TV Movies: April 6-12
‘89. Ed Harris. Oil-platform workers, including an estranged couple, and a Navy SEAL make a startling deep-sea discovery. (PG-13) (4:00) SCI-FI: Thu. 11 P.M.
• Ace in the Hole
‘51. Kirk Douglas. A New York newsman in New Mexico delays a cave-in victim’s rescue to milk the story. (NR) (2:00) TCM: Mon. 2 P.M. (CC)
‘05. Charlize Theron. In the last city on Earth, underground rebels dispatch their top assassin to kill a government leader. (PG-13) (1:35) TMC: Tue. 11:45 A.M., 10 P.M. (CC)
‘90. Mel Gibson. CIA-funded pilots hit drug traffic while flying supplies for the covert war effort in Laos. (R) (2:00) TBS: Fri. 10 A.M. (CC)
‘97. Michael Jeter. Abandoned by a disagreeable clown, a golden retriever with a knack for basketball befriends a lonely boy. (PG) (1:40) ENC: Mon. 6:20 P.M. (CC)
‘80. Robert Hays. A pilot afraid to fly follows his stewardess ex-girlfriend and must take over for the poisoned crew. (PG) (2:00) COMEDY: Sun. 11:30 A.M., Sat. 4 P.M. (CC)
• Akeelah and the Bee
‘06. Laurence Fishburne. Akeelah, an 11-year-old girl living in South Los Angeles, discovers she has a talent for spelling, which she hopes will take her to the National Spelling Bee. (PG) (2:00) SHO: Wed. 4:15 P.M., Sat. 2:45 P.M. (CC)
‘35. Joe E. Brown. An eccentric ballplayer known for his unorthodox pitching style finds major-league trouble with a girl and gangsters. (NR) (1:30) TCM: Fri. 1 P.M. (CC)
• Alien Nation: Dark Horizon
‘94. Gary Graham. A police detective and his humanoid partner unearth a plot to destroy aliens in near-future Los Angeles. (NR) (1:35) MAX: Wed. 5 P.M.
• All About the Benjamins
‘02. Ice Cube. A bounty hunter and a con artist work together to retrieve a lottery ticket from a group of diamond thieves. (R) (2:00) USA: Sat. midnight (CC)
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