Married to the Mob
In this hilarious and stylish 1988 Jonathan Demme comedy, Mafia widow Michelle Pfeiffer finds herself on the run, pursued by Dean Stockwell’s lecherous don and aided, more or less, by Matthew Modine’s sweetly square FBI agent.
Sunday 5 p.m. TMC
The Postman Always Rings Twice
This is the steamy, guilt-ridden 1946 Tay Garnett version with Lana Turner, always in white, most memorably in a two-piece bathing suit, and John Garfield.
Wednesday 10 a.m. KCOP
Some Like It Hot
Billy Wilder’s 1959 classic may just be the funniest movie since the advent of sound. Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis are Chicago musicians who have the bad luck to witness the St. Valentine Day’s Massacre and wind up in drag with an all-girl band heading for Miami. Its vocalist is, of course, Marilyn Monroe.
Wednesday 8 p.m. KTTV
Seven Samurai
The great 1954 Akira Kurosawa classic stars Toshiro Mifune as one of seven samurai hired by a small village to protect it from bandits. For all its innovative and dynamic battle scenes, it is a richly contemplative, reflective experience.
Friday 9 p.m. KCET
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