BEST BETS FOR SATURDAY, MAY 10, 2008
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USA Network, 3 p.m. ET The new Indiana Jones movie, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, doesn’t premiere until May 22 – but there’s no time like the present to celebrate, and watch, the previous entries in this long-running thriller of a cinematic series. Harrison Ford first played the character in 1981, and tonight USA is showing a triple feature of all the Indy movies – but not in chronological order. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade starts the mini-marathon at 3 p.m. ET, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom follows at 6, and Raiders of the Lost Ark finally shows up at 8:30. |
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TV Land, 7:30 p.m. ET And if that’s not enough Harrison Ford for one night, he’s also on view as the male lead of this 1988 romantic comedy. Melanie Griffith stars as the secretary who tries to win a better position, and the attention of Ford, while dealing with her own boss, Sigourney Weaver. |
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TCM, 8 p.m. ET One of Bette Davis’ most famous movies, this 1942 drama is a big-screen, big-time weeper – but Davis, Claude Rains and Paul Henreid make the most of every tragic turn. |
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Showtime, 9 p.m. ET Young actress Ellen Page charmed audiences in Juno, but she also demonstrated a much harder edge as the vengeful young protagonist of Hard Candy. In this 2007 film, she takes on another tough, sometimes shockingly violent role – but this time she’s cast as the victim, not the aggressor. Catherine Keener stars in the movie, which, sad to say, is based on actual events. |
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Sundance Channel, 10 p.m. ET This 1997 David Lynch movie is so creepy and disorienting, even by Lynch’s own standards, that it’s impossible to shake once you’ve seen it. The dual role played by Patricia Arquette, and especially the ghoulish character played by a white-faced, no-eyebrowed Robert Blake, may not make much coherent sense… but you’ll not soon forget either of them. |
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NBC, 11:30 p.m. ET Even more Indiana Jones news: Shia LaBeouf, who co-stars as Mutt in the new Crystal Skulls movie, shows up tonight to guest host Saturday Night Live. The musical guest: My Morning Jacket. |
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