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December 29, 2018

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December 29 - January 4, 2019—31 The Greeneville Sun, Greeneville, TN The Greeneville Sun, Greeneville, TN December 29, 2018 - January 4, 2019 — 31 a blue-skinned warrior and sides with her people against human- kind's encroachment on their lush world. 'NR' (CC) (2:45) (MAX) Mystic Pizza ››› Julia Roberts, Annabeth Gish. Three teenage girls come of age one summer working in a pizza parlor in Mys- tic, Conn. 'R' (CC) (1:45) (SHOW) 3:20 p.m. Death Becomes Her ››› Meryl Streep, Bruce Willis. An actress and an author fight over a plastic surgeon and the secret of eternal beauty. 'PG-13' (CC) (1:46) (STZENC) 4:00 p.m. Hustle & Flow ››› Terrence Howard, Anthony Ander- son. A pimp in Memphis, Tenn., sees rap music as the way to es- cape his dead-end existence and achieve something meaningful. 'R' (3:00) (BET) The Great Lie ››› Bette Davis, George Brent. A lost aviator's socialite wife makes a deal with a pianist having his baby. 'NR' (CC) (2:00) (TCM) 5:00 p.m. The Matrix Reloaded ››› Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne. Freedom fighters use extraordinary skills and weaponry to revolt against machines. 'R' (CC) (3:00) (AMC) 5:06 p.m. The Hunt for Red October ›››‡ Sean Connery, Alec Baldwin. Moscow, Wash- ington and a CIA analyst track a renegade Soviet captain and his new submarine. 'PG' (CC) (2:18) (STZENC) 5:30 p.m. Pitch Perfect ››› Anna Kendrick, Skylar Astin. When a new student joins her col- lege's female a cappella group, she takes the women out of their comfort zone of traditional pieces and introduces them to innova- tive arrangements. 'PG-13' (CC) (2:30) (FREE) Thirteen Days ››› Kevin Cost- ner, Bruce Greenwood. President John F. Kennedy and members of his staff react to news of a Soviet missile buildup in Cuba. 'PG-13' (CC) (2:30) (MAX) 6:00 p.m. Old Acquaintance ››› Bette Davis, Miriam Hopkins. Two best friends from girlhood clash over the years as serious writer and racy novelist. 'NR' (CC) (2:00) (TCM) 8:00 p.m. Twister ››› Helen Hunt, Bill Paxton. Storm-chasers finalizing their divorce try to place equipment inside a tornado on the Oklahoma plains. 'PG-13' (CC) (2:30) (AMC) Grease ››› John Travolta, Oliv- ia Newton-John. Nice Sandy and greaser Danny try to be like each other in their 1950s high school. 'PG' (CC) (2:30) (CMTV) On the Waterfront ›››› Marlon Brando, Eva Marie Saint. A conscience-stricken ex-boxer stands up to a corrupt union boss after unwittingly participating in a fellow longshoreman's murder. 'NR' (CC) (2:00) (TCM) The Usual Suspects ›››‡ Stephen Baldwin, Gabriel Byrne. A detective questions a con man about his relationships with as- sorted criminals and their link to a ship explosion. 'R' (CC) (1:50) (MAX) Marshall ››› Chadwick Bose- man, Josh Gad. Young Thurgood Marshall faces one of his greatest challenges while working as a lawyer for the NAACP. He teams up with lawyer Sam Friedman to defend Joseph Spell, a black chauffeur who's employer ac- cuses him of sexual assault and attempted murder. 'PG-13' (CC) (2:00) (TMC) 9:50 p.m. Out of Sight ››› George Clooney, Jennifer Lopez. The mutual attraction between a federal marshal and an escaped convict interferes with their goals. 'R' (CC) (2:05) (MAX) 10:00 p.m. A Streetcar Named Desire ›››› Marlon Brando, Vivien Leigh. Tennessee Williams' Blanche DuBois moves in with her sister, Stella, and brutish brother- in-law, Stanley Kowalski. 'PG' (CC) (DVS) (2:15) (TCM) 10:30 p.m. Double Jeopardy ››› Tommy Lee Jones, Ashley Judd. While in jail for murdering her husband, a woman discovers he is living under a new identity with their son. 'R' (CC) (2:30) (AMC) Grease ››› John Travolta, Oliv- ia Newton-John. Nice Sandy and greaser Danny try to be like each other in their 1950s high school. 'PG' (CC) (2:30) (CMTV) thurSday 8:45 a.m. The Italian Job ››› Mark Wahlberg, Charlize Theron. A thief and his crew plan to steal back their gold. 'PG-13' (CC) (1:55) (MAX) 9:05 a.m. The Spanish Prisoner ››› Campbell Scott, Rebecca Pidgeon. An inventor becomes a businessman's unwitting patsy. 'PG' (CC) (1:55) (TMC) 10:00 a.m. Planes, Trains and Automobiles ›››‡ Steve Martin, John Candy. A stranded ad exec and a salesman make un- likely co-travelers. 'R' (CC) (1:45) (SHOW) 11:00 a.m. The Debt ››› Helen Mirren, Sam Worthington. A presumed-dead Nazi war criminal resurfaces after 30 years. 'R' (CC) (2:00) (TMC) 12:15 p.m. Going Hollywood ››› Marion Davies, Bing Crosby. A girls-school teacher fol- lows a crooner to Hollywood and replaces his sultry co-star. 'NR' (CC) (1:30) (TCM) 12:55 p.m. Courage Under Fire ›››‡ Denzel Washington, Meg Ryan. A troubled officer reviews the Medal of Honor candidacy of a female helicopter pilot killed during the Gulf War. 'R' (CC) (2:00) (MAX) 1:00 p.m. Hustle & Flow ››› Terrence Howard, Anthony Ander- son. A pimp in Memphis, Tenn., sees rap music as the way to es- cape his dead-end existence and achieve something meaningful. 'R' (3:00) (BET) The Queen ›››‡ Helen Mir- ren, Michael Sheen. Queen Eliza- beth II and Prime Minister Tony Blair try to reach a compromise in determining the royal family's public reaction to Princess Diana's death. 'PG-13' (CC) (1:45) (TMC) 1:50 p.m. Big Fish ››› Ewan McGregor, Albert Finney. A young journalist searches for the truth behind the tall tales told by his ailing father. 'PG-13' (CC) (2:10) (HBO) 2:31 p.m. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring ›››‡ Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen. A chosen hobbit and his loyal friends join a wizard, humans, a dwarf and an elf on a quest to destroy a powerful ring and defeat an evil lord. 'PG-13' (CC) (3:01) (STARZ) 3:00 p.m. Double Jeopardy ››› Tommy Lee Jones, Ashley Judd. While in jail for murdering her husband, a woman discovers he is living under a new identity with their son. 'R' (CC) (2:30) (AMC) 3:15 p.m. Tombstone ››› Kurt Russell, Val Kilmer. Doc Holliday joins Wyatt Earp and his brothers for an OK Corral showdown with the Clanton gang. 'R' (CC) (2:15) (SHOW) 4:30 p.m. Chuck ››› Liev Sch- reiber, Elisabeth Moss. Liquor salesman and part-time prize- fighter Chuck Wepner gets the chance to take on Muhammad Ali in a highly publicized title fight, launching him to sudden fame. 'R' (CC) (1:45) (TMC) 5:00 p.m. The Florodora Girl ››› Marion Davies, Lawrence Gray. A young singer in New York falls in love with a handsome socialite who needs to marry a rich heiress to save his family. 'NR' (CC) (1:30) (TCM) 5:30 p.m. Twister ››› Helen Hunt, Bill Paxton. Storm-chasers finalizing their divorce try to place equipment inside a tornado on the Oklahoma plains. 'PG-13' (CC) (2:30) (AMC) 7:00 p.m. I Am Legend ››› Will Smith, Alice Braga. After a man-made plague transforms Earth's population into bloodthirsty vampires, a lone survivor desper- ately searches for a cure. 'PG-13' (3:00) (BET) 8:00 p.m. Ben-Hur ›››› Charl- ton Heston, Jack Hawkins. An enslaved Judean prince meets his Roman betrayer, a former friend, in a chariot race. 'G' (CC) (DVS) (4:00) (TCM) Inglourious Basterds ›››‡ Brad Pitt, Mélanie Laurent. An Al- lied officer and his team of Jewish soldiers join forces with a German actress and undercover agent to take down the leaders of the Third Reich. 'R' (CC) (2:35) (TMC) 9:00 p.m. Star Trek Beyond ››› Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto. Left stranded after an attack in space, Kirk, Spock and the rest of the crew must battle a deadly alien race while trying to find a way off their hostile planet. 'PG- 13' (CC) (3:00) (PARMT) 9:45 p.m. Traffic ›››‡ Michael Douglas, Don Cheadle. While a judge's anti-drug campaign leads him to his own daughter, a DEA agent targets a trafficker's wife, and a policeman fights corruption. 'R' (CC) (2:30) (HBO) 10:35 p.m. True Romance ››› Christian Slater, Patricia Arquette. A Detroit comic-book store clerk and his floozy wife flee to Hol- lywood with a suitcase full of mob cocaine. 'R' (CC) (2:05) (TMC) 10:59 p.m. Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle ››› Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart. Four teens embark on the adventure of a lifetime when a video game magi- cally transports them to the jungle and transforms them into adults. 'PG-13' (CC) (2:03) (STARZ) Sin City ››› Jessica Alba, Devon Aoki. Lawmen, prostitutes, a hulking thug and other sordid characters run amok in a crime- ridden metropolis. 'R' (CC) (2:09) (STZENC) friday 7:55 a.m. The Pelican Brief ››› Julia Roberts, Denzel Wash- ington. An inquisitive law student becomes the target of assassins. 'PG-13' (CC) (2:25) (MAX) 11:15 a.m. I, Daniel Blake ›››‡ Dave Johns, Hayley Squires. A British widower fights to keep his welfare benefits. 'R' (CC) (1:45) (TMC) 12:00 p.m. 50/50 ››› Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Seth Rogen. After learning that he has malignant tumors along his spine, a young man vows to beat his illness. 'R' (CC) (1:45) (SHOW) 1:00 p.m. Wakefield ››› Bryan Cranston, Jennifer Garner. How- ard Wakefield, a New York City lawyer, hides out in the attic of his home for weeks. When a former boyfriend re-enters his wife's life, he realizes that he may not be able to return to the life he has abandoned. 'R' (CC) (2:00) (TMC) 1:40 p.m. Ready Player One ››› Tye Sheridan, Olivia Cooke. In 2045, the creator of a virtual reality universe promises his fortune to the first person to dis- cover a digital Easter egg. Soon, young Wade Watts finds himself in a reality-bending treasure hunt through the mysterious and fantastical world. 'PG-13' (CC) (2:20) (HBO) 1:45 p.m. Remember the Ti- tans ››› Denzel Washington, Will Patton. A Virginia high school hires a black football coach after undergoing integra- tion in 1971. 'PG' (CC) (2:00) (SHOW) 2:00 p.m. The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean ››› Paul Newman, Victoria Principal. A small-time outlaw takes over a town by dispensing his own form of justice and confiscating property for court costs. 'PG' (CC) (2:15) (TCM) 3:00 p.m. The LEGO Movie ›››‡ Voices of Chris Pratt, Will Ferrell. Animated. An ordinary LEGO figurine, thought to be the key to saving the world, is accom- panied by a fellowship of strang- ers embarking on a quest to van- quish a tyrant bent on a terrible deed. 'PG' (CC) (2:30) (FREE) Dolan's Cadillac ›››› Chris- tian Slater, Wes Bentley. A Las Vegas crime lord kills a murder witness, prompting revenge from the woman's husband. 'R' (CC) (1:30) (TMC) 3:17 p.m. T2 Trainspotting ››› Ewan McGregor, Jonny Lee Miller. Mark Renton reunites with old buddies Spud, Sick Boy and Begbie after returning to the only place that he can ever call home. 'R' (CC) (2:00) (STZENC) 3:30 p.m. Sicario ›››‡ Emily Blunt, Benicio Del Toro. Members of a government task force travel back-and-forth across the U.S.- Mexican border, using one cartel boss to flush out a bigger one. 'R' (CC) (2:30) (FX) 3:45 p.m. Patriot Games ››› Harrison Ford, Anne Archer. An IRA terrorist vows revenge against the ex-CIA agent who killed the man's brother and thwarted an attack on royalty. 'R' (CC) (2:00) (SHOW) 4:00 p.m. The Help ›››‡ Viola Davis, Emma Stone. Determined to become a writer, a 1960s Mis- sissippi society girl turns her small town on its ear by interviewing black women who work for promi- nent white families. 'PG-13' (CC) (3:00) (LIFE) War for the Planet of the Apes ›››‡ Andy Serkis, Woody Harrelson. A ruthless colo- nel leads his troops in a deadly battle against Caesar and his army of intelligent apes. 'PG-13' (CC) (2:20) (MAX) 4:15 p.m. The Train Robbers ››› John Wayne, Ann-Margret. A proud widow hires a Civil War veteran to recover gold her late husband stole from Wells Fargo. 'PG' (CC) (1:45) (TCM) 5:17 p.m. Sin City ››› Jessica Alba, Devon Aoki. Lawmen, pros- titutes, a hulking thug and other sordid characters run amok in a crime-ridden metropolis. 'R' (CC) (2:07) (STZENC) 5:30 p.m. Paddington ››› Hugh Bonneville, Sally Hawkins. Live action/animated. A lost Peru- vian bear finds shelter with a kind British family, but a museum taxi- dermist has designs on his rare hide. 'PG' (CC) (2:00) (FREE) 5:45 p.m. John Grisham's The Rainmaker ››› Matt Damon, Claire Danes. A Memphis law school graduate aids a battered wife and fights a corporate lawyer for insurance benefits for a dying man. 'PG-13' (CC) (2:15) (SHOW) 6:00 p.m. Cast Away ››› Tom Hanks, Helen Hunt. After a plane crash at sea, a Federal Express engineer survives on a remote island for four years in complete isolation. 'PG-13' (CC) (3:00) (AMC) Hearts of the West ››› Jeff Bridges, Andy Griffith. A naive young man goes to Hollywood to write pulp Westerns and becomes the hero of a string of class B horse operas. 'PG' (CC) (2:00) (TCM) 6:05 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, ter- rifying and life-changing. 'PG-13' (CC) (1:55) (HBO) 6:15 p.m. Back to School ››› Rodney Dangerfield, Sally Keller- man. An earthy self-made man di- vorces his no-good wife and buys his way into his son's college. 'PG-13' (CC) (1:45) (TMC) 7:24 p.m. Moonrise Kingdom ›››‡ Bruce Willis, Edward Norton. In 1965 New England, a peaceful island community descends into turmoil when two love-struck 12-year-olds run away together just before the approach of a violent storm. 'PG-13' (CC) (1:36) (STZENC) 7:30 p.m. The Goonies ››› Sean Astin, Josh Brolin. Coastal Oregon kids follow the treasure map of pirate One-Eyed Willie past his deadly traps to gold. 'PG' (CC) (2:30) (FREE) 8:00 p.m. Cinderella ››› Cate Blanchett, Lily James. A cruel stepmother reduces her dead husband's only child to the role of scullery maid, but a kindly beggar woman and some helpful mice bring about a change in the young woman's fortunes. 'PG' (CC) (2:00) (DIS) Star Wars: Return of the Jedi ›››‡ Mark Hamill, Har- rison Ford. Luke Skywalker, now an experienced Jedi knight, tries to discover Darth Vader's identity. 'PG' (CC) (DVS) (3:00) (TBS) The Caine Mutiny ›››‡ Humphrey Bogart, Jose Ferrer. A World War II Naval officer is court-martialed for relieving para- noid Capt. Queeg of command during a typhoon. 'NR' (CC) (2:15) (TCM) Dunkirk ›››‡ Fionn White- head, Tom Glynn-Carney. Germany advances into France, trapping Allied troops on the beaches of Dunkirk. Under air and ground cover from British and French forces, troops are slowly and methodically evacuated from the beach using every vessel that can be found. 'PG-13' (CC) (1:50) (MAX) Planes, Trains and Auto- mobiles ›››‡ Steve Martin, John Candy. An ad exec and a shower-curtain-ring salesman become co-travelers on the way to Thanksgiving in Chicago. 'R' (CC) (1:35) (TMC) 9:00 p.m. The Green Mile ›››‡ Tom Hanks, David Morse. In 1935 a head prison guard realizes a man on death row may be innocent and have a super- natural ability to heal others. 'R' (CC) (4:00) (AMC) The Other Guys ››› Will Fer- rell, Mark Wahlberg. Two desk- bound 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) (STZENC) 9:35 p.m. Throw Momma From the Train ››› Danny DeVito, Billy Crystal. Two writers mistake tit-for-tat murders: one's ex- wife for the other's beastly mother. 'PG-13' (CC) (1:30) (TMC) 10:01 p.m. The Rundown ››› The Rock, Seann William Scott. Before his retirement, a bounty hunter must locate his boss' son, who is searching for a priceless artifact in the Amazon. 'PG-13' (CC) (1:47) (STARZ) 10:15 p.m. Cyrano de Berger- ac ›››‡ Jose Ferrer, Mala Pow- ers. Long-nosed Cyrano loves fair Roxane but woos her with verse for a tongue-tied friend. 'NR' (CC) (2:00) (TCM)

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