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December 12, 2020

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30—December 12 - 18, 2020 The Greeneville Sun, Greeneville, TN 30 — December 12 - 18, 2020 The Greeneville Sun, Greeneville, TN 1:30 p.m. Pleasantville ›››‡ Tobey Maguire, Jeff Daniels. A shy suburban teen and his sister are transported into the black-and-white world of a 1950s TV sitcom. 'PG-13' (CC) (2:05) (SHOW) 2:05 p.m. Room ›››‡ Brie Larson, Ja- cob Tremblay. 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) (TMC) 2:25 p.m. One Hour Photo ››› Robin Williams, Connie Nielsen. Des- perate and lonely, a photo developer obsesses over members of a family that patronizes his booth in a depart - ment store. 'R' (CC) (1:36) (MAX) 2:30 p.m. Forrest Gump ›››› Tom Hanks, Robin Wright. JFK, LBJ, Vietnam, Watergate and other history unfold through the perspective of an Alabama man with an IQ of 75. 'PG- 13' (CC) (2:26) (STZENC) 3:07 p.m. True Grit ›››‡ Jeff Bridg- es, Matt Damon. A teenage girl enlists the aid of a boozy, trigger-happy law- man to hunt down her father's killer. 'PG-13' (CC) (1:53) (HBO) 3:10 p.m. Home Alone ››› Macau- lay Culkin, Joe Pesci. Accidentally left by his Paris-bound family, an 8-year- old makes mincemeat of two burglars in the house. 'PG' (CC) (2:30) (FREE) 4:01 p.m. Rush ››› Chris Hem- sworth, Daniel Brühl. 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) 4:05 p.m. Ex Machina ››› Domh- nall Gleeson, Oscar Isaac. A young programmer at an Internet company is chosen to evaluate the capabilities and consciousness of a beautiful and sophisticated robot. 'R' (CC) (1:55) (TMC) 4:56 p.m. Whip It ››› Ellen Page, Marcia Gay Harden. 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) (1:54) (STZENC) 5:00 p.m. A Star Is Born ›››‡ Bradley Cooper, Lady Gaga. Hard- drinking country music star Jackson Maine discovers — and falls in love with — a struggling but talented singer named Ally. As her career quickly takes off, Jackson starts to realize that his best days may be behind him. 'R' (CC) (DVS) (3:00) (TNT) Never Rarely Sometimes Al- ways ›››‡ Ryan Eggold, Théodore Pellerin. Faced with an unintended pregnancy and a lack of local sup - port, Autumn and her cousin, Skylar, travel across state lines to New York City on a fraught journey of friend - ship, bravery and compassion. 'PG- 13' (CC) (1:45) (HBO) 5:30 p.m. Apollo 13 ›››‡ Tom Hanks, Bill Paxton. Astronauts Jim Lovell, Fred Haise and Jack Swigert try to return to Earth after an explosion aborts the April 1970 moonshot. 'PG' (CC) (2:30) (SHOW) 6:12 p.m. The Music Box ›››› Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy. Gravity, an impatient professor and a sassy nurse- maid hinder movers trying to deliver a player piano to an upstairs address. 'NR' (:33) (TCM) 6:45 p.m. Shazam! ›››‡ Zachary Levi, Mark Strong. Billy Batson is a streetwise 14-year-old who can magi- cally transform into the adult superhero Shazam simply by shouting out one word. His newfound powers soon get put to the test when he squares off against the evil Dr. Thaddeus Sivana. 'PG-13' (CC) (2:15) (HBO) 6:50 p.m. Good Will Hunting ›››‡ Matt Damon, Robin Williams. A therapist, a mathematician and working-class roughs vie for the soul of a janitor with a genius IQ. 'R' (CC) (2:10) (STZENC) 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) Way Out West ›››› Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy. Greenhorns Stan and Ollie go to Brushwood Gulch with a gold-mine deed and get a bum steer. 'G' (CC) (1:30) (TCM) Crazy Rich Asians ›››‡ Con- stance Wu, Henry Golding. Rachel Chu is happy to accompany her longtime boyfriend, Nick, to his best friend's wedding in Singapore. She's also surprised to learn that Nick's family is extremely wealthy and he's considered one of the country's most eligible bachelors. 'PG-13' (CC) (DVS) (2:30) (TNT) The Accused ››› Kelly McGil- lis, Jodie Foster. Raped in a bar, a woman hires a prosecutor who goes after the patrons who encouraged her attackers. 'R' (CC) (2:00) (TMC) 9:00 p.m. Signs ››› Mel Gibson, Joaquin Phoenix. With the help of his brother, a Pennsylvanian investigates the appearance of 500-foot-diameter circles in his crop fields. 'PG-13' (CC) (2:26) (SYFY) 9:30 p.m. Block-Heads ››› Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy. Stan and Ollie come home from World War I, which has been over for 20 years. 'NR' (1:15) (TCM) 10:00 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) Girls Trip ››› Regina Hall, Queen Latifah. Four best friends travel to New Orleans for the annual Essence Festival. Along the way, they rekindle their sisterhood and rediscover their wild side by doing enough dancing, drinking, brawling and romancing to make the Big Easy blush. 'R' (CC) (2:30) (FX) Room ›››‡ Brie Larson, Jacob Tremblay. Held captive for years in an enclosed space, a woman and her young son finally gain their freedom, allowing the boy to experience the outside world for the first time. 'R' (CC) (2:00) (TMC) tueSday 7:00 a.m. Amy ›››‡ Tony Bennett, Salaam Remi. The life and career of singer/songwriter Amy Winehouse. 'R' (CC) (2:15) (TMC) 8:45 a.m. Somewhere I'll Find You ››› Clark Gable, Lana Turner. Two brothers search for the girl reporter each loves. 'NR' (CC) (2:00) (TCM) 10:00 a.m. E.T. the Extra-Terres- trial ›››› Henry Thomas, Dee Wallace. A California boy befriends a homesick alien. 'PG' (CC) (2:35) (SYFY) 10:45 a.m. The Postman Al- ways Rings Twice ›››‡ Lana Turner, John Garfield. A drifter helps a Greek's wife become a widow. 'NR' (CC) (DVS) (2:00) (TCM) 11:00 a.m. Jojo Rabbit ›››‡ Roman Griffin Davis, Thomasin McKenzie. A lonely boy talks to his imaginary friend — Adolf Hitler. 'PG-13' (CC) (1:50) (HBO) 11:38 a.m. Spider-Man: Far From Home ›››‡ Tom Holland, Samuel L. Jackson. Spider-Man and Mysterio battle four elemental creatures. 'PG- 13' (CC) (2:13) (STARZ) 12:35 p.m. Zathura ››› Josh Hutcherson, Jonah Bobo. Two young brothers play a mysterious game that propels them into an outer-space ad - venture. 'PG' (CC) (2:02) (SYFY) 12:45 p.m. The Bad and the Beautiful ›››‡ Lana Turner, Kirk Douglas. A ruthless producer uses and discards Hollywood hopefuls as step - ping stones to the top of the Tinseltown heap. 'NR' (CC) (DVS) (2:15) (TCM) 2:30 p.m. The Family Man ››› Nicolas Cage, Tea Leoni. A Wall Street playboy wakes to find himself married to the college sweetheart he left in order to pursue a career 13 years earlier. 'PG-13' (CC) (2:10) (HBO) 3:00 p.m. Girls Trip ››› Regina Hall, Queen Latifah. Four best friends travel to New Orleans for the annual Essence Festival. Along the way, they rekindle their sisterhood and redis - cover their wild side by doing enough dancing, drinking, brawling and ro- mancing to make the Big Easy blush. 'R' (CC) (2:30) (FX) Peyton Place ›››‡ Lana Turner, Hope Lange. The secret life of a small New England community is revealed in this adaptation of Grace Metalious' novel. 'NR' (CC) (3:00) (TCM) 3:13 p.m. The Professional ››› Jean Reno, Gary Oldman. An Italian hit man in New York risks his life to protect an orphan girl who captures his heart. 'R' (CC) (1:53) (STZENC) 4:00 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) Greenberg ››› Ben Stiller, Greta Gerwig. While taking care of his brother's Los Angeles home, an un- happy carpenter builds a relationship with an equally lost soul. 'R' (CC) (2:00) (TMC) 4:05 p.m. The Nightmare Before Christmas ›››› Voices of Danny Elfman, Chris Sarandon. Animated. The Pumpkin King gives the yuletide season a touch of Halloween in an animated tale from the mind of Tim Burton. 'PG' (CC) (1:40) (FREE) 4:55 p.m. Dodgeball: A True Un- derdog Story ››› Vince Vaughn, Christine Taylor. The owner of a gym and an overbearing entrepreneur form dodgeball teams to compete for $50,000 in Las Vegas. 'PG-13' (CC) (1:33) (MAX) 5:30 p.m. Crazy Rich Asians ›››‡ Constance Wu, Henry Golding. Ra- chel Chu is happy to accompany her longtime boyfriend, Nick, to his best friend's wedding in Singapore. She's also surprised to learn that Nick's family is extremely wealthy and he's considered one of the country's most eligible bachelors. 'PG-13' (CC) (DVS) (2:30) (TNT) 6:00 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) 6:35 p.m. Signs ››› Mel Gibson, Joaquin Phoenix. With the help of his brother, a Pennsylvanian investigates the appearance of 500-foot-diameter circles in his crop fields. 'PG-13' (CC) (2:25) (SYFY) 7:00 p.m. The Help ›››‡ Viola Davis, Emma Stone. Determined to become a writer, a 1960s Mississippi society girl turns her small town on its ear by interviewing black women who work for prominent white families. 'PG- 13' (CC) (3:30) (PARMT) 8:00 p.m. Scrooged ››› Bill Murray, Karen Allen. A ruthless TV-network chief meets the ghosts of Christmases past, present and yet to come. 'PG-13' (CC) (2:00) (AMC) The Cooler ››› William H. Macy, Alec Baldwin. A casino employee falls for a cocktail waitress and crosses the house director while trying to ruin the luck of winning gamblers. 'R' (CC) (1:45) (TMC) 9:00 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' (2:33) (SYFY) 10:00 p.m. Dumb & Dumber ››› Jim Carrey, Jeff Daniels. An inept dog groomer and a limousine driver chase the latter's dream girl cross country. 'PG-13' (CC) (DVS) (2:15) (TRUTV) 10:02 p.m. Spider-Man: Far From Home ›››‡ Tom Holland, Samuel L. Jackson. Spider-Man teams up with Nick Fury and fellow superhero Mys - terio to stop four massive elemental creatures — each representing Earth, air, water and fire — from wreaking havoc across Europe. 'PG-13' (CC) (2:15) (STARZ) 10:30 p.m. The Help ›››‡ Viola Davis, Emma Stone. Determined to become a writer, a 1960s Mississippi society girl turns her small town on its ear by interviewing black women who work for prominent white families. 'PG- 13' (CC) (3:30) (PARMT) 10:32 p.m. Black Hawk Down ›››‡ Josh Hartnett, Ewan McGregor. U.S. soldiers take heavy fire while trying to capture a warlord's associ- ates in Mogadishu, Somalia. 'R' (CC) (2:27) (STZENC) 11:55 p.m. Unfaithful ››› Richard Gere, Diane Lane. A man becomes increasingly distraught after he discov- ers his wife is having an affair with a Frenchman. 'R' (CC) (2:05) (HBO) WedneSday 7:15 a.m. Hook ››› Dustin Hoffman, Robin Williams. Lawyer turns into Peter Pan to save kids from Captain Hook. 'PG' (CC) (2:30) (SHOW) 7:30 a.m. Anna Karenina ››› Greta Garbo, Fredric March. Tolstoy's story of a married Russian woman's blind passion. 'NR' (CC) (1:45) (TCM) 8:05 a.m. The Diving Bell and the Butterfly ›››› Mathieu Amalric, Emmanuelle Seigner. At 43, a magazine editor has an incapacitat- ing stroke. (Subtitled-English) 'PG-13' (1:53) (MAX) 9:00 a.m. Zathura ››› Josh Hutcher- son, Jonah Bobo. A mysterious game propels two young brothers into outer space. 'PG' (CC) (2:03) (SYFY) 9:15 a.m. The Fearless Vampire Killers ››› Jack MacGowran, Roman Polanski. A professor and his bumbling assistant stalk the undead. 'NR' (CC) (2:00) (TCM) 9:30 a.m. Curious George: A Very Monkey Christmas ››› (EI) Voices of Elizabeth Daily, Frank Welker. Animated. George makes preparations for a perfect Christmas. 'NR' (CC) (DVS) (1:00) 2 15 10:36 a.m. Once Upon a Time... In Hollywood ›››‡ Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt. A TV star and a stuntman witness changes in 1969 Hollywood. 'R' (CC) (2:45) (STARZ) 11:00 a.m. Hero ›››‡ Jet Li, Tony Leung Chiu Wai. Flashbacks reveal a warrior's battles with assassins. (Subti - tled-English) 'PG-13' (1:45) (HBO) 11:45 a.m. The Gold Rush ›››› Charles Chaplin, Mack Swain. Silent. A little tramp is isolated in the Yukon. 'NR' (1:45) (TCM) 12:00 p.m. Room ›››‡ Brie Larson, Jacob Tremblay. Held captive for years in an enclosed space, a woman and her young son finally gain their freedom, allowing the boy to experi - ence the outside world for the first time. 'R' (CC) (2:00) (SHOW) 12:44 p.m. Philadelphia ››› Tom Hanks, Denzel Washington. Fired by his firm, a lawyer with AIDS fights back in court with help from his law - yer. 'PG-13' (CC) (2:09) (STZENC) 12:45 p.m. X-Men: First Class ››› James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender. Charles Xavier and Erik Lehnsherr work with other mutants to prevent a nuclear nightmare, but a situation soon tears the close friends apart. 'PG-13' (CC) (2:15) (HBO) 1:00 p.m. Gremlins ›››‡ Zach Galli- gan, Phoebe Cates. An inventor gives his son an odd little creature which multiplies into monsters which wreck the town. 'PG' (CC) (2:30) (AMC) 1:35 p.m. Miracle on 34th Street ››› Richard Attenborough, Elizabeth Perkins. A retail-war lawyer goes to court to prove a department-store Santa Claus is for real. 'PG' (CC) (2:40) (FREE) 2:00 p.m. The Nutty Professor ››› Eddie Murphy, Jada Pinkett. An obese scientist drops the pounds and his poor self-image when a secret formula turns him into a slender ladies man. 'PG-13' (CC) (3:00) (BET) Logan ››› Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart. In the near future, a weary Logan cares for an ailing Professor X while protecting a young mutant girl from the dark forces that want to cap - ture her. 'R' (CC) (3:00) (FX) American Gangster ››› Denzel Washington, Russell Crowe. A Harlem mobster combines ingenuity and strict business codes to dominate organized crime, while a veteran cop searches for a way to bring him down. 'R' (CC) (DVS) (3:15) (TNT) 2 x 4" ad Rural Waste TROOPS ARE FORMING NOW! Visit: www.girlscoutcsa.org/join Call: 1-800-474-1912 Email: info@girlscoutcsa.org

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