Decades, 6:30 p.m. ET
Can’t resist: Today, in its cut-town sampler of Ed Sullivan Show programs, Decades presents generous chunks from the most famous Ed Sullivan Show of all: the night The Beatles invaded America in February 1964. Oh, and Frank Gorshin was there, too, doing impressions, and joking about what it might be like if actors ran for public office. Those were the days…
TCM, 8:00 p.m. ET
Tonight is the third installment of this exceptional, informative documentary about female filmmakers. Three more “chapters,” or aspects of filmmaking, are covered tonight: “Conversations,” “Framing,” and “Tracking.” As examples, you’ll see tastes of such tantalizing films as Mai Zetterling’s Loving Couples from 1964, Céline Sciamma’s Tomboy from 2011, Ida Lupino’s Hitch-Hiker from 1953, and others. Then, after the documentary, TCM presents another all-nighter of movies made by women, including Sofia Coppola’s 1999 The Virgin Suicides at 12:30 a.m. ET, and the aforementioned Loving Couples (pictured) at 2:30 a.m. ET.