WEDNESDAY’S BEST PICKS
7PM (AMC) MOVIE Poltergeist In 1982, the same year that Steven Spielberg was charming us with “E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial,” he was scaring us out of our wits with another tale of otherworldly creatures. He co-wrote and co-produced this story of a suburban family terrorized by ghosts who snatch the youngest daughter. Craig T.
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Nelson stars with JoBeth Williams and two young actresses whose real lives would end tragically: Heather O’Rourke and Dominique Dunne.
8PM (DSC) Moonshiners Fan favorite characters including Steven Ray Tickle, Tim Smith, Josh Owens, Mark Ramsey and Eric “Digger” Manes return for Season 11 as the backwoods economy that drives their old-school way of life resumes thriving. Unfortunately, law enforcement officials likewise are back on their game. As the series resumes, Mark and Digger get raided by cops, forcing them to flee across state lines. Meanwhile, Tickle and the Law cousins assemble a new operation, as Josh heads their way with a truckload of fruit.
8PM(TCM) MOVIE Carl Laemmle This absorbing feature-length 2019 documentary from filmmaker James Freedman celebrates the extraordinary life and career of Carl Laemmle, the German-Jewish immigrant who founded Universal Pictures and saved more than 300 Jewish families from Nazi Germany. As much as anyone else at the time, Laemmle essentially
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what might be its ultimate fate trillions of years from now. The premiere, “Age of Stars,” examines the sun, a lifegiving source of light, heat and energy for roughly 4.6 billion years. The hour follows a trail of evidence back to the first “star nurseries.”
9PM (HGTV) Houses With History In the new episode “The One With the Double Staircase,” Mike, Rich and Jenn prepare for a big job as they consider purchasing two homes in dramatically different states of disrepair. One is a 1696 home that is literally leaning, while the other is an 1800 home with a solid exterior that covers up the first stage of an abandoned demolition. 9PM (TLC) Dr. Mercy A patient named Tiana hopes Dr. Mercy can figure out how to get rid of her two extra breasts in a new episode called “Armpit Fingers.” Another patient, Michael, wants his giant patches of skin tags removed for his 40th birthday, while Chandra’s lipoma is weighing her down both physically and emotionally.
9:45 PM (TCM) MOVIE Dracula Screen history certainly has not lacked for its share of Draculas, but the tastiest
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arguably remains Bela Lugosi, who plays the Transylvanian count in this 1931 classic. The bloodsucker has his arch nemesis Van Helsing (Edward Van Sloan) to contend with as he terrorizes England — and one lovely-throated beauty (Helen Chandler) in particular. Director Tod Browning’s (“Freaks”) cast also includes David Manners and Dwight Frye.
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Rays Under Lights Pregame NBA Basketball Miami Heat at Brooklyn Nets. (N) (Live)
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(4:45) Carrie (’13) Chloë Grace Poltergeist (’82, Horror) Craig T. Nelson, JoBeth Williams. A suburban family’s lives are disrupted
Moretz. ‘R’ (cc) by vengeful ghosts. ‘PG’ (cc)
(4:33) The Photograph (6:20) Insecure (6:55) Succession Greg asks Ewan for Ricky Velez: Here’s Everything (10:50) Succession (s) (cc) help. (s) (cc) Velez bares it all. help. (s) (cc)
The Internship (’13) Vince Vaughn. Old-school salesmen finagle internships at Succession Greg asks Ewan for help. HBO First Look: Voyagers
Google. (s) ‘PG-13’ (cc) (s) (cc) Antlers ‘PG-13’ (cc)
(6:05) Salmon Fishing in the Yemen The Bridges of Madison County (10:15) Asylum (’05) Natasha Richardson. An asylum inmate and an administrator’s Emily Blunt. (s) ‘PG-13’ (cc) Streep. (s) ‘PG-13’ (cc) wife have an affair. ‘R’
(4:55) Don’t (6:45) Nerve (’16) Emma Roberts. A teen must accept dares for an increasingly (8:40) Nerve (’16) Emma Roberts. A teen must accept dares for an increasingly (10:35) When the Bough Breaks
Breathe dangerous game. ‘PG-13’ (cc) dangerous game. ‘PG-13’ (cc) ‘PG-13’ (cc)
(4:35) Gangster (6:28) In & Out (’97) Kevin Kline. A prim teacher’s sexuality EMMA. (’20) Anya Taylor-Joy. Emma Woodhouse endures wrong matches and (10:05) Up in the Air (’09) George Clooney. A frequent flyer reaches a lifeand-career Squad ‘R’ is questioned. ‘PG-13’ romantic missteps. ‘PG’ (cc) crossroads. ‘R’ (cc)
(5:42) Underwater (’20, Science Fiction) Kristen Stewart. (7:18) Trance (’13, Crime Drama) James McAvoy, Rosario Hart’s War (’02, War) Bruce Willis. A law student defends a murder suspect in a (11:05) Hacksaw Ridge
‘PG-13’ (cc) Dawson. ‘R’ (cc) Nazi POW camp. ‘R’ (cc) Garfield. ‘R’
American Pie (’99) Jason Biggs. Teens agonize over losing (7:35) American Pie 2 (’01) Jason Biggs. Friends rent a summerhouse on Lake (9:20) American Wedding American Pie Presents: Band Camp their virginity. ‘R’ Michigan and chase girls. (s) ‘R’ (s) ‘R’ (cc) (’05) ‘R’
(5:30) The Big Lebowski Forrest Gump (’94, Comedy-Drama) Tom Hanks, Robin Wright. A slow-witted Southerner experi- (’10) Michael Cera. A slacker contends with his
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(5:45) Elysium (7:38) BMF Meech and Terry devise a
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(4:36) The Thing (’10, Horror) Elisabeth Shue, Adam
(’11, Comedy-Drama) Ewan McGregor,
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(’13, Science Fiction) Matt Damon, Jodie
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(6:15) Mr. and Mrs. Smith (’41, Comedy) Carole Lombard, Robert Montgomery. ‘NR’ (cc)
Secretary (’02) James Spader. A woman enters a sadomasochistic relationship with her boss. (s) ‘R’ (cc)
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invented the modern movie business by leading the immigration of filmmakers to Hollywood, where he founded Universal Pictures, home to a diverse and profitable slate of monster movies, Westerns and comedies. Funny and affable, he was known to everyone as “Uncle Carl.”
8:30 PM * The Wonder Years When Coach Long and Bill (Allen Maldonado, Dulé Hill) take the boys camping as part of their newly formed scouting troop, the two men’s starkly different approaches to the wild outdoors is an eye-opening experience for Dean (Elisha “EJ” Williams), who realizes there are some things his infallible dad doesn’t do well in the new episode “Be Prepared.” As a thunderstorm threatens the group’s trek through some spooky woods, however, Bill leans into the moment in an effective way.
9PM ^ NOVA A follow-up to 2019’s acclaimed “The Planets,” the new fivepart limited series “NOVA Universe Revealed” — airing weekly through Nov. 24 — immerses viewers in the dramatic story of the universe, from its moment of inception 13.8 billion years ago to
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(’73, Horror) Ellen Burstyn, Linda Blair. Jesuits try to rescue a possessed girl. ‘R’ (cc)
Broken City (’13) Mark Wahlberg. An ex-cop goes to war against New York’s corrupt mayor. (s) ‘R’ (cc)
(9:05) We’re Here Celebrating Bruno
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(’03) Jason Biggs. Premiere.
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World new girlfriend’s exes. (s) ‘PG-13’
(8:34) Detroit (’17, Crime Drama) John Boyega, Will Poulter. Three unarmed men are shot dead during 1967 Detroit rioting. (s) ‘R’ (cc)
John Carpenter’s Vampires (’98) James Woods. A vampire hunter is hired by the Vatican to slay a foe. (s) ‘R’
Carl Laemmle (’19, Documentary) Premiere. ‘NR’
(9:45) Dracula Sloan. ‘NR’ (cc) Erin Brockovich (’00) Julia Roberts. A woman probes a power company cover-up over poisoned water.
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(’16, Drama) Morris Chestnut.
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(’10, Horror) Max Thieriot, John (9:51) My Soul to Take
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(’31, Horror) Bela Lugosi, Edward Van
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(’98) George Clooney. A U.S. marshal falls for an escaped
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