'Titanic'Sun., Jun. 7, 8PM on TNT
What It's About: A society girl (Kate Winslet) abandons her haughty fiance (Billy Zane) for a penniless artist (Leonardo DiCaprio) on the ill-fated ship's maiden voyage.
Number of Oscars: 11. 'Titanic' holds the record for most Oscars in one year -- a record matched only by 'Ben Hur' (1959) and 2003's 'The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King.'
Box Office Stats: 'Titanic' remains the highest grossing film of all-time, earning $600 million domestically and over $1 billion worldwide. Now there's one record that won't sink anytime soon.
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'Far From Heaven'
Mon., Jun. 8, 9:45PM on IFC
What It's About: Rumors circle around a woman (Julianne Moore) and her gardener (Dennis Haysbert) after her husband (Dennis Quaid) displays homosexual tendencies in 1957 Connecticut.
Fun Fact: Julianne Moore earned two Oscar nominations in 2002, one for Best Actress ('Far From Heaven') and a Best Supporting Actress nod for 'The Hours.' Sadly, Moore went home empty handed.
We Say: In this dramatic retelling of Douglas Sirk's 'All That Heaven Allows,' director Todd Haynes crafts a beautiful-looking film (both the score and the cinematography earned Oscar nominations) with career-best performances from Moore and a wrongly snubbed Dennis Quaid. The film also features '24''s Dennis Haysbert, along with a terrific supporting performance by Patricia Clarkson, who plays Eleanor Fine, Moore's catty, gossiping neighbor.
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'The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2'Tue., Jun. 9, 8PM on HBO
What It's About: Tibby (Amber Tamblyn), Lena (Alexis Bledel), Carmen (America Ferrera) and Bridget (Blake Lively) find it increasingly difficult to stay in touch as their lives branch out in different directions.
Where You've Seen Them: 'Sisterhood 2' features a cast of TV veterans, with 'Gilmore Girls'' Alexis Beldel, Amber Tamblyin ('The Unusuals') 'Gossip Girl''s Blake Lively and Emmy winner America Ferrera ('Ugly Betty').
We Say: This 'Sisterhood' squel is tailor made for teenage girls, with much of the film focusing on -- what else? -- boys. But the real selling point is the chemistry between the four leads. It's enough to make even the film's most chick-flicky-y moments appealing to both sexes.
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More flick picks of the week:
'Aladdin'
Wed., Jun. 10, 8PM on Disney
'Seven Samurai'
Thu., Jun. 11, 8PM on TCM
'The Pursuit of Happyness'
Fri., Jun. 12, 8PM on TNT
'Mean Girls'
Sat., Jun. 13, 9PM on TBS
'Sexy Beast'
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