Monday's movie capsules
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6:00 a.m. fX ''Kung Pow: Enter the Fist'' (2002, Comedy) Steve Oedekerk, Lung Fai. A martial artist battles his evil arch-nemesis. (AL, AS, V)
6:15 a.m. AMC ''The Bridge on the River Kwai'' (1957, War) William Holden, Alec Guinness. A British colonel builds a bridge for his Japanese captor. (AS, MV)
TCM ''Satan Met a Lady'' (1936, Crime Drama) Bette Davis, Warren William. A private eye helps a woman find a valuable artifact.
6:35 a.m. IFC ''Fanny and Alexander'' (1982, Drama) Pernilla Allwin, Bertil Guve. A portrait of life in a Swedish theatrical family. (AL, AS, BN)
7:05 a.m. FLIX ''Billy Elliot'' (2000, Drama) Julie Walters, Jamie Bell. A British miner's son takes dancing lessons in secret. (AL)
7:15 a.m. TMC ''Deep Impact'' (1998, Drama) Robert Duvall, Tea Leoni. A large comet is on a collision course with Earth. (AL, V)
7:30 a.m. HBO2 ''P.S. I Love You'' (2007, Romance) Hilary Swank, Gerard Butler. A widow gets messages left by her husband to help her cope. (AS, BN)
MAX ''Chain Reaction'' (1996, Action) Keanu Reeves, Morgan Freeman. A scientist and a machinist become caught in a conspiracy. (V)
7:45 a.m. TCM ''That Certain Woman'' (1937, Drama) Bette Davis, Henry Fonda. A reformed gun moll's notorious past may be exposed.
8:00 a.m. fX ''Happy, Texas'' (1999, Comedy) Jeremy Northam, Steve Zahn. Escaped cons pose as the gay organizers of a beauty pageant. (AL, AS, V)
TBS ''The Mask'' (1994, Comedy) Jim Carrey, Cameron Diaz. An ancient mask animates a drab bank clerk. (V)
TOON ''Wakko's Wish'' (1999, Adventure) Voices of Rob Paulsen, Jess Harnell. Animated. Wakko and friends search for a fallen star.
9:00 a.m. LMN ''Our Mother's Murder'' (1997, Docudrama) Holly Marie Combs, Roxanne Hart. Heiress Anne Scripps Douglas meets with a tragic end. 'TV14' (AS, V)
9:20 a.m. MAX ''Harrison's Flowers'' (2000, Drama) Andie MacDowell, David Strathairn. A woman does not believe her photojournalist husband is dead. (AL, AS, GV)
9:30 a.m. HBOF ''Unaccompanied Minors'' (2006, Comedy) Dyllan Christopher, Tyler James Williams. A snowstorm strands youths in an airport during the holidays. (AL, AS)
TCM ''The Fugitive'' (1947, Drama) Henry Fonda, Dolores Del Rio. A priest flees Latin American revolutionaries.
TMC ''Tapeheads'' (1988, Comedy) John Cusack, Tim Robbins. Would-be producers try to cash in on the rock video craze. (AL, AS, N)
9:45 a.m. HBO2 ''The Fountain'' (2006, Science Fiction) Hugh Jackman, Rachel Weisz. A man searches for immortality. (AL, AS, V)
IFC ''Closely Watched Trains'' (1966, Comedy-Drama) Vaclav Neckar, Jitka Bendova. A Czech railroad worker plans to destroy Nazi-laden trains.
10:00 a.m. AMC ''MacArthur'' (1977, Biography) Gregory Peck, Ed Flanders. Gen. Douglas MacArthur manages postwar Japan. (V)
10:30 a.m. DIS ''Mulan'' (1998, Musical) Voices of Ming-Na Wen, Lea Salonga. Animated. A Chinese maiden disguises herself as a man.
FLIX ''Pretty Woman'' (1990, Romance-Comedy) Richard Gere, Julia Roberts. A corporate raider hires a hooker to act as a business escort. (AL, AS)
USA ''The Bourne Identity'' (2002, Suspense) Matt Damon, Franka Potente. An amnesiac agent is marked for death after a botched hit. (AL, AS, V)
11:00 a.m. LMN ''30 Years to Life'' (2001, Comedy) Erika Alexander, Melissa De Sousa. Black New Yorkers face crises as they approach age 30. (AL, AS)
11:15 a.m. TCM ''Welcome to Hard Times'' (1967, Western) Henry Fonda, Janice Rule. The mayor of a frontier town lets a killer on a horse burn it down. (V)
11:20 a.m. MAX ''All Over the Guy'' (2001, Romance-Comedy) Dan Bucatinsky, Richard Ruccolo. Two mismatched gay lovers have a stormy relationship. (AL, SSC)
11:30 a.m. HBO2 ''The Bucket List'' (2007, Comedy-Drama) Jack Nicholson, Morgan Freeman. Dying men make a list of things to do before they expire. (AL, AS)
IFC ''Girl With a Pearl Earring'' (2003, Biography) Colin Firth, Scarlett Johansson. Artist Johannes Vermeer paints a portrait of his maid. (AS)
12:00 p.m. DIS ''The Lizzie McGuire Movie'' (2003, Comedy) Hilary Duff, Adam Lamberg. In Italy, Lizzie pretends to be a pop star's partner. (AS)
LIFE ''Gracie's Choice'' (2004, Docudrama) Anne Heche, Diane Ladd. A teen fights to adopt her three younger brothers. 'TVPG'
12:30 p.m. FLIX ''The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg'' (1999, Documentary) Hank Greenberg, Alan Dershowitz. The Jewish baseball player defies anti-Semitism. (AL)
1:00 p.m. AMC ''Midway'' (1976, Drama) Charlton Heston, Henry Fonda. Japanese and American forces battle over a Pacific island. (V)
MAX ''Fire in the Sky'' (1993, Drama) D.B. Sweeney, Robert Patrick. Arizona man returns after odd disappearance. (V)
TCM ''On Golden Pond'' (1981, Comedy-Drama) Katharine Hepburn, Henry Fonda. Old tensions resurface during a family's lakeside vacation. (AL)
1:15 p.m. HBO2 ''Loser'' (2000, Romance-Comedy) Jason Biggs, Mena Suvari. A nerdy college student pines for a pretty classmate. (AL, AS)
IFC ''Venus'' (2006, Drama) Peter O'Toole, Leslie Phillips. A young woman turns a veteran British actor's life upside down. (AL, AS, BN)
2:00 p.m. HBOF ''The Land Before Time III: The Time of the Great Giving'' (1995, Adventure) Voices of Scott McAfee, Candace Hutson. Animated. Young dinosaurs seek water.
2:10 p.m. TMC ''Godsend'' (2004, Suspense) Greg Kinnear, Rebecca Romijn-Stamos. A scientist clones a couple's dead son. (AS, V)
2:15 p.m. FLIX ''Billy Elliot'' (2000, Drama) Julie Walters, Jamie Bell. A British miner's son takes dancing lessons in secret. (AL)
2:30 p.m. COM ''Who's the Man?'' (1993, Comedy-Drama) Ed Lover, Doctor Dre. Harlem barbers expose a rotter. (AL)
fX ''Superman Returns'' (2006, Adventure) Brandon Routh, Kate Bosworth. The Man of Steel faces an old enemy. (AS, V)
2:50 p.m. MAX ''The Cable Guy'' (1996, Comedy) Jim Carrey, Matthew Broderick. A cable television technician invades an architect's life. (AS)
3:00 p.m. IFC ''Vincent and Theo'' (1990, Biography) Tim Roth, Paul Rhys. The final years of Vincent van Gogh are marked by madness. (AL, AS, N, V)
3:15 p.m. HBOF ''The Land Before Time V: The Mysterious Island'' (1997, Adventure) Voices of Jeff Bennett, Aria Noelle Curzon. Animated. Young dinosaurs find their friend Chomper.
3:30 p.m. HBO2 ''Dolores Claiborne'' (1995, Horror) Kathy Bates, Jennifer Jason Leigh. An abrasive woman is accused of murdering her employer. (AL, V)
3:55 p.m. TMC ''Deep Impact'' (1998, Drama) Robert Duvall, Tea Leoni. A large comet is on a collision course with Earth. (AL, V)
4:00 p.m. AMC ''Death Wish'' (1974, Crime Drama) Charles Bronson, Hope Lange. A man turns vigilante after a brutal attack on his family. (AL, AS, GV, N)
TCM ''Marty'' (1955, Drama) Ernest Borgnine, Betsy Blair. A shy, aging Bronx butcher finds his soul mate.
WE ''Celine'' (1991, Drama) Isabelle Pasco, Lisa Heredia. Suicidal heiress tries yoga and God with nurse.
4:15 p.m. FLIX ''Queen of the Stardust Ballroom'' (1975, Drama) Maureen Stapleton, Charles Durning. A widow meets a married mailman at a Bronx dance hall. 'TVPG'
5:00 p.m. HBOF ''Unaccompanied Minors'' (2006, Comedy) Dyllan Christopher, Tyler James Williams. A snowstorm strands youths in an airport during the holidays. (AL, AS)
5:30 p.m. IFC ''Never Die Alone'' (2004, Suspense) DMX, David Arquette. An aspiring writer learns about a drug dealer. (AL, AS, GV, N)
5:45 p.m. HBO2 ''P.S. I Love You'' (2007, Romance) Hilary Swank, Gerard Butler. A widow gets messages left by her husband to help her cope. (AS, BN)
6:00 p.m. AMC ''Caddyshack'' (1980, Comedy) Chevy Chase, Rodney Dangerfield. A vulgar newcomer clashes with the country club set. (AL, N)
FLIX ''Pretty Woman'' (1990, Romance-Comedy) Richard Gere, Julia Roberts. A corporate raider hires a hooker to act as a business escort. (AL, AS)
fX ''There's Something About Mary'' (1998, Romance-Comedy) Cameron Diaz, Matt Dillon. A man hires a sleazy private eye to find a former classmate. (AL, AS)
TMC ''Arachnophobia'' (1990, Suspense) Jeff Daniels, Harley Jane Kozak. Couple's new farm has termites and Venezuelan spider. (AL, V)
WE ''Thelma & Louise'' (1991, Drama) Susan Sarandon, Geena Davis. A near-rape abruptly turns two friends into hunted outlaws. (AL, AS, BN, V)
6:15 p.m. MAX ''Death Sentence'' (2007, Suspense) Kevin Bacon, Garrett Hedlund. A man sets out for revenge after gang members kill his son. (AL, AS, GV)
6:30 p.m. HBOF ''Edward Scissorhands'' (1990, Fantasy) Johnny Depp, Winona Ryder. A man-made misfit cuts a tragic figure in suburbia. (AS, V)
7:00 p.m. HALL ''Ordinary Miracles'' (2005, Drama) Jaclyn Smith, Lyndsy Fonseca. A judge accepts custody of a troubled teen. 'TVPG'
SPIKE ''The Quick and the Dead'' (1995, Western) Sharon Stone, Gene Hackman. A female gunslinger enters a deadly quick-draw competition. (AS, V)
TCM ''The Last Command'' (1955, Historical Drama) Sterling Hayden, Anna Maria Alberghetti. Jim Bowie and his band of Texans defend the Alamo.
8:00 p.m. AMC ''Road House'' (1989, Action) Patrick Swayze, Kelly Lynch. A legendary bouncer agrees to tame a notorious gin mill. (AL, AS, N, V)
BRV ''Get Shorty'' (1995, Comedy) John Travolta, Gene Hackman. A sly hoodlum conspires to break into the movie business. (AL, V)
FLIX ''Nurse Betty'' (2000, Comedy) Morgan Freeman, Ren"'ee Zellweger. A delusional waitress imagines a TV doctor pines for her. (AL, AS, V)
MAX ''Funny Games'' (2007, Suspense) Naomi Watts, Tim Roth. Two young men torture a hostage family. (AL, AS, V)
8:15 p.m. HBOF ''The Bucket List'' (2007, Comedy-Drama) Jack Nicholson, Morgan Freeman. Dying men make a list of things to do before they expire. (AL, AS)
8:45 p.m. IFC ''Vincent and Theo'' (1990, Biography) Tim Roth, Paul Rhys. The final years of Vincent van Gogh are marked by madness. (AL, AS, N, V)
9:00 p.m. fX ''The Girl Next Door'' (2004, Romance-Comedy) Emile Hirsch, Elisha Cuthbert. A teen falls for a woman who used to be a porn star. (AL, AS, N, SSC)
TCM ''From Here to Eternity'' (1953, Drama) Burt Lancaster, Montgomery Clift. Lives intertwine at a Pearl Harbor base before the attack. (AS, V)
9:05 p.m. HBO2 ''We Don't Live Here Anymore'' (2004, Drama) Mark Ruffalo, Laura Dern. Friends have affairs with each other's wives. (AL, AS)
9:30 p.m. TMC ''The General's Daughter'' (1999, Suspense) John Travolta, Madeleine Stowe. Army investigators probe an officer's brutal slaying. (AL, AS, GV, N)
10:00 p.m. BRV ''Be Cool'' (2005, Comedy) John Travolta, Uma Thurman. Chili Palmer runs afoul of record-industry players. (AL, AS, V)
FLIX ''The Proposal'' (2000, Suspense) Nick Moran, Jennifer Esposito. An undercover cop's new partner gets too close to the mark. (V)
10:30 p.m. AMC ''Mystery Men'' (1999, Fantasy) Hank Azaria, Janeane Garofalo. Substitute superheroes battle a nefarious criminal. (V)
10:45 p.m. HBO2 ''Wonderland'' (1999, Drama) Shirley Henderson, Gina McKee. Members of a London family cope with personal crises. (AL, SSC)
10:50 p.m. LMN ''Comeback Season'' (2006, Comedy-Drama) Ray Liotta, Glenne Headly. A philanderer tries to win back his wife and two daughters. (AL, AS)
11:00 p.m. MAX ''Live Nude Girls'' (1995, Comedy) Dana Delany, Kim Cattrall. Friends gather for bachelorette party. (AL, SSC)
11:05 p.m. IFC ''Never Die Alone'' (2004, Suspense) DMX, David Arquette. An aspiring writer learns about a drug dealer. (AL, AS, GV, N)
11:15 p.m. TCM ''Torpedo Run'' (1958, War) Glenn Ford, Ernest Borgnine. Navy sub commander and buddy chase Japanese aircraft carrier.
11:35 p.m. FLIX ''A Brother's Kiss'' (1997, Drama) Nick Chinlund, Michael Raynor. Two streetwise brothers cope with adulthood in East Harlem. (AL, GV, SSC)
11:45 p.m. HBOF ''I'm Not Rappaport'' (1996, Drama) Walter Matthau, Ossie Davis. Two elderly New Yorkers face age-related persecution. (AS, MV)
12:30 a.m. TBS ''Scream'' (1996, Horror) Neve Campbell, David Arquette. A psychopath stalks the teens of a sleepy California town. (AL, GV)
12:35 a.m. HBO2 ''Innocent Blood'' (1992, Horror) Anne Parillaud, Robert Loggia. A detective falls in love with a seductive vampire. (AL, AS, GV, N)
IFC ''Girl With a Pearl Earring'' (2003, Biography) Colin Firth, Scarlett Johansson. Artist Johannes Vermeer paints a portrait of his maid. (AS)
MAX ''Bad Influence'' (1990, Suspense) Rob Lowe, James Spader. A stranger lures a businessman into a seductive lifestyle. (AL, AS, N, V)
1:00 a.m. AMC ''The Hustler'' (1961, Drama) Paul Newman, Jackie Gleason. A pool shark takes on the legendary Minnesota Fats.
TCM ''Stage Mother'' (1933, Drama) Alice Brady, Maureen O'Sullivan. An obsessed widow seeks to ensure her daughter's stardom.
1:10 a.m. TMC ''The Last Seduction'' (1994, Suspense) Linda Fiorentino, Peter Berg. A greedy wife steals her husband's drug money and escapes. (AL, AS, BN, V)
1:15 a.m. FLIX ''Hollow Reed'' (1996, Drama) Martin Donovan, Joely Richardson. Homosexuality, abuse are issues in custody battle. (AL, AS, V)
2:05 a.m. HBOF ''In the Land of Women'' (2007, Comedy-Drama) Adam Brody, Meg Ryan. A young man moves in with his ailing grandmother. (AL, AS)
2:20 a.m. IFC ''Shattered Glass'' (2003, Drama) Hayden Christensen, Peter Sarsgaard. Journalist Stephen Glass fabricates stories. (AL, AS)
2:30 a.m. HBO2 ''But I'm a Cheerleader'' (1999, Comedy-Drama) Natasha Lyonne, Cathy Moriarty. A suspected lesbian is shipped off to a rehabilitation camp. (AL, SSC)
TCM ''Sister Kenny'' (1946, Biography) Rosalind Russell, Alexander Knox. A nurse fights for her methods of treating polio.
3:00 a.m. FLIX ''Billy Elliot'' (2000, Drama) Julie Walters, Jamie Bell. A British miner's son takes dancing lessons in secret. (AL)
LMN ''30 Years to Life'' (2001, Comedy) Erika Alexander, Melissa De Sousa. Black New Yorkers face crises as they approach age 30. (AL, AS)
TMC ''Deep Impact'' (1998, Drama) Robert Duvall, Tea Leoni. A large comet is on a collision course with Earth. (AL, V)
4:00 a.m. AMC ''The Reluctant Astronaut'' (1967, Comedy) Don Knotts, Leslie Nielsen. A klutz with a fear of heights joins the space program.
HBO2 ''TMNT'' (2007, Action) Voices of Chris Evans, Sarah Michelle Gellar. Animated. The turtles take on an industrialist's monstrous army. (AL, AS, V)
IFC ''Millions'' (2004, Comedy-Drama) Alexander Nathan Etel, Lewis Owen McGibbon. British youngsters have a short time to spend a fortune. (AL, AS)
4:30 a.m. TCM ''Stars in My Crown'' (1950, Drama) Joel McCrea, Ellen Drew. A gun-toting parson brings peace to a Tennessee town.
5:00 a.m. FLIX ''The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman'' (1974, Drama) Cicely Tyson, Odetta. A 110-year-old black woman reflects on her eventful life. 'TVPG'
5:20 a.m. MAX ''The Bravados'' (1958, Western) Gregory Peck, Joan Collins. A man relentlessly pursues the murderers of his wife.
5:30 a.m. HBO2 ''Firehouse Dog'' (2007, Comedy) Josh Hutcherson, Bruce Greenwood. A lost canine star becomes the official mascot of a rundown firehouse. (AL, AS)
5:45 a.m. IFC ''American Heart'' (1992, Drama) Jeff Bridges, Edward Furlong. An ex-con and his son make plans to start over in Alaska. (AL, AS, V)