New and/or Notable On TV

Thursday, August 12

"Secrets and Lies," the Mike Leigh improvisational drama,5 p.m., BRAVO.

"Leonard Bernstein: Reaching for the Note," an American Masters Special, 8 p.m., KCET.

"The Sting," the near-perfect Paul Newman/Robert Redford hit. 8 p.m., TNT.

"Whispers in the Dark," the hilariously bad thriller features Alan Alda and Annabella Sciorra, 9 p.m., USA.

"Great Performances: The Noel Coward Story," 10 p.m.,KCET.

Friday, August 13

Baseball: Atlanta Braves at Los Angeles Dodgers, 7 p.m.,KTLA.

"Movie Makers" features a profile on the Master of Suspense, Alfred Hitchcock, followed by Henry Fonda in "The Wrong Man," 7p.m., AMC.

"Temptations; Get Ready," the fab group performs "Papa Was a Rolling Stone," and "My Girl," among their other hits, 8:30 p.m.,KOCE.

Saturday, August 14

WNBA Basketball - Los Angeles Sparks at Washington Mystics, 1 p.m., KNBC.

"The Chase," with Marlon Brando and Jane Fonda, 3 p.m.,AMC.

"Radio Flyer," a painful story about child abuse, 5 p.m.,BRAVO.

"Boys," with Winona Ryder and Lucas Haas, 7 p.m.,KCOP.

"Circle of Friends," starring Chris O'Donnell and Minnie Driver, 9 p.m., KNBC.

Sunday, August 15

Stephen King's "The Langoliers," Part One 9 p.m. KABC.

Andrea Bocelli "Romanza In Concert," 8:30 p.m., KCET.

"Night With Secret Garden," 10p.m., KCET.

"Bednobs and Broomsticks," 9 p.m., DISNEY.

"Sudden Impact," the Clint Eastwood action thriller, 9p.m. TBS.

"Crooklyn," Spike Lee's overlooked film, 9 p.m. IFC.

Monday, August 16

Steven King's "The Langoliers." Part Two, 9 p.m. KABC.

Vicki Carr's "Memories, Memorias," 8 p.m., KCET.

Sarah Brightman: "One Night in Eden," 9 p.m., KCET.

"The Believers," The Santeria cult and human sacrifice. Martin Sheen, Helen Shaver. Directed by John Schlesinger. 8 p.m.,BRAVO.

Tuesday, August 17

Christiane Northrup M.D. gives free and valuable medical advice. 8 p.m., KCET

"Sports Night," find out what all the buzz is about, 9p.m., KABC.

Michael Crawford Live In Concert, 7:30 p.m. KOCE.

"Midnight Run," the Robert De Niro/Charles Grodin comedy caper, directed by Martin Brest, 9 p.m., USA.

Wednesday, August 18

"The Unbearable Lightness of Being," starring Daniel Day-Lewis, Lena Olin, and a fresh-faced Juliette Binoche, 6:30 p.m., IFC.

"The Girls on the Beach," music and summer fun as students stage a benefit. Guest stars include the Crickets, the Beach Boys and Lesley Gore. 9 p.m., AMC. 

"A Pure Formality," existential psychological thriller about an amnesiac author (Gerard Depardieu) and the relentless police inspector (Roman Polanski) who suspects him of murder. 8 p.m., BRAVO.

"After Stonewall: From the Riots to the Millennium," a follow-up to the Emmy-winning 1985 documentary “Before Stonewall” chronicles the gay and lesbian movement in the 1970s, '80s and '90s. Melissa Etheridge narrates the film, which features interviews with gay activists. at large.”8 p.m., KCET.