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August 15, 2020

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30—August 15 - 21, 2020 The Greeneville Sun, Greeneville, TN 30 — August 15 - 21, 2020 The Greeneville Sun, Greeneville, TN eye of mentor Tony Stark, high school student Peter Parker starts to embrace his newfound identity as Spider-Man to battle the evil Vulture. 'PG-13' (CC) (3:00) (FX) Bend of the River ››› An ex-out- law and a horse thief lead a wagon train of farmers to Oregon before a gold rush. 'NR' (CC) (2:00) (INSP) Charade ›››‡ A suave stranger helps a chic widow stalked by four men looking for loot in Paris. 'NR' (CC) (2:15) (TCM) The Shining ›››› A writer goes mad while serving as caretaker with his wife and clairvoyant son at a snowbound Colorado hotel. 'R' (CC) (2:25) (TMC) 10:33 p.m. Black Hawk Down ›››‡ U.S. soldiers take heavy fire while trying to capture a warlord's associates in Mogadishu, Somalia. 'R' (CC) (2:29) (STZENC) 11:00 p.m. Star Wars: The Force Awakens ›››‡ Thirty years after the defeat of the Galactic Empire, Han Solo and his young allies face a new threat from the evil Kylo Ren and the First Order. 'PG-13' (CC) (DVS) (3:00) (TNT) 11:55 p.m. Matilda ››› A little girl develops extraordinary mental abili- ties, despite neglectful parents and a brutal headmistress. 'PG' (CC) (2:05) (FREE) Monday 8:00 a.m. A Woman's Secret ››› A woman murders the singer she helped to make famous. 'NR' (CC) (2:00) (TCM) 8:15 a.m. Parenthood ››› A family experiences the pressures of raising children. 'PG-13' (CC) (2:10) (SHOW) 8:43 a.m. Crimson Peak ››› A woman investigates ghostly visions at a gothic mansion. 'R' (CC) (2:02) (MAX) 8:52 a.m. La Bamba ››› A fact- based account of Ritchie Valens' (1941-59) career. 'PG-13' (CC) (1:51) (STZENC) 9:30 a.m. Se7en ›››‡ A killer dispatches his victims via the Seven Deadly Sins. 'R' (CC) (3:00) (AMC) 10:00 a.m. The Fallen Sparrow ›››‡ U.S.-based Nazi hounds tormented Spanish Civil War veteran. 'NR' (CC) (2:00) (TCM) 10:25 a.m. Doubt ››› A nun and a priest clash over allegations of child abuse. 'PG-13' (CC) (1:45) (HBO) The Spectacular Now ››› Polar opposites are drawn to each other. 'R' (CC) (1:35) (SHOW) 12:00 p.m. The Rare Breed ››› An English widow, her daughter and a drifter go to Texas to breed her Her- eford bull with a rancher's longhorns. 'NR' (CC) (2:00) (TCM) 12:04 p.m. Shakespeare in Love ›››‡ Young William Shakespeare falls for Viola, reawakening his creativ- ity, but she is betrothed to Wessex. 'R' (CC) (2:06) (STARZ) 12:10 p.m. The Others ››› A de- vout woman with two sunlight-sensitive children believes ghosts inhabit her darkened island mansion. 'PG-13' (CC) (1:45) (HBO) 12:28 p.m. Open Water ››› Scuba divers struggle to survive in shark- infested waters after their tour boat accidentally leaves them behind. 'R' (CC) (1:24) (MAX) 2:00 p.m. Skyfall ›››‡ When M's past comes back to haunt her, James Bond must track down and destroy the threat to her and MI6, no matter how personal the cost. 'PG-13' (CC) (DVS) (3:08) (SYFY) 2:30 p.m. A.I.: Artificial Intelli- gence ›››‡ In the future a cutting- edge android in the form of a boy em- barks on a journey to discover his true nature. 'PG-13' (CC) (2:25) (TMC) 3:45 p.m. Sinbad the Sailor ››› Sinbad meets a beauty and villains on a voyage to the island treasure of Alexander the Great. 'NR' (CC) (DVS) (2:15) (TCM) 4:20 p.m. The Manchurian Can- didate ››› A troubled Gulf War veteran becomes suspicious after a powerful senator's son becomes a candidate for vice president. 'R' (CC) (2:10) (SHOW) 4:30 p.m. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story ››› Recruited by the Rebel Alliance, Jyn Erso joins forces with a spy and other resistance fight- ers to steal the Empire's plans for the most powerful weapon in the galaxy, the Death Star. 'PG-13' (CC) (DVS) (3:00) (TNT) 5:00 p.m. Casper ››› A teen who lost her mother befriends friendly ghost Casper while staying at a mean heiress's haunted mansion. 'PG' (CC) (2:00) (FREE) 5:30 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) Ferdinand ››› Animated. A bull's peaceful existence comes crashing down when authorities return him to his former captors. With help from a wisecracking goat and three hedge- hogs, the giant but gentle bovine must find a way to escape before he meets a bullfighter. 'PG' (CC) (2:30) (FX) 5:55 p.m. No Country for Old Men ›››‡ An aging lawman re- flects on his past and laments a chang- ing world while trying to find and protect a hunter who took the cash from a drug deal gone bad. 'R' (CC) (2:05) (STARZ) 6:00 p.m. The Wings of Eagles ››› Based on the life of Frank Spig Wead, an aviation pioneer whose devotion to the Navy took priority over his family. 'NR' (CC) (2:00) (TCM) 7:23 p.m. Ready or Not ››› Grace couldn't be happier after she marries the man of her dreams at his family's luxurious estate. There's just one catch — she must now hide from midnight until dawn while her new in-laws hunt her down with guns, crossbows and other weapons. 'R' (CC) (1:37) (HBO) 8:00 p.m. Tombstone ››› Doc Holliday joins Wyatt Earp and his brothers for an OK Corral showdown with the Clanton gang. 'R' (CC) (2:30) (PARMT) The Hunchback of Notre Dame ›››‡ Grotesque bell-ringer Quasimo- do saves Gypsy Esmeralda from a mob and a corrupt priest in medieval Paris. 'NR' (CC) (DVS) (2:15) (TCM) Angel Heart ››› A satanic figure sends a private eye to 1955 New Orleans, home of a voodoo priestess. 'R' (CC) (1:55) (MAX) The Pelican Brief ››› A Wash- ington reporter helps an on-the-run law student who knows too much about a government cover-up. 'PG-13' (CC) (2:30) (TMC) 9:00 p.m. Matilda ››› A little girl develops extraordinary mental abili- ties, despite neglectful parents and a brutal headmistress. 'PG' (CC) (2:00) (FREE) 10:15 p.m. Miracle on 34th Street ›››› An adwoman's lawyer boy- friend tries to prove that Macy's Santa Claus is the real thing. 'NR' (CC) (1:45) (TCM) 10:30 p.m. Tombstone ››› Doc Holliday joins Wyatt Earp and his brothers for an OK Corral showdown with the Clanton gang. 'R' (CC) (2:30) (PARMT) Edge of Tomorrow ››› A soldier who was killed in action gets caught up in a time loop, in which he repeat - edly relives his last battle. However, the more times he fights, the closer he gets to discovering how to defeat the alien enemy. 'PG-13' (CC) (DVS) (2:30) (TNT) The Professional ››› An Italian hit man in New York risks his life to protect an orphan girl who captures his heart. 'R' (CC) (2:00) (TMC) 10:44 p.m. Whip It ››› Stifled in her mother's world of beauty pageants and conformity, a rebellious teen finds purpose and liberation in the ranks of a Texas roller-derby team. 'PG-13' (CC) (1:55) (STZENC) 11:00 p.m. Big ›››‡ A wishing ma- chine turns a boy into a 35-year-old man with a fun job and a girlfriend. 'PG' (CC) (2:30) (CMTV) tueSday 8:51 a.m. Shakespeare in Love ›››‡ A lovely muse helps break the playwright's writer's block. 'R' (CC) (2:06) (STARZ) 10:00 a.m. Thank You for Your Service ››› U.S. soldiers deal with emotional and physical scars. 'R' (CC) (2:30) (FX) 10:10 a.m. Mean Girls ››› A teen becomes friends with three cruel schoolmates. 'PG-13' (CC) (1:40) (SHOW) 11:00 a.m. Casper ››› Teen be- friends Casper, the friendly ghost. 'PG' (CC) (2:00) (FREE) Skyfall ›››‡ James Bond must track down and destroy a threat to MI6. 'PG-13' (CC) (DVS) (3:00) (SYFY) Edge of Tomorrow ››› A soldier in an alien war gets caught in a time loop. 'PG-13' (CC) (DVS) (2:30) (TNT) 11:50 a.m. King Kong ›››‡ A beauty tames a savage beast. 'PG-13' (CC) (3:10) (SHOW) 12:00 p.m. Lilith ››› A mental patient seduces a young therapist at a Maryland asylum for the rich. 'NR' (CC) (2:00) (TCM) 12:30 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) 12:55 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) 2:00 p.m. The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone ››› An aging actress, upset by suggestions that she is too old for her role in a play, travels to Rome, where she begins a steamy af- fair with a young Italian gigolo. 'NR' (CC) (1:45) (TCM) 2:10 p.m. Spider-Man: Far From Home ›››‡ Spider-Man teams up with Nick Fury and fellow superhero Mysterio to stop four massive elemen- tal creatures — each representing Earth, air, water and fire — from wreaking havoc across Europe. 'PG- 13' (CC) (2:13) (STARZ) 2:50 p.m. Harriet ››› From her escape from slavery through the dangerous missions she led to liberate hundreds of slaves through the Under- ground Railroad, the story of heroic abolitionist Harriet Tubman is told. 'PG-13' (CC) (2:10) (HBO) 3:00 p.m. 300 ››› Sparta's King Leonidas and his badly outnumbered warriors fight to the death against King Xerxes' massive Persian army at the Battle of Thermopylae. 'R' (CC) (2:30) (FX) 3:02 p.m. Forrest Gump ›››› JFK, LBJ, Vietnam, Watergate and other history unfold through the perspective of an Alabama man with an IQ of 75. 'PG-13' (CC) (2:25) (STZENC) 3:45 p.m. Splendor in the Grass ›››‡ In 1925 Kansas, a teenage girl suffers an emotional breakdown fol- lowing a platonic love affair. Beatty's film debut. 'NR' (CC) (2:15) (TCM) 4:30 p.m. The Last Kiss ››› Four friends cope with the consequences of their choices in life as they approach the age of 30. 'R' (CC) (1:45) (MAX) Finding Neverland ›››‡ Writer J.M. Barrie befriends a widow and her four sons who inspire him to cre- ate the character Peter Pan. 'PG' (CC) (1:45) (TMC) 5:27 p.m. Whip It ››› Stifled in her mother's world of beauty pageants and conformity, a rebellious teen finds purpose and liberation in the ranks of a Texas roller-derby team. 'PG-13' (CC) (1:53) (STZENC) 5:56 p.m. Spider-Man ››› Peter Parker uses his superhuman powers to battle his archenemy, the Green Gob- lin. 'PG-13' (CC) (2:04) (STARZ) 6:00 p.m. Training Day ››› A rookie cop meets a corrupt Los An- geles narcotics officer who wants to include him in his schemes. 'R' (CC) (3:00) (BET) Edward Scissorhands ›››‡ A deceased inventor's unfinished creation becomes an instant celebrity when a cheery suburbanite brings him home. 'PG-13' (CC) (2:30) (FREE) Bonnie and Clyde ›››› Ac- claimed account of the gun-toting bank robbers and the trail of terror they blazed through the Southwest in the '30s. 'R' (CC) (2:00) (TCM) Jesus Christ Superstar ››› Je- sus, Judas and Mary Magdalene cross paths in a rock opera by Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber. 'G' (CC) (2:00) (SHOW) 7:00 p.m. Argo ›››‡ During the Iran hostage crisis, an extraction specialist in the CIA poses as a Hollywood film producer to rescue six Americans who eluded Iranian militants and found ref- uge with the Canadian ambassador. 'R' (CC) (2:30) (WGN-A) 8:00 p.m. Reds ›››‡ U.S. journalist John Reed and wife Louise Bryant wit- ness the Russian Revolution. 'PG' (CC) (3:30) (TCM) Jacob's Ladder ››› A Vietnam vet prone to flashbacks walks the edge of sanity as he searches for the cause of his nightmarish visions. 'R' (CC) (1:55) (MAX) 21 Jump Street ››› Two cops must confront their teenage angst all over again when they go under cover as high-school students. 'R' (CC) (1:52) (STARZ) Pavarotti ››› Featuring never- before-seen footage, concert per- formances and intimate interviews, filmmaker Ron Howard examines the life and career of famed opera tenor Luciano Pavarotti. 'PG-13' (CC) (2:00) (TMC) 8:10 p.m. Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) ››› Harley Quinn faces the wrath of narcissistic crime boss Black Mask and every other thug in Gotham. But things soon even out for Harley when she becomes unexpected allies with three deadly women — Huntress, Black Canary and Renee Montoya. 'R' (CC) (1:50) (HBO) 8:30 p.m. Wonder ››› Born with facial differences that, up until now, have prevented him from going to a mainstream school, Auggie Pullman becomes the most unlikely of heroes when he enters the local fifth grade. 'PG' (CC) (2:30) (FREE) 9:00 p.m. Hustle & Flow ››› A pimp in Memphis, Tenn., sees rap music as the way to escape his dead- end existence and achieve something meaningful. 'R' (CC) (3:00) (BET) 9:30 p.m. Argo ›››‡ During the Iran hostage crisis, an extraction specialist in the CIA poses as a Hollywood film producer to rescue six Americans who eluded Iranian militants and found ref- uge with the Canadian ambassador. 'R' (CC) (2:30) (WGN-A) 9:55 p.m. Déjà Vu ››› A time- folding federal agent falls in love with a New Orleans woman who is targeted to be murdered. 'PG-13' (CC) (2:10) (MAX) 10:30 p.m. 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) 11:30 p.m. Bugsy ›››‡ New York gangster Bugsy Siegel goes Hol- lywood with a tan, a mistress and a mad vision of Las Vegas. 'R' (2:30) (TCM) WedneSday 6:00 a.m. The Trail of '98 ›››› Silent. A couple are affected by the Alaskan gold rush. 'NR' (CC) (2:00) (TCM) 6:45 a.m. A Monster Calls ››› An ancient tree monster takes a boy on 2 x 4" ad Rural Waste Into Just Classify It! 423-638-4185 Turn Your Clutter CASH

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