Below, in tabular form, are my recommendations for TV movie viewing this weekend into next week. This Week's feature entry has red text (all features, past or current, link Endervidualism reviews). This issue, Starman -  featured at the left, has a new Endervidualism Agora review w/multiple purchase selections.  Rare or other highlighted showings are in blue with showings of prior features in maroon (w/Endervidualism Agora reviews). Subscription information is listed below.

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Date Time Channel Name (Review/Buy links) Description
2-Sep 4:00 PM HBOS The Winslow Boy (1999)  From early 20th century England and Terrence Rattigan (based on a true story): Arthur Winslow and his family learn the royal naval academy has expelled his 14-year-old son, for stealing five shillings. The father seeks justice that "right be done."
2-Sep 5:45 PM HBOS Emma (1996)  Emma Woodhouse (Gwyneth Paltrow) is a congenial young lady who delights in meddling in other people's affairs. Central planning at the personal level fails.
3-Sep 7:15 AM HBOS Gods and Generals (2003) This prequel to Gettysburg is an unusually balanced depiction of the War Between the States. It is based on the book by Jeff Shaara.
3-Sep 10:00 AM HBO Starman (1984) An alien (Jeff Bridges) assumes the shape of a young widow's (Karen Allen) husband. They urgently drive from Wisconsin to Arizona seeking his rescue. The government tries to stop them.
3-Sep 12:15 PM TCM Birdman Of Alcatraz (1962) True story of Robert Stroud, the prison lifer who became an expert on birds. Burt Lancaster, Telly Savalas, Thelma Ritter. D: John Frankenheimer.
3-Sep 1:35 PM MAX Mad Max beyond Thunderdome (1985) Mad Max (Mel Gibson) is the coolest anti-hero in the post-Apocalypse world...this is the future as a demolition derby! Light entertainment.
3-Sep 8:00 PM MAX Mad Max beyond Thunderdome (1985) Mad Max (Mel Gibson) is the coolest anti-hero in the post-Apocalypse world...this is the future as a demolition derby! Light entertainment.
4-Sep 12:10 AM HBOF Seabiscuit (2003)  True story of the undersized Depression-era racehorse whose victories lifted not only the spirits of the three-man team behind it but those of the nation as well, Tobey Maguire, Jeff Bridges and Chris Cooper.
4-Sep 9:00 AM MAX Catch Me If You Can (2002) Based on the true story of a successful con artist who operates under several identities long outwitting the FBI. Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hanks, Dir: Steven Spielberg
4-Sep 11:35 AM SHO Equilibrium (2002) In a fascist future where all forms of art (and feeling) are illegal, a man charged with enforcing the law rises to overthrow the system. Starring Christian Bale, Sean Bean, Emily Watson, Taye Diggs and Angus MacFadyen; written and directed by Kurt Wimmer
4-Sep 12:00 PM FLIX 12 Angry Men (1957) One man opposes eleven fellow jurors contending they may have come to a hasty verdict in a murder case. Tempers flare in this jury room classic starring Henry Fonda, Lee J. Cobb, Ed Begley and E.G. Marshall; Directed by Sidney Lumet.
4-Sep 12:00 PM HBO Emma (1996)  Emma Woodhouse (Gwyneth Paltrow) is a congenial young lady who delights in meddling in other people's affairs. Central planning at the personal level fails.
5-Sep 8:00 AM TCM Executive Suite (1954)  When a business magnate dies, his board of directors fights over who should run the company. This movie shows the heroic character possible in business. William Holden, June Allyson, Barbara Stanwyck. D: Robert Wise. 
5-Sep 9:00 AM HBO2 Victor/Victoria (1982)  She's a down-on-her-luck singer who dresses like a man to get work as a female impersonator. Not exactly 'The Sound Of Music' (or Mary Poppins) stars Julie Andrews, James Garner, Robert Preston and Lesley Ann Warren directed by Blake Edwards.
5-Sep 9:00 PM MMAX The Dead Pool (1988) A deranged killer is eliminating San Francisco celebrities--one by one. And now Dirty Harry's on the list too! Clint Eastwood stars.
5-Sep 11:00 PM SHO Rob Roy (1995) In the highlands of Scotland in the 1700s, Rob Roy tries to lead his small town to a better future. Liam Neeson, Tim Roth and Jessica Lange star. 
6-Sep 12:15 AM FLIX Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984) This movie is based on George Orwell's novel of a totalitarian future in which a man whose daily work is rewriting history tries to rebel by falling in love.
6-Sep 5:00 AM MAX Death Wish (1974) Charles Bronson stars as a mild-mannered New York architect whose family is destroyed by an act of senseless violence. He seeks justice as a vigilante, venturing into the night to confront the city's most vicious criminals.
6-Sep 7:00 AM MMAX Logan's Run (1976) The only thing you can't have in this perfect world of total pleasure is your 30th birthday... Logan is 29.
6-Sep 10:30 AM HBO2 Seabiscuit (2003)  True story of the undersized Depression-era racehorse whose victories lifted not only the spirits of the three-man team behind it but those of the nation as well, Tobey Maguire, Jeff Bridges and Chris Cooper.
6-Sep 10:35 AM MAX Mad Max beyond Thunderdome (1985) Mad Max (Mel Gibson) is the coolest anti-hero in the post-Apocalypse world...this is the future as a demolition derby! Light entertainment.
6-Sep 9:00 PM HBO2 Pale Rider (1985) Clint makes your day in this two-fisted, pistol-packing adventure in the tradition of the great Hollywood westerns.
7-Sep 12:00 AM HBO2 Seabiscuit (2003)  True story of the undersized Depression-era racehorse whose victories lifted not only the spirits of the three-man team behind it but those of the nation as well, Tobey Maguire, Jeff Bridges and Chris Cooper.
7-Sep 4:40 AM HBOS Starman (1984) An alien (Jeff Bridges) assumes the shape of a young widow's (Karen Allen) husband. They urgently drive from Wisconsin to Arizona seeking his rescue. The government tries to stop them.
7-Sep 1:45 PM HBO Gods and Generals (2003) This prequel to Gettysburg is an unusually balanced depiction of the War Between the States. It is based on the book by Jeff Shaara.
7-Sep 2:30 PM HBO2 Nell (1994) Discovered when her mother dies, Nell has been living away from society in the backwoods of North Carolina. The establishment has different plans for her. Jodie Foster, Liam Neeson, Dir: Michael Apted.
8-Sep 3:30 AM TCM The Red Danube (1949) A Russian ballerina in Vienna tries to flee KGB agents and defect. Walter Pidgeon, Janet Leigh, Ethel Barrymore. D: George Sidney. 
8-Sep 7:00 AM HBO Starman (1984) An alien (Jeff Bridges) assumes the shape of a young widow's (Karen Allen) husband. They urgently drive from Wisconsin to Arizona seeking his rescue. The government tries to stop them.
8-Sep 9:30 AM MAX Catch Me If You Can (2002) Based on the true story of a successful con artist who operates under several identities long outwitting the FBI. Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hanks, Dir: Steven Spielberg
8-Sep 9:30 AM HBOS Emma (1996)  Emma Woodhouse (Gwyneth Paltrow) is a congenial young lady who delights in meddling in other people's affairs. Central planning at the personal level fails.
8-Sep 2:05 PM MMAX The Dead Pool (1988) A deranged killer is eliminating San Francisco celebrities--one by one. And now Dirty Harry's on the list too! Clint Eastwood stars.
8-Sep 10:00 PM FLIX Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984) This movie is based on George Orwell's novel of a totalitarian future in which a man whose daily work is rewriting history tries to rebel by falling in love.
8-Sep 10:00 PM SHO X Supreme Sanction (1999)  An assassin for the U.S. government becomes the next target of her employers when she spares the life of a nationally known TV reporter. 
8-Sep 11:00 PM HBOS Emma (1996)  Emma Woodhouse (Gwyneth Paltrow) is a congenial young lady who delights in meddling in other people's affairs. Central planning at the personal level fails.


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Name Description
FMC Fox Movie Channel
HBO Home Box Office
HBO2 Home Box Office 2
HBOF Home Box Office Family
HBOS Home Box Office Signature
MAX Cinemax
MMAX Cinemax MoreMax
SHO Showtime
SHO2 Showtime Too
SHO3 Showtime Showcase
SHO X Showtime extreme
FLIX Showtime classic movies
SUND Sundance Channel
TMC The Movie Channel
TCM Turner Classic Movies

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of channels that show movies without interruptions (commercial or otherwise):
Turner Classic Movies, Fox Movie Channel, HBO(s), Cinemax(s), Showtime(s) and The Movie Channel.
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(if a channel has both East and West instances, only the eastern one is listed above).