2024-08-20
Oscar-nominated documentary short profiling Dolores Hart, a former Hollywood starlet who made her film debut opposite Elvis Presley in "Loving You" (1957), but quit acting to become a Benedictine nun. Produced and directed by Rebecca Cammisa, whose mother is a former nun. (Repeat).
Autistic teens and young adults in Columbus prepare for a spring formal by attending social therapy sessions, where they confront their fears and try to grow more comfortable with all aspects of their big night, from becoming familiar with the layout of the venue to looking someone in the eye to ask them out on a date. (Repeat).
A portrait of animal scientist Temple Grandin, who, as a young woman in the 1960s and 1970s, overcame the stigma of autism to become a leading authority on the humane treatment of livestock. (Repeat).
A boy must come to terms with the harsh reality of his immigrant status when his brother alarmingly doesn't come home. (Repeat).
A look at the annual Miss You Can Do It pageant, a spotlight on young girls with special needs started in 2004 by Abbey Curran, who has cerebral palsy and was the first Miss USA contestant with a disability when she represented Iowa in 2008. The film also profiles eight Miss You Can Do It contestants and their families as they prepare for the competition. (Repeat).
Director Robert Rodriguez ("From Dusk till Dawn") crafted this family film about a married pair of former secret agents (Antonio Banderas, Carla Gugino) whose espionage genes come in handy when their kids have to rescue them from a madman who wants to rule the world. Alan Cumming, Alexa Vega, Daryl Sabara, Tony Shalhoub, Teri Hatcher, Cheech Marin. (Repeat).
Pioneering private investigator Precious Ramotswe (Jill Scott) opens her Botswana agency in the series premiere of this adaptation of Alexander McCall Smith's novels. Precious gets help from an auto mechanic named JLB (Lucian Msamati) and her new secretary, Grace (Anika Noni Rose). Their first case involves a philandering husband, but Precious also takes a professional interest in a popular news s
Bereft of clients and cash, the agency recruits an eager young boy to hand out leaflets to drum up business, which quickly leads to two new cases. Meanwhile, Precious does a favor for JLB by checking out the strange mood swings of a Nigerian dentist (Nicholas Beveney). (Repeat).
Precious goes undercover to investigate a businessman's suspicions of poisoning in his family; a doctor needs the agency's help with a series of mysterious deaths in a hospital ward; a woman is worried about the safety of her father, who runs a curio shop but is unusually protective of his inventory. (Repeat).
An American woman (CCH Pounder) ask Precious to find out what happened to her son, who vanished without a trace from a remote farming commune a decade earlier. Meanwhile, Grace angles for a promotion and later shares a secret about her personal life with her boss. (Repeat).
Newly appointed assistant detective Grace gets help from BK when she stakes out a woman suspected of having an affair; a woman appeals to the agency to find out if her husband has bought a stolen car; a man advises JLB on how to improve his chances with Precious. (Repeat).
A rival agency opens with the intention of forcing the ladies out of business. Meanwhile, Grace investigates reports of ugly behavior in a local beauty pageant, and Precious struggles to solve the case of a mystery boyfriend. (Repeat).
In the season finale, the agency becomes the latest victim of a crime spree, but Grace is on the case. Meanwhile, Precious investigates suspicions of phony jewels and has another unpleasant encounter with her ex-husband, Note (Colin Salmon). (Repeat).
Elementary-school children offer their observations and opinions on what it takes to be the president of the United States of America. (Repeat).
Rival New York street gangs war in Manhattan over turf boundaries while two youths fall in love, but they are from opposing groups. (Repeat).
Part 2 of 5. Featuring Maria Shriver, this segment offers a touching account of the emotions a child or grandchild may experience as a loved one suffers from Alzheimer's. (Repeat).
A group of kids defend their Maine vacation home from knee-high alien invaders in this rousing adventure comedy for the whole family. Shortly after Bethany Pearson (Ashley Tisdale) and her family arrive at their summer home, four aliens show up and enslave her boyfriend Ricky via a powerful mind-control device. While the adults are completely oblivious to the extraterrestrial threat, the kids figh
A profile of Pulitzer Prize-winning author David McCullough ("John Adams") follows him to speaking engagements, reveals inspirations for his books, examines his personal interests outside writing and visits his workplace at home. Produced by Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman. (Repeat).
A family exchanges a cramped New York City apartment for a rural fixer-upper. (Repeat).
Lonely zookeeper Griffin Keyes (Kevin James) gets a big surprise when his animal friends reveal they can talk and begin offering romantic advice in order to stop him from quitting his job in this sidesplitting comedy. (Repeat).
A look at a group of New Orleans students called the Rethinkers, who used a media-savvy approach of public pressure and activism to force school-lunch menus to provide better choices of food and beverages. (Repeat).
A North Carolina teen tries to get her family to follow her lead of changing to a more healthful diet at home. While at school, she spearheads a gardening group and petitions the school board and city authorities to improve the cafeteria's lunch menu. (Repeat).