New and/or Notable On TV
Thursday,
August 5
"Cousins" with Isabella Rossellini and Ted Danson, 7
p.m.,TMC.
"The Prince and the Showgirl," with Marilyn Monroe,
7p.m., AMC.
"Afterglow," Julie Christie's Oscar-nominated
performance, directed by Alan Rudolph, 9 p.m., TMC.
Friday, August 6
"Film Preservation Festival presents "How Green Was My
Valley" as part of a three-day event celebrating the works of
director John Ford, 5 p.m., AMC.
"Scared Straight! 20 Years Later," hosted by Danny
Glover,revisits both the convicts and the kids they confronted. 8
p.m., UPN.
Saturday, August 7
Baseball, Boston Red Sox visit Anaheim, 1 p.m. FOX.
Football, the NFL preseason kicks off with the American Bowl, from
Sidney, Australia. The San Diego Chargers and the Denver Broncos, 6
p.m., FOX.
"Michelangelo Restored," a look into the painstaking
process of restoring the Sistine Chapel, at 3:30, followed by
"Michelangelo, Self-Portrait," 4:30 p.m., KCET.
Bernadette Peters Live In Concert, 8 p.m., KCET.
Sunday, August 8
WNBA Basketball, Houston at New York, 1 p.m., NBC.
"Awakenings," starring Robert De Niro and Robin
Williams,12:30 p.m., AMC.
"I'm Gonna Git You Sucka," written, directed by and
starring Robert Townsend, 9 p.m., SUN.
Monday, August 9
"Stars over Mississippi," with Prince Edward. Britain's
Prince Edward experiences Southern hospitality as he visits Amory,
Miss., for an all-star 1998 concert featuring country stars Pam Tillis
and Bryan White, plus Debbie Allen, Nell Carter, Marilyn McCoo and
Billy DavisJr., Marilu Henner and Tom Arnold. 8 p.m., KCET.
"The Last Days of Chez Nous," Director Gillian
Armstrong'stale of a failing marriage focuses on the husband's growing
intimacy with his wife's sister. Lisa Harrow, Bruno Ganz, Kerry Fox,
Miranda Otto. 9p.m., IFC.
Tuesday, August 10
"Don't Sweat the Small Stuff...and It's All Small Stuff,
"Psychologist Richard Carlson offers advice from his book
"Don't Sweat the Small Stuff." Topics include stress
reduction and the practical benefits of compassion. 8 p.m., KCET.
"Suze Orman's The Courage to be Rich," features Orman's
latest strategy. 9:30 p.m., KCET.
Wednesday, August 11
Bernadette Peters Live in Concert, 9 p.m, KCET.
"The Garden of the Finzi-Continis," the Oscar-winning
film starring Dominique Sanda, 8 p.m., BRAVO.
Andrea Bocelli, "Romanza In Concert." 9:30 p.m., KOCE
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