Daily guide to television and radio

September 03, 2011

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)

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