ON WGBH
WGBH Opera Bash 2011 Today at 11 a.m. through Monday at 2 a.m. Forty-two hours of opera on WGBH 2 and 44 (channels alternate programming) features Met presentations of “Madama Butterfly,’’ “Salome,’’ “Carmen,’’ “Le Comte Ory,’’ and more.
RADIO HIGHLIGHTS
Only a Game 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. WBUR-FM (90.9) College football preview.
Q 2 p.m. WGBH-FM (89.7) From the Q Vault: A two-part conversation with former Beach Boys star Brian Wilson.
Film Music Prom 7 p.m. All-Classical (99.5) Keith Lockhart conducting the BBC Concert Orchestra from London’s Royal Albert Hall.
MOVIES
Crisscross 8 p.m. (50) A divorcée raises a son in 1969. Goldie Hawn. R (1992)
Gang of Roses 8 p.m., midnight (TV1) Cowgirls battle murderous outlaws in the Wild West. Monica Calhoun, Lil’ Kim. R (2003)
Gran Torino 8 p.m. (TNT) An unlikely friendship develops between a bigoted Korean War vet and an Asian teen. Clint Eastwood. R (2008)
House Party 8 p.m., 10:15 p.m. (IFC) Kid ’n Play in a good-natured teen comedy. Christopher Reid. R (1990)
Johnson Family Vacation 8 p.m. (VH1) Forgettable Cedric the Entertainer vehicle about a cross-country trip. Vanessa L. Williams. PG-13 (2004)
Like Dandelion Dust 8 p.m., midnight (LMN) Jack (Cole Hauser) and Molly consider running away with their adopted son. PG-13 (2009)
National Lampoon’s Van Wilder 8 p.m. (FLIX) The rowdy antics of a partying college senior (Ryan Reynolds). R (2002)
Scream 2 8 p.m. (SHO) Another killer is on a rampage. Sly but inferior sequel to the original. Courteney Cox. R (1997)
Sunset Boulevard 8 p.m. (TCM) Billy Wilder’s study of Hollywood madness and decadence. Gloria Swanson. NR (1950)
Swing Vote 8 p.m. (38) A deadbeat yahoo (Kevin Costner) must recast his ballot to decide the Presidential election. PG-13 (2008)
Titanic 8 p.m. (E) James Cameron’s stunning Oscar winner about the doomed luxury liner. Leonardo DiCaprio. PG-13 (1997)
Tyler Perry’s Madea Goes to Jail 8 p.m. (TBS) The pistol-packin’ grandmomma (Tyler Perry) is sent to the slammer for a high-speed freeway chase. PG-13 (2009)
Wildcats 8 p.m., 10 p.m. (VS) Goldie Hawn coaches an inner-city high-school football team. R (1986)
Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 8:30 p.m. (WAM) An inventor (voice of Bill Hader) and a weather-reporter intern investigate why it’s raining food. PG (2009)
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby 8:32 p.m. (COM) Wacky joyride about the roller-coaster career of a NASCAR driver (Will Ferrell). PG-13 (2006)
How to Be 8:35 p.m. (SUND) Failed musician Art (Robert Pattinson) hires a self-help guru to whip himself into shape. NR (2008)
Committed 9 p.m. (LIFE) A psychologist (Andrea Roth) is committed against her will. NR (2011)
Get Low 9 p.m. (STARZ) Tennessee recluse Felix (Robert Duvall) throws his own funeral party while he’s still alive. PG-13 (2010)
Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome 9 p.m. (SYFY) Mel Gibson’s third outing as the postnuclear hero. PG-13 (1985)
Force of Arms 10 p.m. (TCM) WWII tale of the romance between a sergeant and a WAC officer. William Holden. NR (1951)
Gods and Monsters 10 p.m. (SUND) Fictionalization of the last days of director James Whale (Ian McKellen). R (1998)
Knight and Day 10 p.m. (MAX) A single woman (Cameron Diaz) and a spy (Tom Cruise) race to elude a federal agent. PG-13 (2010)
Piranha 10 p.m. (SHO) Small-town cop Julie Forester (Elisabeth Shue) battles prehistoric piranhas during spring break. R (2010)
Ruby’s Bucket of Blood 10 p.m. (TV1) A black bar owner (Angela Bassett) falls for a white man. PG-13 (2001)
The Switch 10 p.m. (SHO2) A child’s paternity is questioned when his mother (Jennifer Aniston) meets an old friend. PG-13 (2010)
Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie 10 p.m. (FXM) The multicolored superteens return to stop the evil Divatox. Hilary Shepard Turner. PG (1997)
What Color Is Love? 10 p.m. (LMN) An interracial affair leads to a groundbreaking custody case. Jennifer Finnigan, Roger Cross. NR (2008)
Where the Red Fern Grows 10:05 p.m. (WAM) Adaptation of the Depression-era saga of a lad (Joseph Ashton) and his two hunting dogs. PG (2003)
Casino 10:20 p.m. (ENCR) A gambler runs a Vegas gambling palace for the mob. Robert De Niro. R (1995)
Valkyrie 10:30 p.m. (TNT) A rebel German army officer (Tom Cruise) plots to assassinate Adolf Hitler during World War II. PG-13 (2008)![]()




