SATURDAY
JULY 20
2013

BIANCULLI’S BEST BETS

 

CBS, 8:00 p.m. ET

You probably forgot about Unforgettable, the Poppy Montgomery gimmicky detective series CBS canceled after a single season. The series, however, had done so well overseas that a deal was cut to keep it going. Next week, it returns with Season 2 – though as a summer diversion, definitely a low priority on the CBS scale. Still, here’s a repeat of the Season 1 finale, to remind you again about the woman, played by Montgomery, who remembers everything.

 
  
 
 

Fox Movie Channel, 8:00 p.m. ET

This 2001 Kevin Smith vanity project – he wrote, starred and directed, pulling in actors and characters from his previous films – is goofy to the extreme, but it’s also enjoyably meta, leaving room for everyone from the title characters (played by Jason Mewes and Smith, respetively) to Ben Affleck, Alanis Morrissette, Mark Hamill, George Carlin, Matt Damon, and Chris Rock. And that’s not to mention, though I’m about to, the provocatively dressed jewel thieves played by, among others, Eliza Dushku and Elizabeth Shannon.

 
  
 
 

HBO, 8:00 p.m. ET

How do you make a new Bourne movie without Matt Damon as Jason Bourne? Here’s how. This 2012 movie centers on a new hero, Aaron Cross (played by Jeremy Renner), whose existence, goals and future are dictated by events from the three previous Bourne films. So this movie, more of a spinoff than a sequel, might be considered Bourne again.

 
  
 
 

TCM, 8:00 p.m. ET

This 1944 movie would have made a perfect Hitchcock film: A woman (Ingrid Bergman) begins to lapse into paranoia, suspecting that her husband (Charles Boyer) is trying to drive her crazy. Except she’s not paranoid, because he is trying to drive her crazy. It’s a wonderful movie, with strong supporting roles for Joseph Cotten and Angela Lansbury.

 
  
 
 

HBO Family, 9:00 p.m. ET

The NBC series of the same name, inspired by this film, was ignored, once again, by the Emmys. But it shouldn’t have been, any more than viewers should ignore this original 1989 movie tonight. Steve Martin stars as a parent with almost too much empathy for what his kids are going through. He’s funny, and touching, as are so many members of this deep, talented cast, starting with Jason Robards, Dianne Wiest, Martha Plimpton, Keanu Reeves and Mary Steenburgen. Ron Howard directs.

 
  
 
 
 
 
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David Bianculli has been a TV critic since 1975, including a 14-year stint at the New York Daily News, and sees no reason to stop now. Currently, he's TV critic for NPR's Fresh Air with Terry Gross, and is an occasional substitute host for that show. He's also an author and teaches TV and film history at New Jersey's Rowan University. His 2009 Dangerously Funny: The Uncensored Story of 'The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour', has been purchased for film rights. His latest, The Platinum Age of Television: From I Love Lucy to the Walking Dead, How TV Became Terrific, is an effusive guidebook that plots the path from the 1950s’ Golden Age to today’s era of quality TV.