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August 08, 2020

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30—August 8 - 14, 2020 The Greeneville Sun, Greeneville, TN 30 — August 8 - 14, 2020 The Greeneville Sun, Greeneville, TN soon tears the close friends apart. 'PG-13' (CC) (2:15) (HBO) 3:55 p.m. Long Shot ››› Journalist Fred Flarsky unexpectedly reconnects with Charlotte Field — his former baby sitter and childhood crush. When Charlotte makes a run for the presidency, she impulsively hires Fred as her speechwriter — much to the dismay of her advisers. 'R' (CC) (2:05) (MAX) Traffic ›››‡ While a judge's anti- drug campaign leads him to his own daughter, a DEA agent targets a traf- ficker's wife, and a policeman fights corruption. 'R' (CC) (2:30) (STARZ) 4:00 p.m. Romeo and Juliet ›››‡ Shakespeare's Renaissance lovers tragically defy their feuding parents. 'NR' (CC) (DVS) (2:15) (TCM) Ant-Man and The Wasp ››› Approached by Hope van Dyne and Dr. Hank Pym, Scott Lang once again dons the Ant-Man suit to fight alongside the Wasp. The mission soon leads to secret revelations from the past as the duo finds itself in an epic battle against a powerful enemy. 'PG-13' (CC) (DVS) (2:30) (TNT) 5:00 p.m. Mission: Impossible III ››› Now a trainer for IMF recruits, agent Ethan Hunt squares off against the toughest foe he has ever faced: a ruthless arms and information broker. 'PG-13' (CC) (3:00) (FX) Doctor Strange ››› After a ter- rible accident, Dr. Stephen Strange loses his ability to operate but finds new purpose when a mystical being known as the Ancient One reveals that Dr. Strange is the newly desig- nated Sorcerer Supreme. 'PG-13' (CC) (DVS) (2:30) (SYFY) Room ›››‡ Held captive for years in an enclosed space, a woman and her young son finally gain their free- dom, allowing the boy to experience the outside world for the first time. 'R' (CC) (2:00) (SHOW) 6:53 p.m. Harriet ››› From her escape from slavery through the dangerous missions she led to liber- ate hundreds of slaves through the Underground Railroad, the story of heroic abolitionist Harriet Tubman is told. 'PG-13' (CC) (2:07) (HBO) 8:00 p.m. The Rock ››› A scientist and a British spy who once escaped from Alcatraz are sent to the former island prison to stop a disgruntled war hero from obliterating San Fran- cisco with chemical warheads. 'R' (CC) (3:00) (AMC) The Italian Job ››› A master thief and his crew plan to steal back a fortune in gold bullion after they lose it to a double-crossing gang member. 'PG-13' (CC) (2:30) (PARMT) The Women ›››‡ Catty New York socialites gossip about a friend and her husband's girlfriend. 'NR' (CC) (DVS) (2:30) (TCM) A Beautiful Day in the Neigh- borhood ›››‡ Lloyd Vogel is an investigative journalist who receives an assignment to profile Fred Rog- ers, aka Mr. Rogers. Fred's empathy, kindness and decency soon chips away at Vogel's jaded outlook on life, forcing him to reconcile with his painful past. 'PG' (CC) (1:51) (STARZ) 9:35 p.m. Spring Breakers ››› Four college friends are arrested after robbing a restaurant to fund their spring-break trip. They land in more trouble when a drug and arms dealer bails them out to do some dirty work. 'R' (CC) (1:35) (TMC) 11:00 p.m. Total Recall ››› Recur- ring nightmares of the planet Mars lead a confused earthling into the center of an intergalactic conspiracy. 'R' (CC) (2:30) (AMC) Beverly Hills Cop ››› A hip Detroit detective drives out to Los An- geles and shows local police how to catch a killer. 'R' (CC) (2:30) (CMTV) tueSday 9:00 a.m. Escape From New York ›››‡ The president is miss- ing in the prison city of Manhattan. 'R' (CC) (1:30) (AMC) City Island ››› Vince's acting classes inspire him to bring home his secret ex-con son. 'PG-13' (CC) (1:45) (MAX) 10:05 a.m. Fly Away Home ›››‡ A girl becomes the mother of a flock of orphaned goslings. 'PG' (CC) (1:55) (TMC) 10:20 a.m. The Pelican Brief ››› An inquisitive law student becomes the target of assassins. 'PG-13' (CC) (2:25) (SHOW) 10:25 a.m. Walk the Line ››› The story of music legends Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash. 'PG-13' (CC) (2:20) (HBO) 10:30 a.m. The Dark Knight Rises ››› Batman faces a masked villain named Bane. 'PG-13' (CC) (4:00) (AMC) 11:30 a.m. Mission: Impossible 2 ››› Ethan Hunt must retrieve a deadly virus from enemy hands. 'PG- 13' (CC) (3:00) (FX) 12:00 p.m. At Eternity's Gate ››› Famed but tormented artist Vincent van Gogh spends his final years in Arles, France, painting masterworks of the natural world that surrounds him. 'PG-13' (CC) (2:00) (TMC) 12:30 p.m. Clueless ››› A Beverly Hills teen plays matchmaker for teachers, transforms a bad dresser and examines her own existence. 'PG-13' (CC) (2:30) (FREE) 12:45 p.m. Cape Fear ››› A tattooed psychopath preys on a Southern lawyer, his wife and their teenage daughter. 'R' (CC) (2:15) (SHOW) 2:30 p.m. Total Recall ››› Recur- ring nightmares of the planet Mars lead a confused earthling into the center of an intergalactic conspiracy. 'R' (CC) (2:30) (AMC) Mission: Impossible III ››› Now a trainer for IMF recruits, agent Ethan Hunt squares off against the toughest foe he has ever faced: a ruthless arms and information broker. 'PG-13' (CC) (3:00) (FX) 2:41 p.m. Elizabeth ››› After suc- ceeding her sister Mary to the throne in 1558, Elizabeth I rules Britain for more than 40 years. 'R' (CC) (2:06) (STZENC) 2:59 p.m. The Shawshank Re- demption ›››› Two life sentenc- es for a 1947 double murder land an innocent man in a corrupt Maine penitentiary. 'R' (CC) (2:24) (STARZ) 3:30 p.m. Robin and the Seven Hoods ››› Robbo, Little John, Will and company are charitable gangsters fighting for turf in 1928 Chicago. 'NR' (CC) (2:15) (TCM) War of the Worlds ››› A New Jersey man and his two children face an epic battle for survival when hos- tile aliens invade Earth. 'PG-13' (CC) (2:05) (HBO) 3:35 p.m. Close Encounters of the Third Kind ›››› An Indiana lineman and other UFO-sighters, be- leaguered by earlier incidents, finally have documented contact with space aliens. 'PG' (CC) (2:25) (TMC) 4:00 p.m. The Impossible ››› A couple and their three sons encoun- ter terror, courage and compassion following the December 2004 tsuna- mi that devastated Thailand. 'PG-13' (CC) (2:00) (SHOW) 4:25 p.m. Rush ››› Charismatic Englishman James Hunt and Austrian perfectionist Niki Lauda burn up the 1970s Formula 1 racing scene and share an intense rivalry on the track. 'R' (CC) (2:05) (MAX) 5:00 p.m. The Rock ››› A scientist and a British spy who once escaped from Alcatraz are sent to the former island prison to stop a disgruntled war hero from obliterating San Fran- cisco with chemical warheads. 'R' (CC) (3:00) (AMC) 5:23 p.m. Pulp Fiction ›››› Two hit men, a boxer, a crime boss and others meet their fates over the course of two days. 'R' (CC) (2:37) (STARZ) 5:30 p.m. Spy ››› When her part- ner falls off the grid and another top agent is compromised, a desk-bound CIA analyst volunteers to go deep under cover as the world's newest and unlikeliest secret weapon. 'R' (CC) (2:30) (FX) 5:45 p.m. Ocean's Eleven ››› Veterans of the 82nd Airborne Division devise an elaborate plot to simultaneously rob five casinos on New Year's Eve. 'NR' (CC) (2:15) (TCM) 6:00 p.m. Deliverance ›››› Four Atlanta businessmen encounter un- expected terrors during a rafting trip down a raging backwoods river. 'R' (CC) (2:00) (SHOW) 7:00 p.m. Back to the Future ›››‡ A teen takes a crackpot's DeLorean time machine to 1955 and sees his parents in high school. 'PG' (CC) (2:30) (WGN-A) 7:30 p.m. Hook ››› Aided by Tinker Bell, a corporate lawyer turns into Peter Pan to rescue his children from Captain Hook. 'PG' (CC) (2:30) (TMC) 8:00 p.m. Jurassic Park ›››‡ An entrepreneur invites scientists, a mathematics theorist and others to his jungle theme-park featuring dinosaurs regenerated from DNA. 'PG-13' (CC) (3:00) (AMC) The Blind Side ››› A well-to-do white family takes in a homeless black teen and helps him realize his potential on and off the football field. 'PG-13' (CC) (3:00) (FREE) The Fault in Our Stars ››› Two teenage cancer patients begin a life-affirming journey to visit a reclu- sive author in Amsterdam. 'PG-13' (CC) (3:03) (LIFE) 9:00 p.m. Barbershop 2: Back in Business ››› The owner of a barbershop faces pressure from a corporation that is opening establish- ments in his neighborhood. 'PG-13' (CC) (3:00) (BET) 9:30 p.m. Back to the Future Part II ››› A young man and his inventor friend must take a DeLorean time machine to 2015. 'PG' (CC) (2:30) (WGN-A) 10:00 p.m. The Birdcage ››› In Miami Beach a gay couple pretend to be man and wife when a son's future father-in-law and family visit. 'R' (CC) (2:00) (TMC) 10:30 p.m. The Bourne Legacy ››› The actions of Jason Bourne spell the possible end of secret intel- ligence programs, so a specially enhanced operative goes on the run with a research scientist when it appears that their lives will become forfeit. 'PG-13' (CC) (3:00) (PARMT) 11:00 p.m. Jurassic Park ›››‡ An entrepreneur invites scientists, a mathematics theorist and others to his jungle theme-park featuring dinosaurs regenerated from DNA. 'PG-13' (CC) (3:00) (AMC) Pure Country ››› An amiable country singer struggles to free himself of the hollow trappings of commercial stardom. 'PG' (CC) (3:00) (CMTV) Hustlers ›››‡ Ramona shows Destiny how to finagle her way around the Wall Street clientele who frequent their strip club. But when the 2008 economic collapse cuts into their profits, the gals and two other dancers devise a daring scheme to take their lives back. 'R' (CC) (2:00) (SHOW) WedneSday 8:30 a.m. Slow West ››› A naive Scots teen looks for his beloved in 1800s Colorado. 'R' (CC) (1:30) (SHOW) 9:10 a.m. Us ›››‡ A family of four comes under attack from evil look- alikes. 'R' (CC) (2:00) (MAX) 9:11 a.m. Spider-Man: Far From Home ›››‡ Spider-Man and Mys- terio battle four elemental creatures. 'PG-13' (CC) (2:11) (STARZ) 9:30 a.m. Braveheart ›››‡ A Scottish rebel rallies his countrymen against England. 'R' (CC) (4:00) (AMC) 10:00 a.m. Gandhi ›››› A portrait of the man who led India to independence. 'PG' (CC) (3:15) (SHOW) 10:30 a.m. Spy ››› An undercover CIA analyst becomes an unlikely se- cret weapon. 'R' (CC) (2:30) (FX) 11:00 a.m. The Blind Side ››› A well-to-do white couple adopts a homeless black teen. 'PG-13' (CC) (3:00) (FREE) 11:22 a.m. Little Women ›››‡ Three sisters return home when a fourth becomes sick. 'PG' (CC) (2:17) (STARZ) 11:50 a.m. Haunter ››› A ghost battles a dead killer who can pos- sess the living. 'NR' (CC) (1:40) (TMC) 12:00 p.m. The Merry Widow ››› The king of bankrupt Marsho- via orders a playboy count to woo a rich widow in Paris. 'NR' (CC) (2:00) (TCM) 1:39 p.m. Traffic ›››‡ 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) (2:29) (STARZ) 2:00 p.m. Betrayed ››› A Dutch intelligence officer trains a shady woman for the underground, then thinks she's a Nazi spy. 'NR' (CC) (2:00) (TCM) 3:30 p.m. The Terminator ›››› A cyborg from the future arrives in 20th-century Los Angeles to kill the woman who will give birth to man- kind's post-apocalyptic savior. 'R' (CC) (2:00) (SHOW) 4:00 p.m. First Blood ››› Green Beret veteran Rambo takes on a Pacific Northwest sheriff and the Na- tional Guard. 'R' (CC) (2:00) (AMC) The Bad and the Beautiful ›››‡ A ruthless producer uses and discards Hollywood hopefuls as stepping stones to the top of the Tinseltown heap. 'NR' (CC) (DVS) (2:00) (TCM) 4:40 p.m. The Station Agent ››› A friendly man and a tormented woman try to befriend an anti-social dwarf who inherited a train depot. 'R' (CC) (1:30) (MAX) 5:30 p.m. Mad Max: Fury Road ›››‡ Fortified in a massive, ar- mored truck, loner Mad Max joins Imperator Furiosa and her band of rebels as they try to outrun a warlord and his henchmen in a deadly high- speed chase through the Wasteland. 'R' (CC) (DVS) (2:30) (TNT) 5:44 p.m. Little Women ›››‡ In the years after the Civil War, Jo March and her two sisters return home when shy sister Beth develops a devastating illness that forever changes all of their lives. 'PG' (CC) (2:17) (STARZ) 6:00 p.m. Barbershop 2: Back in Business ››› The owner of a barbershop faces pressure from a corporation that is opening establish- ments in his neighborhood. 'PG-13' (CC) (3:00) (BET) Bachelor in Paradise ››› An advice-to-the-lovelorn writer falls for the only single girl in a town full of women. 'NR' (CC) (2:00) (TCM) 6:15 p.m. Closer ››› A writer, a photographer, a young woman and a successful dermatologist grapple with love and betrayal. 'R' (CC) (1:45) (TMC) 6:45 p.m. Richard Jewell ››› During the 1996 Olympics in At- lanta, security guard Richard Jewell discovers an incendiary device in Centennial Park. Hailed as a hero who saved lives, Jewell's own life starts to unravel when the FBI names him the prime suspect in the bomb- ing. 'R' (CC) (2:15) (HBO) 7:06 p.m. Panic Room ››› A single woman and her daughter must play a cat-and-mouse game after 2 x 4" ad Rural Waste Into Just Classify It! 423-638-4185 Turn Your Clutter CASH

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