The Daily Star - Stay Tuned
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17 The Daily Star, Oneonta, N.Y., Friday, September 30, 2011 movieson 55 Days at Peking ++++ (1963, History) Ava Gardner. The histori- cal account of the Boxer Rebellion in 1900s Peking, China. (2h45) (31) Tuesday 4 5:15 PM A Aladdin ++++ (1992, Animated) Voices of Robin Williams. A street urchin discovers a genie's lamp in a cave and sets out to woo a princess. (2h) (16) Sunday 2 8 PM (16) Sunday 2 10 PM The Amityville Horror +++ (2005, Drama) Ryan Reynolds. A family moves into a house in which a family was murdered and faces demonic forces. (2h) (75) Friday 7 6 PM Another Thin Man +++ (1939, Mystery) William Powell. A hus- band-and-wife detective team investigates a murder at a Long Island mansion. (1h45) (31) Saturday 1 1:45 PM B Bad Bascomb +++ (1946, Action) Wallace Beery. A criminal's heart is softened by a child, for whom he risks being arrested. (2h) (31) Monday 3 2:15 PM Ball of Fire +++ (1941, Comedy) Gary Cooper. Men working on a slang encyclopedia enlist the aid of a woman wanted by the mob. (2h) (31) Saturday 1 8 PM Billy Madison +++ (1995, Comedy) Adam Sandler. An adult must repeat elementary school to prove he can take over the family business. (2h) (66) Monday 3 8 PM (66) Monday 3 10 PM (66) Friday 7 8 PM The Bride Goes Wild +++ (1948, Comedy) Van Johnson. A teacher discovers that a children's book author despises kids and decides to expose him. (1h45) (31) Friday 7 2:30 PM C The Capture of the Green River Killer +++ (2008, Drama) Sharon Lawrence. Two teens try to break free from their rough existence in a Seattle-area trailer park. (4h) (37) Sunday 2 2 PM Center Stage +++ (2000, Drama) Amanda Schull. The hopes of bal- let students as they vie for places in a prestigious dance troupe. (2h30) (9) Saturday 1 2 PM Con Air +++ (1997, Action) Nicolas Cage. A parolee must stop a group of violent convicts who have taken over a transport plane. (2h30) (38) Sunday 2 1 PM The Crimson Pirate +++ (1952, Adventure) Burt Lancaster. A pirate and his associates attempt to establish democracy in a tiny monarchist port. (2h) (31) Sunday 2 3 PM D Dangerous Minds +++ (1995, Drama) Michelle Pfeiffer. A teach- er challenges the underestimated potential of a group of inner-city students. (2h20) (30) Tuesday 4 12:10 PM Devil's Doorway +++ (1950, Western) Robert Taylor. An Indian soldier returns home and must fight to fix the injustices against his people. (1h30) (31) Monday 3 6 PM Dirty Dancing +++ (1987, Dance) Patrick Swayze. While on vaca- tion, a girl discovers love and romance with a local dance instructor. (2h30) (16) Tuesday 4 6 PM Doctor Zhivago ++++ (1965, Epic) Omar Sharif. The life of a Russian doctor/ poet unfolds against the backdrop of the Russian Revolution. (3h30) (31) Saturday 1 3:30 PM Donnie Brasco +++ (1997, Crime Story) Al Pacino. An undercover FBI agent infiltrates the mob and finds himself identifying with the Mafia. (3h) (66) Thursday 6 5 PM The Doors +++ (1991, Biography) Val Kilmer. A look at rocker Jim Morrison's rise to fame in the 60s and 70s, and his eventual undo- ing. (2h) (35) Friday 7 1 PM F Frankenstein ++++ (1931, Horror) Boris Karloff. A mad scientist assembles the body parts of dead men into a new humanoid crea- ture. (1h15) (31) Monday 3 9 PM Fried Green Tomatoes +++ (1991, Comedy/Drama) Kathy Bates. An unhappy Southern wife befriends an elderly woman and becomes captivated by her tales. (3h) (30) Saturday 1 8 PM (30) Sunday 2 5 PM (30) Wednesday 5 8 PM (30) Thursday 6 12 PM G The General ++++ (1927, Adventure) Buster Keaton. A determined engineer tries to search for a locomotive that was stolen by Union spies. (1h30) (31) Sunday 2 8 PM Gone Baby Gone +++ (2007, Crime Story) Casey Affleck. Investigators in a girl's kidnap- ping become affected personally and professionally. (2h30) (66) Monday 3 12 PM The Green Mile +++ (1999, Drama) Tom Hanks. Death row guards form a relationship with an inmate who possesses extraordinary powers. (2h) (11) Sunday 2 8 PM H Hamlet 2 +++ (2008, Comedy) Steve Coogan. A high school drama teacher and his students attempt to save the school's drama program. (2h) (32) Saturday 1 3 PM Hidalgo +++ (2004, Drama) Viggo Mortensen. A former Calvary offi- cer is invited to compete in a 3,000-mile race from Arabia to Iraq. (3h) (30) Tuesday 4 8 PM Holes +++ (2003, Adventure) Sigourney Weaver. A young man is sent to a detention camp where he must dig holes to find a treasure. (2h30) (16) Saturday 1 5:30 PM (16) Sunday 2 2:30 PM I I, Robot +++ (2004, Sci-Fi) Will Smith. In 2035, a Chicago detec- tive investigates a robot's role in the death of a scientist. (2h30) (43) Tuesday 4 7:30 PM (43) Wednesday 5 1:30 PM In a Lonely Place +++ (1950, Drama) Humphrey Bogart. A screenwriter has an affair with a starlet while trying to clear him- self of a murder rap. (1h45) (31) Tuesday 4 10 PM Infestation ++++ (2009, Action) Chris Marquette. A group of strangers fights for survival when the world is taken over by alien insects. (2h) (62) Tuesday 4 1:30 PM The Italian Job +++ (2003, Action) Mark Wahlberg. Thieves plan the heist of their lives by creating the largest traffic jam in L.A. history. (2h30) (66) Sunday 2 2 PM J Jumanji +++ (1995, Fantasy) Robin Williams. Two children find a mysterious board game which causes dangerous things to come to life. (2h30) (16) Saturday 1 3 PM (16) Sunday 2 12 PM K Knocked Up +++ (2007, Comedy) Seth Rogen. Two people try to build a relationship after their one-night stand results in a preg- nancy. (2h30) (17) Saturday 1 6 PM (17) Sunday 2 1:30 PM L Ladder 49 +++ (2004, Action) Joaquin Phoenix. When a fireman is trapped in the blaze of a high building, his mentor tries to res- cue him. (2h30) (4) Sunday 2 2:30 PM Love Comes Softly +++ (2003, Romance) Katherine Heigl. A frontier widow and a widower find true love within their mar- riage of convenience. (2h) (34) Sunday 2 5 PM M Man on Fire +++ (2004, Action) Denzel Washington. A disillu- sioned mercenary seeks ven- geance when a girl in his care is kidnapped. (3h) (21) Saturday 1 1:30 PM N The Notebook +++ (2004, Romance) Ryan Gosling. A man tells the story of a woman who is torn between her fiancé and her first love. (2h45) (75) Saturday 1 7 PM (75) Saturday 1 9:45 PM (75) Wednesday 5 7 PM (75) Wednesday 5 9:45 PM O One Way Pendulum +++ (1964, Comedy) Eric Sykes. The daily life of a very eccentric family who has their own way of doing things. (2h) (31) Friday 7 10 PM The Opposite Sex +++ (1956, Musical) June Allyson. A happily married singer lets her catty friends convince her to file for divorce. (2h) (31) Friday 7 6 PM The Others +++ (2001, Thriller) Nicole Kidman. A mother of two begins to suspect that the dark mansion they inhabit is actually haunted. (2h30) (66) Tuesday 4 8 PM (66) Wednesday 5 5:30 PM Our Hospitality ++++ (1923, Comedy) Buster Keaton. A man discovers that he is the last sur- viving member of a family involved in a feud. (1h30) (31) Sunday 2 10 PM P The Patriot +++ (2000, Drama) Mel Gibson. A pacifist is drawn into the American War of Independence in order to protect his son. (3h30) (29) Saturday 1 9 PM Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl +++ (2003, Adventure) Johnny Depp. A man teams up with a pirate to save a governor's daughter from a cursed band of pirates. (3h) (16) Saturday 1 8 PM (16) Sunday 2 5 PM Pretty Woman +++ (1990, Romance) Richard Gere. A wealthy businessman hires a free-spirited call girl to be his companion for a week. (3h) (17) Saturday 1 1 PM (37) Friday 7 8 PM R Revenge of the Nerds +++ (1984, Comedy) Robert Carradine. A group of repeatedly humiliated misfits and outcasts take on the popular jocks on campus. (2h) (32) Friday 7 12 PM Rudy +++ (1993, Drama) Sean Astin. A young man is determined to fulfill his dreams of playing football for Notre Dame. (3h) (30) Saturday 1 5 PM (30) Monday 3 12:10 PM The Rundown +++ (2003, Adventure) The Rock. A bounty hunter teams up with a mob boss's son to retrieve a legendary artefact. (2h) (21) Saturday 1 9 PM S The Sandlot +++ (1993, Children) Tom Guiry. A baseball team tries to retrieve an autographed base- ball after a ferocious dog steals it. (2h30) (66) Friday 7 3 PM Seven +++ (1995, Suspense) Morgan Freeman. Detectives pur- sue a serial killer whose crimes embody the Bible's seven deadly sins. (3h) (66) Sunday 2 7 PM (66) Monday 3 2:30 PM A Shot in the Dark ++++ (1964, Comedy) Peter Sellers. An inspec- tor investigates the case of a par- lour maid accused of her lover's murder. (1h59) (12) Saturday 1 9:01 PM Shrek +++ (2001, Animated) Voices of Mike Myers. A green ogre and his faithful donkey com- panion set out to rescue a beauti- ful princess. (1h54) (22) Friday 7 8 PM Shrek 2 +++ (2004, Animated) Voices of Mike Myers. Shrek and Donkey set out to meet Princess Fiona's parents, who don't know he is an ogre. (1h54) (22) Friday 7 9:54 PM Single White Female +++ (1992, Thriller) Bridget Fonda. A wom- an's new roommate turns out to be an obsessive person who begins to imitate her. (2h30) (66) Tuesday 4 3 PM (66) Wednesday 5 12:30 PM Splash +++ (1984, Fantasy) Tom Hanks. A beautiful mermaid ven- tures into New York City in search of a man she once rescued. (2h30) (30) Wednesday 5 12:30 PM A Star Is Born ++++ (1937, Romance) Fredric March. A fad- ing matinee idol marries the young beginner he's shepherded to stardom. (2h) (31) Thursday 6 4 PM Steel Magnolias +++ (1989, Comedy/Drama) Sally Field. Five women regularly gather at a small-town Louisiana beauty shop to share stories. (2h30) (61) Wednesday 5 8 PM Strangers on a Train ++++ (1951, Suspense) Farley Granger. When a stranger discuses a potential murder, a tennis pro assumes it is only hypothetical. (2h) (31) Sunday 2 5 PM Super Troopers +++ (2002, Comedy) Kevin Heffernan. State troopers must stick together when budget cuts threaten to shut down their unit. (2h) (32) Sunday 2 7 PM (32) Monday 3 12 PM T Tarzan's Greatest Adventure +++ (1959, Adventure) Gordon Scott. Tarzan pursues a group of British diamond hunters who threaten to spoil the jungle. (1h45) (31) Saturday 1 12 PM The Thing From Another World ++++ (1951, Sci-Fi) Robert Cornthwaite. Scientists dig up an alien and must fight for their lives when it is accidentally thawed. (1h45) (31) Wednesday 5 8 PM Three Loves Has Nancy +++ (1938, Romance) Janet Gaynor. A jilted woman decides to make her two admirers demonstrate their wor- thiness. (1h15) (31) Thursday 6 2:45 PM To Be or Not To Be ++++ (1942, Comedy) Carole Lombard. A troupe of squabbling actors joins the Polish underground to dupe the Nazis. (1h45) (31) Thursday 6 1 PM Top Gun +++ (1986, Action) Tom Cruise. Personal tragedy leads a cocky, undisciplined navy pilot to reassess his career. (2h30) (66) Saturday 1 3 PM (66) Monday 3 5:30 PM (66) Tuesday 4 12:30 PM True Grit ++++ (1969, Western) John Wayne. A girl recruits a U.S. Marshal and a Texas Ranger to help her find her father's killer. (3h) (66) Saturday 1 12 PM V The Vanishing Virginian +++ (1941, Drama) Kathryn Grayson. A girl joins the woman's suffrage movement despite her father's objections. (1h45) (31) Monday 3 4:15 PM Vivacious Lady +++ (1938, Comedy) Ginger Rogers. A profes- sor marries a nightclub singer and must break the news to his conservative family. (2h) (31) Saturday 1 10 PM W Walking Tall +++ (2004, Action) Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson. A retired soldier sets out to clean up his hometown, despite the dangers to his family. (2h) (21) Saturday 1 7 PM Wanted +++ (2008, Action) James McAvoy. The son of a professional assassin learns that he has his father's killing abilities. (2h30) (43) Sunday 2 8 PM What Happens in Vegas +++ (2008, Comedy) Cameron Diaz. A couple sets out to make life diffi- cult for each other after a wild time in Vegas. (2h30) (43) Monday 3 8 PM What's Love Got to Do With It? +++ (1993, Biography) Angela Bassett. The turbulent relation- ship between rock legend Tina Turner and her husband, Ike. (2h30) (75) Tuesday 4 8 PM Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie +++ (2009, Family) Selena Gomez. Alex accidentally casts a spell that makes it so her parents have never met. (1h45) (51) Thursday 6 8:30 PM Y The Young Doctors +++ (1961, Drama) Fredric March. The rela- tionship forged between two rival doctors, one young and the other old. (1h45) (31) Wednesday 5 12:15 PM Young Man With a Horn +++ (1950, Drama) Kirk Douglas. The portrait of a young trumpet play- er who is compulsively drawn to music and alcohol. (2h) (31) Wednesday 5 4:30 PM The Young Philadelphians +++ (1959, Drama) Paul Newman. When an ambitious lawyer defends his friend, his place in society is jeopardized. (2h30) (31) Wednesday 5 2 PM Oneonta Daily Star, NY: Movies Oct 1, 2011 to Oct 7, 2011