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December 15, 2018

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December 15 - 21, 2018—31 The Greeneville Sun, Greeneville, TN The Greeneville Sun, Greeneville, TN December 15 - 21, 2018 — 31 9:00 p.m. The Bridges of Madison County ››› Clint Eastwood, Meryl Streep. Memoirs tell a deceased wom- an's children of her four-day affair in 1965 with a photographer on assign- ment. 'PG-13' (CC) (2:15) (SHOW) Changing Lanes ››› Ben Affleck, Samuel L. Jackson. An attorney and a recovering alcoholic have a car acci- dent which escalates into an ongoing feud. 'R' (CC) (1:41) (STZENC) 9:15 p.m. National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation ››› Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo. The Gris- wolds spend the holiday in a garish way, especially when a country cousin pulls up in an RV. 'PG-13' (CC) (2:15) (AMC) The Incredibles ›››‡ Voices of Craig T. Nelson, Holly Hunter. Animated. Now fighting boredom in suburbia, a former superhero and his family get a chance to save the world. 'PG' (CC) (2:40) (FREE) 9:17 p.m. The Other Guys ››› Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg. Two deskbound detectives get more than they bargain for when they take on a seemingly minor case that may turn out to be New York's biggest crime. 'PG-13' (CC) (1:51) (STARZ) 9:45 p.m. Oliver Twist ›››› Robert Newton, Alec Guinness. Dickens' Lon- don waif is pressed into Fagin's street gang led by bully Bill Sikes and the Artful Dodger. 'NR' (2:15) (TCM) 10:30 p.m. 22 Jump Street ››› Jonah Hill, Channing Tatum. Officers Jenko and Schmidt begin to question their partnership after each infiltrates different cliques while undercover at a local college. 'R' (CC) (2:30) (FX) Forrest Gump ›››› Tom Hanks, Robin Wright. JFK, LBJ, Vietnam, Watergate and other history unfold through the perspective of an Ala- bama man with an IQ of 75. 'PG-13' (CC) (3:30) (PARMT) 10:55 p.m. X2 ››› Patrick Stewart, Hugh Jackman. After a mutant-hating militarist named Stryker invades their school, the X-Men must join forces with Magneto to rescue Professor Xavier and neutralize the threat posed by Stryker. 'PG-13' (CC) (2:15) (MAX) 11:00 p.m. Love, Simon ››› Nick Robinson, Josh Duhamel. Teenager Simon Spier hasn't told his family or friends that he's gay, and he doesn't know the identity of the anonymous classmate that he's fallen for online. Resolving both issues proves hilarious, terrifying and life-changing. 'PG-13' (CC) (1:50) (HBO) 11:15 p.m. The Cabin in the Woods ››› Kristen Connolly, Chris Hemsworth. Two unseen scientists manipulate the gory goings-on at a backwoods cabin inhabited by a group of unsuspecting college friends. 'R' (CC) (2:00) (SYFY) 11:30 p.m. Gremlins ›››‡ Zach Galligan, Phoebe Cates. An inventor gives his son an odd little creature which multiplies into monsters which wreck the town. 'PG' (CC) (2:30) (AMC) thurSday 9:00 a.m. White Christmas ›››› Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye. Four enter- tainers try to save an innkeeper from ruin. 'NR' (CC) (2:45) (AMC) 21 Jump Street ››› Jonah Hill, Channing Tatum. Young cops go un- der cover as high-school students. 'R' (CC) (2:30) (FX) 9:45 a.m. Double Jeopardy ››› Tommy Lee Jones, Ashley Judd. Jailed for her husband's murder, a woman learns he lives. 'R' (CC) (1:45) (SHOW) 10:30 a.m. My Favorite Wife ››› Irene Dunne, Cary Grant. A presumed-dead wife returns to find her husband remarried. 'NR' (CC) (1:30) (TCM) 10:55 a.m. Atomic Blonde ››› Charlize Theron, James McAvoy. A spy tries to take down an espionage ring in Berlin. 'R' (CC) (1:55) (MAX) 11:45 a.m. Miracle on 34th Street ›››› Maureen O'Hara, John Payne. An adwoman's boyfriend defends Macy's Santa in court. 'NR' (CC) (2:15) (AMC) 11:46 a.m. Changing Lanes ››› Ben Affleck, Samuel L. Jackson. A car accident puts two men on a collision course. 'R' (CC) (1:41) (STZENC) 12:18 p.m. Ferris Bueller's Day Off ››› Matthew Broderick, Alan Ruck. A cool teen plays hooky in Chicago with his girlfriend, his buddy and the classic Ferrari of his buddy's father. 'PG-13' (CC) (1:46) (STARZ) 1:27 p.m. Easy A ››› Emma Stone, Penn Badgley. The escape of a little white lie teaches a clean-cut teenager to use the high-school rumor mill to her advantage. 'PG-13' (CC) (1:35) (STZENC) 1:30 p.m. Inception ›››‡ Leonardo DiCaprio, Joseph Gordon-Levitt. A thief who enters people's dreams and steals their secrets gets a shot at redemption when he is given the dangerous task of planting an idea in someone's subconscious. 'PG-13' (CC) (2:30) (HBO) 2:00 p.m. Gremlins ›››‡ Zach Galligan, Phoebe Cates. An inventor gives his son an odd little creature which multiplies into monsters which wreck the town. 'PG' (CC) (2:30) (AMC) 2:05 p.m. Walking Out ››› Matt Bomer, Josh Wiggins. When a city teen travels to Montana to go hunting with his estranged father, the trip be - comes a battle for survival when they encounter a grizzly bear. 'PG-13' (CC) (1:40) (TMC) 2:15 p.m. Anna and the King of Siam ›››‡ Irene Dunne, Rex Har- rison. A young English widow goes to 1862 Siam with her son to tutor the king's harem and 67 children. 'NR' (CC) (2:15) (TCM) 2:45 p.m. The Client ››› Susan Sa- randon, Tommy Lee Jones. Mobsters and lawyers hound a boy who knows about the missing corpse of a U.S. senator. 'PG-13' (CC) (2:05) (MAX) 4:30 p.m. Charlie and the Choco- late Factory ››› Johnny Depp, Freddie Highmore. A poor boy and four spoiled children win a tour through the incredible factory of an odd confectioner. 'PG' (CC) (2:30) (AMC) 4:45 p.m. The Cabin in the Woods ››› Kristen Connolly, Chris Hemsworth. Two unseen scientists manipulate the gory goings-on at a backwoods cabin inhabited by a group of unsuspecting college friends. 'R' (2:00) (SYFY) 4:50 p.m. Thoroughbreds ››› Olivia Cooke, Anya Taylor-Joy. Two upper-class teenage girls in suburban Connecticut rekindle their unlikely friendship after years of growing apart. Together, they hatch a plan to solve both of their problems — no matter what the cost. 'R' (CC) (1:35) (MAX) 5:00 p.m. The Death of Stalin ›››‡ Steve Buscemi, Andrea Rise- borough. When dictator Joseph Stalin dies, his parasitic cronies square off in a frantic power struggle to become the next Soviet leader. As they bum- ble, brawl and back-stab their way to the top, the question remains — just who is running the government? 'R' (CC) (1:50) (SHOW) 6:40 p.m. The Incredibles ›››‡ Voices of Craig T. Nelson, Holly Hunt- er. Animated. Now fighting boredom in suburbia, a former superhero and his family get a chance to save the world. 'PG' (CC) (2:40) (FREE) 7:30 p.m. Fight Club ›››‡ Brad Pitt, Edward Norton. Two young profes- sionals create an underground club where men can compete in hand-to- hand combat. 'R' (CC) (3:30) (CMTV) 8:00 p.m. Bad Santa ››› Billy Bob Thornton, Tony Cox. Two criminals disguise themselves as St. Nick and an elf to rob stores at Christmastime. 'R' (CC) (2:00) (PARMT) Christmas in July ››› Dick Powell, Ellen Drew. A penniless office worker goes on a spending spree after fellow workers trick him into believing he has won a contest. 'NR' (CC) (1:30) (TCM) Legend ››› Tom Hardy, Em- ily Browning. Reggie Kray and his unstable twin brother Ronnie rapidly rise through the London underworld to become two of the most infamous gangsters of the 1960s. 'R' (CC) (2:15) (MAX) Monsters University ››› Voices of Billy Crystal, John Goodman. Animated. Back in their college days, Mike Wazowski's fierce rivalry with natural-born Scarer Sulley gets them both kicked out of Monster Univer - sity's elite Scare Program. 'G' (CC) (1:46) (STZENC) The Hurt Locker ›››‡ Jeremy Renner, Anthony Mackie. Members of a bomb-disposal unit in Baghdad face increasingly perilous situations as their tour-of-duty winds down. 'R' (CC) (2:15) (TMC) 9:00 p.m. Ray ›››‡ Jamie Foxx, Kerry Washington. Blind since childhood, Ray Charles overcomes poverty, hardship and addiction and becomes an American music legend. 'PG-13' (4:00) (BET) The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water ››› Voices of Tom Kenny, Bill Fagerbakke. Live action/ animated. Perpetual adversaries SpongeBob and Plankton join forces and come ashore to battle a pirate who has plans for the stolen Krabby Patties recipe. 'PG' (CC) (2:00) (NICK) 9:30 p.m. You Never Can Tell ››› Dick Powell, Peggy Dow. A poisoned German shepherd dog returns to Earth as a man to find the killer. 'NR' (1:45) (TCM) 10:15 p.m. Atomic Blonde ››› Charlize Theron, James McAvoy. With the Berlin Wall about to fall, an elite MI6 spy travels into the heart of the city to retrieve a priceless dossier and take down a ruthless espionage ring. 'R' (CC) (2:00) (MAX) 11:00 p.m. Fight Club ›››‡ Brad Pitt, Edward Norton. Two young pro- fessionals create an underground club where men can compete in hand-to- hand combat. 'R' (CC) (3:30) (CMTV) 11:32 p.m. Easy A ››› Emma Stone, Penn Badgley. The escape of a little white lie teaches a clean-cut teenager to use the high-school rumor mill to her advantage. 'PG-13' (CC) (1:37) (STZENC) 12:00 a.m. Charlie and the Choco- late Factory ››› Johnny Depp, Freddie Highmore. A poor boy and four spoiled children win a tour through the incredible factory of an odd confectioner. 'PG' (CC) (2:30) (AMC) Bad Santa ››› Billy Bob Thornton, Tony Cox. Two criminals disguise themselves as St. Nick and an elf to rob stores at Christmastime. 'R' (CC) (2:00) (PARMT) friday 9:15 a.m. The Ghost Writer ››› Pierce Brosnan, Ewan McGregor. A ghostwriter's latest project lands him in jeopardy. 'PG-13' (CC) (2:15) (HBO) 10:00 a.m. Miracle on 34th Street ›››› Maureen O'Hara, John Payne. An adwoman's boyfriend defends Macy's Santa in court. 'NR' (CC) (2:15) (AMC) The Spanish Prisoner ››› Campbell Scott, Rebecca Pidgeon. An inventor becomes a businessman's un- witting patsy. 'PG' (CC) (1:50) (TMC) 11:30 a.m. The Terminal ››› Tom Hanks, Catherine Zeta-Jones. A Euro- pean living in an airport befriends a stewardess. 'PG-13' (CC) (2:15) (HBO) 11:50 a.m. Chuck ››› Liev Sch- reiber, Elisabeth Moss. Embattled New Jersey boxer Chuck Wepner takes on Muhammad Ali. 'R' (CC) (1:40) (TMC) 12:00 p.m. Cadillac Records ››› Adrien Brody, Beyoncé Knowles. In 1950s Chicago, Leonard Chess starts his own recording company and launches the careers of Etta James, Muddy Waters and others. 'R' (3:00) (BET) Split ››› James McAvoy, Anya Taylor-Joy. A psychotic man who has 23 personalities holds three teenage girls captive in an underground cell. 'PG-13' (CC) (2:00) (MAX) 12:46 p.m. The Other Guys ››› Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg. Two deskbound detectives get more than they bargain for when they take on a seemingly minor case that may turn out to be New York's biggest crime. 'PG-13' (CC) (1:50) (STARZ) 3:00 p.m. Ray ›››‡ Jamie Foxx, Kerry Washington. Blind since childhood, Ray Charles overcomes poverty, hardship and addiction and becomes an American music legend. 'PG-13' (4:00) (BET) 4:00 p.m. Kong: Skull Island ››› Tom Hiddleston, Samuel L. Jackson. Scientists, soldiers and adventurers encounter the mighty Kong and other monstrous creatures after traveling to an uncharted island in the Pacific Ocean. 'PG-13' (CC) (2:00) (MAX) 4:30 p.m. The School of Rock ››› Jack Black, Joan Cusack. Fired from his group and desperate for money, a guitarist poses as a teacher for students who play in a school band. 'PG-13' (CC) (2:30) (BRAVO) 5:05 p.m. The Santa Clause ››› Tim Allen, Judge Reinhold. An adman takes over for the bearded, big- bellied fellow after a rooftop mishap on Christmas Eve. 'PG' (CC) (2:05) (FREE) 5:35 p.m. Wonder Woman ››› Gal Gadot, Chris Pine. After leav- ing her all-female island for the first time, Wonder Woman discovers her full powers and true destiny while fighting alongside men in a war to end all wars. 'PG-13' (CC) (2:25) (HBO) 6:00 p.m. The Polar Express ››› Voices of Tom Hanks, Michael Jeter. Animated. The conductor of a train to the North Pole guides a boy who questions the existence of Santa Claus. 'G' (CC) (2:00) (AMC) The Fearless Vampire Killers ››› Jack MacGowran, Roman Polanski. A professor and his helper crash a vampire ball at the castle of Count Von Krolock. 'NR' (CC) (2:00) (TCM) 6:15 p.m. Back to School ››› Rodney Dangerfield, Sally Kellerman. An earthy self-made man divorces his no-good wife and buys his way into his son's college. 'PG-13' (CC) (1:45) (TMC) 7:30 p.m. The Wizard of Oz ›››› Judy Garland, Frank Morgan. After a tornado whisks Kansas farm girl Dorothy to a magic land, she must travel to the Emerald City for help in getting back home. 'G' (CC) (DVS) (2:15) (TNT) 7:35 p.m. War for the Planet of the Apes ›››‡ Andy Serkis, Woody Harrelson. A ruthless colonel leads his troops in a deadly battle against Caesar and his army of intelligent apes. 'PG-13' (CC) (2:25) (MAX) 8:00 p.m. Elf ››› Will Ferrell, James Caan. Adopted as a baby by one of Santa's elves, a man leaves the work- shop to search for his family in New York. 'PG' (CC) (2:00) (AMC) Paddington ››› Hugh Bonneville, Sally Hawkins. Live action/animated. A lost Peruvian bear finds shelter with a kind British family, but a museum taxidermist has designs on his rare hide. 'PG' (CC) (1:40) (DIS) Trolls ››› Voices of Anna Kend- rick, Justin Timberlake. Animated. Pop- py, the optimistic leader of the trolls, and Branch, her polar opposite, em- bark on an adventure that takes them far beyond the only world they've ever known. 'PG' (CC) (2:00) (FX) A Christmas Kiss ››› Elisabeth Röhm, Laura Breckenridge. Trapped in an elevator, a designer shares an impulsive kiss with the boyfriend of her new boss. 'PG' (CC) (2:03) (LIFE) Love Actually ››› Hugh Grant, Laura Linney. A prime minister, an of- fice worker, a pop star, a jilted writer, married couples and various others deal with relationships in London. 'R' (CC) (DVS) (3:00) (TBS) Breakfast at Tiffany's ›››‡ Au- drey Hepburn, George Peppard. New York playgirl Holly Golightly puzzles a writer who lives in her building. 'NR' (CC) (2:15) (TCM) Meet the Parents ››› Robert De Niro, Ben Stiller. When a woman brings her boyfriend home for her sister's wedding, her father, a former CIA agent, takes an instant dislike to him. 'PG-13' (CC) (2:00) (TMC) 8:30 p.m. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban ›››‡ Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint. The young wizard and his friends con- front Sirius Black, a fugitive with ties to Harry's past. 'PG' (CC) (DVS) (3:00) (USA) 9:00 p.m. The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie ››› Voices of Tom Kenny, Bill Fagerbakke. Ani- mated. SpongeBob and Patrick head for Shell City to retrieve King Nep- tune's stolen crown and save the life of Mr. Krabs. 'PG' (CC) (2:00) (NICK) Men in Black ››› Tommy Lee Jones, Will Smith. A veteran agent and a rookie protect mankind from dangerous extraterrestrials roam- ing the Earth. 'PG-13' (CC) (2:30) (PARMT) 10:00 p.m. Trolls ››› Voices of Anna Kendrick, Justin Timberlake. Ani- mated. Poppy, the optimistic leader of the trolls, and Branch, her polar opposite, embark on an adventure that takes them far beyond the only world they've ever known. 'PG' (CC) (2:00) (FX) 10:01 p.m. The Other Guys ››› Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg. Two deskbound detectives get more than they bargain for when they take on a seemingly minor case that may turn out to be New York's biggest crime. 'PG-13' (CC) (1:50) (STARZ) 10:15 p.m. The Way We Were ›››‡ Barbra Streisand, Robert Red- ford. A leftist and a writer meet in col- lege, and their love spans the 1930s and '50s. 'PG' (CC) (2:15) (TCM) 10:30 p.m. The Prestige ››› Hugh Jackman, Christian Bale. After an illu- sion goes tragically wrong, two 19th- century magicians engage in a bitter and potentially deadly rivalry. 'PG-13' (CC) (2:15) (HBO) 11:00 p.m. The School of Rock ››› Jack Black, Joan Cusack. Fired from his group and desperate for money, a guitarist poses as a teacher for students who play in a school band. 'PG-13' (CC) (2:30) (BRAVO) War for the Planet of the Apes ›››‡ Andy Serkis, Woody Har- relson. A ruthless colonel leads his troops in a deadly battle against Cae- sar and his army of intelligent apes. 'PG-13' (CC) (2:25) (MAX) 11:51 p.m. Open Water ››› Blanchard Ryan, Daniel Travis. Scuba divers struggle to survive in shark- infested waters after their tour boat accidentally leaves them behind. 'R' (CC) (1:23) (STARZ) 12:00 a.m. Miracle on 34th Street ›››› Maureen O'Hara, John Payne. An adwoman's lawyer boy- friend tries to prove that Macy's Santa Claus is the real thing. 'NR' (CC) (2:15) (AMC) Love Actually ››› Hugh Grant, Laura Linney. A prime minister, an of- fice worker, a pop star, a jilted writer, married couples and various others deal with relationships in London. 'R' (CC) (DVS) (3:00) (TBS) When Harry Met Sally... ›››› Billy Crystal, Meg Ryan. Two Manhat- tan careerists first hate, then like and eventually love each other over the course of 12 years. 'R' (CC) (1:40) (TMC)

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