1. ‘Pretty Woman’
5:30 p.m., Lifetime
Julia Roberts became a certifiable superstar with this 1990 comedy-drama about a prostitute with a heart of gold whose strictly business relationship with a corporate takeover artist (Richard Gere) becomes something more. Directed by Garry Marshall, and featuring Jason Alexander, Laura San Giacomo and Hector Elizondo.
2. ‘The Birds’
7 p.m., AMC
Girl (Tippi Hedren, above) follows boy (Rod Taylor) to Bodega Bay, Calif., where, for no apparent reason, birds kill. Based on the book by Daphne Du Maurier and directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Also starring Suzanne Pleshette, Jessica Tandy and Veronica Cartwright.
3. ‘Happy Feet’
7 p.m., HBO
Also known as the movie that beat James Bond (“Casino Royale,” specifically) at the U.S. box office, this joyous animated treat from director George Miller (“Mad Max”) follows the odyssey of a penguin (voice of Elijah Wood) who can’t carry a tune like so many of his peers — but he sure can dance, thanks to the computer-applied moves of Savion Glover. The all-star voice cast also includes Robin Williams and Nicole Kidman.
4. ‘Return to Halloweentown’
8 p.m., Disney Channel
Debbie Reynolds returns to the role of good witch Aggie Cromwell in this fourth installment of 1998’s spooky but kid-friendly “Halloweentown.” Her granddaughter Marnie, now played by Sara Paxton (“Aquamarine”) is all grown up and pursuing her studies at Witch U. when Halloweentown is once again threatened by a villain. Multigenerational magic, anyone?
5. ‘Candy’
8 p.m., Showtime
This 2006 drama from Australia casts “Brokeback Mountain” star Heath Ledger as a poet whose love affair with a painter (Abbie Cornish) goes from ecstasy to agony thanks to their mutual love affair with heroin. Geoffrey Rush is a chemistry professor who is the couple’s chief supplier.
Compiled by Barbara Schaffner from Tribune wire reports
