MALCOLM X
TCM, 12:00 p.m. ET
This 1992 Spike Lee movie stars Denzel Washington, who gives a terrific performance, in the title role, based on the book and original Playboy interview with Malcolm X by Alex Haley, author of Roots. Lee plays a character named Shorty in the film, whose heavyweight co-stars include Angela Bassett, Theresa Randle (later to star in Lee’s 1996 drama Girl 6), and Delroy Lindo (a co-star, 28 years later, of Lee’s latest film, Da 5 Bloods).