, Alan Ruck. A brash teen and his friends have an adventure in Chicago. (AL)

10:10 p.m. HBO2 "Talk to Me'' HHH (2007, Biography) Don Cheadle, Chiwetel Ejiofor. Ralph "Petey'' Greene becomes a '60s radio icon. (AL, AS)

10:30 p.m. TCM "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum'' HHHH (1966, Musical Comedy) Zero Mostel, Phil Silvers. In ancient Rome, a clever slave plots a hilarious escape. (AS)

11 p.m. AMC "Black Dog'' HH (1998, Action) Patrick Swayze, Meat Loaf. A trucker drives a suspicious shipment. (AL, AS, V)

11:05 p.m. IFC "Streamers'' HH1/2 (1983, Drama) Matthew Modine, Michael Wright. Vietnam recruits endure sexual, racial and social tensions. (AL, V)

11:30 p.m. TNT "Boyz N the Hood'' HHH1/2 (1991, Drama) Larry Fishburne, Ice Cube. Three boys become men in a tough L.A. neighborhood. (AL, AS, V)

11:45 p.m. FLIX "The Company of Wolves'' HHH (1985, Fantasy) Angela Lansbury, Sarah Patterson. Shape-shifting wolves menace a girl's dreams. (N, V)

HBOF "Home for the Holidays'' HH1/2 (1995, Comedy) Holly Hunter, Robert Downey Jr.. A woman dreads Thanksgiving with her eccentric family. (AL, AS)

12 a.m. USA "The Queen'' HHH1/2 (2006, Biography) Helen Mirren, Michael Sheen. Queen Elizabeth II and Tony Blair struggle over a tragedy. (AL, AS)

12:10 a.m. HBO2 "Romeo Must Die'' HH1/2 (2000, Action) Jet Li, Aaliyah. Asian and black gangsters vie for control of prime property. (AL, N, V)

12:45 a.m. MAX "Chain Reaction'' HH (1996, Action) Keanu Reeves, Morgan Freeman. A scientist and a machinist become caught in a conspiracy. (V)

12:50 a.m. TMC "Sand'' HH (2000, Drama) Michael Vartan, Julie Delpy. A drifter's past catches up to him in a small coastal town. (AS)