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January 02, 2021

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30—January 2 - 8, 2021 The Greeneville Sun, Greeneville, TN 30 — January 2 - 8, 2021 The Greeneville Sun, Greeneville, TN Monday 6:45 a.m. Hitch ››› A smooth-talker helps a shy accountant woo an heir- ess. 'PG-13' (CC) (2:00) (SHOW) 7:30 a.m. Bachelor Mother ››› A store clerk is mistaken for a foundling's mother. 'NR' (CC) (1:30) (TCM) 8:00 a.m. Harriet ››› Harriet Tub- man escapes slavery and liberates others. 'PG-13' (CC) (2:05) (HBO) 8:32 a.m. Terms of Endearment ›››› A mother and daughter main- tain a strong but often turbulent bond. 'PG' (CC) (2:15) (STZENC) 8:45 a.m. Anna Karenina ››› A Russian aristocrat has a life-changing affair. 'R' (CC) (2:15) (SHOW) 9:14 a.m. Courage Under Fire ›››‡ Officer reviews medal candi- dacy of female helicopter pilot. 'R' (CC) (1:59) (STARZ) 10:00 a.m. Sabotage ››› DEA com- mandos steal $10 million from a pow- erful drug cartel. 'R' (CC) (2:30) (AMC) 10:30 a.m. The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer ››› A judge orders a playboy to date her sister as thera- py. 'NR' (CC) (DVS) (1:45) (TCM) 10:47 a.m. Driving Miss Daisy ›››› Atlanta widow and chauffeur reflect changes from 1948 to 1973. 'PG' (CC) (1:42) (STZENC) 11:00 a.m. Gone Baby Gone ››› Two investigators search for a kid- napped girl. 'R' (CC) (2:00) (SHOW) 11:15 a.m. My Big Fat Greek Wedding ››› The daughter of traditional Greeks is engaged to a WASP. 'PG' (CC) (1:35) (HBO) 12:30 p.m. Fight Club ›››‡ Two young professionals create an under- ground club where men can compete in hand-to-hand combat. 'R' (CC) (3:00) (AMC) 12:50 p.m. Beasts of the Southern Wild ›››‡ The father of an intrepid youngster prepares her for the end of the world, when melting ice caps re- lease fearsome beasts, called aurochs, and rising flood waters threaten to engulf their Delta home. 'PG-13' (CC) (1:35) (HBO) 1:00 p.m. No Country for Old Men ›››‡ An aging lawman reflects on his past and laments a changing world while trying to find and protect a hunter who took the cash from a drug deal gone bad. 'R' (CC) (2:05) (SHOW) 1:30 p.m. Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues ››› Ron Burgundy tries to stay classy when he and his team take New York and the nation's first 24-hour global cable news network by storm. 'PG-13' (CC) (2:30) (FX) 1:45 p.m. Boys' Night Out ››› Would-be swingers Fred, George, Doug and Howard share a sexy blonde who's secretly doing a thesis on men. 'NR' (CC) (2:15) (TCM) 2:00 p.m. Kong: Skull Island ››› 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) (DVS) (2:15) (TNT) 3:00 p.m. House Party ››› Kid is grounded by his dad for fighting, but he is determined to sneak out to go to a huge party at Play's house and meet up with the hottest girl in school. 'R' (CC) (3:00) (BET) 3:05 p.m. Waiting for Guffman ››› An effeminate theater director assembles blithely talentless Missouri- ans for a musical celebrating a town milestone. 'R' (CC) (1:25) (SHOW) 3:15 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) (3:15) (SYFY) 3:30 p.m. Fast Times at Ridgemont High ››› The teen scene includes a party-animal surfer, a pregnant girl and a fast-food worker. 'R' (CC) (2:00) (AMC) 4:00 p.m. Dear Heart ››› An unmarried postmistress attends a New York convention and meets a sales- man about to be married. 'NR' (CC) (2:00) (TCM) Lean on Pete ››› Charley, a teen living with his single father, finds work caring for an aging racehorse named Lean on Pete. When he learns Pete is bound for slaughter, the two embark on an odyssey across the new Ameri- can frontier in search of a place to call home. 'R' (CC) (2:05) (TMC) 4:03 p.m. The Doors ››› UCLA film student Jim Morrison finds a girlfriend, forms a band and turns tragic 1960s rock star. 'R' (CC) (2:22) (MAX) 4:04 p.m. Planes, Trains and Automobiles ›››‡ An ad exec and a shower-curtain-ring salesman become co-travelers on the way to Thanksgiving in Chicago. 'R' (CC) (1:36) (STZENC) 4:15 p.m. Avengers: Infinity War ››› Iron Man, Thor, the Hulk and the rest of the Avengers unite to battle the evil Thanos — an intergalactic despot who plans to use all six Infinity Stones to inflict his twisted will on real- ity. 'PG-13' (CC) (DVS) (3:15) (TNT) 4:30 p.m. Best in Show ›››‡ Pampered pooches and their quirky owners converge on Philadelphia to compete in a prestigious dog show. 'PG-13' (CC) (1:30) (SHOW) 5:30 p.m. Ferris Bueller's Day Off ››› A cool teen plays hooky in Chicago with his girlfriend, his buddy and the classic Ferrari of his buddy's father. 'PG-13' (CC) (2:30) (AMC) 5:40 p.m. The Amazing Spider- Man ››› Peter Parker's quest to solve his parents' disappearance puts him on a collision course with a scientist's deadly alter ego, the Lizard. 'PG-13' (CC) (2:20) (STZENC) 6:00 p.m. Matilda ››› A little girl de- velops extraordinary mental abilities, despite neglectful parents and a brutal headmistress. 'PG' (CC) (2:00) (FREE) The Dark Knight ›››› Batman has to keep a balance between hero- ism and vigilantism to fight a vile crimi- nal known as the Joker, who would plunge Gotham City into anarchy. 'PG-13' (CC) (3:30) (PARMT) The Tender Trap ››› An actress flirts demurely with a swinging Man- hattan bachelor who thinks he has it made. 'NR' (CC) (DVS) (2:00) (TCM) Hitch ››› A smooth-talking man falls for a hardened columnist while helping a shy accountant woo a beautiful heiress. 'PG-13' (CC) (2:00) (SHOW) 6:05 p.m. Mississippi Grind ››› Convinced that his newfound friend is a good-luck charm, a gambling addict takes the man on a road trip to a high- stakes poker game in New Orleans. 'R' (CC) (1:55) (TMC) 6:30 p.m. Independence Day ››› A fighter pilot, a computer whiz and others fight back after 15-mile-wide alien ships zap Earth's major cities. 'PG-13' (CC) (2:30) (HBO) 7:00 p.m. Spider-Man: Homecom- ing ››› Under the watchful 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) 7:30 p.m. Avengers: Endgame ›››‡ The remaining Avengers — Thor, Black Widow, Captain America and Bruce Banner — must figure out a way to bring back their vanquished allies for an epic showdown with Thanos — the evil demigod who decimated the planet and the universe. 'PG-13' (CC) (DVS) (3:55) (TNT) 8:00 p.m. The Parent Trap ››› An 11-year-old meets her California twin, and they plot to reunite their divorced parents. 'PG' (CC) (3:00) (FREE) Precious ›››‡ Pregnant and abused, a Harlem teen enrolls in an alternative school in an attempt to bring value to her life. 'R' (CC) (1:50) (MAX) Apollo 13 ›››‡ 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) (TMC) 9:15 p.m. The Private Life of Henry VIII ››› Laughton won an Oscar for his portrayal of the 16th-century English monarch in Alexander Korda's biographical account. 'NR' (CC) (1:45) (TCM) 9:50 p.m. The Debt ››› Past events haunt a former Mossad agent when she returns to Eastern Europe to inves- tigate the apparent reappearance of a Nazi war criminal that she thought was long dead. 'R' (CC) (1:55) (MAX) 9:53 p.m. Copycat ››› A criminal psychologist helps two detectives trail a killer whose crimes mirror those of infamous mass murderers. 'R' (CC) (2:08) (STZENC) 10:00 p.m. National Lampoon's Animal House ›››‡ Bluto, Otter and the rowdy Deltas make fools of the dean and the square Omegas at 1962 Faber College. 'R' (CC) (2:00) (SHOW) 10:30 p.m. Full Metal Jacket ›››‡ A Marine and his companions endure basic training under a sadistic drill sergeant and fight in the 1968 Tet of- fensive. 'R' (CC) (2:00) (TMC) 11:03 p.m. Zathura ››› Two young brothers play a mysterious game that propels them into an outer-space ad- venture. 'PG' (CC) (2:05) (SYFY) 11:30 p.m. Alien ›››› Crewmem- bers aboard an interstellar freighter encounter a merciless monster that crawls around their ship's dark cor- ridors and service ducts as it kills them one by one. 'R' (CC) (2:00) (HBO) 11:45 p.m. Backdraft ››› Two brothers fight each other and an out- break of arson as Chicago firefighters. 'R' (CC) (2:19) (MAX) tueSday 6:00 a.m. El Norte ›››‡ Guatemalan children face betrayal and exploitation in L.A. (Subtitled-English) 'R' (2:21) (MAX) 6:55 a.m. Copycat ››› Murders mirror those of famous serial killers. 'R' (CC) (2:07) (STZENC) 9:00 a.m. His Girl Friday ›››› Comedy erupts in this reworking of The Front Page. 'NR' (CC) (1:45) (TCM) 10:30 a.m. Anchorman 2: The Leg- end Continues ››› Ron Burgundy takes a 24-hour news channel by storm. 'PG-13' (CC) (2:30) (FX) 10:45 a.m. Gilda ›››‡ A temptress pits her husband against her former lover. 'NR' (CC) (2:00) (TCM) 11:00 a.m. Fast Times at Ridge- mont High ››› California teenag- ers enjoy malls, sex and rock 'n' roll. 'R' (CC) (2:00) (AMC) 12:45 p.m. Mr. Deeds Goes to Town ›››› A folksy New England poet inherits $20 million he doesn't want and tells a New York newswom- an why. 'NR' (CC) (2:15) (TCM) 1:16 p.m. Death at a Funeral ››› Secret revelations and chaos reign when members of a dysfunctional Brit- ish family gather to lay their patriarch to rest. 'R' (CC) (1:32) (MAX) 1:36 p.m. Real Women Have Curves ››› A Latin teenager comes to terms with her self-image while help- ing her sister work in a dress factory. 'PG-13' (CC) (1:29) (HBO) 2:10 p.m. True Romance ››› A Detroit comic-book store clerk and his floozy wife flee to Hollywood with a suitcase full of mob cocaine. 'R' (CC) (2:02) (STARZ) 2:45 p.m. Zathura ››› Two young brothers play a mysterious game that propels them into an outer-space ad- venture. 'PG' (CC) (2:00) (SYFY) 3:00 p.m. Ferris Bueller's Day Off ››› A cool teen plays hooky in Chicago with his girlfriend, his buddy and the classic Ferrari of his buddy's father. 'PG-13' (CC) (2:30) (AMC) It Should Happen to You ››› An executive and a filmmaker woo a model famous for having her name on a billboard. 'NR' (CC) (1:45) (TCM) Batman Begins ››› Following the death of his parents, young heir Bruce Wayne becomes a masked avenger who fights the forces of evil in Gotham City. 'PG-13' (CC) (DVS) (2:45) (TNT) 3:56 p.m. Pain and Glory ›››‡ An aging Spanish film director in the middle of a creative crisis revisits mem- orable events of his past. (Subtitled) 'R' (CC) (1:57) (STZENC) 4:00 p.m. Spider-Man: Homecom- ing ››› Under the watchful 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) An Officer and a Gentleman ››› A hardened loner shapes up for a military drill instructor and a factory girl from town. 'R' (CC) (2:15) (TMC) 4:12 p.m. Taken ››› A former spy puts his extensive training to the test when he must rescue his kidnapped daughter from sex-slave traffickers. 'PG-13' (CC) (1:35) (STARZ) 4:45 p.m. Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory ››› A poor boy and his grandfather win a tour through the marvelous factory of a wily confectioner. 'G' (2:15) (SYFY) The Bridge on the River Kwai ›››› A British POW colonel orders his men to build their Japanese captor a railway bridge in the jungle. 'PG' (CC) (3:15) (TCM) 5:00 p.m. Matilda ››› A little girl de- velops extraordinary mental abilities, despite neglectful parents and a brutal headmistress. 'PG' (CC) (2:00) (FREE) 5:30 p.m. Groundhog Day ›››‡ February 2nd keeps repeating for a cynical TV weatherman sent to watch the groundhog in Punxsutawney, Pa. 'PG' (CC) (2:30) (AMC) 5:53 p.m. Shakespeare in Love ›››‡ Young William Shakespeare falls for Viola, reawakening his creativ- ity, but she is betrothed to Wessex. 'R' (CC) (2:07) (STZENC) 6:15 p.m. The Others ››› A devout woman with two sunlight-sensitive children believes ghosts inhabit her darkened island mansion. 'PG-13' (CC) (1:45) (MAX) 7:00 p.m. Pretty in Pink ››› A rich teen asks an unpopular student to the senior prom, creating problems among their separate circles of friends. 'PG-13' (CC) (2:00) (FREE) 8:00 p.m. O Brother, Where Art Thou? ››› A mysterious lawman tracks three escaped convicts search- ing for buried treasure in 1930s Mis- sissippi. 'PG-13' (CC) (2:30) (AMC) Dark Victory ››› An heiress with only months to live embarks on a social whirl, then marries her doctor. 'NR' (CC) (DVS) (2:00) (TCM) 9:00 p.m. The Breakfast Club ›››‡ A wrestler, a rebel, a brain, a beauty and a shy girl share Saturday detention in a Chicago high school. 'R' (CC) (2:00) (FREE) The Goonies ››› Coastal Oregon kids follow the treasure map of pirate One-Eyed Willie past his deadly traps to gold. 'PG' (2:30) (SYFY) 10:00 p.m. The Maltese Falcon ›››› Private eye Sam Spade en- counters sundry characters, all seeking a coveted statuette. 'NR' (CC) (DVS) (2:00) (TCM) 10:30 p.m. Batman Begins ››› Fol- lowing the death of his parents, young heir Bruce Wayne becomes a masked avenger who fights the forces of evil in Gotham City. 'PG-13' (CC) (DVS) (3:00) (TNT) 11:00 p.m. Thoroughbreds ››› Two upper-class teenage girls in subur- ban Connecticut rekindle their unlikely friendship after years of growing apart. Together, they hatch a plan to solve both of their problems — no mat- ter what the cost. 'R' (CC) (2:00) (FX) WedneSday 6:00 a.m. Anna Karenina ››› Tolstoy's story of a married Russian woman's blind passion. 'NR' (CC) (1:45) (TCM) 7:00 a.m. Thoroughbreds ››› Two teenage girls hatch a plan to solve their problems. 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