Entertainment

Reel good

SLEUTH, 1972
Wednesday, 8 p.m., TCM

HOLLYWOODLAND, 2006
Friday, 9:45 a.m., AMC

PULP FICTION, 1994
Friday, 12 a.m., VH1

Due Date, 2010

Sunday, 8 p.m., TBS

Funnier than most of the opposites-on-a-road trip buddy flicks would have you expect. While not a great movie, it certainly is entertaining. Robert Downey Jr. is an expectant father whose child is due any minute. While trying to get home from a trip, his luggage is sent ahead, but he’s put on a “no-fly” list. He’s got no money and no ID, so he drives cross country with a loon (Zach Galifianakis) who is an aspiring actor.

Sleuth, 1972

Wednesday, 8 p.m., TCM

Nominated for four Oscars, including Best Actor nods for both Michael Caine, and Sir Laurence Olivier, (neither won). A crime novelist (Olivier) finds his out that his wife is having an affair, so he invites the man (Caine) to participate in a scheme in which he can avoid alimony and the other man can have his wife: Steal her gems, claim the insurance and run off with her. Both men’s egos get in the way in this fantastically clever game.

Hollywoodland


, 2006

Friday, 9:45 a.m., AMC

The bizarre life and mysterious “suicide” death of early TV Superman star George Reeves (played by Ben Affleck) is explored in this film noir. Adrien Brody is a PI hired by Reeves’ mother (Lois Smith), to investigate her son’s death. “Superman” died from a gunshot wound, in an apartment full of people. The other players in this strange story include Reeves’ sugar mommy lover (Diane Lane), the wife of a movie exec.

Pulp Fiction, 1994

Friday, 12 a.m., VH1

This was my favorite Quentin Tarantino movie. until I saw “Django Unchained.” Here, several different stories revolve around mob boss Marsellus Wallace (Ving Rhames) and sort of come together. First is the story of the hit men Vincent (John Travolta) and Jules (Samuel L. Jackson), who are out to retrieve a suitcase stolen from Wallace. Then there’s the aging boxer (Bruce Willis) Wallace has paid to take a fall. If you’re looking for “linear,” this sure isn’t it: but if you are looking for pure Tarantino, the buck stops here. With Uma Thurman.