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Posted on: Sunday, January 18, 2009

Sunday's movie capsules

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From left, George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Elliot Gould and Don Cheadle star as part of a team assembled by a suave ex-con to rob a Vegas casino vault in "Ocean's Eleven," on TBS at 6 p.m.

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* H - represents star rankings

6:00 a.m. AMC "The Searchers" HHHH (1956, Western) John Wayne, Jeffrey Hunter. A Civil War hero spends five years searching for his niece.

MAX "Big Top Pee-wee" HH (1988, Comedy) Paul Reubens, Kris Kristofferson. Circus star's troupe down on Pee-wee Herman's strange farm. (AS)

TNT "Independence Day" HHH (1996, Science Fiction) Will Smith, Bill Pullman. Earthlings vs. evil aliens in 15-mile-wide ships. (AS, V)

6:30 a.m. IFC "Raging Bull" HHHH (1980, Biography) Robert De Niro, Cathy Moriarty. Oscar-winning study of former boxing champ Jake LaMotta. (AL, AS, V)

TMC "Ronin" HH1/2 (1998, Action) Robert De Niro, Jean Reno. Five espionage specialists must find a special briefcase. (AL, AS, GV)

7:00 a.m. BRV "Adaptation." HHH1/2 (2002, Comedy-Drama) Nicolas Cage, Meryl Streep. A neurotic screenwriter has trouble with a difficult book. (AL, AS, V)

COM "Stuck on You" HH1/2 (2003, Comedy) Matt Damon, Greg Kinnear. Conjoined twins star on a TV show with Cher. (AL, AS)

TCM "Father Goose" HHH1/2 (1965, Comedy) Cary Grant, Leslie Caron. A teacher and seven girls invade a loner's island lookout.

7:15 a.m. FLIX "Queen of the Stardust Ballroom" HHH (1975, Drama) Maureen Stapleton, Charles Durning. A widow meets a married mailman at a Bronx dance hall. 'TVPG'

TBS "Rat Race" HH (2001, Comedy) Rowan Atkinson, John Cleese. Gamblers frantically search for a bag containing $2 million. (AL, AS, BN)

7:30 a.m. fX "The Missing" HHH (2003, Western) Tommy Lee Jones, Cate Blanchett. A woman and her estranged father seek her kidnapped child. (AL, AS, V)

MAX "Doomsday" HH (2008, Action) Rhona Mitra, Malcolm McDowell. Disease specialists seek a cure for a deadly virus. (AL, AS, GV, N)

8:30 a.m. HBO2 "The Boxer" HH1/2 (1997, Drama) Daniel Day-Lewis, Emily Watson. A former boxer attempts to fight in war-torn Belfast. (AL, MV)

8:35 a.m. TMC "One Last Thing ..." HH (2005, Comedy-Drama) Cynthia Nixon, Michael Angarano. A terminally ill teen spends time with an obnoxious model. (AL, AS)

8:45 a.m. AMC "The Alamo" HH1/2 (2004, War) Dennis Quaid, Billy Bob Thornton. Outnumbered Texans fight to secede from Mexico. (AS, V)

9:00 a.m. FLIX "End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones" HHH (2003, Documentary) Rodney Bingenheimer, Danny Fields. Michael Gramaglia profiles punk rockers the Ramones. (AS)

LMN "Someone Else's Child" HH (1994, Docudrama) Lisa Hartman Black, Bruce Davison. The boy a woman is raising is not her natural son. 'TVPG'

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)

USA "City by the Sea" HHH (2002, Crime Drama) Robert De Niro, Frances McDormand. A detective's son is the prime suspect in a murder. (AL, AS, V)

9:15 a.m. TCM "Flower Drum Song" HHH (1961, Musical Comedy) Nancy Kwan, James Shigeta. A betrothed Chinese woman falls in love with another man.

9:20 a.m. MAX "Footloose" HH1/2 (1984, Drama) Kevin Bacon, Lori Singer. Hip teen moves to corn town where pastor taboos dancing. (AL)

9:30 a.m. HBOF "Nancy Drew" HH (2007, Mystery) Emma Roberts, Josh Flitter. The young sleuth probes a case in Hollywood. (AL, AS, MV)

TBS "You, Me and Dupree" HH1/2 (2006, Comedy) Owen Wilson, Kate Hudson. A jobless buddy moves in with two newlyweds. (AL, AS, BN)

9:45 a.m. IFC "Girl With a Pearl Earring" HHH (2003, Biography) Colin Firth, Scarlett Johansson. Artist Johannes Vermeer paints a portrait of his maid. (AS)

10:15 a.m. TMC "Party Girl" HH1/2 (1995, Drama) Parker Posey, Anthony DeSando. Wild New Yorker finds niche as library clerk. (AL, AS)

10:30 a.m. COM "Canadian Bacon" HH (1995, Comedy) Alan Alda, John Candy. Spin doctors concoct war with Canada. (AL, MV)

fX "The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen" HH (2003, Fantasy) Sean Connery, Shane West. Literary figures unite to stop a mad bomber. (AL, AS, V)

HBO2 "In the Land of Women" HH (2007, Comedy-Drama) Adam Brody, Meg Ryan. A young man moves in with his ailing grandmother. (AL, AS)

11:00 a.m. FLIX "Wise Blood" HHH1/2 (1979, Drama) Brad Dourif, Amy Wright. A backwoodsman turns to fire-and-brimstone preaching. (AL, AS)

TNT "Lethal Weapon 4" HH (1998, Action) Mel Gibson, Danny Glover. Detectives Riggs and Murtaugh battle Chinese mercenaries. (AL, V)

11:10 a.m. HBOF "Alvin and the Chipmunks" HH (2007, Comedy) Jason Lee, David Cross. Three singing chipmunks become pop sensations. (AS)

MAX "Hairspray" HHH (2007, Musical Comedy) John Travolta, Nikki Blonsky. A Baltimore girl becomes an overnight celebrity. (AL, AS)

11:30 a.m. FAM "Mean Girls" HHH (2004, Comedy) Lindsay Lohan, Rachel McAdams. A teen becomes friends with three cruel schoolmates. (AL, AS)

IFC "Separate Lies" HHH (2005, Drama) Tom Wilkinson, Emily Watson. A young heir threatens a couple's troubled marriage. (AL, AS)

TBS "The Pink Panther" HH (2006, Comedy) Steve Martin, Kevin Kline. A bumbling Frenchman probes the theft of a priceless gem. (AL, AS)

TCM "Heaven Can Wait" HHH (1978, Fantasy) Warren Beatty, Julie Christie. An inept angel prematurely summons a pro football player. (AL, AS)

USA "The Scorpion King" HH (2002, Adventure) The Rock, Steven Brand. A warrior battles an evil ruler and a sorceress. (AS, V)

11:45 a.m. AMC "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" HHH1/2 (1967, Western) Clint Eastwood, Eli Wallach. Three violent, determined men vie for a $200,000 treasure. (AS, V)

12:00 p.m. HALL "Mitch Albom's The Five People You Meet in Heaven" HH1/2 (2004, Drama) Jon Voight, Ellen Burstyn. Strangers and loved ones take a dead man back through his life. 'TVPG'

TMC "Home Room" HH (2003, Drama) Busy Philipps, Erika Christensen. Teens cope with the aftermath of a school shooting. (AL, AS, V)

12:30 p.m. COM "Wayne's World 2" HH1/2 (1993, Comedy) Mike Myers, Dana Carvey. A dead rock star tells Wayne to organize a big concert. (AL, AS)

12:45 p.m. HBOF "The Land Before Time V: The Mysterious Island" HH1/2 (1997, Adventure) Voices of Jeff Bennett, Aria Noelle Curzon. Animated. Young dinosaurs find their friend Chomper.

1:00 p.m. KFVE "King" HHH (1978, Biography) Paul Winfield, Cicely Tyson. The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King wins the Nobel Peace Prize. 'TVPG'

FLIX "Mr. Accident" HH1/2 (2000, Comedy) Yahoo Serious, Helen Dallimore. A disaster-prone janitor takes a job at an egg factory. (AL, AS)

HBO2 "Disturbia" HH1/2 (2007, Suspense) Shia LaBeouf, David Morse. A troubled youth suspects his neighbor is a serial killer. (AS, V)

IFC "Coastlines" HH (2002, Drama) Timothy Olyphant, Josh Brolin. A nurse has an affair with an ex-con from her wild past. (AL, AS)

SCI-FI "The Grudge" HH (2004, Horror) Sarah Michelle Gellar, Jason Behr. A woman and her boyfriend encounter vengeful spirits. (AS, V)

1:05 p.m. MAX "The Cable Guy" HH1/2 (1996, Comedy) Jim Carrey, Matthew Broderick. A cable television technician invades an architect's life. (AS)

1:15 p.m. TCM "The Mating Game" HH1/2 (1959, Romance-Comedy) Debbie Reynolds, Tony Randall. A farmer's daughter falls for an IRS investigator. (AS)

1:30 p.m. FAM "The Princess Diaries" HH1/2 (2001, Comedy) Julie Andrews, Anne Hathaway. An awkward teenager learns that she has royal blood.

fX "The 6th Day" HH1/2 (2000, Science Fiction) Arnold Schwarzenegger, Tony Goldwyn. A helicopter pilot is cloned without his consent. (AL, AS, V)

TBS "Sahara" HH1/2 (2005, Adventure) Matthew McConaughey, Steve Zahn. Adventurers search for a Confederate ship in Africa. (AS, V)

TNT "Wedding Crashers" HHH (2005, Comedy) Owen Wilson, Vince Vaughn. Partygoers spend a wild weekend with a politician's family. (AL, AS, N, SSC)

USA "Kiss the Girls" HH (1997, Suspense) Morgan Freeman, Ashley Judd. An escaped victim and a forensic expert trail a killer. (AL, AS, V)

2:00 p.m. LIFE "Odd Girl Out" HH (2005, Drama) Alexa Vega, Lisa Vidal. An ostracized teen sinks into despair. 'TV14'

2:15 p.m. TMC "Premium" HH1/2 (2006, Comedy-Drama) Dorian Missick, Zoe Saldana. A struggling actor tries to win back his ex-lover. (AL, AS)

2:30 p.m. COM "Barbershop" HH1/2 (2002, Comedy) Ice Cube, Anthony Anderson. A barbershop owner considers selling his establishment. (AL, AS)

FLIX "Music From Another Room" HHH (1998, Romance) Jude Law, Gretchen Mol. A man believes he must marry an acquaintance from long ago. (AL, AS)

2:45 p.m. HBO2 "I Am Legend" HHH (2007, Science Fiction) Will Smith, Alice Braga. Bloodthirsty plague victims surround a lone survivor. (AS, V)

3:00 p.m. KFVE "King" HHH (1978, Biography) Paul Winfield, Cicely Tyson. The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King wins the Nobel Peace Prize. 'TVPG'

IFC "The Pope of Greenwich Village" HHH (1984, Drama) Eric Roberts, Mickey Rourke. Distant relatives pull a heist that angers a local mobster. (AL, AS, V)

TCM "Bye Bye Birdie" HHH (1963, Musical Comedy) Dick Van Dyke, Janet Leigh. Iowa songwriter sees chance when teen idol comes to town.

4:00 p.m. AMC "Joe Kidd" HHH (1972, Western) Clint Eastwood, Robert Duvall. A man becomes caught in a Mexican-American range war.

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

fX "I, Robot" HH1/2 (2004, Science Fiction) Will Smith, Bridget Moynahan. A homicide detective tracks a dangerous robot in 2035. (AS, BN, V)

LIFE "The Fantasia Barrino Story: Life Is Not a Fairy Tale" HH (2006, Biography) Fantasia Barrino, Loretta Devine. Singer Barrino wins the third season of "American Idol." 'TVPG'

TBS "Austin Powers in Goldmember" HH1/2 (2002, Comedy) Mike Myers, Beyonc"'e Knowles. Austin goes back to 1975 to rescue his captive father. (AL, AS)

TMC "The Field" HHH1/2 (1990, Drama) Richard Harris, John Hurt. An Irishman and an American fight over a plot of land. (AS, V)

TNT "Failure to Launch" HH (2006, Romance-Comedy) Matthew McConaughey, Sarah Jessica Parker. A man's parents hatch a plan to move him out of the house. (AL, AS, N)

USA "Open Range" HHH (2003, Western) Robert Duvall, Kevin Costner. Cattle herdsmen battle a ruthless rancher in 1882. (AL, AS, V)

4:15 p.m. FLIX "Marvin's Room" HHH (1996, Drama) Meryl Streep, Leonardo DiCaprio. Illness spurs a reunion between two long-estranged sisters. (AL, AS)

4:20 p.m. MAX "Doomsday" HH (2008, Action) Rhona Mitra, Malcolm McDowell. Disease specialists seek a cure for a deadly virus. (AL, AS, GV, N)

4:30 p.m. COM "Legally Blonde" HH1/2 (2001, Comedy) Reese Witherspoon, Luke Wilson. A sorority queen enrolls in Harvard to win back her boyfriend. (AL, AS)

5 p.m. HBOF "Transformers" HHH (2007, Action) Shia LaBeouf, Tyrese Gibson. Two races of robots wage war on Earth. (AL, AS, V)

SCI-FI "The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer" HH (2003, Suspense) Lisa Brenner, Steven Brand. Dark forces possess the wife of a wealthy industrialist. 'TV14' (AS, V)

TCM "Divorce American Style" HHH (1967, Comedy) Dick Van Dyke, Debbie Reynolds. A couple decides on divorce after 17 years of marriage.

TOON "Garfield" HH (2004, Comedy) Breckin Meyer, Jennifer Love Hewitt. Live action/animated. The cat tries to save a kidnapped dog. (AL, AS)

5:15 p.m. IFC "11:14" HHH (2003, Comedy-Drama) Henry Thomas, Blake Heron. The lives of 10 people converge in a small town. (AL, AS, V)

6 p.m. AMC "A Fistful of Dynamite" HHH (1972, Western) Rod Steiger, James Coburn. Two bank robbers become involved in the Mexican Revolution. (AS, V)

FAM "A Cinderella Story" HH (2004, Romance-Comedy) Hilary Duff, Jennifer Coolidge. A teenager meets a high-school quarterback online. (AL, AS)

FLIX "Sling Blade" HHH (1996, Drama) Billy Bob Thornton, Dwight Yoakam. A mentally impaired man with a violent past befriends a boy. (AL, AS, V)

ION "Human Trafficking" HH (2005, Crime Drama) Mira Sorvino, Donald Sutherland. Agents try to stop the enslavement of women and children. 'TV14'

LIFE "The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants" HHH (2005, Comedy-Drama) Amber Tamblyn, Alexis Bledel. Four teens keep in touch by passing along a pair of jeans. (AL, AS)

TBS "Ocean's Eleven" HHH (2001, Comedy-Drama) George Clooney, Matt Damon. A suave ex-con assembles a team to rob a casino vault. (AL, AS)

TMC "Zodiac" HHH1/2 (2007, Crime Drama) Jake Gyllenhaal, Mark Ruffalo. The Zodiac Killer terrorizes San Francisco in the 1960s and '70s. (AL, AS, V)

TNT "Last Holiday" HH1/2 (2006, Comedy) Queen Latifah, G"'erard Depardieu. A terminally ill woman lives it up on vacation. (AS)

6:15 p.m. MAX "Be Kind Rewind" HH1/2 (2008, Comedy) Jack Black, Mos Def. Two friends re-create a video store's obliterated inventory. (AS)

6:30 p.m. fX "The Day After Tomorrow" HH1/2 (2004, Action) Dennis Quaid, Jake Gyllenhaal. Global warming leads to worldwide natural disasters. (AS, V)

6:45 p.m. IFC "Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer" HHH1/2 (1988, Horror) Michael Rooker, Tracy Arnold. A murderer embarks on a reign of terror in the Midwest. (AL, AS, BN, GV)

7 p.m. KFVE "The Vanishing" HH (1993, Suspense) Jeff Bridges, Kiefer Sutherland. A woman's abduction leads her lover on a three-year search. (AL, V)

7:30 p.m. HBOF "The Bucket List" HH (2007, Comedy-Drama) Jack Nicholson, Morgan Freeman. Dying men make a list of things to do before they expire. (AL, AS)

7:35 p.m. TCM "The Cameraman" HHH (1928, Comedy) Buster Keaton, Marceline Day. Silent. A photographer hopes to win the heart of a secretary.

8 p.m. TNT "Last Holiday" HH1/2 (2006, Comedy) Queen Latifah, Gerard Depardieu. A terminally ill woman lives it up on vacation. (AS)

8:15 p.m. FLIX "The Man Who Wasn't There" HH1/2 (2001, Crime Drama) Billy Bob Thornton, Frances McDormand. A barber's unwise investment decision leads to murder. (AS, V)

IFC "The Pope of Greenwich Village" HHH (1984, Drama) Eric Roberts, Mickey Rourke. Distant relatives pull a heist that angers a local mobster. (AL, AS, V)

TBS "Ocean's Eleven" HHH (2001, Comedy-Drama) George Clooney, Matt Damon. A suave ex-con assembles a team to rob a casino vault. (AL, AS)

9 p.m. TCM "Le Million" HHH (1931, Comedy) Rene Lefebvre, Annabella. Two artists and racketeers race to find a lottery ticket.

9:15 p.m. HBOF "Dragnet" HH1/2 (1987, Comedy) Dan Aykroyd, Tom Hanks. Square Sgt. Joe Friday and his hip new sidekick in L.A. (AL, AS, BN)

9:30 p.m. AMC "Joe Kidd" HHH (1972, Western) Clint Eastwood, Robert Duvall. A man becomes caught in a Mexican-American range war.

HBO2 "The Shawshank Redemption" HHH1/2 (1994, Drama) Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman. Innocent man goes to a Maine prison for life in 1947. (AL, V)

10 p.m. TNT "The Perfect Man" HH (2005, Romance-Comedy) Hilary Duff, Heather Locklear. A teen invents a secret admirer for her mother. (AS)

10:15 p.m. FLIX "Mad Dog Time" HH (1996, Comedy-Drama) Ellen Barkin, Gabriel Byrne. Criminals collide when a mobster gets out of a mental ward. (AL, AS, V)

10:30 p.m. IFC "11:14" HHH (2003, Comedy-Drama) Henry Thomas, Blake Heron. The lives of 10 people converge in a small town. (AL, AS, V)

TCM "Major Dundee" HHH (1965, Western) Charlton Heston, Richard Harris. A Union major leads convict-volunteers against the Apaches.

TMC "Ronin" HH1/2 (1998, Action) Robert De Niro, Jean Reno. Five espionage specialists must find a special briefcase. (AL, AS, GV)

10:45 p.m. TBS "Rat Race" HH (2001, Comedy) Rowan Atkinson, John Cleese. Gamblers frantically search for a bag containing $2 million. (AL, AS, BN)

10:50 p.m. LMN "In the Best Interest of the Children" HH (1992, Drama) Sarah Jessica Parker, Sally Struthers. A woman tries to win back custody of her children. 'TVPG'

11 p.m. COM "Kung Fu Hustle" HHH (2004, Action) Stephen Chow, Yuen Wah. An aspiring hoodlum proves his mettle. (AL, AS, V)

11:05 p.m. HBOF "Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie" HH1/2 (1996, Comedy) Michael J. Nelson, Trace Beaulieu. An astronaut and his robots are forced to view a bad movie. (AL)

11:30 p.m. AMC "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" HHH1/2 (1967, Western) Clint Eastwood, Eli Wallach. Three violent, determined men vie for a $200,000 treasure. (AS, V)

MAX "Tenacious D in: The Pick of Destiny" HH (2006, Comedy) Jack Black, Kyle Gass. JB and KG form rock group Tenacious D. (AL, AS)

11:55 p.m. HBO2 "The Art of War" HH (2000, Suspense) Wesley Snipes, Anne Archer. A U.N. operative is framed for a Chinese diplomat's murder. (AL, AS, V)

12 a.m. KFVE "Cops and Robbersons" HH (1994, Comedy) Chevy Chase, Jack Palance. Police move in with family to watch a criminal next door. (AL, AS, BN, MV)

FLIX "Nurse Betty" HHH (2000, Comedy) Morgan Freeman, Ren"'ee Zellweger. A delusional waitress imagines a TV doctor pines for her. (AL, AS, V)

IFC "Girl With a Pearl Earring" HHH (2003, Biography) Colin Firth, Scarlett Johansson. Artist Johannes Vermeer paints a portrait of his maid. (AS)

TNT "Romy and Michele's High School Reunion" HH1/2 (1997, Comedy) Mira Sorvino, Lisa Kudrow. Two dizzy underachievers pose as successful career gals. (AL)

12:03 a.m. USA "Open Range" HHH (2003, Western) Robert Duvall, Kevin Costner. Cattle herdsmen battle a ruthless rancher in 1882. (AL, AS, V)

12:35 a.m. TMC "Johns" HH (1996, Drama) Lukas Haas, David Arquette. Two hustlers turn tricks to earn some much-needed cash. (AL, AS, SSC, V)

1:00 a.m. TBS "Bad News Bears" HH1/2 (2005, Comedy) Billy Bob Thornton, Greg Kinnear. A former baseball player coaches misfit Little Leaguers. (AL, AS)

TCM "The Search" HHHH (1948, Drama) Montgomery Clift, Ivan Jandl. An American soldier befriends a 9-year-old homeless boy.

1:35 a.m. HBOF "Transformers" HHH (2007, Action) Shia LaBeouf, Tyrese Gibson. Two races of robots wage war on Earth. (AL, AS, V)

MAX "Dead Presidents" HH1/2 (1995, Drama) Larenz Tate, Keith David. A jobless Vietnam vet and his buddies organize a heist. (AL, AS, GV)

1:45 a.m. IFC "Mon Oncle Antoine" HHH (1971, Drama) Jean Duceppe, Olivette Thibault. A boy comes of age in rural 1940s Canada.

2:00 a.m. FLIX "Bangkok Dangerous" HH1/2 (2000, Suspense) Pawalit Mongkolpisit, Premsinee Ratanasopha. A hit-man turns against the gangsters who control him. (AS, GV)

3:00 a.m. TCM "None but the Lonely Heart" HHH (1944, Drama) Cary Grant, Ethel Barrymore. Lazy cockney's dying mother guides him in World War II London.

3:35 a.m. MAX "Tony Rome" HHH (1967, Crime Drama) Frank Sinatra, Jill St. John. A Miami private investigator uncovers murder and blackmail. (AS, V)

3:50 a.m. FLIX "Equinox" HH (1970, Horror) Edward Connell, Barbara Hewitt. Four teens encounter demons in the mountains of California. (AS, V)

4:00 a.m. TMC "Pride" HH1/2 (2007, Drama) Terrence Howard, Bernie Mac. A man starts an all-black swim team in 1970s Philadelphia. (AL, AS, V)

4:15 a.m. AMC "Drums Along the Mohawk" HHH (1939, Historical Drama) Claudette Colbert, Henry Fonda. Colonial homesteaders contend with war and Indian raids.

5:00 a.m. HBO2 "TMNT" HH (2007, Action) Voices of Chris Evans, Sarah Michelle Gellar. Animated. The turtles take on an industrialist's monstrous army. (AL, AS, V)

TCM "Johnny Belinda" HHH1/2 (1948, Drama) Jane Wyman, Lew Ayres. A doctor brings love to a deaf-mute rape victim in Nova Scotia.

5:05 a.m. IFC "Eulogy" HH (2004, Comedy) Hank Azaria, Jesse Bradford. A dysfunctional family gathers for a patriarch's funeral. (AL, AS)

5:15 a.m. FLIX "The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman" HHH (1974, Drama) Cicely Tyson, Odetta. A 110-year-old black woman reflects on her eventful life. 'TVPG'

5:30 a.m. MAX "Panther" HH1/2 (1995, Drama) Kadeem Hardison, Bokeem Woodbine. A young man becomes swept up in the Black Panther movement. (AL, V)