Monday's movie capsules
Advertiser Staff
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5 p.m. HBOF "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial" (1982, Science Fiction) Henry Thomas, Dee Wallace. A California boy befriends a homesick alien. (AL, MV)
TCM "A Soldier's Story" (1984, Mystery) Howard E. Rollins Jr., Adolph Caesar. A Louisiana military base is the scene of racial strife. (AL, N, V)
6 p.m. AMC "Casino" (1995, Crime Drama) Robert De Niro, Sharon Stone. A mob employee makes a play for power in 1970s Las Vegas. (AL, AS, V)
fX "Fantastic Four" (2005, Action) Ioan Gruffudd, Jessica Alba. Cosmic radiation grants four people unusual powers. (AS, V)
HBO2 "Talk to Me" (2007, Biography) Don Cheadle, Chiwetel Ejiofor. Ralph "Petey" Greene becomes a '60s radio icon. (AL, AS)
WE "Sleeping With the Enemy" (1991, Suspense) Julia Roberts, Patrick Bergin. A woman takes drastic measures to flee her abusive husband. (AL, AS, V)
6:15 p.m. MAX "The Whole Nine Yards" (2000, Comedy) Bruce Willis, Matthew Perry. A former mob hit man becomes a meek dentist's neighbor. (AS, N, V)
7 p.m. HBOF "The Thing About My Folks" (2005, Comedy-Drama) Peter Falk, Paul Reiser. A man and his father bond during a road trip. (AL, AS)
IFC "Amores Perros" (2000, Suspense) Emilio Echevarria, Gael Garcia Bernal. The lives of three desperate people intertwine in Mexico City. (AL, AS, BN, GV)
SPIKE "The Hills Have Eyes" (2006, Horror) Aaron Stanford, Kathleen Quinlan. Bloodthirsty mutants hunt fresh meat. (AL, AS, GV)
8 p.m. BRV "The Queen" (2006, Biography) Helen Mirren, Michael Sheen. Queen Elizabeth II and Tony Blair struggle over a tragedy. (AL, AS)
FLIX "Lush Life" (1994, Drama) Jeff Goldblum, Forest Whitaker. A musician is stricken with a malignant brain tumor. (AL, AS)
MAX "Be Kind Rewind" (2008, Comedy) Jack Black, Mos Def. Two friends re-create a video store's obliterated inventory. (AS)
8:10 p.m. TMC "Hannibal Rising" (2007, Suspense) Gaspard Ulliel, Gong Li. Trauma endured during World War II warps young Hannibal Lecter's mind. (AL, AS, GV)
9 p.m. HBO2 "The Golden Compass" (2007, Fantasy) Nicole Kidman, Dakota Blue Richards. A child sets out on an epic quest to save her best friend. (AS, V)
TCM "A Dry White Season" (1989, Drama) Donald Sutherland, Winston Ntshona. A South African teacher rethinks his stand on human rights. (AL, AS, V)
9:35 p.m. IFC "American Psycho" (2000, Horror) Christian Bale, Willem Dafoe. An insane '80s-era yuppie indulges in kinky sex and mayhem. (AL, AS, GV)
10 p.m. AMC "The Package" (1989, Suspense) Gene Hackman, Joanna Cassidy. An Army officer is involved in an international conspiracy. (AL, V)
BRV "Bridget Jones's Diary" (2001, Romance-Comedy) Renee Zellweger, Colin Firth. A diet-obsessed woman looks for suitable husband material. (AL, SSC)
FLIX "Sex, Lies, and Videotape" (1989, Drama) James Spader, Andie MacDowell. A friend brings a couple's sexual insecurities to light. (AL, AS, BN, SSC)
10:15 p.m. TMC "The Amityville Horror" (1979, Horror) James Brolin, Margot Kidder. A family's Long Island home is possessed by evil spirits. (AL, AS, GV)
10:30 p.m. TBS "The Out-of-Towners" (1999, Comedy) Steve Martin, Goldie Hawn. Small-town Ohioans take a disaster-laden trip to New York. (AL, AS)
10:50 p.m. MAX "Feast" (2006, Horror) Navi Rawat, Krista Allen. Bar patrons battle ravenous monsters. (AL, AS, GV)
10:55 p.m. HBO2 "Darkman" (1990, Horror) Liam Neeson, Frances McDormand. A scientist seeks revenge on the thugs who disfigured him. (AL, AS, GV)
11 p.m. HBOF "The Land Before Time II: The Great Valley Adventure" (1994, Adventure) Voices of Jeff Bennett, Linda Gary. Animated. Young dinosaurs get into big trouble.
TCM "Intruder in the Dust" (1949, Drama) David Brian, Claude Jarman Jr.. A mob threatens a black man wrongly accused of murder.
11:20 p.m. IFC "Assassination Tango" (2002, Drama) Robert Duvall, Ruben Blades. An aging hit man woos a dancer in Argentina. (AL, AS, V)
12 a.m. TNT "Ali" (2001, Biography) Will Smith, Jamie Foxx. Based on the life story of legendary boxer Muhammad Ali. (AL, V)