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For those who still haven\u2019t cut the cord, here is a selection of cable and network TV shows, movies and specials that broadcast this week, April 8-14. Details and times are subject to change.<\/em><\/p>\n THE GREEN MILE<\/strong> (1999) 7 p.m. on AMC. <\/em>Based on the 1999 Stephen King novel of the same name, this three-hour-plus film tells a somber tale of the death row warden Paul Edgecomb (Tom Hanks) who meets an enigmatic inmate, John Coffey (Michael Clarke Duncan) \u2014 a gentle giant with healing powers that border on the supernatural.<\/p>\n ELTON JOHN & BERNIE TAUPIN: THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS GERSHWIN PRIZE FOR POPULAR SONG TRIBUTE CONCERT<\/strong> 8 p.m. on PBS (check local listings). <\/em>The songwriting duo of Elton John and Bernie Taupin are the recipients of the 2024 Gershwin Prize for Popular Song, awarded by the Library of Congress. To honor their achievements, a tribute concert held in Washington D.C. will be held with performances by Metallica, Garth Brooks, Annie Lennox, Joni Mitchell \u2014 last year\u2019s honoree<\/a> \u2014 and more.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n THE GOONIES <\/strong>(1985) 6 p.m. on E! <\/em>When a band of misfit neighborhood kids finds a treasure map to the fabled treasure of an infamous pirate known as One-Eyed Willy, a zany adventure unfolds as they race to find gold to save their homes from foreclosure. Will the Goonies find what they\u2019ve been searching for before the Fratellis, a crime family hot on their tail, get their grubby mitts on the priceless jewels? Will their coastal town be saved from destruction? Faced with treacherous traps, secret caves and no shortage of nail-biting moments, repeat after me: \u201cGoonies never say die!\u201d<\/p>\n THE GODFATHER<\/strong> (1972) 8 p.m. on TCM. \u201c<\/em>I\u2019m gonna make him an offer he can\u2019t refuse.\u201d Never has a string of words \u2014 spoken by Don Vito Corleone (Marlon Brando) \u2014 weighed so heavily onscreen. Despite his age and jowls, the head of the Corleone family \u201cremains a fearsome, rudely magnificent creature,\u201d Vincent Canby wrote in his review for The New York Times.<\/a> Family duty. Questionable honor. A son reluctant to take up the throne. This classic has it all, plus many more lines that linger in your ears: \u201cLeave the gun, take the cannoli.\u201d<\/p>\n GHOST ADVENTURES: HOUSE CALLS <\/strong>10 p.m. on Discovery. <\/em>Join an intrepid team of paranormal investigators, Zak Bagans, Aaron Goodwin, Jay Wasley and Billy Tolley, as they document the homes of people who claim they\u2019re plagued with unwanted, unexplained paranormal activity.<\/p>\n LADY MACBETH <\/strong>(2016) 7:15 p.m. on STARZ. <\/em>Set in 19th-century rural England, a young woman (Florence Pugh) is sold into a loveless marriage and, after growing bored of being silenced and untouched, finds herself passionately enraptured in an affair with a young man (Cosmo Jarvis) on her husband\u2019s estate. This adaptation of \u201cLady Macbeth of Mtsensk,\u201d an 1865 novella by Nikolai Leskov, exemplifies the power of newfound liberation as \u201ccarnal lust slips into bloodlust,\u201d Manohla Dargis wrote in her review for The Times<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n THE ZONE OF INTEREST <\/strong>(2023) <\/strong>8 p.m. on HBO. <\/em>Summer 1943. German-occupied Poland. A mother of five, Hedwig (Sandra H\u00fcller), builds a dream home and life, as her husband, the commandant of Auschwitz, Rudolf H\u00f6ss (Christian Friedel), reports to the camp that sits just beyond the garden wall. Loosely based on the 2014 novel by Martin Amis<\/a>, this film creates an illusion of perfection and idyllic bliss, while unimaginable horrors unfold mere steps from the family\u2019s front door. \u201cThe Zone of Interest\u201d was awarded Best Sound and Best International Feature Film at the Oscars this year.<\/p>\n GREY GARDENS <\/strong>(1975) 10:30 p.m. on TCM. <\/em>Edith Ewing Bouvier Beale and her daughter, Edith Bouvier Beale \u2014 otherwise known as Big and Little Edie \u2014 are the eccentric, reclusive duo who are the subjects of this documentary. Relatives of Jacqueline Kennedy, they live in Grey Gardens, a ramshackle mansion in East Hampton, where they show off their daily \u201ccostumes\u201d and recount tales of lovers of years past. Cats and raccoons crawl across faded photographs and rotting floors, as memories pile high.<\/p>\n THE 100TH: BILLY JOEL AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN <\/strong>9 p.m. on CBS.<\/em> Billy Joel will air his 100th consecutive performance at Madison Square Garden live. \u201cI don\u2019t think of myself as a singer,\u201d he recently told The Times<\/a>. \u201cI\u2019m a piano player.\u201d <\/em>His Garden series wraps in July 2024, with his 104th show, which will be his 150th lifetime performance at the celebrated venue.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nMonday<\/h2>\n
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