THE CHILDREN’S HOUR (1961)

Monday, 6 p.m., TCM

Lillian Hellman’s play about children and vicious gossip is especially timely in the wake of the Rutgers University gay suicide tragedy. Audrey Hepburn and Shirley MacLaine star as two teachers at a private school who become the topics of hot lesbian gossip spread by a spiteful student who has been punished for telling a lie. Co-starring James Garner.

ARSENIC AND OLD LACE (1944)

Wednesday, 11:45 p.m., TCM

Many actors (and studios) have tried to copy, duplicate and update Cary Grant, but there’s only one, and in “Arsenic Old Lace,” he was relieved of the burden of having to prop up the Hollywood blonde-du-jour and gives a hilarious performance opposite two great old gals (Josephine Hull and Jean Adair) who play his maiden aunts — ladies who like to poison elderly gents.

GOLDFINGER (1964)

Friday, 6 a.m., USA

If you’re going to watch only one James Bond film a year, shouldn’t it be this one? Sean Connery does his debonair sexy secret agent thing opposite memorable villains such Odd Job and spicy femme fatales such as Honor Blackman, who plays the politically incorrenctly named Pussy Galore. The blockbuster theme is sung by Dame Shirley Bassey.

HEAT (1995)

Saturday, 11:30 a.m., A&E

This Michael Mann police saga was a big deal in its day for getting Al Pacino and Robert De Niro in one movie, as a detective (Pacino) and thief (De Niro) trying to outfox each other. Watching these two compete over who’s going to be the biggest ham is one of “Heat”s campy pleasures.