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Below, in tabular form, are my picks for movies on TV embodying individualism, this weekend into next week. This Week's new feature entry has red text (all features, past or current, link Endervidualism reviews). This issue, American Splendor - 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. If you watch a movie and wish to buy a copy, please come back here and use one of these links to purchase it. (Most movies can be acquired by clicking on the name of the movie below. Your purchases support this website.) |
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| Date | Time | Channel | Name (Review/Buy links) | Description |
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| 23-Sep | 8:30 AM | HBO | Minority Report (2002) | Futuristic tale about a cop who turns fugitive after the crime-forecasting unit in which he works predicts he will commit a murder. Starring Tom Cruise with Colin Farrell, Samantha Morton and Max von Sydow, directed by Steven Spielberg. |
| 23-Sep | 5:30 PM | HBO | Minority Report (2002) | Futuristic tale about a cop who turns fugitive after the crime-forecasting unit in which he works predicts he will commit a murder. Starring Tom Cruise with Colin Farrell, Samantha Morton and Max von Sydow, directed by Steven Spielberg. |
| 23-Sep | 6:00 PM | HBO2 | Pale Rider (1985) | Clint Eastwood makes your day in this two-fisted, pistol-packing adventure in the tradition of the great Hollywood westerns, with Michael Moriarty, Christopher Penn and Carrie Snodgress. |
| 23-Sep | 6:00 PM | 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. Directed by John Carpenter. |
| 23-Sep | 6:30 PM | MAX | Mad Max beyond Thunderdome (1985) | Mad Max (Mel Gibson) is the coolest anti-hero in the post-Apocalypse world. The wandering renegade is up against the deadliest of adversaries: Aunty Entity (Tina Turner). This is the future as a demolition derby! Light entertainment. |
| 23-Sep | 9:00 PM | HBO | American Splendor (2003) | American Splendor is one of the most original biographical movies ever made. It tells Harvey Pekar's unglamorized story of underground comics in Cleveland, with Paul Giamatti, Hope Davis, James Urbaniak (as R. Crumb) as well as the real Harvey. |
| 23-Sep | 10:45 PM | 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. |
| 24-Sep | 1:25 AM | SHO X | Supreme Sanction (1999) | An assassin (Kristy Swanson) for the U.S. government becomes the next target of her employers when she spares the life of a nationally known TV reporter (David Dukes). Also costarring Ron Perlman and Michael Madsen. |
| 24-Sep | 4:45 AM | HBO | American Splendor (2003) | American Splendor is one of the most original biographical movies ever made. It tells Harvey Pekar's unglamorized story of underground comics in Cleveland, with Paul Giamatti, Hope Davis, James Urbaniak (as R. Crumb) as well as the real Harvey. |
| 24-Sep | 10:00 AM | HBO | For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story (2000) | She was his love. Music was his passion. Freedom was his dream. Excellent, based on a true story of a Cuban musician who escapes to find liberty. Stars: Andy Garcia, Mía Maestro, directed by Joseph Sargent. |
| 24-Sep | 12:00 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. |
| 24-Sep | 12:00 PM | HBO | X2 (2003) | An uneasy co-existence between humans and mutants threatens to explode in this sequel based on Stan Lee's popular Marvel Comics series, with Patrick Stewart, Hugh Jackman, Ian McKellen, Halle Berry and Famke Janssen. |
| 24-Sep | 2:00 PM | 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. |
| 24-Sep | 8:00 PM | HBO | X2 (2003) | An uneasy co-existence between humans and mutants threatens to explode in this sequel based on Stan Lee's popular Marvel Comics series, with Patrick Stewart, Hugh Jackman, Ian McKellen, Halle Berry and Famke Janssen. |
| 24-Sep | 9:00 PM | 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. |
| 24-Sep | 11:15 PM | TCM | Papillon (1973) | Two Devil's Island prisoners devote their time to hatching escape plans. Steve McQueen, Dustin Hoffman, Victor Jory. D: Franklin Schaffner. |
| 25-Sep | 6:15 PM | HBO2 | American Splendor (2003) | American Splendor is one of the most original biographical movies ever made. It tells Harvey Pekar's unglamorized story of underground comics in Cleveland, with Paul Giamatti, Hope Davis, James Urbaniak (as R. Crumb) as well as the real Harvey. |
| 25-Sep | 8:00 PM | TCM | Dr. Strangelove (1963) | A mad United States General orders an air strike against Russia. Peter Sellers, George C. Scott, Keenan Wynn. D: Stanley Kubrick. |
| 26-Sep | 6:00 AM | TCM | My Man Godfrey (1936) | A zany heiress tries to help a tramp by making him the family butler. William Powell, Carole Lombard, Alice Brady. D: Gregory La Cava. |
| 26-Sep | 11:30 AM | HBOS | Emma (1996) | Emma Woodhouse (Gwyneth Paltrow) delights in meddling in other people's affairs. Central planning at the personal level fails. With Toni Colette and Jeremy Northam; written and directed by Douglas McGrath. |
| 26-Sep | 1:00 PM | HBO | Minority Report (2002) | Futuristic tale about a cop who turns fugitive after the crime-forecasting unit in which he works predicts he will commit a murder. Starring Tom Cruise with Colin Farrell, Samantha Morton and Max von Sydow, directed by Steven Spielberg. |
| 26-Sep | 2:00 PM | TCM | Clash of the Titans (1981) | A film adaption of the myth of Perseus with great effects by Ray Harryhausen. Laurence Olivier, Maggie Smith, Harry Hamlin. D: Desmond Davis. |
| 26-Sep | 6:00 PM | TCM | Dr. Strangelove (1963) | A mad United States General orders an air strike against Russia. Peter Sellers, George C. Scott, Keenan Wynn. D: Stanley Kubrick. |
| 27-Sep | 12:35 AM | HBOS | Emma (1996) | Emma Woodhouse (Gwyneth Paltrow) delights in meddling in other people's affairs. Central planning at the personal level fails. With Toni Colette and Jeremy Northam; written and directed by Douglas McGrath. |
| 27-Sep | 1:45 AM | SHO X | Supreme Sanction (1999) | An assassin (Kristy Swanson) for the U.S. government becomes the next target of her employers when she spares the life of a nationally known TV reporter (David Dukes). Also costarring Ron Perlman and Michael Madsen. |
| 27-Sep | 4:15 AM | TCM | Harvey (1950) | A wealthy eccentric enjoys the company of an invisible six-foot rabbit. James Stewart, Josephine Hull, Cecil Kellaway. D: Henry Koster. |
| 27-Sep | 6:00 AM | 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 and stars Jeff Daniels, Robert Duvall and Stephen Lang, directed by Ronald F. Maxwell. |
| 27-Sep | 8:30 AM | 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. |
| 27-Sep | 1:15 PM | HBO | X2 (2003) | An uneasy co-existence between humans and mutants threatens to explode in this sequel based on Stan Lee's popular Marvel Comics series, with Patrick Stewart, Hugh Jackman, Ian McKellen, Halle Berry and Famke Janssen. |
| 27-Sep | 4:05 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. |
| 27-Sep | 8:00 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. |
| 27-Sep | 10:00 PM | 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. |
| 27-Sep | 10:15 PM | HBO | X2 (2003) | An uneasy co-existence between humans and mutants threatens to explode in this sequel based on Stan Lee's popular Marvel Comics series, with Patrick Stewart, Hugh Jackman, Ian McKellen, Halle Berry and Famke Janssen. |
| 28-Sep | 12:01 AM | FMC | Cavalcade (1933 ) | Adaptation of Noel Coward's play showing the beginning of the bloody 20th Century and it's effects on two families. Herbert Mundin, Diana Wynyard, Clive Brook, Margaret Lindsay, Una O'connor, Dir:Frank Lloyd. |
| 28-Sep | 12:30 AM | HBO | American Splendor (2003) | American Splendor is one of the most original biographical movies ever made. It tells Harvey Pekar's unglamorized story of underground comics in Cleveland, with Paul Giamatti, Hope Davis, James Urbaniak (as R. Crumb) as well as the real Harvey. |
| 28-Sep | 6:00 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. Directed by John Carpenter. |
| 28-Sep | 11:00 AM | MMAX | Gattaca (1997) | Story of a genetically imperfect man in a world of genetic engineering and his seemingly unattainable goal to travel in space. "There is no gene for the human spirit", stars: Ethan Hawke, Uma Thurman, Jude Law, written and directed by Andrew Niccol. |
| 28-Sep | 12:00 PM | 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. |
| 28-Sep | 7:00 PM | 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. |
| 28-Sep | 7:15 PM | MMAX | Gattaca (1997) | Story of a genetically imperfect man in a world of genetic engineering and his seemingly unattainable goal to travel in space. "There is no gene for the human spirit", stars: Ethan Hawke, Uma Thurman, Jude Law, written and directed by Andrew Niccol. |
| 28-Sep | 11:45 PM | MAX | Mad Max beyond Thunderdome (1985) | Mad Max (Mel Gibson) is the coolest anti-hero in the post-Apocalypse world. The wandering renegade is up against the deadliest of adversaries: Aunty Entity (Tina Turner). This is the future as a demolition derby! Light entertainment. |
| 29-Sep | 1:30 AM | TCM | The Roaring Twenties (1939) | Prohibition takes its toll as three WWI Army buddies get mixed up with the mob in peacetime. James Cagney, Priscilla Lane, Humphrey Bogart. D: Raoul Walsh. |
| 29-Sep | 5:45 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. |
| 29-Sep | 7:30 AM | TCM | Blossoms In The Dust (1941) | True-life story of Edna Gladney, who worked for orphans' rights in Texas. Greer Garson, Walter Pidgeon, Marsha Hunt. D: Mervyn LeRoy. |
| 29-Sep | 9:00 AM | HBOS | The Jack Bull (1999) | After an evil cattle baron wrongs him and the legal system fails to set things right, a horse trader launches his own quest for justice, stars: John Cusack, John Goodman, L.Q. Jones, and Miranda Otto. |
| 29-Sep | 11:15 AM | TCM | Madam Curie (1943) | The famed female scientist discovers Radium with her husband/scientific collaborator. Greer Garson, Walter Pidgeon, Van Johnson. D: Mervyn LeRoy. |
| 29-Sep | 11:30 AM | HBO2 | American Splendor (2003) | American Splendor is one of the most original biographical movies ever made. It tells Harvey Pekar's unglamorized story of underground comics in Cleveland, with Paul Giamatti, Hope Davis, James Urbaniak (as R. Crumb) as well as the real Harvey. |
| 29-Sep | 4:45 PM | 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. |
| 29-Sep | 8:01 PM | FMC | Edward Scissorhands (1990) | A fantasy tale of a young man (Depp) created with scissors for hands. Vincent Price, Winona Ryder, Johnny Depp, Robert Oliveri, Dianne Weist, D: Tim Burton. |
| 29-Sep | 9:45 PM | HBO2 | American Splendor (2003) | American Splendor is one of the most original biographical movies ever made. It tells Harvey Pekar's unglamorized story of underground comics in Cleveland, with Paul Giamatti, Hope Davis, James Urbaniak (as R. Crumb) as well as the real Harvey. |
| 29-Sep | 10:00 PM | SHO X | Supreme Sanction (1999) | An assassin (Kristy Swanson) for the U.S. government becomes the next target of her employers when she spares the life of a nationally known TV reporter (David Dukes). Also costarring Ron Perlman and Michael Madsen. |
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| Name | Description |
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| 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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