Four-Star Films : ‘Touch of Evil’
The summit of film noir: Orson Welles’ (pictured) mesmerizing 1958 portrayal of guilt and betrayal in a hellish California border town ruled by Hank Quinlan, the omniscient, chili-loving detective who frames his suspects. With Welles as Quinlan and also starring Charlton Heston, Janet Leigh, Marlene Dietrich, Mercedes McCambridge, Dennis Weaver, Akim Tamiroff and Zsa Zsa Gabor. A baroque thriller, full of astonishing humor, wild flourishes and incandescent style (AMC Monday at 7:05 p.m. and 11:05 p.m.).
Other selected four-star films airing this week:
Terms of Endearment / HBO, Tuesday, 5:30 p.m.
Of Mice and Men (1939) / AMC, Thursday, 3 a.m.
Lawrence of Arabia / DISNEY, Thursday, 11:30 p.m.
The Best Years of Our Lives / AMC, Friday, 10 a.m.
The Big Sleep (1946) / TMC, Saturday, 9:35 a.m.
Stagecoach (1939) / AMC, Saturday, noon and 8:30 p.m.
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