What's Up - Your guide to what's happening in Fayetteville, AR this week!
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T8 WHATS UP! August 30 - September 5, 2020 "54" +++ (1998, Drama) Mike Myers, Ryan Phillippe. A naive young man gets caught up in the glamour of Manhattan's Studio 54. (1:35) MAX Wed 7 p.m. "55 Days at Peking" ++++ (1963, History) Charlton Heston, Ava Gardner. The historical account of the Boxer Rebellion in 1900s Peking, China. (2:45) TCM Sun 12:15 p.m. A "The Accused" +++ (1988, Drama) Kelly McGillis, Jodie Foster. The victim of a gang rape becomes the target of controversy during her assailant's trial. (1:55) TMC next Sat 2:10 a.m. "Alita: Battle Angel" +++ (2019, Action) A young cyborg woman with no memories searches for the truth about her mysterious origins. (2:10) HBO Mon 12:50 p.m. "All Is Lost" ++++ (2013, Adventure) Robert Redford. A sailor fights desperately for survival after crashing into a shipping container at sea. (1:45) MAX Mon 11:25 a.m. "The Amazing Spider-Man" +++ (2012, Action) Emma Stone, Andrew Garfield. Peter Parker develops spi- der-like abilities and faces off against the Lizard. (3:00) Freeform Thu 7 p.m. Freeform Fri 1 p.m. "American Gangster" +++ (2007, Crime Story) Russell Crowe, Denzel Washington. A detective works to bring down a heroin kingpin smug- gling drugs into 1970s America. (2:39) STZ ENC Sun 8 p.m. STZ ENC Sun 5:04 a.m. STZ ENC Mon 2:54 p.m. "The Apartment" ++++ (1960, Romance) Shirley MacLaine, Jack Lemmon. Problems arise when an insurance clerk loans his apartment out to philandering executives. (2:15) TCM Fri 10:45 a.m. "Apocalypse Now" ++++ (1979, War) Marlon Brando, Martin Sheen. A soldier is sent into the jungles of Cambodia to find and kill an insane colonel. (2:30) HBO Thu 12:15 a.m. "Apollo 13" +++ (1995, Docu- Drama) Bill Paxton, Tom Hanks. The true story of how the crew of the ill-fated Apollo 13 moon mission averted tragedy. (3:00) A&E Sun 10 a.m. "Assault on Precinct 13" +++ (1976, Action) Darwin Joston, Austin Stoker. A remote police sta - tion slated for closure is targeted by a horde of gang members. (1:50) MAX Fri 7 p.m. "Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery" +++ (1997, Comedy) Elizabeth Hurley, Mike Myers. A '60s secret agent is brought out of cryofreeze to take on his nemesis in the '90s. (2:00) TNT Sun 11:30 a.m. B "Back to the Future" +++ (1985, Sci-Fi) Christopher Lloyd, Michael J. Fox. A teenager roars back through time to 1955, where he meets his par- ents at a young age. (2:30) WGN Mon 6 p.m. "Back to the Future II" +++ (1989, Sci-Fi) Christopher Lloyd, Michael J. Fox. Two time travelers go back from 2015 to 1955 to stop a man from altering the future. (2:30) WGN Mon 8:30 p.m. "Back to the Future III" +++ (1990, Sci-Fi) Christopher Lloyd, Michael J. Fox. A time traveler ven- tures to 1885 to prevent his friend's murder and preserve the future. (2:30) WGN Mon 11 p.m. "Bad Lieutenant" +++ (1992, Drama) Victor Argo, Harvey Keitel. A guilt-riddled cop investigates the rape of a nun who refuses to press charges. (1:35) MAX Thu Midnight "Bananas" ++++ (1971, Comedy) Louise Lasser, Woody Allen. After getting dumped, a New Yorker ends up embroiled in a Latin American revolution. (1:30) TCM Sat 5:30 p.m. "Beauty and the Beast" +++ (2017, Family) Dan Stevens, Emma Watson. A young woman, Belle, is taken prisoner by a Beast in exchange for her father's freedom. (2:30) TNT Tue 7 p.m. TNT Tue 9:30 p.m. "Beetlejuice" +++ (1988, Comedy) Geena Davis, Michael Keaton. A newly deceased couple tries to drive away the obnoxious new owners of their house. (2:00) SYFY Sat 8 p.m. "Ben-Hur" +++ (1959, Epic) Jack Hawkins, Charlton Heston. When a man is enslaved by a Roman friend, he regains his freedom and thirsts for revenge. (4:00) TCM Sun 3 p.m. "The Birdcage" +++ (1996, Comedy) Gene Hackman, Robin Williams. A man is asked to hide his lifestyle when his son brings his fiancée's family to dinner. (2:00) TMC Mon 5 p.m. "Black Hawk Down" +++ (2001, Action) Eric Bana, Josh Hartnett. An elite team of peacekeepers attempt to kidnap a crime lord's top lieutenants in Somalia. (2:27) STZ ENC Sun 2:37 a.m. STZ ENC Mon 5:33 p.m. "Blended" +++ (2014, Comedy) Drew Barrymore, Adam Sandler. After an awful blind date, two single parents find themselves stuck together at a resort. (2:30) TNT Sun 8 p.m. "Blinded by the Light" ++++ (2019, Comedy) Dean-Charles Chapman, Viveik Kalra. A teenager learns how to live his life through the music of Bruce Springsteen. (1:58) HBO Wed 8:50 a.m. "Blockers" +++ (2018, Comedy) Leslie Mann, John Cena. Three par- ents try to stop their daughters from losing their virginity on prom night. (2:00) FX Mon 7 p.m. FX Mon 9 p.m. "Blue Streak" +++ (1999, Comedy) Luke Wilson, Martin Lawrence. A convict out on parole must imper- sonate a detective in order to get his loot back. (3:00) BET Sat 10 p.m. "The Book of Eli" +++ (2009, Adventure) Gary Oldman, Denzel Washington. A drifter in a post- apocalyptic society protects the last copy of the Bible from a gang. (2:15) TNT Wed 2 p.m. "Born on the Fourth of July" +++ (1989, Biography) Willem Dafoe, Tom Cruise. The story of Ron Kovic, a Vietnam vet who became an anti- war spokesman after his return. (2:29) STZ ENC Mon 10:05 p.m. "A Bronx Tale" ++++ (1993, Drama) Chazz Palminteri, Robert De Niro. A boy is torn between his street-wise, working class father and a charismatic crime boss. (2:30) AMC Tue 8:30 a.m. "A Bug's Life" +++ (1998, Animated) Voices of Kevin Spacey, Dave Foley. An ant searches for bugs who will help save his colony and fight the grasshoppers. (2:00) Freeform Fri 6 p.m. Freeform Sat 1:45 p.m. C "Cabaret" ++++ (1972, Musical) Michael York, Liza Minnelli. A British writer befriends an American girl singing in pre-war Berlin nightclubs. (2:15) TCM Wed Midnight "Cake" +++ (2014, Drama) Adriana Barraza, Jennifer Aniston. A woman becomes fascinated by the suicide of a woman in her chronic pain sup - port group. (1:45) MAX Sat 8:40 p.m. "Carrie" +++ (1976, Horror) John Travolta, Sissy Spacek. A teenager uses her telekinetic powers to get revenge on her classmates during prom. (1:50) TMC Mon 1:25 p.m. "Casino" ++++ (1995, Crime Story) Sharon Stone, Robert De Niro. The rise and fall of ill-fated mobsters in a Las Vegas casino during the 1970s. (3:00) TMC Sun 7 p.m. "Cast Away" +++ (2000, Drama) Helen Hunt, Tom Hanks. The lone survivor of a plane crash must adapt to solitary life on a remote island. (2:30) HBO Sat 7:30 a.m. "Children of Men" ++++ (2006, Sci-Fi) Julianne Moore, Clive Owen. In 2027, a pregnant teenager becomes a barren Earth's hope for salvation. (2:00) TMC Tue 9 p.m. "Chloe" +++ (2009, Drama) Liam Neeson, Julianne Moore. A doctor hires an escort to test her husband's loyalty after he misses a birthday party. (1:45) SHOW Tue 1 a.m. SHOW next Sat 1:50 a.m. "Clear and Present Danger" +++ (1994, Action) Willem Dafoe, Harrison Ford. A CIA analyst is drawn into an illegal war against a Colombian drug cartel. (2:25) SHOW Thu 11:05 a.m. SHOW Thu 11:45 p.m. "Coal Miner's Daughter" +++ (1980, Biography) Tommy Lee Jones, Sissy Spacek. Tracing the life of country music star Loretta Lynn as she goes from rags to riches. (3:00) CMT Sat 5 p.m. "Con Air" +++ (1997, Action) John Cusack, Nicolas Cage. A parolee must stop a group of violent con- victs who have taken over a trans- port plane. (2:30) AMC Tue 7 p.m. AMC Wed 4:30 p.m. "Crash" +++ (2004, Drama) Don Cheadle, Sandra Bullock. A car acci- dent triggers a series of racist con- frontations within a 24-hour period. (1:55) HBO Mon 2:45 a.m. D "Dances With Wolves" +++ (1990, Epic) Mary McDonnell, Kevin Costner. A Civil War hero is remotely posted, where he befriends a neighboring Sioux tribe. (3:05) STZ ENC Sat 3:55 p.m. "Dante's Peak" +++ (1997, Action) Linda Hamilton, Pierce Brosnan. A scientist believes that a small town is in danger of being consumed by a volcano. (1:50) MAX Thu 10:50 a.m. "The Dark Knight" +++ (2008, Action) Heath Ledger, Christian Bale. Batman battles a madman known as the Joker who causes ter- ror and mayhem for fun. (3:30) PRMT Sat 2:30 p.m. PRMT Sat 8:30 p.m. "Dawn of the Planet of the Apes" +++ (2014, Sci-Fi) Jason Clarke, Gary Oldman. A nation of evolved apes launches a war with a handful of human survivors of a virus. (3:00) FX Mon 8:30 a.m. FX Tue 6 a.m. "The Day After Tomorrow" +++ (2004, Action) Jake Gyllenhaal, Dennis Quaid. A climatologist val- iantly tries to save his son from a polar storm engulfing New York. (2:30) AMC Wed 7 p.m. AMC Thu 4:30 p.m. "Deadpool" ++++ (2016, Action) Morena Baccarin, Ryan Reynolds. A mercenary is subjected to a rogue experiment that leaves him with healing powers. (2:30) FX Sun 4:30 p.m. FX Mon 2:30 p.m. "Deadpool 2" +++ (2018, Action) Josh Brolin, Ryan Reynolds. Deadpool assembles a new team of mutants called X-Force to protect the life of a child. (2:30) FX Sun 7 p.m. FX Sun 9:30 p.m. FX Fri 6:30 p.m. FX Fri 10 p.m. "The Decline of Western Civilization II: The Metal Years" +++ (1988, History) Gene Simmons, Steven Tyler. Penelope Spheeris examines the Heavy Metal music of the '80s. (1:45) TCM next Sat 1:15 a.m. "Deepwater Horizon" +++ (2016, Action) Kurt Russell, Mark Wahlberg. Mike Williams fights des- perately to escape when the oil rig he works on explodes. (2:30) FX Tue 10:30 p.m. FX Wed 10 a.m. "Defendor" +++ (2009, Comedy) Kat Dennings, Woody Harrelson. An average but delusional man sets out to protect innocent citizens from criminals. (1:45) TMC Wed 6:15 a.m. "Deliverance" ++++ (1972, Thriller) Jon Voight, Burt Reynolds. During a wilderness trip, four city slickers are attacked by a pair of mountain men. (1:50) TMC Tue 5:10 p.m. "The Descendants" +++ (2011, Comedy/Drama) Shailene Woodley, George Clooney. A man takes his daughters to Hawaii to find the man his wife was having an affair with. (2:00) HBO Fri 11:45 p.m. "Dial M for Murder" +++ (1954, Thriller) Ray Millard, Grace Kelly. When a man suspects his wealthy wife is having an affair, he plots the perfect murder. (2:00) TCM Tue 2:45 p.m. "The Divergent Series: Allegiant" ++++ (2016, Adventure) Theo James, Shailene Woodley. Tris must escape with Four beyond the wall the encircles Chicago. (2:30) Freeform Sun 8:30 a.m. "Doctor Ehrlich's Magic Bullet" +++ (1940, Biography) Ruth Gordon, Edward Robinson. Doctor Paul Ehrlich, a German medical researcher, perfected the cure for syphilis. (2:00) TCM Thu 11:15 p.m. "Doctor Sleep" +++ (2019, Horror) Rebecca Ferguson, Ewan McGregor. A man with psychic powers protects a young girl with similar abilities from a cult. (2:35) HBO Mon 6:25 p.m. "Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story" +++ (2004, Comedy) Ben Stiller, Vince Vaughn. Less-than- average athletes enter a dodgeball competition to save their local gym. (1:35) HBO Thu 12:25 p.m. "A Dog's Journey" +++ (2019, Comedy/Drama) Kathryn Prescott, Henry Lau. A dog learns the pur- pose of his life through the humans he encounters over the years. (2:00) TMC Fri 7 p.m. "Doubt" +++ (2008, Drama) Philip Seymour Hoffman, Meryl Streep. A priest's calling is jeopardized when a school's principal sets out to dis- credit him. (1:50) HBO Mon 3 p.m. "Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story" +++ (1993, Biography) Lauren Holly, Jason Scott Lee. An account of the extraordinary and tragic life of the martial arts legend. (2:30) AMC Tue 9:30 p.m. AMC Wed 2 p.m. "Dream House" +++ (2011, Thriller) Naomi Watts, Daniel Craig. Upon moving into their new home, a family learns the brutal truth about the former owners. (1:35) MAX Tue 10:40 p.m. MAX Fri 5:25 p.m. "Dreamscape" +++ (1984, Adventure) Max von Sydow, Dennis Quaid. When a psychic participates in dream research, he discovers an assassination plot. (1:40) MAX Wed 2 a.m. "Dressed to Kill" +++ (1980, Thriller) Michael Caine, Angie Dickinson. A prostitute who wit- nessed a murder teams up with the victim's son to find the killer. (1:45) TMC Mon 3:15 p.m. "Dunkirk" ++++ (2017, Action) Cillian Murphy, Tom Hardy. While the German army surrounds them, Allied soldiers are hastily evacuated from France. (2:30) PRMT Mon 7 p.m. PRMT Mon 12:30 a.m. E "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial" +++ (1982, Sci-Fi) Drew Barrymore, Henry Thomas. A young boy forms a special bond with a stranded alien and tries to help him return home. (2:30) BRAVO Mon 10 p.m. BRAVO Mon 12:30 a.m. BRAVO Sat 12:30 p.m. "East of Eden" ++++ (1955, Drama) Julie Harris, James Dean. The emotionally volatile son of a lettuce farmer searches for approval from his family. (2:15) TCM Sat 3:15 p.m. "Easy A" +++ (2010, Comedy) Amanda Bynes, Emma Stone. A stu- dent uses a rumor about losing her virginity to raise her social standing. (2:00) Freeform Mon 4 p.m. Freeform Tue 10 a.m. "L'Eclisse" ++++ (1962, Drama) Alain Delon, Michelangelo Antonioni. A woman breaks off her engagement and finds herself in a relationship with another man. (2:15) TCM Mon 12:15 a.m. "Edward Scissorhands" +++ (1990, Fantasy) Winona Ryder, Johnny Depp. A young man with scissors for hands struggles to adapt to suburban life. (1:48) STZ ENC Tue 6:40 a.m. "Elvis: That's The Way It Is" +++ (1970, Documentary) Elvis Presley. An offstage look as Elvis masterfully prepares for a Vegas performance. (1:45) TCM Fri 11 p.m. continued on page T11 MOVIES