New and/or Notable On TV

Thursday, August 26

It Could Happen To You, the Capra-esque rags-to-riches story starring Nicholas Cage and Bridget Fonda, 7:15 p.m.,TMC.
The Pit and the Pendulum, 7:30 p.m., AMC.
The Waterdance, Helen Hunt and Eric Stoltz, 9 p.m., KCBS.
Nightline in Primetime, "Brave New World," examines species becoming extinct at an alarming rate, 10 p.m., KABC.

Friday, August 27

Chicago Cubs at Los Angeles Dodgers, 7 p.m.,KTLA.
Don Hewitt: 90 minutes on 60 Minutes, an American Masters Special, 9 p.m., KCET.

Saturday, August 28

Terms of Endearment, the great James Brooks comedy starring Shirley Maclaine and Debra Winger, 2 p.m. TNT.
Educating Rita, a must-see comedy starring Michael Caine and Julie Walters, 5 p.m., Bravo.
A Cry in the Dark, an agonizing true-life story, stars Meryl Streep and Sam Neill, 7 p.m., KCOP.
Gymnastics, US champions, 8 p.m., KNBC.

Sunday, August 29

WNBA Playoffs, 1 p.m., KNBC.
Married to the Mob, starring Michelle Pfeiffer and Mathew Modine, directed by Jonathan Demme, 4 p.m., COMEDY
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, 5 p.m., AMC.
Live From the Actor's Studio, features Sharon Stone, 9 p.m., BRAVO.
Dr. Strangelove or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb, the incomparable Stanley Kubrick's masterpiece, 7p.m., TCM.
The Farmer's Wife, Part Two of the powerful documentary of a family in Midwest trying to save the farm, 9 p.m.,KCET.

Monday, August 30

Jules & Jim, the Truffaut film everyone loves, 8p.m., KLCS.
A Life Apart, Hasidism in America, 9 p.m.,KCET.
Rambling Rose, starring Laura Dern, 9 p.m.,TCM.

Tuesday, August 31

The Age of Innocence, Martin Scorsese's film of the Edith Wharton novel, stars Michelle Pfeiffer and Daniel Day-Lewis, 9p.m., TCM.
Gaslight, starring Ingrid Bergman in her prime, 7:30 p.m., TCM.
12 Angry Men, Henry Fonda sits on a jury, 10:30p.m., AMC.

Wednesday, September 1

Walkabout, directed and filmed by Nicholas Roeg,7 p.m., IFC.
High Heels, Pedro Almodovar's comedy starring Victoria Abril, 8 p.m., BRAVO.
Carefree, the Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers musical, 10 p.m., AMC.