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Al Pacino won an Oscar for this role, though many of his fans thought it was a consolation prize for not awarding him top actor honors form “Godfather: Part II.” While he chews a little scenery as blind, retired Lt. Col. Frank Slade, his pairing with a young Chris O’Donnell is worth watching.
PAN’S LABYRINTH 8 p.m., Cinemax.
Here’s the pay-cable debut of this story of a little girl who in the middle of the Spanish Civil War slips into a fantasy world. The film won Oscars for cinematography, makeup and art direction, and nominations for best foreign-language film, script and score.
