The Time Machine (Channel 5 Sunday at...
The Time Machine (Channel 5 Sunday at 3 p.m.): George Pal’s enchanting 1960 version of the H.G. Wells time-travel fantasy. Rod Taylor and Yvette Mimieux star. (2:00)
Hey Babu Riba (Bravo Sunday at 5 p.m.): Splendid Yugoslavian film centering on a boozy reunion of four old friends who reminisce about their youth in the ‘50s and the girl they all loved; flashbacks allow for subtle political commentary. (1:50)
Sunday, Bloody Sunday (Channel 7 Sunday at midnight): John Schlesinger’s sophisticated 1971 British film starring Glenda Jackson and Peter Finch, who share a handsome young lover (Murray Head). (2:15)
The Petrified Forest (Channel 5 Wednesday at 3:30 a.m.): A very pretty and blonde Bette Davis stars as a dreamy waitress at a roadside cafe invaded by gangsters, including Humphrey Bogart. Memorable 1936 Warners production. (2:00)
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