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July 18, 2009
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RADIO HIGHLIGHTS
Member Concert 6 a.m. WUMB-FM (91.9) Brooks Williams from October 2003.

Guest Mix 7 a.m. WUMB-FM (91.9) Catie Curtis from January 2003.

Kids Classical Hour 9 a.m. WCRB-FM (99.5) Wild West . . . Classical Music Cowboys

A Celtic Sojourn noon WGBH-FM (89.7) The fourth in a series of Boston Sessions, recorded in WGBH’s Fraser Performance Studio. Boston Session IV features flute player Skip McKinley and fiddler-pianist Kimberly Fraser.

Mountain Stage 2 p.m. Steve Earle, Sara Watkins, and King Wilkie.

Boston Pops Live From Tanglewood 8:30 p.m. WCRB-FM (99.5) John Williams conducts Film Night, which includes music from his scores for “Superman’’ and “Harry Potter.’’ Special guest narrator: Frank Langella.

MOVIES
Lethal Weapon 2 6:30 p.m. (68) Mel Gibson and Danny Glover play L.A. cops battling a drug cartel. A supercharged sequel. R (1989)

What’s Love Got to Do with It 6:30 p.m. (VH1) Biopic about Ike and Tina Turner. Angela Bassett. R (1993)

Dude, Where’s My Car? 6:50 p.m. (MAX) Unfunny and disjointed buddy comedy about two dimwits searching for a missing car. Ashton Kutcher. PG-13 (2000)

Beowulf 7 p.m. (SHO2) Not-quite-epic take on the mythic saga of the Scandinavian warrior-hero (Ray Winstone). PG-13 (2007)

Panic Button 7 p.m. (LIFE) A woman (Holly Marie Combs) is stalked by her neighbor in a gated community. NR (2007)

The Scorpion King 7 p.m. (SYFY) An assassin (The Rock) targets an evil conqueror. PG-13 (2002)

Wild Hearts 7 p.m. (HALMRK) A widower and his daughter move to Montana to protect an endangered family ranch. Richard Thomas. NR (2006)

Shrek 7:05 p.m., 10 p.m. (TBS) A delightful animated spoof about an ogre and a princess. Voices include Mike Myers. PG (2001)

Made of Honor 7:15 p.m. (STARZ) Playboy Tom (Patrick Dempsey) realizes he’s in love with his best pal just before she gets engaged. PG-13 (2008)

Once Upon a Time in the Midlands 7:15 p.m. (SUND) A woman and her boyfriend contend with her ex-husband. Quirky, but wears thin. Robert Carlyle. R (2002)

Who’s Your Caddy? 7:25 p.m. (TMC) Hack “Caddyshack’’ rip-off about a rap mogul trying to join a snobby golf club. Antwan Andre Patton. PG-13 (2007)

Father of the Bride 7:30 p.m. (WAM) Update of the 1950 classic, with Steve Martin. PG (1991)

Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls 8 p.m. (MTV) Ace (Jim Carrey) tracks a rare bat in this sequel. PG-13 (1995)

Breakin’ 8 p.m. (FLIX) Breakdancers try for the big time. Lucinda Dickey. PG (1984)

A Cool, Dry Place 8 p.m. (50) A lawyer tries to raise his son alone after his wife walks out on him. Vince Vaughn. PG-13 (1998)

Devil’s Pond 8 p.m. (LMN) A husband holds his new bride captive on a small island. Kip Pardue, Tara Reid. R (2003)

Fight Club 8 p.m. (AMC) An alienated man joins a brutal club to relieve his frustrations. Brad Pitt. R (1999)

How to Be a Player 8 p.m. (TV1) A playboy (Bill Bellamy) gets his comeuppance. R (1997)

Keeping the Faith 8 p.m. (E!) A priest and a rabbi fall for the same woman. Edward Norton. PG-13 (2000)

Mad Max 8 p.m. (IFC) Futuristic cops vs. predatory bikers. Mel Gibson. R (1979)

Mamma Mia! 8 p.m. (HBO) A bride-to-be (Amanda Seyfried) in Greece tries to solve the mystery of her paternity. PG-13 (2008)

My Big Fat Greek Wedding 8 p.m. (FAM) A Greek woman (Nia Vardalos) falls for a WASP teacher. Funny, romantic charmer. PG (2002)

My Cousin Vinny 8 p.m., midnight (A&E) A greenhorn Brooklyn lawyer (Joe Pesci) defends his cousin in Alabama. R (1992)

Navy SEALs 8 p.m. (ENCR) Commandos vs. terrorists in the Middle East. Charlie Sheen. R (1990)

Point Break 8 p.m., 10:30 p.m. (FXM) An FBI agent (Keanu Reeves) poses as a surfer to stop a crime wave. R (1991)

The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie 8 p.m. (NICK) Loopy cartoon exploits of the deep-sea critter and his pals. PG (2004)

Tom Jones 8 p.m. (TCM) Four Oscars went to this film about the amorous adventures of an English youth. Albert Finney. NR (1963)

The Wild 8 p.m. (38) Zoo animals set off for the African jungle on a rescue mission. Voices include Kiefer Sutherland. G (2006)

Wild Hogs 8 p.m. (FX) Tiresome vehicle about four fortysomethings on a motorcycle road trip. Tim Allen. PG-13 (2007)

Journey to the Center of the Earth 8:15 p.m. (MAX) A drill team attempts to rescue a group of researchers trapped beneath the Earth. Greg Evigan. NR (2008)

Purple Rain 8:30 p.m. (FUSE) Rock star Prince plays an up-and-coming musician. R (1984)

Dead Birds 9 p.m. (TMC) Creepy yarn about Confederate bank robbers holed up in a haunted plantation. Henry Thomas. R (2004)

The Jacksons: An American Dream 9 p.m. (VH1) Music enhances this biopic of the Jackson 5. Lawrence-Hilton Jacobs. NR (1992)

Mending Fences 9 p.m., 11:02 p.m. (HALMRK) A journalist (Laura Leighton) returns to her hometown to visit her ailing mother (Angie Dickinson). NR (2009)

Mission: Impossible III 9 p.m. (TNT) Super-spy Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) battles a ruthless arms dealer. Action-packed. PG-13 (2006)

Mr. Brooks 9 p.m. (SHO) Noirish psychodrama about a cop (Demi Moore) on the trail of a serial killer. R (2007)

Passenger 57 9 p.m. (68) An airline security expert (Wesley Snipes) tries to foil a hijacking. R (1992)

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest 9 p.m. (SYFY) Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) schemes to get out of paying a debt to the ghostly Davy Jones. PG-13 (2006)

Swing Vote 9 p.m. (STARZ) A deadbeat yahoo (Kevin Costner) must recast his ballot to decide the Presidential election. PG-13 (2008)

Vacancy 9 p.m. (LIFE) A couple stranded at a motel are set up to be victims in a snuff film. Luke Wilson. R (2007)

Encino Man 9:20 p.m. (WAM) A teen (Sean Astin) finds a frozen Cro-Magnon man. PG (1992)

BMX Bandits 9:30 p.m. (FLIX) Three bike-riding teens find a cache of stolen walkie-talkies. David Argue. PG (1983)

Streamers 9:35 p.m. (IFC) David Rabe’s play about GIs awaiting Vietnam duty. Matthew Modine. R (1983)

Another Cinderella Story 10 p.m. (FAM) A teen (Selena Gomez) loses her iPod at a masked ball and a dreamy guy tries to return it to her. PG (2008)

Any Given Sunday 10 p.m. (SPIKE) Oliver Stone’s gimmicky but realistic look at pro football. Al Pacino. R (1999)

Click 10 p.m. (FX) Uninspired comedy about a workaholic (Adam Sandler) who gets a magic remote control. PG-13 (2006)

A Crime of Passion 10 p.m. (LMN) Intrigue surrounds the murder of a wealthy physician. Tracey Gold. NR (1999)

Death Race 10 p.m. (MAX) A convict (Jason Statham) is pitted in a race to the death against other cons. R (2008)

Hard Target 10 p.m. (ENCR) A seaman (Jean-Claude Van Damme) aims to stop hunters who prey on humans. R (1993)

The Matrix Reloaded 10 p.m. (TV1) Neo (Keanu Reeves) continues to battle evil machines. Gravity-defying action. R (2003)

Starting Out in the Evening 10 p.m. (SUND) May-December romance between a teacher (Frank Langella) and a grad student. PG-13 (2007)

Carmen Jones 10:15 p.m. (TCM) Oscar Hammerstein II’s all-black version of Bizet’s opera. Dorothy Dandridge. NR (1954)

Feel the Noise 10:50 p.m. (WAM) Rote rot about a Harlem rapper (Omarion Grandberry) who visits Puerto Rico to escape vengeful thugs. PG-13 (2007)

Good Luck Chuck 11 p.m. (SHO) Dud about women bedding a dentist (Dane Cook) because their next lover will be Mr. Right. R (2007)

Jurassic Park III 11 p.m. (G4) A scientist (Sam Neill) travels to a dino-infested island to find a missing boy. Great effects. PG-13 (2001)

Nora’s Hair Salon 2: A Cut Above 11 p.m. (BET) In this sequel, Nora’s estranged nieces (Tatyana Ali and Stacey Dash) decide the fate of the salon. PG-13 (2007)

One-Eyed Monster 11 p.m. (TMC) A body-jumping alien stalks a snowbound porn-film crew in this horror comedy starring Ron Jeremy. R (2008)

The Whole Nine Yards 11 p.m. (AMC) A dentist discovers his neighbor is a mobster. Good performances, uneven script. Bruce Willis. R (2000)

Barb Wire 11:05 p.m. (FLIX) Pamela Anderson Lee portrays bounty hunter Barb Wire. R (1996)

Gone Baby Gone 11:05 p.m. (STARZ) Gritty thriller about the mysterious disappearance of a little girl in Boston. Casey Affleck. R (2007)

The Patriot 11:30 p.m. (TNT) Mel Gibson is a farmer-turned-fighter in 1776 in this rousing but violent epic. R (2000)

Confidence 11:35 p.m. (IFC) Well-made but derivative crime drama about a grifter in debt to a crime boss. Edward Burns. R (2003)

Mimic 11:40 p.m. (ENCR) An entomologist unknowingly creates a deadly species of giant bug. Mira Sorvino. R (1997)

Bird midnight (OVAT) Clint Eastwood’s portrait of jazz legend Charlie Parker. R (1988)

Knocked Up midnight (HBO) Raucous romp about a slacker (Seth Rogen) impregnating a TV personality. R (2007)

Monster Ark midnight (SYFY) An ancient evil is unleashed by archeologists. NR (2008)

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