by Lorien Faulkner on January 19, 2009

Television

Happy Martin Luther King, Jr. day, fellow readers. Those of you that work in the schools and various government bodies have the day off, while the rest of us have to slub off to work. Either way, your trusty editors at PTD Magazine are here to remind you of all the great movies that will be running tonight.

In honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, BET (COX channel 50) will be running the 2001 made for TV movie, The Boycott. The Boycott is a film documenting the protest that Dr. King leads after Rosa Parks refuses to give up her bus seat in Montgomery, Alabama. I’ve not seen the film, and look forward to HBO’s take on the subject. The film will be shown at 7:00PM and 11:00PM tonight.

Here’s the list of films showing tonight that we suggest you catch:

The Queen on Bravo (COX channel 67) at 7:00PM
Queen Elizabeth II and Prime Minister Tony Blair try to reach a compromise in determining the royal family’s public reaction to Princess Diana’s death. This Oscar winner is a treat for fans of the British, or anyone who remembers where they were on the day Diana died.

The Fantastic Four on FX (COX channel 35) at 7:00PM
Four people gain unusual powers after a space mission exposes them to cosmic radiation. Based on the comic book. It’s our reviewers humble opinion that this film is not worth paying money to see. If you are going to watch it, it might as well be on cable.

Dances with Wolves on CMTV (COX channel 39) at 8:00PM
Kevin Costner’s epic vision of the American frontier as seen through the eyes of a 19th-century U.S. Cavalry officer. If you’ve not seen this film yet, fire up the TiVo.

The Hills Have Eyes on SpikeTV (COX channel 45) at 8:00PM
A family road trip takes a terrifying turn when the travelers become stranded in a government atomic zone inhabited by a band of bloodthirsty mutants. I’ve not had a chance to catch this one yet, but if radioactive mutants are wrong, I don’t want to be right.

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