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Posted on: Tuesday, January 13, 2009

Tuesday's movie capsules

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From left, Jason Schwartzman, Adrien Brody and Owen Wilson play brothers in the Wes Anderson film "The Darjeeling Limited."

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Ryan Reynolds portrays dad Will Hayes and Abigail Breslin plays his daughter, Maya, in “Definitely, Maybe.”

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5 p.m. "Balto" 2 1/2 stars (1995, Adventure) Voices of Miriam Margolyes, Lola Bates-Campbell. Animated. A half-wolf saves children. Animated/live action.

TCM "Heaven Can Wait" 3 stars (1978, Fantasy) Warren Beatty, Julie Christie. An inept angel prematurely summons a pro football player. (AL, AS)

5:30 p.m. FX "I, Robot" 2 1/2 stars (2004, Science Fiction) Will Smith, Bridget Moynahan. A homicide detective tracks a dangerous robot in 2035. (AS, BN, V)

6 p.m. AMC "Clear and Present Danger" 3 stars (1994, Suspense) Harrison Ford, Willem Dafoe. A CIA chief combats Colombian drug cartels. (AL, V)

FLIX "Pretty Woman" 3 stars (1990, Romance-Comedy) Richard Gere, Julia Roberts. A corporate raider hires a hooker to act as a business escort. (AL, AS)

HBO2 "The Darjeeling Limited" 3 stars (2007, Comedy-Drama) Owen Wilson, Adrien Brody. A man takes his brothers on a train trip across India. (AL, AS)

MAX "Definitely, Maybe" 3 stars (2008, Romance-Comedy) Ryan Reynolds, Isla Fisher. A man's young daughter asks him about his romantic past. (AL, AS)

6:30 p.m. HBOF "I.Q." 3 stars (1994, Romance-Comedy) Tim Robbins, Meg Ryan. Albert Einstein tests his theories of romance on his niece. (AL, AS)

7 p.m. HALL "Ordinary Miracles" 2 1/2 stars (2005, Drama) Jaclyn Smith, Lyndsy Fonseca. A judge accepts custody of a troubled teen. 'TVPG'

TCM "The Big Chill" 3 stars (1983, Comedy-Drama) William Hurt, Glenn Close. A funeral reunites college friends from the 1960s. (AL, AS, BN)

8 p.m. FLIX "The Passion of Ayn Rand" 2 1/2 stars (1999, Drama) Helen Mirren, Eric Stoltz. Married writer Ayn Rand has an affair with a student. 'TVMA' (AL, MV, N, SSC)

MAX "Live Free or Die Hard" 3 stars (2007, Action) Bruce Willis, Justin Long. America's computers fall under attack. (AL, AS, V)

8:15 p.m. HBOF "The Thing About My Folks" 2 stars (2005, Comedy-Drama) Peter Falk, Paul Reiser. A man and his father bond during a road trip. (AL, AS)

9 p.m. AMC "The Hunt for Red October" 3 1/2 stars (1990, Suspense) Sean Connery, Alec Baldwin. Moscow, D.C. and CIA analyst track rogue Soviet captain and sub. (AL, V)

TCM "Annie Hall" 4 stars (1977, Comedy) Woody Allen, Diane Keaton. A New York comic struggles with an on-and-off romance. (AL, AS)

9:40 p.m. TMC "Raw Deal" 2 stars (1986, Action) Arnold Schwarzenegger, Kathryn Harrold. Ex-FBI agent wipes out Chicago mob. (AL, AS, GV)

9:45 p.m. FLIX "Maniac Cop 2" 2 stars (1991, Horror) Robert Davi, Claudia Christian. A presumed-dead cop returns to the streets for vengeance. (AL, AS, BN, GV)

9:55 p.m. HBOF "Unaccompanied Minors" 2 stars (2006, Comedy) Dyllan Christopher, Tyler James Williams. A snowstorm strands youths in an airport during the holidays. (AL, AS)

10 p.m. HBO2 "RENO 911!: Miami" 2 stars (2007, Comedy) Thomas Lennon, Ben Garant. Bumbling Nevada officers attend a police convention in Florida. (AL, AS, N)

10:30 p.m. IFC "11:14" 3 stars (2003, Comedy-Drama) Henry Thomas, Blake Heron. The lives of 10 people converge in a small town. (AL, AS, V)

10:50 p.m. LMN "Guilt by Association" 2 stars (2002, Drama) Mercedes Ruehl, James Bulliard. A woman falls victim to unfair sentencing laws. 'TVPG'

11:15 p.m. FLIX "The Night They Raided Minsky's" 2 1/2 stars (1968, Musical Comedy) Jason Robards, Britt Ekland. A religious dancer joins a burlesque show and invents the striptease. (AS, BN)

11:25 p.m. HBO2 "The Art of War" 2 stars (2000, Suspense) Wesley Snipes, Anne Archer. A U.N. operative is framed for a Chinese diplomat's murder. (AL, AS, V)

11:30 p.m. HBOF "I'm Not Rappaport" 2 stars (1996, Drama) Walter Matthau, Ossie Davis. Two elderly New Yorkers face age-related persecution. (AS, MV)

12 a.m. AMC "An Officer and a Gentleman" 3 stars (1982, Drama) Richard Gere, Debra Winger. A hardened loner enlists in the Naval Aviation Corps. (AL, AS, N, V)

12:05 a.m. IFC "Gerry" 2 stars (2002, Drama) Casey Affleck, Matt Damon. Two same-named friends become stranded in the desert. (AL)

12:30 a.m. MAX "Man on Fire" 2 stars (1987, Drama) Scott Glenn, Jade Malle. A CIA agent rescues an industrialist's kidnapped daughter. (AL, GV)

TBS "Two for the Money" 2 1/2 stars (2005, Drama) Al Pacino, Matthew McConaughey. Two men handicap football games for high-rolling gamblers. (AL, AS, V)

1 a.m. FLIX "Hollow Reed" 3 1/2 stars (1996, Drama) Martin Donovan, Joely Richardson. Homosexuality, abuse are issues in custody battle. (AL, AS, V)