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RADIO HIGHLIGHTS
Member Concert 6 a.m. WUMB-FM (91.9) Peter Rowan from January 2005.

Guest Mix 7 a.m. WUMB-FM (91.9) Mark Erelli from January 2003.

Kid’s Classical Hour 9 a.m. WCRB-FM (99.5) Going Places - Travel in classical music.

500 Classical Favorites 10 a.m. WCRB-FM (99.5) Voted favorites played back till Monday night.

Mountain Stage 2 p.m. WUMB-FM (91.9) Loveless and Solas.

Downeast Ceilidh 8 p.m. WUMB-FM (91.9) A special edition, “A Miner’s Life.’’

MOVIES

Wes Craven Presents: They 6:30 p.m. (SHO2) Standard chiller about a college student (Laura Regan) haunted by creatures from her dreams. PG-13 (2002)

Cradle of Lies 7 p.m. (LIFE) A man turns violent when he learns the gender of his unborn baby. Shannon Sturges. NR (2006)

Legally Blondes 7 p.m. (DISN) Camilla Rosso and Rebecca Rosso star in this straight-to-video ”Legally Blonde” spin-off. PG (2008)

Love Takes Wing 7 p.m. (HALMRK) A doctor (Sarah Jones) tries to help a town stricken by an odd illness, but she faces resistance. NR (2009)

National Lampoon’s Van Wilder 7 p.m. (COM) The rowdy antics of a partying college senior (Ryan Reynolds). R (2002)

Riverworld 7 p.m. (SYFY) An astronaut (Brad Johnson) is lost on a world dominated by a large river. NR (2002)

The Sound of Music 7 p.m. (FAM) Restored version of the musical hit. Julie Andrews. G (1965)

Speed 7 p.m. (HBO2) A cop (Keanu Reeves) versus a mad bomber. R (1994)

Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby 7 p.m., 10 p.m. (TBS) Wacky joyride about the roller-coaster career of a NASCAR driver (Will Ferrell). PG-13 (2006)

It’s a Free World 7:15 p.m. (SUND) Tale of a shady employment firm that exploits immigrant labor in London. Kierston Wareing. NR (2007)

Righteous Kill 7:15 p.m. (STARZ) Veteran NYPD detectives (Robert De Niro, Al Pacino) investigate a clever serial killer. R (2008)

Spiral 7:25 p.m. (TMC) A reclusive telemarketer (Joel David Moore) with a knack for painting befriends a lonely coworker. PG-13 (2007)

The Commitments 8 p.m. (50) Alan Parker’s tuneful saga of a Dublin soul band’s formation. Robert Arkins. R (1991)

Enchanted 8 p.m. (WAM) Delightful musical-comedy about a fairy-tale princess (Amy Adams) who resurfaces in 2007 Manhattan. PG (2007)

End of Days 8 p.m. (AMC) An ex-cop tries to foil Satan. Inane apocalyptic thriller with Arnold Schwarzenegger. R (1999)

Garden State 8 p.m. (IFC) A slacker (Zach Braff) must face his estranged family when he attends his mother’s funeral. R (2004)

Grease 8 p.m. (OXY) Teen life in the ’50s. John Travolta. PG (1978)

The Guns of Navarone 8 p.m. (TCM) Gregory Peck leads a commando raid to destroy huge German guns. NR (1961)

The Man with the Golden Gun 8 p.m., 11 p.m. (BBCA) James Bond (Roger Moore) is targeted by an assassin. PG (1974)

The Marva Collins Story 8 p.m., midnight (TV1) Cicely Tyson as the innovative Chicago educator. NR (1981)

The Matrix Reloaded 8 p.m., 11 p.m. (BRAVO) Neo (Keanu Reeves) continues to battle evil machines. Gravity-defying action. R (2003)

The Mist 8 p.m. (SHO2) Stephen King tale about a strange mist that unleashes an army of deadly creatures. Thomas Jane. R (2007)

National Lampoon’s European Vacation 8 p.m. (TRAV) Another disastrous Griswald trip. Chevy Chase. PG-13 (1985)

Never Been Kissed 8 p.m. (E) Drew Barrymore charms as a journalist posing as a high-school student in this romantic comedy. PG-13 (1999)

Nutty Professor II: The Klumps 8 p.m. (ENCR) A portly genius battles his libidinous alter ego. Eddie Murphy. PG-13 (2000)

Open Season 8 p.m. (TOON) A domesticated grizzly bear tries to survive in the great outdoors. Voices include Martin Lawrence. PG (2006)

Panic Room 8 p.m. (TNT) A mother and her daughter hide in a high-tech ”safe room” during a break-in. Jodie Foster. R (2002)

Phenomenon 8 p.m. (FLIX) A small-town man acquires supernatural powers. John Travolta. PG (1996)

The Secret Life of Bees 8 p.m. (HBO) Story of a young white girl (Dakota Fanning) and her black caregiver in 1960s South Carolina. PG-13 (2008)

A Sister’s Secret 8 p.m. (LMN) An executive (Alexandra Paul) returns to her hometown to save a mill from closure. NR (2009)

Weekend at Bernie’s 8 p.m. (FXM) Houseguests stay with their dead host. Andrew McCarthy. PG-13 (1989)

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

Inside Man 8:30 p.m. (68) Taut tale of a hostage negotiator (Denzel Washington) dealing with a bank robber. R (2006)

The Parent Trap 8:40 p.m. (DISN) Lindsay Lohan has a dual role in this remake of the 1961 comedy. PG (1998)

Bug 9 p.m. (TMC) Thriller about an unhinged Gulf War vet involved with an addicted waitress. Ashley Judd. R (2007)

Hush 9 p.m. (LIFE) An old flame troubles a couple (Tahmoh Penikett, Tori Spelling) who are having fertility problems. NR (2005)

In the Army Now 9 p.m. (CMT) A reservist goes on active duty in the desert. Pauly Shore. PG (1994)

Love Finds a Home 9 p.m. (HALMRK) Dr. Belinda Owens (Sarah Jones) cares for a pregnant friend and clashes with an obstinate nursemaid. NR (2009)

The Matrix Revolutions 9 p.m. (MTV) Humans vs. the machines in the trilogy’s finale. Keanu Reeves, Carrie-Anne Moss. R (2003)

Merlin and the War of the Dragons 9 p.m. (SYFY) A fledgling wizard (Simon Lloyd Roberts) battles an evil sorcerer and his army of flying beasts. PG (2008)

Quarantine 9 p.m. (STARZ) A TV crew gets confined to an LA apartment complex that houses a scary secret. Jennifer Carpenter. R (2008)

The Eye 9 p.m. (SHO) A formerly blind violinist (Jessica Alba) sees dead people after receiving a corneal transplant. PG-13 (2008)

Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj 9 p.m. (COM) Raunchy romp about a college party animal (Kal Penn) who goes to England. R (2006)

Bring It On 9:50 p.m. (WAM) Cheerleaders go for the national championship. Kirsten Dunst. High-energy routines. PG-13 (2000)

My Cousin Vinny 9:50 p.m. (ENCR) A greenhorn Brooklyn lawyer (Joe Pesci) defends his cousin in Alabama. R (1992)

Changeling 10 p.m. (MAX) After her kidnapped son is found, a mother suspects that he is not her child. Angelina Jolie. R (2008)

Child’s Play 2 10 p.m. (FUSE) Sequel with demonic doll Chucky. R (1990)

Havoc 10 p.m. (IFC) Anne Hathaway stars in a story of two suburban girls who get entangled in L.A.’s gang scene. R (2005)

Savage Grace 10 p.m. (SUND) Fact-based psychodrama about adultery, incest and murder involving a wealthy family. Julianne Moore. NR (2007)

The Secret 10 p.m. (LMN) A dead woman transfers her soul into her daughter’s body after a car accident. David Duchovny. R (2007)

Trapped 10 p.m. (TNT) A couple’s sickly child is kidnapped in this lurid thriller. Kevin Bacon. R (2002)

Mighty Aphrodite 10:05 p.m. (FLIX) A married sportswriter is fascinated by his son’s biological mother, a hooker. Woody Allen. R (1995)

Lions for Lambs 10:15 p.m. (SHO2) Robert Redford directed and stars in this talky treatise on the U.S. war on terror. R (2007)

Grease 2 10:30 p.m. (OXY) Dim sequel with more high-school hi jinks. Maxwell Caulfield. PG (1982)

Perfect Stranger 10:30 p.m. (FX) A reporter (Halle Berry) suspects an ad exec (Bruce Willis) murdered her childhood friend. R (2007)

30 Days of Night 10:30 p.m. (STARZ) An army of vampires descend on a small Alaskan town to stage a blood orgy. Josh Hartnett. R (2007)

Awake 10:45 p.m. (SHO) Numbing thriller about a patient (Hayden Christensen) still awake during his heart surgery. R (2007)

Clawed: The Legend of Sasquatch 10:45 p.m. (TMC) Hunters pursue a legendary creature that killed a group of poachers. Dylan Purcell. R (2006)

Commando 10:45 p.m. (AMC) Arnold Schwarzenegger vs. an army to save his kidnapped daughter. R (1985)

Dragonquest 11 p.m. (SYFY) A young hero must rouse a dragon to defeat a terrible beast summoned by a warlord. Marc Singer. NR (2009)

I Aim at the Stars 11 p.m. (TCM) The life of German scientist Wernher von Braun. Curt Jurgens. NR (1960)

Love Comes Softly 11 p.m. (HALMRK) A frontier widow moves in with a taciturn settler and his troubled daughter. Katherine Heigl. NR (2003)

Snow Dogs 11 p.m. (FAM) All-bark, no-bite comedy about a Miami dentist who inherits a team of sled dogs. Cuba Gooding Jr. PG (2002)

Van Wilder: Freshman Year 11 p.m. (COM) Van Wilder (Jonathan Bennett) does his best to bring booze and babes to Coolidge College. R (2009)

National Treasure: Book of Secrets 11:30 p.m. (WAM) Nicolas Cage returns in this formulaic sequel about a race to find an ancient city of gold. PG (2007)

And God Created Woman 11:45 p.m. (FLIX) Roger Vadim’s update of his Bardot hit casts Rebecca De Mornay as an ex-con rocker. R (1988)

Broken Arrow 11:50 p.m. (ENCR) A pilot steals nukes to blackmail the Government. John Travolta. R (1996)

Basic midnight (SPIKE) DEA agent John Travolta investigates when soldiers disappear in Panama. Convoluted. R (2003)

Bleach: Memories of Nobody midnight (TOON) A clan leader (Troy Baker) plots to destroy the Soul Society and the World of the Living. NR (2006)

Kingpin midnight (FUSE) A former bowling prodigy takes on a naive protégé. Woody Harrelson. PG-13 (1996)

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