PREMIUM CABLE
“Blood Diamond” ***
6:30 p.m., Cinemax
Set in civil war-torn Sierra Leone — with Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Connelly and Djimon Hounsou as a villager who finds a rare pink diamond — it’s a thriller with a moral-political theme.
MPAA rating: R
— Michael Wilmington
BASIC CABLE
“Scream 3” ***
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7 p.m., AMC
Life imitates art imitating life in this 2000 horror tale, the third in Kevin Williamson’s “Scream” series. Neve Campbell returns to the role of Sidney Prescott, who once again becomes the target of a mysterious killer. And this time, the murderer is also after the people playing Sidney and friends in “Stab 3,” a movie about their experiences. David Arquette, Courteney Cox Arquette and Liev Schreiber also star.
MPAA rating: R
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