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Posted on: Wednesday, January 14, 2009

Wednesday's movie capsules

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From left: Lindsay Lohan, Amanda Seyfried, Rachel McAdams and Lacey Chabert star in "Mean Girls" on ABC Family.

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Dennis Quaid plays a high-school baseball coach and teacher who makes one last try at pitching in the major leagues in “The Rookie” on TNT.

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James Van Der Beek stars in “The Rules of Attraction” on IFC.

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7 p.m. FAM "Mean Girls" 3 stars (2004, Comedy) Lindsay Lohan, Rachel McAdams. A teen becomes friends with three cruel schoolmates. (AL, AS)

IFC "Crash" 2 stars (1996, Drama) James Spader, Holly Hunter. Lovers get their sexual kicks by coupling to car crashes. (AL, SSC, V)

OXYG "Look Who's Talking" 2 1/2 stars (1989, Comedy) John Travolta, Kirstie Alley. An unwed mother's baby offers a running commentary on life. (AL, AS)

TMC "The Ferryman" 2 1/2 stars (2007, Horror) Kerry Fox, John Rhys-Davies. A murderous spirit possesses individuals aboard a cruise. (AL, AS, GV)

TNT "The Rookie" 3 stars (2002, Drama) Dennis Quaid, Rachel Griffiths. A high-school baseball coach tries out for the major league.

7:30 p.m. TCM "Irma La Douce" 3 1/2 stars (1963, Comedy) Shirley MacLaine, Jack Lemmon. An ex-policeman becomes a Paris streetwalker's protector.

7:45 p.m. FLIX "A Brother's Kiss" 3 stars (1997, Drama) Nick Chinlund, Michael Raynor. Two streetwise brothers cope with adulthood in East Harlem. (AL, GV, SSC)

8 p.m. AMC "Posse" 3 stars (1993, Western) Mario Van Peebles, Stephen Baldwin. Former soldiers defend a black township from KKK raiders. (AS, V)

HBO2 "Brokeback Mountain" 3 1/2 stars (2005, Romance) Heath Ledger, Jake Gyllenhaal. Two cowboys maintain a secret romance over many years. (AL, AS, N, V)

MAX "Over Her Dead Body" 2 stars (2008, Romance-Comedy) Eva Longoria Parker, Paul Rudd. A jealous ghost tries to destroy her groom's new romance. (AL, AS)

8:40 p.m. TMC "Black Snake Moan" 2 1/2 stars (2007, Drama) Samuel L. Jackson, Christina Ricci. A troubled bluesman takes in a severely beaten woman. (AL, AS, SSC, V)

8:45 p.m. IFC "American Psycho" 3 stars (2000, Horror) Christian Bale, Willem Dafoe. An insane '80s-era yuppie indulges in kinky sex and mayhem. (AL, AS, GV)

9 p.m. FAM "Mean Girls" 3 stars (2004, Comedy) Lindsay Lohan, Rachel McAdams. A teen becomes friends with three cruel schoolmates. (AL, AS)

9:15 p.m. TNT "The Rookie" 3 stars (2002, Drama) Dennis Quaid, Rachel Griffiths. A high-school baseball coach tries out for the major league.

9:30 p.m. FLIX "The Man Who Fell to Earth" 3 1/2 stars (1976, Science Fiction) David Bowie, Candy Clark. A visitor from a dry planet forms a big corporation. (AL, AS, N, SSC)

10 p.m. TCM "The Fortune Cookie" 3 stars (1966, Comedy-Drama) Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau. A litigious brother-in-law urges an injured TV cameraman to sue.

10:05 p.m. HBOF "Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise" 2 stars (1987, Comedy) Robert Carradine, Curtis Armstrong. The Tri-Lambdas attend a fraternity convention in Florida. (AL, AS)

10:10 p.m. MAX "Predator" 3 stars (1987, Science Fiction) Arnold Schwarzenegger, Carl Weathers. A team is stalked by an intergalactic trophy hunter. (AL, GV)

10:30 p.m. IFC "The Rules of Attraction" 2 stars (2002, Comedy-Drama) James Van Der Beek, Ian Somerhalder. Privileged collegians wallow in drugs and sex games. (AL, AS, N, SSC, V)

10:40 p.m. TMC "Harsh Times" 2 stars (2005, Crime Drama) Christian Bale, Freddy Rodriquez. A Gulf War veteran incites violence in Los Angeles. (AL, AS, GV)

11 p.m. TBS "Gothika" 2 stars (2003, Horror) Halle Berry, Robert Downey Jr. Strange events plague a confined psychologist. (AL, AS, N, V)

11:35 p.m. HBOF "Revenge of the Nerds III: The Next Generation" 2 stars (1992, Comedy) Robert Carradine, Ted McGinley. Adams College faces a threat from a nerd-hating alumnus. 'TV14'

11:55 p.m. HBO2 "After Alice" 2 1/2 stars (1999, Suspense) Kiefer Sutherland, Henry Czerny. A killer is obsessed with "Alice in Wonderland." (AL, AS, V)

12:15 a.m. TCM "Kotch" 3 1/2 stars (1971, Comedy-Drama) Walter Matthau, Deborah Winters. A grouchy old widower takes care of a pregnant teenager. (AS)

12:30 a.m. AMC "Hang 'Em High" 2 1/2 stars (1968, Western) Clint Eastwood, Inger Stevens. A rancher swears revenge on the men who tried to lynch him. (V)