TV HIGHLIGHTS
Movie: The Thomas
Crown Affair, 8 PM on
TCM: Style is everything in the original 1968 version of this sophisticated crime story, casting
Steve McQueen as an urbane Boston millionaire who masterminds bank robberies for kicks. Faye Dunaway (who also was in the 1999 remake) plays the insurance investigator determined to get the goods on him — but she doesn’t count on surrendering her emotions in the process. Director Norman Jewison’s cast also includes Paul Burke, Jack Weston and Yaphet Kotto. The film airs tonight as part of TCM’s day-long “Summer Under the Stars” salute to McQueen.
Movie: Bloodshot, 8 PM on STARZ: Based on a Valiant Comics character, this 2020 superhero action movie stars Vin Diesel as Ray Garrison, a Marine who is killed in action, then brought back to life with new superpowers by an organization that plans to use him as a weapon. Sam Heughan (“Outlander”), Eiza González, Toby Kebbell, Guy Pearce and Lamorne Morris also star in the film, which launches a projected new cinematic universe, with Diesel expected to reprise his role in upcoming sequels.
MLB Baseball, 9:30 PM on FS1: The Los Angeles Dodgers get to show off their shiny — and pricey — new addition tonight in Anaheim, Calif., when they pay a visit to their area rivals the Los Angeles Angels in the opener of a three-game series.
The Dodgers made the blockbuster trade of the offseason when they acquired former AL MVP Mookie Betts from the Boston Red Sox in a fiveplayer deal, then signed the All-Star right fielder to a record 12-year, $365 million contract. It’s another expensive move by one of MLB’s flagship franchises that the team hopes will finally bring it a world championship.