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October 31, 2009

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RADIO HIGHLIGHTS
Member Concert 6 a.m. WUMB-FM (91.9) Priscilla Herdman from November 1993.

Guest Mix 7 a.m. WUMB-FM (91.9) Christine Lavin from May 2004.

Mountain Stage 2 p.m. WUMB-FM (91.9) Amy Speace, the Proclaimers, and more.

Mozart 3 p.m. WCRB-FM (99.5) Mitsuko Uchida plays Piano Sonata No. 5.

Downeast Ceilidh 8 p.m. WUMB-FM (91.9) A special edition for Halloween!

Beethoven 9 p.m. WCRB-FM (99.5) Symphony No. 7 with Leonard Bernstein and the Boston Symphony.

MOVIES

Batman Returns 7 p.m. (FAM) The Caped Crusader (Michael Keaton) vs. the Penguin and Catwoman. PG-13 (1992)

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

The Good Witch 7 p.m. (HALMRK) A mysterious woman (Catherine Bell) causes a stir when she moves to a small town. NR (2008)

Mildred Pierce 7 p.m. (44) A woman attains success in business but fails with her daughter. Joan Crawford. NR (1945)

Scary Godmother: The Revenge of Jimmy 7 p.m. (TOON) A Halloween-phobic boy (voice of Alexander Ludwig) plots to do away with the holiday. NR (2005)

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

Wind Chill 7 p.m. (LIFE) Two college students have a series of ghostly encounters. Emily Blunt. R (2007)

You, Me and Dupree 7 p.m. (TBS) Newlyweds are forced to take in an obnoxious houseguest. Owen Wilson. PG-13 (2006)

The Dark Knight 7:15 p.m. (MAX) Batman (Christian Bale) and DA Harvey Dent join forces to arrest Gotham City’s crime lords. PG-13 (2008)

The House Bunny 7:15 p.m. (STARZ) An ex-Playboy bunny (Anna Faris) tries to make over members of an unpopular college sorority. PG-13 (2008)

Frankenhood 7:30 p.m., midnight (BET) Morgue workers (De Ray Davis, Jasper Redd) play in a basketball tournament with a reanimated corpse. R (2008)

Phone Booth 7:32 p.m. (SPIKE) A sniper traps an arrogant publicist (Colin Farrell) in a phone booth in this taut thriller. R (2002)

Josie and the Pussycats 7:40 p.m. (WAM) An all-girl rock trio battles evil record execs. Campy, one-note adaptation of the comic. Tara Reid. PG-13 (2001)

Australia 8 p.m. (HBO) Epic, set just prior to WWII, about an Englishwoman (Nicole Kidman) who inherits a cattle ranch. PG-13 (2008)

Bram Stoker’s Dracula 8 p.m. (38) Remake with Gary Oldman as the immortal count. R (1992)

Bring It On: All or Nothing 8 p.m., midnight (E) A popular cheerleader clashes with her cheer captain at a new school. Hayden Panettiere. PG-13 (2006)

The Cake Eaters 8 p.m. (SHO2) A dying teen (Kristen Stewart) hopes to experience sex before it’s too late. NR (2007)

Carrie 8 p.m. (ENCR) Tale of a teen (Sissy Spacek) with telekinetic powers. R (1976)

Disturbing Behavior 8 p.m. (FLIX) High-school misfits battle a ”perfect” society of teens. James Marsden. R (1998)

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde 8 p.m. (TCM) Spencer Tracy tackles the schizophrenic role in a sturdy version of the classic. NR (1941)

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)

Escape From the Planet of the Apes 8 p.m., 10 p.m., midnight (FXM) Two simian scientists find refuge in present-day L.A. Roddy McDowall. G (1971)

Footloose 8 p.m. (VH1) A fancy-free teen struggles to organize a dance in a strict Midwestern town. Kevin Bacon. PG (1984)

Ghost Rider 8 p.m. (FX) Campy Marvel Comics romp about the fiery-skulled daredevil biker. Nicolas Cage. PG-13 (2007)

Ginger Snaps 8 p.m. (IFC) A teen girl (Katharine Isabelle) becomes a werewolf. NR (2000)

The Messengers 8 p.m., midnight (LMN) Semi-creepy chiller about ghosts haunting a city teen (Kristen Stewart) who has moved to a farm. PG-13 (2007)

Ocean’s Eleven 8 p.m. (TNT) Slick remake of the Rat Pack caper film stars George Clooney. PG-13 (2001)

Rebel Without a Cause 8 p.m. (OVAT) James Dean’s archetypal role in the seminal teen-angst movie. PG-13 (1955)

The Road Warrior 8 p.m. (G4) ”Mad Max” sequel about survival in a futuristic wasteland. Mel Gibson. R (1981)

Stephen King’s “Sometimes They Come Back’’ 8 p.m. (50) Dead teens vex a high-school teacher (Tim Matheson). R (1991)

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

The Witches 8 p.m. (TOON) A witches’ convention disrupts a boy’s vacation. Anjelica Huston. PG (1990)

Scream 3 8:30 p.m. (MTV) A film’s made about Sidney’s grisly past. Neve Campbell. R (2000)

The Good Witch’s Garden 9 p.m. (HALMRK) Cassie (Catherine Bell) faces the prospect of leaving town when a stranger claims Grey House. NR (2009)

Halloween 9 p.m. (TMC) Gory remake about a psycho killer who escapes from a psychiatric facility. Malcolm McDowell. R (2007)

The Haunting of Molly Hartley 9 p.m. (STARZ) A teen (Haley Bennett) is haunted by disturbing visions that reveal a dark secret from her past. PG-13 (2008)

Music and Lyrics 9 p.m. (TBS) Uneven romance between an ex-rocker (Hugh Grant) and his new songwriting partner. PG-13 (2007)

The Return 9 p.m. (68) Scare-free ghost story about a woman (Sarah Michelle Gellar) haunted by horrifying visions. PG-13 (2006)

Scary Movie 3 9 p.m. (COM) Uninspired spoof of “The Ring,’’ “Signs,’’ ‘The Others,’’ and more. Anna Faris. PG-13 (2003)

Thelma & Louise 9 p.m. (44) Gal pals (Susan Sarandon, Geena Davis) go on a wild ride. R (1991)

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)

Armageddon 9:20 p.m. (WAM) Predictable disaster epic about a massive asteroid hurtling toward Earth. Bruce Willis. PG-13 (1998)

Bad Santa 9:29 p.m., 11:29 p.m. (SPIKE) Unrated version about a felonious St. Nick (Billy Bob Thornton). R (2003)

Charlie Bartlett 9:30 p.m. (SHO2) A preppie problem teen (Anton Yelchin) enters a public high school and becomes an ad-hoc shrink. R (2007)

Coming to America 9:30 p.m. (BET) An African prince (Eddie Murphy) goes to Queens to find a bride. R (1988)

Miner’s Massacre 9:30 p.m. (FLIX) Junky slasher flick about a prospector’s ghost. Karen Black. R (2003)

Mostly Ghostly: Who Let the Ghosts Out? 9:35 p.m. (DISN) A magic-loving 11-year-old misfit (Sterling Beaumon) befriends two friendly ghosts. PG (2008)

Scream 9:40 p.m. (ENCR) Wes Craven’s tale about a teen targeted by a killer. Neve Campbell. R (1996)

Batman Forever 10 p.m. (FAM) Batman (Val Kilmer) battles Two-Face and the Riddler. PG-13 (1995)

Ghost 10 p.m. (WE) Romantic tale of the supernatural with Patrick Swayze. PG-13 (1990)

Hannibal 10 p.m. (BRAVO) Cannibalistic Dr. Lecter (Anthony Hopkins) resurfaces. Gory and far-fetched. R (2001)

I’ve Been Waiting for You 10 p.m. (LMN) Eerie occurrences link a teen (Sarah Chalke) to witchcraft. NR (1998)

The Lives of Others 10 p.m. (SUND) Oscar-winning drama about the secret police in 1984 East Berlin. Martina Gedeck. R (2006)

Murders in the Zoo 10 p.m. (TCM) Jealousy drives a zoologist to kill. Lionel Atwill. NR (1933)

The Uninvited 10 p.m. (MAX) Two teen girls clash with their evil new stepmother. Emily Browning, Arielle Kebbel. PG-13 (2009)

The Toxic Avenger: Part II 10 p.m. (G4) More adventures of the superhero (Ron Fazio/John Altamura). R (1989)

No Country for Old Men 10:25 p.m. (STARZ) Coen Brothers’ mesmerizing crime opus about a Texan (Josh Brolin) who finds a fortune in drug loot. R (2007)

The Bourne Supremacy 10:30 p.m. (TNT) Amnesiac CIA op Jason Bourne (Matt Damon) is framed and out for revenge in this thrilling sequel. PG-13 (2004)

Bailey’s Mistake 11 p.m. (HALMRK) Linda Hamilton as a widow who inherits a mysterious island. NR (2001)

Club Dread 11 p.m. (COM) Slasher-movie spoof about a killer at a Costa Rican resort. Humorous but violent. Jay Chandrasekhar. R (2004)

Halloween: Resurrection 11 p.m. (MTV) Gory sequel has teens spending the night in Michael Myers’ childhood home. Busta Rhymes. R (2002)

I’m Gonna Git You Sucka 11 p.m. (IFC) Spoof of ’70s black exploitation films. Keenen Ivory Wayans. R (1988)

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

Cheaper by the Dozen 11:05 p.m. (TBS) Innocuous fluff about ambitious parents struggling to raise 12 children. Steve Martin. PG (2003)

The Body Snatcher 11:15 p.m. (TCM) Boris Karloff as a grave robber who supplies a doctor with cadavers. NR (1945)

The Dark midnight (LIFE) A mother (Maria Bello) plans to resurrect her drowned daughter. Marginal scares. R (2005)

Toxic Avenger 3: The Last Temptation of Toxie midnight (G4) He (Ron Fazio/John Altamura) fights corporate corruption. R (1989)

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