BEST BETS FOR MONDAY, JULY 6, 2009
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Flix, 8 p.m. ET Billy Bob Thornton co-stars in (with Bill Paxton) and co-wrote (with Tom Epperson) this 1992 crime thriller, which brings fugitives and cops from Los Angeles to a small Arkansas town, where the locals have some law enforcement, and lawbreaking, ideas of their own. Paxton is really natural, and the script takes some sharp, dark turns. |
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TCM, 8 p.m. ET Once Woody Allen revealed his predilection for younger women in real life, this 1979 movie, in which he dates a girl (Mariel Hemingway) who “has homework,” lost a little of its naïve charm. But it’s still an excellent film, a darker look (in black-and-white, too) at many of the same themes in his earlier Annie Hall. As with that movie, the famous faces parading through this are legion. |
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Flix, 10 p.m. ET This very disturbing 1993 road movie takes a well-meaning couple (Michelle Forbes, now in True Blood, and David Duchovny) and has them cross paths with a pair of quirky, menacing strangers, played by Brad Pitt and Juliette Lewis. |
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Showtime, 10 p.m. ET Nancy considers having an abortion – which, given her evil kingpin boyfriend’s attachment to it, could risk her lives in more ways than one. The gynecologist she sees, meanwhile, has a familiar face, and an even more uneven voice. Both belong to Alanis Morissette, beginning a half-season guest star turn. |
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TCM, 10 p.m. ET In 1979, Dustin Hoffman starred in this excellent family drama, with Meryl Streep as the woman on the other side of a custody battle. Scenes between Hoffman and Justin Henry, who played his young son, are precious – and completely credible. Robert Benton directed. |
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Showtime, 10:30 p.m. ET Jackie has to prepare Zoey for the night shift – and it’s not assignment that makes either of them smile. |
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