Sunday, December 6, 2009

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RADIO HIGHLIGHTS
Member Concert 6 a.m. WUMB-FM (91.9) Kris Delmhorst from July 2003.
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Guest Mix 7 a.m. WUMB-FM (91.9) Robin Ella Tipton from June 2006.

Mountain Stage 2 p.m. WUMB-FM (91.9) The WPA, Chip Taylor, and Sam & Ruby.

MOVIES

Christmas With the Kranks 7 p.m. (FX) A suburban couple skip Christmas in this Yuletide comedy, which lacks ho-ho-hos. Tim Allen. PG (2004)

Men in Black II 7 p.m. (SYFY) Secret agents hunt aliens on Earth. Uninspired retread of the original. Will Smith. PG-13 (2002)

The Santa Clause 2 7 p.m. (DISN) Santa searches for a wife. Predictable holiday fare for the kids. Tim Allen. G (2002)

Undercover Christmas 7 p.m. (LIFE) A feisty cocktail waitress (Jami Gertz) falls in love. NR (2003)

Bedtime Stories 7:15 p.m. (STARZ) A handyman (Adam Sandler) tells his niece and nephew nighttime tales that begin to come true. PG (2008)

Caramel 7:15 p.m. (SUND) The lives of five Lebanese women are centered around a Beirut beauty parlor. Yasmine Al Masri. PG (2008)

Mozart and the Whale 7:25 p.m. (TMC) Quirky tale of a romance between two autistic souls. Josh Hartnett. PG-13 (2006)

An American Carol 7:30 p.m. (SHO2) Liberal filmmaker (Kevin Farley) tries to abolish the Fourth of July holiday in this inept satire. PG-13 (2008)

Batman 8 p.m. (68) A brooding Caped Crusader (Michael Keaton) battles the Joker (Jack Nicholson). PG-13 (1989)

Because I Said So 8 p.m., midnight (LMN) A meddling mom tries to find the perfect man for her youngest daughter. Diane Keaton. PG-13 (2007)

Black Wave: The Legacy of the Exxon Valdez 8 p.m. (PLGR) The ecological disaster caused by the Exxon Valdez off the coast of Alaska on March 24, 1989. NR (2008)

Bloodsport 8 p.m., 11 p.m. (VS) Jean-Claude Van Damme as the first Westerner to win a deadly martial-arts contest. R (1988)

Broken Arrow 8 p.m. (ENCR) A pilot steals nukes to blackmail the Government. John Travolta. R (1996)

Cutthroat Island 8 p.m. (50) Geena Davis as a female pirate. PG-13 (1995)

Debbie Macomber’s Mrs. Miracle 8 p.m. (HALMRK) A widower (James Van Der Beek) hires a nanny (Doris Roberts) to reign in his rambunctious twins. NR (2009)

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban 8 p.m. (FAM) The third film in the magical series has the teen wizard (Daniel Radcliffe) confronting a killer. PG (2004)

Miller’s Crossing 8 p.m. (FXM) The Coen brothers’ Prohibition-era gangster tale. Gabriel Byrne. R (1990)

Office Space 8 p.m. (IFC) Computer programmer (Ron Livingston) plots against his company with surprising results. Irreverent. R (1999)

Random Harvest 8 p.m. (TCM) A WWI amnesiac (Ronald Colman) finds happiness with a showgirl. Greer Garson. NR (1942)

Santa and Pete 8 p.m. (TV1) Hume Cronyn and Flex Alexander play St. Nicholas and a prison cook. NR (1999)

Scream 8 p.m. (FLIX) Wes Craven’s tale about a teen targeted by a killer. Neve Campbell. R (1996)

Snow Dogs 8 p.m. (WAM) All-bark, no-bite comedy about a Miami dentist who inherits a team of sled dogs. Cuba Gooding Jr. PG (2002)

The Sweetest Thing 8 p.m. (E) A party girl (Cameron Diaz) takes a road trip to find Mr. Right. Uneven, gross-out comedy. R (2002)

Taken 8 p.m., 11:45 p.m. (HBO) An ex-CIA agent (Liam Neeson) searches for his teenage daughter, who’s abducted by sex traders. PG-13 (2008)

War of the Worlds 8 p.m. (TNT) Steven Spielberg’s ripping spectacle about aliens invading Earth. Tom Cruise. PG-13 (2005)

Wayne’s World 8 p.m. (VH1) A slick operator promotes Wayne and Garth’s TV show. Mike Myers. PG-13 (1992)

The Wedding Planner 8 p.m., 10:30 p.m. (OXY) A doctor falls for the woman coordinating his nuptials. Standard romance. Jennifer Lopez. PG-13 (2001)

White Christmas 8 p.m., 10:45 p.m. (AMC) Irving Berlin’s music and the singing and dancing of Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Vera-Ellen and Rosemary Clooney. NR (1954)

Harold & Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay 8:15 p.m. (MAX) The pot-smoking pals (Kal Penn, John Cho) are suspected of being terrorists in this raunchy sequel. R (2008)

I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry 8:30 p.m. (USA) A widower asks a pal to pose as his gay lover for insurance benefits. Adam Sandler. PG-13 (2007)

The Incredibles 8:30 p.m. (7) Wild romp about a retired superhero who gets back into action. Voices include Holly Hunter. PG (2004)

Dan in Real Life 9 p.m. (TBS) A widowed advice columnist (Steve Carell) falls in love with his brother’s girlfriend. PG-13 (2007)

Deck the Halls 9 p.m. (FX) A man feuds with his neighbor about Christmas decorations. Matthew Broderick. PG (2006)

The Fugitive 9 p.m., 11:30 p.m. (BRAVO) Harrison Ford as a wrongly convicted man on the lam. Taut and suspenseful. PG-13 (1993)

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

National Treasure 9 p.m. (SYFY) A modern-day fortune hunter (Nicolas Cage) seeks a treasure. It’s “Indiana Jones’’ lite. PG (2004)

Obsessed 9 p.m. (STARZ) Enticement turns deadly when an office temp (Ali Larter) becomes fixated on her married colleague. PG-13 (2009)

The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause 9 p.m. (DISN) Ho-ho-hokum about a vindictive Jack Frost (Martin Short) wreaking havoc at the North Pole. G (2006)

Transsiberian 9 p.m. (SHO) Troubled Americans Jessie (Emily Mortimer) and Roy (Woody Harrelson) are trapped on a train. R (2008)

12 Men of Christmas 9 p.m., 11 p.m. (LIFE) A fired New York PR executive (Kristin Chenoweth) starts anew in a small Montana town. NR (2009)

Employee of the Month 9:30 p.m. (IFC) Madcap comedy about a banker (Matt Dillon) having a bad day. Christina Applegate. R (2004)

Armageddon 9:45 p.m. (WAM) An asteroid is on a collision course with Earth. Extended director’s cut. Bruce Willis. PG-13 (1998)

Desperado 9:50 p.m. (ENCR) Antonio Banderas as a vengeful gunman. Follow-up to “El Mariachi’’ with great action, muddled story. R (1995)

Adaptation 10 p.m. (SUND) A screenwriter (Nicolas Cage) battles writer’s block. Absurd and complex comedy-drama. R (2002)

From Dusk till Dawn 10 p.m. (FLIX) Brothers hide in a club populated by vampires. Quentin Tarantino. R (1996)

Gran Torino 10 p.m. (MAX) An unlikely friendship develops between a bigoted Korean War vet and an Asian teen. Clint Eastwood. R (2008)

Hot Fuzz 10 p.m. (COM) Madcap romp about a London cop (Simon Pegg) teamed with a small-town bobby. R (2007)

Little Richard 10 p.m. (BET) A biopic of rock legend Little Richard (Leon). NR (2000)

Straight from the Heart 10 p.m. (LMN) A photographer falls for a widowed rancher after answering a singles ad. Teri Polo. NR (2003)

Talk of the Town 10:15 p.m. (TCM) A fugitive on the lam causes complications between a professor and his landlady. Cary Grant. NR (1942)

Men in Black 10:30 p.m. (TNT) Secret agents track aliens living on Earth. Dazzling effects meet sharp wit. Will Smith. PG-13 (1997)

Bewitched 11 p.m. (TBS) A real witch (Nicole Kidman) stars in a remake of TV’s “Bewitched.’’ The comedy lacks magic. PG-13 (2005)

Home Alone 3 11 p.m. (FAM) Second sequel about a kid (Alex D. Linz) battling crooks. PG (1997)

How to Be a Player 11 p.m. (TV1) A playboy (Bill Bellamy) gets his comeuppance. R (1997)

The Pumpkin Karver 11 p.m. (TMC) A pumpkin-headed killer strikes during a wild Halloween party. Amy Weber. R (2006)

The Truth About Cats & Dogs 11 p.m. (STYLE) A radio host hides her looks from her dream man. Janeane Garofalo. PG-13 (1996)

WarGames 11 p.m. (G4) A teen gains computer access to the U.S. missile-warning system. Matthew Broderick. PG (1983)

Garden State 11:15 p.m. (IFC) A slacker (Zach Braff) must face his estranged family when he attends his mother’s funeral. R (2004)

Die Hard 11:40 p.m. (ENCR) Thrilling action as a cop (Bruce Willis) matches firepower with terrorists in a skyscraper. R (1988)

Righteous Kill 11:50 p.m. (STARZ) Veteran NYPD detectives (Robert De Niro, Al Pacino) investigate a clever serial killer. R (2008)

Bleach: The DiamondDust Rebellion midnight (TOON) Captain Hitsugaya battles an old foe who set him up for the theft of an ancient artifact. NR (2007)

Divine Trash midnight (OVAT) Offbeat portrait of iconoclastic writer-director John Waters. NR (1998)

Journey to the Center of the Earth midnight (SYFY) A drill team attempts to rescue a group of researchers trapped beneath the Earth. Greg Evigan. NR (2008)

The Saddest Music in the World midnight (SUND) Droll musical about a Depression-era contest in search of the most somber tune. Isabella Rossellini. R (2004)

Saw IV midnight (SHO2) More gore revolving around an abducted cop and the hunt for a killer. Tobin Bell. R (2007)

Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny midnight (COM) Two wannabe rock stars (Jack Black, Kyle Gass) search for a magical guitar pick. R (2006)