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One more caveat: The change back to standard from daylight saving time, for those of you who live where it's observed, will occur at 2 a. m. local time Sunday. However, in keeping with the quirky way TV Guide always handles this, anything listed as starting before 5 a. m. Sunday is on daylight time, with anything starting after that on standard.

And with that, here we go:

Abducted-Thursday 11/2 4:30 p. m., Flix-Roberta Weiss (no)

Another Day in Paradise-Thursday 11/2 3:05 a. m., HBO Signature-An actress not clearly credited (possibly Karen Lee Sheperd) whose character doesn't survive (yes)

Armstrong-Thursday 11/2 12:30 p. m., MoreMax-Kimberley Kates, who gets slapped around a bit (no)

The Beneficiary-Tuesday 10/31 1:30 p. m., Sundance-Stacy Haiduk (no)

Best Laid Plans-Sunday 10/29 1:50 a. m. E/P, Cinemax-Reese Witherspoon (yes)

Black Light-Tuesday 10/31 12:50 p. m. E/P, The Movie Channel-Tahnee Welch-yes, she's Raquel's daughter (no)

The Black Swan-Thursday 11/2 5:30 p. m., AMC-Maureen O'Hara (yes)

Bride of Chucky-Sunday 10/29 12:45 a. m. E/P; Tuesday 10/31 10:05 p. m. E/P, Starz-Katherine Heigl (no)

Bronco Billy-Thursday 11/2 3:20 p. m.; Friday 11/3 12:30 a. m., Encore Westerns-Tessa Richarde and Sondra Locke (both no)

The Cat and the Canary-Monday 10/30 8 a. m. and 4:20 p. m., Encore Mystery-Carol Lynley (yes)

Circuitry Man-Tuesday 10/31 3:30 p. m.; Wednesday 11/1 12:20 a. m., Encore Action-Dana Wheeler-Nicholson (no)

Code of Silence-Saturday 10/28 11:45 a. m. E/P, Cinemax-Molly Hagan (no)

The Crimson Cult-Tuesday 10/31 11 a. m. and 6:30 p. m., Flix; Thursday 11/2 10:45 a. m.; Friday 11/3 1:25 a. m., Showtime Extreme-Vivienne Carlton and Virginia Wetherell, the former in a scacrifice scene her character doesn't survive (both no)

The Crush-Friday Friday 11/3 10 p. m. E/P, Encore-Amber Benson (yes)

Cyclone-Wednesday 11/1 12:05 p. m. and 6:30 p. m., Encore Action-Heather Thomas (no)

The Dark Half-Saturday 10/28 6:30 p. m., Sci-Fi-Amy Madigan (no)

De Sade-Tuesday 10/31 11:35 p. m., Flix-Uta Levka (no)

Dragonslayer-Friday 11/3 10:30 p. m.; Saturday 11/4 2:35 a. m., AMC-Chloe Salaman and Yolanda Vazquez, credited as Yolande Palfrey (both no)

Elvira, Mistress of the Dark-Saturday 10/28 8 p. m.; Sunday 10/29 4 p. m., Comedy Central-Elvira (Cassandra Peterson) (no)

Flesh + Blood-Wednesday 11/1 9:15 p. m.; Thursday 11/2 1:30 a. m. and 12:45 p. m., Romance Classics-Blanca Marsillach and Jennifer Jason Leigh (both no)

For Which He Stands-Thursday 11/2 11:35 p. m. E/P, Starz-Maria Conchita Alonso and Anna Marie Berard (both yes)

Forbidden Sins-Monday 10/30 11:05 p. m., MoreMax; Thursday 11/2 3:30 a. m. E/P, HBO-Kiratine Carletrand and Amy Lindsay (both no)

Four Rooms-the segment to tape is "Room 404: The Wrong Man," which I believe is the second one-Sunday 10/29 3:50 a. m. E/P, Encore-Jennifer Beals (yes)

Framed-Monday 10/30 5:50 a. m. and 4:30 p. m., Encore Action-Conny Van Dyke (yes)

Frances-Thursday 11/2 8 p. m.; Friday 11/3 3 a. m., AMC-Jessica Lange (yes, but in a scene where she isn't bound; no in another where she is)

Frog and Wombat-Saturday 10/28 6 a. m., MoreMax; 11:05 a. m., Showtime-2; Monday 10/30 6:50 a. m. E/P, Starz; Tuesday 10/31 7:45 a. m. E/P, Showtime-Jessica Cushman and Katie Stuart (both yes)

The General's Daughter-Saturday 10/28 9 p. m. E/P, The Movie Channel; Thursday 11/2 9 p. m., Showtime-3; Friday 11/3 11:15 p. m., Showtime-2-Leslie Stefanson, as a murder victim (no)

The Godson-Saturday 10/28 5:15 p. m.; Sunday 10/29 1:55 a. m.; Tuesday 10/31 9:45 a. m. and 5:30 p. m., Showtime-3; Monday 10/30 8:05 a. m. and 3:30 p. m., Showtime-2-Fabiana Udenio (no)

Goodbye Lover-Tuesday 10/31 2:05 a. m., MoreMax; Wednesday 11/1 9 p. m., HBO Signature-Patricia Arquette (no)

Halifax, F. P.: Without Consent-Saturday 10/28 4:45 p. m., Encore Mystery-Lisa Baumwol, Jennifer Botica, and Annie Jones (all no)

A House in the Hills-Thursday 11/2 3:20 p. m. E/P, The Movie Channel-Helen Slater and Elyssa Davalos (both no)

House of Wax-Monday 10/30 4:45 p. m., AMC-Phyllis Kirk, in what I still say was the first mainstream implied nude scene (no)

The Hunchback of Notre Dame (the 1923 silent version)-Wednesday 11/1 1 a. m., Turner Classic Movies-Patsy Ruth Miller (no)

Invasion of Privacy-Wednesday 11/1 3 p. m., HBO Signature-Naomi Campbell (yes)

Jagged Edge-Saturday 10/28 12:30 p. m., MoreMax-Maria Mayenzet, as a soon-to-be murder victim (no)

Jawbreaker-Monday 10/30 8 a. m., MoreMax-Charlotte Lopez (credited as Charlotte Ayanna), whose character doesn't survive (yes)

John Carpenter's Vampires-Wednesday 11/1 1:20 a. m. E/P, Cinemax-Sheryl Lee (yes)

Kid Cop-Sunday 10/29 7 p. m. E/P, Monday 10/30 3:30 a. m. E/P, HBO Family-Sondra Currie (yes)

King Kong (the original version)-Sunday 10/29 10:30 a. m., AMC-Fay Wray (no). Just in case you only started collecting yesterday...

The Lake-Saturday 10/28 6 p. m., Fox Family Channel-Marion Ross and Yasmine Bleeth (both yes)

Marked for Death-Tuesday 10/31 3:15 a. m. E/P, HBO Plus; Friday 11/3 11:45 a. m. E/P, Cinemax-Former Miss America and Clinton groupie Elizabeth Ward Gracen (no)

The Mummy-Tuesday 10/31 5:50 p. m. E/P, Starz-Rachel Weisz (no)

Never Say Never Again-Thursday 11/2 7:15 a. m. E/P, Cinemax-Wendy Leech and Kim Basinger (both no)

Night Fire-Sunday 10/29 10 p. m., Showtime Extreme-Shannon Tweed (no)

Orgazmo-Tuesday 10/31 12:35 a. m., MoreMax-Shayla LaVeaux and an unidentified actress (no); Robin Lynne Raab (yes)

The Outlaw-Thursday 10/2 1:20 p. m., Friday 11/3 3:30 a. m., Encore Westerns-Jane Russell (yes)

Perfect Prey-Friday 11/3 3 a. m., HBO Signature-C. C. Pulitzer (no), Joely Fisher, Judy Kain, and Kelly McGillis (all yes). The characters played by the first two actresses don't make it.

Perpetrators of the Crime-Friday 11/3 1:15 p. m. E/P, Showtime-Tori Spelling (no)

Posse from Hell-Sunday 10/29 2:20 p. m. and 9:35 p. m., Encore Westerns-Zohra Lampert (no)

Progeny-Wednesday 11/1 4:45 a. m. E/P, Cinemax-Jillian McWhirter (no)

The Raven-Monday 11/30 3 a. m., Sci-Fi-Olive Sturgess (no)

Red Sun-Sunday 10/29 7 a. m., Showtime Extreme; Wednesday 11/1 8 a. m. E/P, The Movie Channel-Ursula Andress (yes)

Running Woman-Friday 11/3 10:50 a. m. and 5:15p. m., Saturday 11/4 2:55 a. m., Showtime Extreme-Theresa Russell (yes)

Scorned-Sunday 10/29 11:35 p. m., Showtime Extreme-Kim Morgan Greene (no)

See No Evil, Hear No Evil-Sunday 10/29, 6:30 a. m., MoreMax-Kristen Childs (yes)

Shoot to Kill-Tuesday 10/31 6 p. m. E/P, HBO Plus-Kirstie Alley (no)

Simon Sez-Friday 11/3 7 p. m. E/P, Cinemax-Emma Sjoberg and Natalia Cigliuti (both yes)

Sirens-Sunday 10/29 11:15 p. m., Encore True Stories-Tara Fitzgerald (no)

Space Truckers-Sunday 10/29 10 a. m. E/P, HBO-Debi Mazar (no)

Species II-Sunday 10/29 9 p. m., Monday 10/30 2 p. m., USA-Natasha Henstridge (no)

Sunset Heat-Thursday 11/2 2 a. m. E/P, Cinemax-Daphne Ashbrook (no)

The Surgeon-Tuesday 10/31 4 a. m., TNT-Isabel Glasser (no)

Teaching Mrs. Tingle-Wednesday 11/1 10 p. m., Thursday 11/2 5:50 a. m., Showtime Extreme (Showtime Extreme? The only thing "extreme" about this movie is its campiness.)-Helen Mirren (yes)

Triumphs of a Man Called Horse-Saturday 10/28 6:45 a. m. and 9:15 p. m., Encore Westerns-An actress not explicitly credited (she's either Patricia Paramo or Vicki Perez) (no)

Ulee's Gold-Wednesday 11/1 2 p. m. E/P, Cinemax-Christine Dunford, Jessica Biel, and Vanessa Zima (all yes)

Unconquered-Sunday 10/29 8 p. m., Turner Classic Movies-Paulette Goddard (no)

Undefeatable-Wednesday 11/1 10:30 p. m., MoreMax-C. Monique Berry, in a torture/murder scene (no)

Urban Legend-Saturday 10/28 11 p. m. E/P, The Movie Channel-Alicia Witt (yes)

Warlock III: The End of Innocence-Friday 11/3 2:50 a. m. E/P, HBO Plus-Ashley Laurence (no)

Who's Harry Crumb?-Saturday 10/28 4 p. m. E/P, HBO; Sunday 10/29 10:10 a. m. and 6:20 p. m., Encore Mystery; Wednesday 11/1 10:35 a. m., Showtime-2-Renee Coleman (no)

Well, that ought to keep you busy for the next week and a half, at least.