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October 3, 2009

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RADIO HIGHLIGHTS
Member Concert 6 a.m. WUMB-FM (91.9) David Roth February 2004.

Guest Mix 7 a.m. WUMB-FM (91.9) Ellis Paul from November 2002.

Classical Hour 9 a.m. WCRB-FM (99.5) Your Royal Highness . . . Classical music composed for kings and queens.

Mountain Stage 2 p.m. WUMB-FM (91.9) Marcia Ball, Maia Sharp, and the Hill Country Revue.

Downeast Ceilidh 8 p.m. WUMB-FM (91.9) “Cars We Love To Hate.’’

Boston Symphony Live 8 p.m. WCRB-FM (99.5) James Levine conducts, with harp soloist Ann Hobson Pilot. Beethoven: Symphony No. 4, music by Carter, Debussy and Williams with Ms. Hobson Pilot, and Ravel: La Valse.

MOVIES
Benji: Off the Leash! 7 p.m. (HALMRK) Charming story of a boy who saves a mongrel from his dad’s harsh breeding policies. Nick Whitaker. PG (2004)

Rat Race 7 p.m. (TMC) High rollers race to find a $2 million jackpot. Zany ensemble comedy with John Cleese. PG-13 (2001)

Rush Hour 2 7 p.m. (TBS) Unlikely cop partners battle counterfeiters in Hong Kong. Clichéd story, good Jackie Chan stunts. PG-13 (2001)

Scary Movie 7 p.m. (COM) Raunchy spoof of teen horror films. Shawn Wayans. R (2000)

Weather Girl 7 p.m. (LIFE) A popular Seattle weather girl (Tricia O’Kelley) is fired after an on-air meltdown. R (2009)

Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas 7:30 p.m. (WAM) Jim Carrey in the title role of this lavish but inferior live-action version of the holiday tale. PG (2000)

42nd Street 7:30 p.m. (44) Classic Busby Berkeley triumph. Warner Baxter. NR (1933)

The Mist 7:30 p.m. (SHO2) Stephen King tale about a strange mist that unleashes an army of deadly creatures. Thomas Jane. R (2007)

Sex and the City 7:30 p.m. (MAX) The romantic adventures of Carrie Bradshaw (Sarah Jessica Parker) and her three friends continue. R (2008)

Wristcutters: A Love Story 7:30 p.m. (SUND) Dark comedy about a suicide victim who ends up in a strange purgatory. Patrick Fugit. R (2006)

Click 8 p.m. (FX) Uninspired comedy about a workaholic (Adam Sandler) who gets a magic remote control. PG-13 (2006)

Cover 8 p.m. (TV1) Tedium about a wife (Aunjanue Ellis) accused of murder and the scandal the investigation uncovers. PG-13 (2007)

Desperately Seeking Susan 8 p.m. (IFC) A bored housewife (Rosanna Arquette) gets entangled in the schemes of a New Wave bohemian. PG-13 (1985)

Enough 8 p.m., 10:30 p.m. (OXY) A battered wife (Jennifer Lopez) fights back in this predictable cookie-cutter revenge thriller. PG-13 (2002)

Funny Girl 8 p.m. (TCM) Barbra Streisand won an Oscar for her role as stage comedian Fanny Brice. Omar Sharif. G (1968)

Heat 8 p.m. (68) An obsessive detective tracks a thief in this smart, stylish crime thriller. Al Pacino. R (1995)

Hoosiers 8 p.m. (50) Winner about an Indiana high-school basketball coach (Gene Hackman). PG (1986)

Losing Isaiah 8 p.m., midnight (LMN) A custody battle involves a black child adopted by a white social worker. Jessica Lange. R (1995)

Major League 8 p.m. (AMC) A baseball team tries to end a 34-year slump. Tom Berenger. R (1989)

Meet Dave 8 p.m. (HBO2) Tiny aliens, in a spaceship shaped like a regular-sized human, arrive on Earth. Eddie Murphy. PG (2008)

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

Ransom 8 p.m. (TNT) An exec turns the tables on his son’s abductors. Mel Gibson. R (1996)

Rocky 8 p.m. (ENCR) A club fighter gets a shot at the heavyweight title. Sylvester Stallone. PG (1976)

The Sandlot 8 p.m. (FAM) A new kid (Tom Guiry) wants to join the neighborhood team. PG (1993)

Silent Movie 8 p.m., 10 p.m., midnight (FXM) Mel Brooks as a struggling silent-film director. PG (1976)

Superstar 8 p.m. (E) Wafer-thin comedy about a Catholic schoolgirl’s dreams of fame. Molly Shannon. PG-13 (1999)

The Talented Mr. Ripley 8 p.m. (FLIX) A psycho insinuates himself into a rich man’s life. Matt Damon. R (1999)

The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor 8 p.m., 11:35 p.m. (HBO) An American adventurer (Brendan Fraser), his wife and their son battle an ancient Chinese emperor. PG-13 (2008)

Tombstone 8 p.m. (HIST) Retelling of the O.K. Corral shootout. Kurt Russell. R (1993)

Wayne’s World 8 p.m. (FUSE) A slick operator promotes Wayne and Garth’s TV show. Mike Myers. PG-13 (1992)

Who Killed the Electric Car? 8 p.m. (PLGR) Exhaustive study of the demise of a battery-powered auto. PG (2006)

Sweet Home Alabama 8:30 p.m. (USA) Designer is torn between rich fiancé and good-ol’-boy hubby. Fluffy romance with Reese Witherspoon. PG-13 (2002)

Because I Said So 9 p.m. (LIFE) A meddling mom tries to find the perfect man for her youngest daughter. Diane Keaton. PG-13 (2007)

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets 9 p.m. (DISN) Hogwarts students are turning to stone. Great effects, dark tone. Daniel Radcliffe. PG (2002)

JCVD 9 p.m. (SPIKE) Jean-Claude Van Damme returns to Belgium and finds himself in a hostage situation. R (2008)

Kemper: The Co-ed Killer 9 p.m., midnight (TMC) A local with dark secrets helps a small-town cop (Christopher Stapleton) with a serial-killer case. R (2008)

The Longest Yard 9 p.m. (TBS) Adam Sandler stars in a play-by-play remake of the 1974 cons-vs.-guards football film. PG-13 (2005)

Seven Pounds 9 p.m. (STARZ) An IRS agent harboring a secret tries to change the lives of seven strangers. Will Smith. PG-13 (2008)

Top Hat 9 p.m. (44) A stage star (Fred Astaire) pursues a woman from London to Venice. NR (1935)

White Fang 9 p.m. (HALMRK) A boy (Ethan Hawke) comes of age in turn-of-the century Alaska. PG (1991)

Wrong Turn 2: Dead End 9 p.m. (SYFY) Contestants in a reality show are hunted by hillbilly cannibals. Erica Leerhsen. R (2007)

The Waterboy 9:15 p.m. (WAM) Adam Sandler as a naif who becomes a college-football great. PG-13 (1998)

Hounddog 9:35 p.m. (SHO2) The life of an abused young girl (Dakota Fanning) in late 1950s Alabama. R (2007)

Anvil! The Story of Anvil 10 p.m. (VH1) This documentary follows speed-metal band Anvil. NR (2007)

Nights of Cabiria 10 p.m. (SUND) A Roman prostitute (Giulietta Masina) tries to change her life. NR (1957)

Rocky II 10 p.m. (ENCR) Rocky (Sylvester Stallone) gets a rematch. PG (1979)

Role Models 10 p.m. (MAX) Two partying buddies get community service mentoring a pair of troubled kids. Paul Rudd. R (2008)

What She Knew 10 p.m. (LMN) A psychologist (Tilda Swinton) examines a teen who is accused of killing her newborn. R (2006)

Eight Below 10:30 p.m. (FAM) Thrilling yarn about a marooned sled-dog team trying to survive in Antarctica. Paul Walker. PG (2006)

Laid to Rest 10:30 p.m. (TMC) An amnesiac (Bobbie Sue Luther) awakens in a coffin at a funeral home and is stalked by a killer. R (2009)

The Rookie 10:30 p.m. (AMC) Dennis Quaid as a 35-year-old rookie pitcher. G (2002)

A Time to Kill 10:30 p.m. (TNT) Absorbing but slow drama about a white lawyer defending a black man for murder. Matthew McConaughey. R (1996)

The Woman in Red 10:30 p.m. (FLIX) A married man becomes obsessed with a model. Gene Wilder. PG-13 (1984)

Mike Epps: Under Rated . . . Never Faded & X-Rated 10:40 p.m. (SHO) Actor-comedian Mike Epps performs a stand-up comedy set. NR (2009)

Doctor Zhivago 10:45 p.m. (TCM) Restored version of the Oscar-winning epic set during the Russian Revolution. Omar Sharif. PG (1965)

Weekend at Bernie’s II 10:45 p.m. (WAM) The dead boss is used to find stolen loot. Jonathan Silverman. PG (1993)

The Road Warrior 11 p.m. (G4) “Mad Max’’ sequel about survival in a futuristic wasteland. Mel Gibson. R (1981)

See No Evil 11 p.m. (SYFY) Gorefest about a deranged psychopath (WWE wrestler Kane) haunting a decrepit hotel. R (2006)

Waiting to Exhale 11 p.m. (BRAVO) The love lives of four women. Whitney Houston. R (1995)

The Replacements 11:10 p.m. (TBS) During a pro-football strike, scab players get the call. Keanu Reeves. PG-13 (2000)

The Cooler 11:30 p.m. (IFC) Well-crafted drama about a casino employee who stops gamblers’ hot streaks. William H. Macy. R (2003)

3:10 to Yuma 11:30 p.m. (SHO2) Remake about a rancher escorting an outlaw to a rendezvous with the law. R (2007)

Beer League 11:45 p.m. (SHO) Low-brow slob comedy about players in a bar-team softball league. Artie Lange. R (2006)

Die Mommie Die! midnight (SUND) Campy send-up of 1950s tearjerkers stars drag performer Charles Busch. R (2003)

Private Lessons midnight (FLIX) A teen is offered “Private Lessons’’’by the family maid. Eric Brown. R (1981)

Righteous Kill midnight (STARZ) Veteran NYPD detectives (Robert De Niro, Al Pacino) investigate a clever serial killer. R (2008)

Rocky III midnight (ENCR) Rocky (Sylvester Stallone) is trained by his former rival (Carl Weathers). PG (1982)

Trois 2: Pandora’s Box midnight (TV1) A psychiatrist (Monica Calhoun) has an affair. R (2002)

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