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Posted on: Sunday, January 25, 2009

Sunday's movie capsules

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Amnesiac Jason Bourne (Matt Damon) finds himself fighting unknown enemies in "The Bourne Identity," based on the first novel in Robert Ludlum's famed trilogy featuring the fictional master spy.

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* H represents star rankings

6:45 a.m. IFC "Gerry" HH (2002, Drama) Casey Affleck, Matt Damon. Two same-named friends become stranded in the desert. (AL)

7:00 a.m. AMC "Rocky" HHHH (1976, Drama) Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire. A heavyweight champ gives a club fighter a title shot. (AL, V)

TCM "The Singing Nun" HHH (1966, Musical) Debbie Reynolds, Ricardo Montalban. A Belgian nun's song for a poor boy becomes a smash hit.

7:20 a.m. TBS "Lethal Weapon 2" HHH1/2 (1989, Action) Mel Gibson, Danny Glover. Riggs and Murtaugh battle drug-smuggling diplomats. (AL, AS, N, V)

7:30 a.m. FLIX "James and the Giant Peach" HHH1/2 (1996, Fantasy) Voices of Paul Terry, Joanna Lumley. Animated. Orphan and friendly bugs sail on giant peach.

HBO2 "The Net" HH1/2 (1995, Suspense) Sandra Bullock, Jeremy Northam. Software makes computer nerd a target. (AL, AS, V)

8:00 a.m. LIFE "Doing Time on Maple Drive" HH1/2 (1992, Drama) James B. Sikking, Bibi Besch. A seemingly perfect family conceals devastating secrets. 'TV14'

TNT "Titanic" HHHH (1997, Drama) Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet. A woman falls for an artist aboard the ill-fated ship. (AL, AS, V)

8:35 a.m. IFC "The Battle of Shaker Heights" HH (2003, Drama) Shia La Beouf, Elden Henson. Two teenage friends re-enact military conflicts. (AL, AS)

9:00 a.m. FLIX "Marine Life" HH1/2 (2000, Comedy-Drama) Cybill Shepherd, Peter Outerbridge. A teen's confusion is compounded by her lounge-singer mother. (AL, AS)

fX "Hellboy" HHH (2004, Fantasy) Ron Perlman, John Hurt. The son of the devil fights paranormal creatures. (AS, V)

LMN "A Crime of Passion" HH (1999, Drama) Tracey Gold, Jessie Gold. A student becomes the prime suspect in her father's murder. 'TVPG'

TCM "The Bad News Bears" HHH (1976, Comedy) Walter Matthau, Tatum O'Neal. Two star players revitalize a Little League Baseball team. (AL)

9:30 a.m. AMC "Rocky II" HHH (1979, Drama) Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire. Underdog Philly fighter gets another shot at heavyweight champ. (V)

HBO2 "Trading Places" HH (1983, Comedy) Dan Aykroyd, Eddie Murphy. Two men's lives are altered by a bet made between tycoons. (AL, AS, V)

HBOF "The Golden Compass" HH1/2 (2007, Fantasy) Nicole Kidman, Dakota Blue Richards. A child sets out on an epic quest to save her best friend. (AS, V)

MAX "What Lies Beneath" HH1/2 (2000, Suspense) Harrison Ford, Michelle Pfeiffer. A housewife is swept up in a spirit's supernatural revenge. (AL, AS, V)

10:00 a.m. HALL "Unforgiven" HHHH (1992, Western) Clint Eastwood, Gene Hackman. Clint Eastwood's Oscar-winning portrait of an aged gunman. (AL, AS, V)

IFC "Step Into Liquid" HHH (2003, Documentary) Filmmaker Bruce Brown captures surfers in action. (AL, AS)

TBS "Striking Distance" HH (1993, Suspense) Bruce Willis, Sarah Jessica Parker. A serial killer stalks women known by an outcast ex-cop. (AL, AS, V)

10:45 a.m. FLIX "Educating Rita" HHH (1983, Comedy-Drama) Michael Caine, Julie Walters. A British professor guides a woman to self-discovery. (AL, AS)

11:00 a.m. TCM "Palm Springs Weekend" HH1/2 (1963, Comedy) Troy Donahue, Connie Stevens. Vacationing college students invade a resort community.

USA "Bad Boys II" HH (2003, Action) Martin Lawrence, Will Smith. Two detectives battle a drug kingpin in Miami. (AL, AS, GV, N)

11:15 a.m. TMC "Twelve and Holding" HHH (2005, Drama) Conor Donovan, Jesse Camacho. An identical twin and two friends grieve over an adolescent. (AL, AS, V)

11:30 a.m. HBO2 "The Simpsons Movie" HHH (2007, Comedy) Voices of Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner. Animated. Homer must save the world from catastrophe. (AS)

HBOF "Kidco" HH1/2 (1984, Comedy) Scott Schwartz, Cinnamon Idles. An ambitious youth enters the corporate world. (AL)

IFC "Gerry" HH (2002, Drama) Casey Affleck, Matt Damon. Two same-named friends become stranded in the desert. (AL)

11:40 a.m. MAX "Sydney White" HH (2007, Comedy) Amanda Bynes, Sara Paxton. A college coed finds a home with seven outcasts. (AL, AS)

12:00 p.m. KHON "Dances With Wolves" HHHH (1990, Western) Kevin Costner, Mary McDonnell. A Union officer befriends the Lakota. (AS, V)

AMC "Rocky III" HHH (1982, Drama) Sylvester Stallone, Mr. T. A merciless contender forces Rocky into a title match. (AL, V)

DIS "Pixel Perfect" HH (2004, Comedy) Ricky Ullman, Leah Pipes. A hologram sings for a struggling band. 'TVG'

fX "Van Helsing" HH1/2 (2004, Fantasy) Hugh Jackman, Kate Beckinsale. A monster hunter battles creatures in Transylvania. (AS, V)

TBS "Varsity Blues" HH (1999, Comedy-Drama) James Van Der Beek, Jon Voight. A second-string quarterback is propelled to sudden glory. (AL, AS, N)

TNT "Cast Away" HHH (2000, Drama) Tom Hanks, Helen Hunt. A courier company executive is marooned on a remote island. (V)

12:35 p.m. FLIX "Bread and Tulips" HH1/2 (2000, Romance-Comedy) Licia Maglietta, Bruno Ganz. A housewife hitchhikes to Venice. (AL, AS)

1:00 p.m. HALL "Hombre" HHH1/2 (1967, Western) Paul Newman, Fredric March. An Apache-raised white man must protect people he hates. (AL, AS, MV)

TCM "Beach Blanket Bingo" HH1/2 (1965, Musical Comedy) Frankie Avalon, Annette Funicello. Sky diving and kidnapping are just part of fun on the beach.

TMC "Charlotte's Web" HHH (2006, Drama) Voices of Julia Roberts, Dakota Fanning. A spider saves a young pig's bacon.

1:15 p.m. IFC "The Hard Word" HH1/2 (2002, Crime Drama) Guy Pearce, Rachel Griffiths. Brothers seek revenge after a racetrack robbery goes awry. (AL, AS, V)

1:30 p.m. MAX "The Brave One" HH1/2 (2007, Suspense) Jodie Foster, Terrence Howard. A radio host seeks revenge for a brutal attack. (AL, AS, GV)

2:00 p.m. AMC "Rocky IV" HH (1985, Drama) Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire. Vengeful boxer Rocky Balboa faces a deadly Soviet fighter. (V)

TBS "Dumb & Dumber" HH1/2 (1994, Comedy) Jim Carrey, Jeff Daniels. Two witless wonders take a cash-laden briefcase to Aspen. (AL, AS, MV)

2:30 p.m. FLIX "True Love" HHH1/2 (1989, Comedy-Drama) Annabella Sciorra, Ron Eldard. An Italian-American couple prepare for their wedding. (AL, AS)

2:50 p.m. HBOF "Mrs. Doubtfire" HHH (1993, Comedy) Robin Williams, Sally Field. An estranged dad poses as a nanny to be with his children. (AL, AS)

3:00 p.m. KFVE "Ice Princess" HH (2005, Comedy-Drama) Joan Cusack, Kim Cattrall. A teen chases her dream of becoming a figure skater.

fX "X-Men: The Last Stand" HH1/2 (2006, Action) Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart. A cure for mutations divides the X-Men. (AL, AS, V)

IFC "State of Grace" HHH (1990, Crime Drama) Sean Penn, Ed Harris. Undercover man rejoins Irish-mob pals in Hell's Kitchen. (AL, GV, N)

TCM "Silverado" HHH (1985, Western) Kevin Kline, Scott Glenn. The paths of four cowboys converge en route to a showdown. (V)

TNT "The Da Vinci Code" HH1/2 (2006, Mystery) Tom Hanks, Audrey Tautou. A religious mystery could rock foundations of Christianity. (AS, N, V)

3:30 p.m. HALL "The Outsider" HH1/2 (2002, Romance) Tim Daly, Naomi Watts. A wounded gunslinger and a widow have a forbidden romance. 'TV14' (AS, BN, V)

3:35 p.m. MAX "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" HHH (2007, Fantasy) Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint. Harry prepares a small group of students to fight Voldemort. (AS, V)

USA "Miami Vice" HH1/2 (2006, Crime Drama) Colin Farrell, Jamie Foxx. Detectives Crockett and Tubbs take on drug lords in South Florida. (AL, AS, GV)

4:00 p.m. AMC "First Blood" HHH (1982, Action) Sylvester Stallone, Richard Crenna. A Vietnam vet is hounded by a brutal small-town sheriff. (AL, BN, GV)

LIFE "Gracie's Choice" HH (2004, Docudrama) Anne Heche, Diane Ladd. A teen fights to adopt her three younger brothers. 'TVPG'

TBS "Rush Hour 2" HH (2001, Action) Jackie Chan, Chris Tucker. Detectives battle a Hong Kong gangster and his henchmen. (AL, AS, V)

4:15 p.m. FLIX "Mighty Aphrodite" HHH (1995, Comedy) Woody Allen, Helena Bonham Carter. A sportswriter sets out to change the life of a prostitute. (AL, AS)

5 p.m. HBOF "The Golden Compass" HH1/2 (2007, Fantasy) Nicole Kidman, Dakota Blue Richards. A child sets out on an epic quest to save her best friend. (AS, V)

LMN "Our Mother's Murder" HH1/2 (1997, Docudrama) Holly Marie Combs, Roxanne Hart. Heiress Anne Scripps Douglas meets with a tragic end. 'TV14' (AS, V)

TOON "Open Season" HH1/2 (2006, Comedy) Voices of Martin Lawrence, Ashton Kutcher. Animated. A mule deer shakes up the easy life of a domesticated bear. (AL, AS)

5:15 p.m. IFC "Edmond" HH1/2 (2005, Drama) William H. Macy, Jeffrey Combs. A seemingly mild-mannered man releases his long-suppressed rage. (AL, AS, N, V)

TCM "Barbarosa" HHH (1982, Western) Willie Nelson, Gary Busey. An outlaw battles in-laws while trying to escape the law. (AL, AS, V)

5:30 p.m. fX "Superman Returns" HHH1/2 (2006, Adventure) Brandon Routh, Kate Bosworth. The Man of Steel faces an old enemy. (AS, V)

6 p.m. AMC "Rambo: First Blood Part II" HH (1985, Action) Sylvester Stallone, Richard Crenna. Ex-Green Beret goes on Vietnam mission. (AL, GV)

FLIX "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" HHHH (1988, Comedy) Bob Hoskins, Christopher Lloyd. Live action/animated. 1940s private eye helps rabbit beat bum rap. (MV)

HALL "Rio Bravo" HHH (1959, Western) John Wayne, Dean Martin. A powerful rancher seeks his brother's release from prison.

MAX "Funny Games" HH (2007, Suspense) Naomi Watts, Tim Roth. Two young men torture a hostage family. (AL, AS, V)

SPIKE "Hero" HHH1/2 (2002, Action) Jet Li, Tony Leung Chiu Wai. Flashbacks reveal a warrior's battles with assassins. (AS, V)

TMC "Black Snake Moan" HH1/2 (2007, Drama) Samuel L. Jackson, Christina Ricci. A troubled bluesman takes in a severely beaten woman. (AL, AS, SSC, V)

6:35 p.m. USA "Crank" HH1/2 (2006, Action) Jason Statham, Amy Smart. A poisoned man scurries to find an antidote within the hour. (AL, AS, GV, N)

7 p.m. KFVE "Johnny Dangerously" HH (1984, Comedy) Michael Keaton, Joe Piscopo. A lad turns to crime to pay his mother's hospital bills. (AL, AS)

HBOF "Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise" HH (1987, Comedy) Robert Carradine, Curtis Armstrong. The Tri-Lambdas attend a fraternity convention in Florida. (AL, AS)

TCM "Garden of Eden" HHH (1928, Comedy) Corinne Griffith, Louise Dresser. Silent. A former baroness helps an exploited young singer.

7:05 p.m. HBO2 "Hitman" HH (2007, Action) Timothy Olyphant, Dougray Scott. An assassin becomes embroiled in a political conspiracy. (AL, AS, GV, N)

7:45 p.m. FLIX "James and the Giant Peach" HHH1/2 (1996, Fantasy) Voices of Paul Terry, Joanna Lumley. Animated. Orphan and friendly bugs sail on giant peach.

8 p.m. AMC "First Blood" HHH (1982, Action) Sylvester Stallone, Richard Crenna. A Vietnam vet is hounded by a brutal small-town sheriff. (AL, BN, GV)

MAX "Ocean's Thirteen" HHH (2007, Comedy-Drama) George Clooney, Brad Pitt. Danny Ocean and his gang seek to right a wrong. (AS)

TBS "Dumb & Dumber" HH1/2 (1994, Comedy) Jim Carrey, Jeff Daniels. Two witless wonders take a cash-laden briefcase to Aspen. (AL, AS, MV)

TMC "Daddy's Little Girls" HH (2007, Romance) Gabrielle Union, Idris Elba. A poor mechanic and an attorney share an unexpected romance. (AL, AS, V)

8:30 p.m. HBOF "Revenge of the Nerds III: The Next Generation" HH (1992, Comedy) Robert Carradine, Ted McGinley. Adams College faces a threat from a nerd-hating alumnus. 'TV14'

IFC "State of Grace" HHH (1990, Crime Drama) Sean Penn, Ed Harris. Undercover man rejoins Irish-mob pals in Hell's Kitchen. (AL, GV, N)

USA "The Bourne Identity" HHH (2002, Suspense) Matt Damon, Franka Potente. An amnesiac agent is marked for death after a botched hit. (AL, AS, V)

9 p.m. DIS "The Lizzie McGuire Movie" HH1/2 (2003, Comedy) Hilary Duff, Adam Lamberg. In Italy, Lizzie pretends to be a pop star's partner. (AS)

LMN "Mary Higgins Clark's Before I Say Goodbye" HH1/2 (2003, Suspense) Sean Young, Peter DeLuise. A businesswoman tries to find her husband's killer. 'TV14' (AS, V)

TCM "Jules and Jim" HHHH (1961, Drama) Jeanne Moreau, Oskar Werner. Austrian and Frenchman love woman who loves them.

9:05 p.m. FLIX "True Love" HHH1/2 (1989, Comedy-Drama) Annabella Sciorra, Ron Eldard. An Italian-American couple prepare for their wedding. (AL, AS)

10 p.m. AMC "Rambo: First Blood Part II" HH (1985, Action) Sylvester Stallone, Richard Crenna. Ex-Green Beret goes on Vietnam mission. (AL, GV)

TBS "Varsity Blues" HH (1999, Comedy-Drama) James Van Der Beek, Jon Voight. A second-string quarterback is propelled to sudden glory. (AL, AS, N)

10:45 p.m. IFC "Edmond" HH1/2 (2005, Drama) William H. Macy, Jeffrey Combs. A seemingly mild-mannered man releases his long-suppressed rage. (AL, AS, N, V)

TCM "Midnight Express" HHH (1978, Docudrama) Brad Davis, Randy Quaid. A young U.S. hashish smuggler ends up in a Turkish prison. (AL, GV, N)

11 p.m. FLIX "Sex, Lies, and Videotape" HHH (1989, Drama) James Spader, Andie MacDowell. A friend brings a couple's sexual insecurities to light. (AL, AS, BN, SSC)

TNT "Road to Perdition" HHH (2002, Crime Drama) Tom Hanks, Paul Newman. A mobster seeks vengeance during the Depression. (AL, V)

11:45 p.m. MAX "Diary of the Dead" HHH (2007, Horror) Michelle Morgan, Joshua Close. A group of film students finds real zombies. (AL, AS, GV)

11:55 p.m. HBOF "The Net" HH1/2 (1995, Suspense) Sandra Bullock, Jeremy Northam. Software makes computer nerd a target. (AL, AS, V)

12 a.m. AMC "Death Wish" HHH (1974, Crime Drama) Charles Bronson, Hope Lange. A man turns vigilante after a brutal attack on his family. (AL, AS, GV, N)

TBS "Striking Distance" HH (1993, Suspense) Bruce Willis, Sarah Jessica Parker. A serial killer stalks women known by an outcast ex-cop. (AL, AS, V)

USA "Crank" HH1/2 (2006, Action) Jason Statham, Amy Smart. A poisoned man scurries to find an antidote within the hour. (AL, AS, GV, N)

12:10 a.m. IFC "The Battle of Shaker Heights" HH (2003, Drama) Shia La Beouf, Elden Henson. Two teenage friends re-enact military conflicts. (AL, AS)

1:20 a.m. MAX "Stick" HH (1985, Drama) Burt Reynolds, Candice Bergen. An ex-con is out for revenge when his friend is killed. (AL, V)

1:25 a.m. HBO2 "Darkman" HHH (1990, Horror) Liam Neeson, Frances McDormand. A scientist seeks revenge on the thugs who disfigured him. (AL, AS, GV)

1:30 a.m. IFC "Gerry" HH (2002, Drama) Casey Affleck, Matt Damon. Two same-named friends become stranded in the desert. (AL)

TMC "Last Dance" HH (1996, Drama) Sharon Stone, Rob Morrow. A clemency worker tries to save a woman awaiting execution. (AL, AS, V)

TNT "I Am Sam" HH (2001, Drama) Sean Penn, Michelle Pfeiffer. A man tries to regain custody of his daughter. (AL)

1:50 a.m. HBOF "Mrs. Doubtfire" HHH (1993, Comedy) Robin Williams, Sally Field. An estranged dad poses as a nanny to be with his children. (AL, AS)

2:00 a.m. AMC "The Desert Rats" HHH (1953, War) Richard Burton, James Mason. A British captain leads Australian troops against Rommel.

TBS "After the Sunset" HH (2004, Comedy-Drama) Pierce Brosnan, Salma Hayek. An FBI agent tracks a master thief and his girlfriend. (AL, AS, V)

TCM "Front Page Woman" HH1/2 (1935, Comedy) Bette Davis, George Brent. Two reporters compete for headlining stories.

3:00 a.m. LMN "Mary Higgins Clark's Before I Say Goodbye" HH1/2 (2003, Suspense) Sean Young, Peter DeLuise. A businesswoman tries to find her husband's killer. 'TV14' (AS, V)

3:05 a.m. HBO2 "National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1" HH1/2 (1993, Comedy) Emilio Estevez, Samuel L. Jackson. Officer works cocaine-cookie case. (AL, AS, BN, MV)

3:10 a.m. MAX "The Story of Ruth" HH (1960, Historical Drama) Elana Eden, Stuart Whitman. A priestess finds Judaism and renounces her pagan beliefs.

3:15 a.m. IFC "Closely Watched Trains" HHH (1966, Comedy-Drama) Vaclav Neckar, Jitka Bendova. A Czech railroad worker plans to destroy Nazi-laden trains.

TMC "Daddy's Little Girls" HH (2007, Romance) Gabrielle Union, Idris Elba. A poor mechanic and an attorney share an unexpected romance. (AL, AS, V)

3:30 a.m. TCM "The Girl From 10th Avenue" HH (1935, Drama) Bette Davis, Ian Hunter. A jilted society lawyer marries a working-class woman.

3:45 a.m. FLIX "The Last Dragon" HH (1985, Action) Taimak, Vanity. A bully threatens a martial artist's romance with a DJ. (AL, AS, V)

4:00 a.m. AMC "The Frogmen" HHH (1951, War) Richard Widmark, Dana Andrews. A Navy demolitions team tries to destroy a submarine base.

4:30 a.m. HBO2 "The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!" HHH1/2 (1988, Comedy) Leslie Nielsen, George Kennedy. Lt. Frank Drebin continues his shtick-laden war on crime. (AL, AS, MV)

4:45 a.m. TCM "The Petrified Forest" HHH1/2 (1936, Drama) Leslie Howard, Bette Davis. A fugitive killer takes hostages at a roadside diner.

4:50 a.m. IFC "Girl With a Pearl Earring" HHH (2003, Biography) Colin Firth, Scarlett Johansson. Artist Johannes Vermeer paints a portrait of his maid. (AS)

5:00 a.m. TMC "Godsend" HH (2004, Suspense) Greg Kinnear, Rebecca Romijn-Stamos. A scientist clones a couple's dead son. (AS, V)

5:35 a.m. FLIX "Mr. Accident" HH1/2 (2000, Comedy) Yahoo Serious, Helen Dallimore. A disaster-prone janitor takes a job at an egg factory. (AL, AS)