Wednesday's movie capsules
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6 a.m. COM "Hangin' With the Homeboys" HH1/2 (1991, Comedy) Doug E. Doug, Mario Joyner. Four South Bronx teens head to Manhattan seeking thrills. (AL, AS)
fX "Return of the Street Fighter" HH (1974, Action) Sonny Chiba, Yoko Ichiji. A martial artist battles mobsters and an old nemesis out for revenge. (AL, AS, V)
6:05 a.m. IFC "Eulogy" HH (2004, Comedy) Hank Azaria, Jesse Bradford. A dysfunctional family gathers for a patriarch's funeral. (AL, AS)
6:15 a.m. AMC "Sheena" HH (1984, Adventure) Tanya Roberts, Ted Wass. An American TV producer falls in love with a jungle queen. (AL, N, V)
MAX "Happy Feet" HHH (2006, Adventure) Voices of Elijah Wood, Robin Williams. Animated. An emperor penguin expresses himself through tap-dancing. (AS)
6:35 a.m. FLIX "Cold Turkey" HHH (1971, Comedy) Dick Van Dyke, Pippa Scott. A small town stands to win $25 million by giving up smoking.
6:40 a.m. TMC "Rocky Balboa" HHH (2006, Drama) Sylvester Stallone, Burt Young. Rocky, now retired, fights the world heavyweight champion. (AL, AS, V)
7:30 a.m. TCM "That Uncertain Feeling" HH1/2 (1941, Comedy) Merle Oberon, Melvyn Douglas. An eccentric pianist invades a couple's home and marriage.
7:35 a.m. IFC "Harlan County, U.S.A." HHH (1976, Documentary) Kentucky coal miners face brutal opposition in 1973 strike. (AL, AS, V)
7:45 a.m. HBO2 "The Wedding Planner" HH (2001, Romance-Comedy) Jennifer Lopez, Matthew McConaughey. An event organizer has eyes for her biggest client's beau. (AL)
8 a.m. TBS "Out of Time" HH1/2 (2003, Suspense) Denzel Washington, Eva Mendes. A police chief is accused of setting a deadly arson. (AL, AS, V)
TOON "Balto II: Wolf Quest" HH (2001, Adventure) Voices of Mark Hamill, David Carradine. Animated. Balto finds his daughter after she runs away.
8:10 a.m. MAX "Rogue" HHH (2007, Horror) Radha Mitchell, Michael Vartan. A giant crocodile eats stranded riverboat travelers. (AL, AS, V)
8:30 a.m. AMC "October Sky" HHH1/2 (1999, Docudrama) Jake Gyllenhaal, Chris Cooper. A teenager reaches for the stars in a 1950s mining town. (AL, AS)
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)
TMC "Lady in White" HHH (1988, Horror) Lukas Haas, Len Cariou. An apparition gives a boy clues to a 10-year-old murder. (AL, AS, V)
9 a.m. TCM "The Shop Around the Corner" HHH1/2 (1940, Romance-Comedy) Margaret Sullavan, James Stewart. Bickering Budapest co-workers fall in love as secret pen pals.
9:30 a.m. HBOF "The Land Before Time III: The Time of the Great Giving" HH1/2 (1995, Adventure) Voices of Scott McAfee, Candace Hutson. Animated. Young dinosaurs seek water.
9:45 a.m. IFC "The Cat's Meow" HHH (2001, Suspense) Kirsten Dunst, Cary Elwes. A film producer dies aboard William Randolph Hearst's yacht. (AL, AS, V)
10:15 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)
10:30 a.m. HBO2 "Sweet and Lowdown" HHH (1999, Comedy-Drama) Sean Penn, Samantha Morton. An arrogant musician casts aside the woman who loves him. (AL, AS)
TMC "Ronin" HH1/2 (1998, Action) Robert De Niro, Jean Reno. Five espionage specialists must find a special briefcase. (AL, AS, GV)
10:45 a.m. HBOF "The Land Before Time V: The Mysterious Island" HH1/2 (1997, Adventure) Voices of Jeff Bennett, Aria Noelle Curzon. Animated. Young dinosaurs find their friend Chomper.
11 a.m. AMC "The Hi-Lo Country" HH1/2 (1998, Western) Woody Harrelson, Billy Crudup. Two cowboys in postwar New Mexico fall for the same woman. (AL, AS, V)
LMN "Disappearance" HH1/2 (2002, Suspense) Harry Hamlin, Susan Dey. A vacationing family gets stranded in a ghost town. 'TVPG' (AL)
TCM "The Merry Widow" HHH (1934, Musical) Jeanette MacDonald, Maurice Chevalier. A king tries seducing a wealthy widow to save his country.
USA "The Big Easy" HHH (1986, Crime Drama) Dennis Quaid, Ellen Barkin. Romance complicates a detective's murder investigation. (AL, AS, N, V)
11:45 a.m. IFC "Eulogy" HH (2004, Comedy) Hank Azaria, Jesse Bradford. A dysfunctional family gathers for a patriarch's funeral. (AL, AS)
12 p.m. DIS "The Wild" HH (2006, Adventure) Voices of Kiefer Sutherland, Eddie Izzard. Animated. A young lion from a New York zoo finds himself in Africa.
12:05 p.m. FLIX "True Love" HHH1/2 (1989, Comedy-Drama) Annabella Sciorra, Ron Eldard. An Italian-American couple prepare for their wedding. (AL, AS)
12:15 p.m. HBO2 "The Breakfast Club" HHH (1985, Comedy-Drama) Emilio Estevez, Molly Ringwald. Five teenagers make strides toward mutual understanding. (AL, AS)
12:45 p.m. HBOF "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial" HHHH (1982, Science Fiction) Henry Thomas, Dee Wallace. A California boy befriends a homesick alien. (AL, MV)
1 p.m. LMN "Haunting Sarah" HH (2005, Suspense) Kim Raver, Audrey Dwyer. A child falls under the influence of her dead cousin. 'TV14'
TCM "The Merry Widow" HHH (1952, Musical Comedy) Lana Turner, Fernando Lamas. A financially strapped count woos a rich American widow.
1:15 p.m. IFC "Sex, Drugs, Rock & Roll" HH1/2 (1991, Drama) Eric Bogosian. The New York monologist's 10-character stage show. (AL)
1:30 p.m. AMC "Ride With the Devil" HHH (1999, Historical Drama) Skeet Ulrich, Tobey Maguire. Two friends fight Union troops with the Bushwhackers. (GV)
2 p.m. FLIX "The Jazz Singer" HH (1980, Musical) Neil Diamond, Laurence Olivier. A New York cantor sets out to find success as a pop star. (AL, AS)
HBO2 "Fracture" HHH (2007, Suspense) Anthony Hopkins, Ryan Gosling. A prosecutor plays a cat-and-mouse game with a dangerous suspect. (AL, AS, V)
2:40 p.m. MAX "Event Horizon" HH1/2 (1997, Science Fiction) Laurence Fishburne, Sam Neill. A search-and-rescue team tracks down a ghostly spaceship. (AL, BN, GV)
3 p.m. fX "The Devil Wears Prada" HHH (2006, Comedy) Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway. A recent college graduate lands a job at a fashion magazine. (AS)
TCM "Grumpy Old Men" HH1/2 (1993, Comedy) Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau. Feuding neighbors vie for the affections of a nearby widow. (AL)
4 p.m. FLIX "Lush Life" HHH (1994, Drama) Jeff Goldblum, Forest Whitaker. A musician is stricken with a malignant brain tumor. (AL, AS)
HBO2 "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)
TMC "Rocky Balboa" HHH (2006, Drama) Sylvester Stallone, Burt Young. Rocky, now retired, fights the world heavyweight champion. (AL, AS, V)
4:20 p.m. MAX "Another 48 HRS." HH1/2 (1990, Action) Eddie Murphy, Nick Nolte. A detective and a convict reunite to catch a drug kingpin. (AL, AS, BN, V)
4:45 p.m. IFC "Coffy" HH (1973, Drama) Pam Grier, Booker Bradshaw. Nurse seeks revenge for sister's drug addiction. (AL, AS, V)
5 p.m. HBOF "The Land Before Time III: The Time of the Great Giving" HH1/2 (1995, Adventure) Voices of Scott McAfee, Candace Hutson. Animated. Young dinosaurs seek water.
OXYG "Must Love Dogs" HH1/2 (2005, Romance-Comedy) Diane Lane, John Cusack. A divorced teacher meets a hopeless romantic. (AS)
TCM "The Prisoner of Second Avenue" HHH1/2 (1975, Comedy-Drama) Jack Lemmon, Anne Bancroft. A New York adman loses his job, falls apart and blames his wife. (AL)
5:30 p.m. fX "The Italian Job" HHH (2003, Crime Drama) Mark Wahlberg, Charlize Theron. A thief and his crew plan to steal back their gold. (AL, V)
6 p.m. AMC "Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines" HHH (2003, Science Fiction) Arnold Schwarzenegger, Nick Stahl. A cyborg protects John Connor from a superior model. (AL, AS, BN, GV)
FLIX "Sling Blade" HHH (1996, Drama) Billy Bob Thornton, Dwight Yoakam. A mentally impaired man with a violent past befriends a boy. (AL, AS, V)
MAX "The Replacements" HH1/2 (2000, Comedy) Keanu Reeves, Gene Hackman. Misfit substitutes take the field during a football strike. (AL, AS)
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)
6:15 p.m. HBOF "The Land Before Time V: The Mysterious Island" HH1/2 (1997, Adventure) Voices of Jeff Bennett, Aria Noelle Curzon. Animated. Young dinosaurs find their friend Chomper.
7 p.m. ION "A View to a Kill" HH1/2 (1985, Action) Roger Moore, Christopher Walken. Agent 007 fights a genetic superman bent on world conquest. (AS, V)
IFC "Assassination Tango" HH1/2 (2002, Drama) Robert Duvall, Ruben Blades. An aging hit man woos a dancer in Argentina. (AL, AS, V)
OXYG "Must Love Dogs" HH1/2 (2005, Romance-Comedy) Diane Lane, John Cusack. A divorced teacher meets a hopeless romantic. (AS)
TCM "The China Syndrome" HHH1/2 (1979, Suspense) Jane Fonda, Jack Lemmon. Journalists see the cover-up of a crisis at a nuclear-power plant. (AL)
7:30 p.m. FAM "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory" HHH (1971, Fantasy) Gene Wilder, Jack Albertson. A famous candymaker offers a grand prize to five children.
HBO2 "The Accused" HHH (1988, Drama) Kelly McGillis, Jodie Foster. A prosecutor goes after bar patrons who encouraged rapists. (AL, AS, GV, N)
7:35 p.m. TMC "Ronin" HH1/2 (1998, Action) Robert De Niro, Jean Reno. Five espionage specialists must find a special briefcase. (AL, AS, GV)
8 p.m. DIS "Bob the Butler" HH (2005, Comedy) Tom Green, Brooke Shields. A novice manservant cares for two mischievous children. (AL, AS)
MAX "Funny Games" HH (2007, Suspense) Naomi Watts, Tim Roth. Two young men torture a hostage family. (AL, AS, V)
8:30 p.m. AMC "Starsky & Hutch" HH1/2 (2004, Comedy) Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson. Two detectives investigate a cocaine dealer. (AL, AS, BN, V)
9 p.m. HBOF "The Simpsons Movie" HHH (2007, Comedy) Voices of Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner. Animated. Homer must save the world from catastrophe. (AS)
9:15 p.m. TCM "Save the Tiger" HH1/2 (1973, Drama) Jack Lemmon, Jack Gilford. A bankrupt dress manufacturer considers arson. (AL, AS, N)
9:45 p.m. FLIX "Maniac Cop 2" HH (1991, Horror) Robert Davi, Claudia Christian. A presumed-dead cop returns to the streets for vengeance. (AL, AS, BN, GV)
TMC "Dead Birds" HH (2004, Horror) Henry Thomas, Patrick Fugit. Bank robbers stay in a haunted Alabama mansion in 1863. (AS, GV)
10:25 p.m. HBO2 "Hitman" HH (2007, Action) Timothy Olyphant, Dougray Scott. An assassin becomes embroiled in a political conspiracy. (AL, AS, GV, N)
10:30 p.m. HBOF "K-9" HH1/2 (1989, Comedy) James Belushi, Mel Harris. A narcotics agent and a unique police dog join forces. (AL, AS, V)
MAX "Predator 2" HH (1990, Science Fiction) Danny Glover, Gary Busey. Police officers lock horns with a bloodthirsty alien. (AL, AS, GV)
10:35 p.m. IFC "Coffy" HH (1973, Drama) Pam Grier, Booker Bradshaw. Nurse seeks revenge for sister's drug addiction. (AL, AS, V)
11 p.m. TBS "Spanglish" HHH (2004, Comedy-Drama) Adam Sandler, T"'ea Leoni. A housekeeper works for a chef and his neurotic wife. (AL, AS)
TCM "Avanti!" HHH1/2 (1972, Comedy) Jack Lemmon, Juliet Mills. A conservative businessman falls for a liberal woman. (AL, AS, N)
12 a.m. HBO2 "Talk to Me" HHH (2007, Biography) Don Cheadle, Chiwetel Ejiofor. Ralph "Petey" Greene becomes a '60s radio icon. (AL, AS)
12:15 a.m. HBOF "The Thing About My Folks" HH (2005, Comedy-Drama) Peter Falk, Paul Reiser. A man and his father bond during a road trip. (AL, AS)
IFC "Assassination Tango" HH1/2 (2002, Drama) Robert Duvall, Ruben Blades. An aging hit man woos a dancer in Argentina. (AL, AS, V)
TMC "Quiet Days in Hollywood" HH (1997, Drama) Meta Golding, Chad Lowe. Woman has no luck in love; actor re-evaluates sexuality. (AL, SSC, V)
12:30 a.m. AMC "The Blue Max" HHH (1966, War) George Peppard, James Mason. A German aviator competes against more experienced pilots. (AS, V)
12:50 a.m. FLIX "Prick Up Your Ears" HHH (1987, Biography) Gary Oldman, Alfred Molina. Playwright Joe Orton leads a flamboyant gay lifestyle. (AL, AS, V)
MAX "Blood Diamond" HHH (2006, Adventure) Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Connelly. Two men join in a quest to recover a priceless gem. (AL, AS, GV)
1 a.m. LMN "Disappearance" HH1/2 (2002, Suspense) Harry Hamlin, Susan Dey. A vacationing family gets stranded in a ghost town. 'TVPG' (AL)
USA "Gangs of New York" HHH1/2 (2002, Historical Drama) Leonardo DiCaprio, Daniel Day-Lewis. A man vows vengeance on the gangster who killed his father. (AL, AS, GV, N)
1:30 a.m. TBS "Out of Time" HH1/2 (2003, Suspense) Denzel Washington, Eva Mendes. A police chief is accused of setting a deadly arson. (AL, AS, V)
TCM "The Out-of-Towners" HHH (1970, Comedy) Jack Lemmon, Sandy Dennis. A vacationing couple encounter countless urban disasters.
1:45 a.m. TMC "Sand" HH (2000, Drama) Michael Vartan, Julie Delpy. A drifter's past catches up to him in a small coastal town. (AS)
1:55 a.m. HBOF "The Learning Tree" HHH (1969, Drama) Kyle Johnson, Alex Clarke. A black teenager learns about life in 1920s Kansas. (AS)
2:45 a.m. FLIX "Educating Rita" HHH (1983, Comedy-Drama) Michael Caine, Julie Walters. A British professor guides a woman to self-discovery. (AL, AS)
3 a.m. LMN "Haunting Sarah" HH (2005, Suspense) Kim Raver, Audrey Dwyer. A child falls under the influence of her dead cousin. 'TV14'
3:10 a.m. IFC "The Florentine" HH (1999, Drama) Michael Madsen, Chris Penn. An ex-beau threatens a woman's upcoming marriage. (AL)
3:15 a.m. TCM "Luv" HH1/2 (1967, Comedy) Jack Lemmon, Peter Falk. Suicidal New Yorker's friend wants him to marry his wife.
TMC "Rocky Balboa" HHH (2006, Drama) Sylvester Stallone, Burt Young. Rocky, now retired, fights the world heavyweight champion. (AL, AS, V)
4 a.m. AMC "Batman" HH (1966, Action) Adam West, Burt Ward. Batman and Robin battle an all-star lineup of villains. (AS, V)
HBO2 "Edward Scissorhands" HHH (1990, Fantasy) Johnny Depp, Winona Ryder. A man-made misfit cuts a tragic figure in suburbia. (AS, V)
4:35 a.m. FLIX "Hiding Out" HH (1987, Suspense) Jon Cryer, Keith Coogan. Fleeing Wall Street yuppie hides in cousin's high school. (AL, AS, V)
5 a.m. IFC "The Virgin Spring" HHHH (1959, Drama) Max von Sydow, Birgitta Valberg. A girl's killers unwittingly go to her father's door. (AS, GV)