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July 28, 2009

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MEN IN BLACK
(Comcast Free Movies) Hugely funny, deadpan spoof in which Tommy Lee Jones and Will Smith don Blues Brothers garb and keep the world safe from aliens who obviously landed long ago. Director Barry Sonnenfeld gave it enough wit and self-confidence to make sophisticated mass entertainment with some moments of real pop-culture brilliance. Pictured: Smith (left) and Jones. (PG-13; runs through Aug. 11)

WHITE MEN CAN’T JUMP
(Encore on Comcast) Until it runs out of steam, this one does for street basketball what “Bull Durham’’ did for baseball, putting it on the movie map with the kind of fresh, smart, funny moves that renew and define a genre. It teams street-smart Wesley Snipes and geeky con man Woody Harrelson, and the dissing alone is worth the price of admission. (R; runs through Aug. 6)

FAMILY BUSINESS
(Comcast Free Movies) A mostly listless outing - half heist caper, half family reconciliation drama - about three generations of Manhattan crooks. Despite moments, Sean Connery, Dustin Hoffman, and Matthew Broderick never convince us they’re members of the same family, let alone the same gene pool. (R; runs through Aug. 11)

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