Posted on: Saturday, September 18, 2004
Tube Notes
By Mike Hughes,
Gannett News Service
Tonight's Must-See
"Sylvia," 8:30 a.m., Cinemax. Gwyneth Paltrow stars in this nuanced portrayal of doomed poet Sylvia Plath. Though it bombed at theatres and left some film critics largely unimpressed, "Sylvia" offers Paltrow at her stunning best. The story skips Plath's early years to focus on her seven-year marriage to Ted Hughes (Daniel Craig), the English poet who is often accused of contributing to Plath's emotional troubles. Paltrow's real mom Blythe Danner appears as Plath's mother, Aurelia. Football, 2 p.m., CBS. It's Florida at Tennessee. "Matchstick Men" (2003), 5 p.m., HBO. Nicolas Cage plays a scam artist, linking with his protege (Sam Rockwell) for a big score. Things are complicated when he discovers a daughter (wonderfully played by Alison Lohman) he never knew. She wants to join in so the twists start coming. This clever plot may go too far, stretching believability near the end. Still, it's a rich story to sink into, skillfully directed by Ridley Scott. "Panic Room" (2002), 5 p.m., TNT. Jodie Foster stars as a woman hiding with her daughter in a steel-walled room while home invaders try to get in. "Darklight," 6, 10 p.m., Sci Fi Channel. Shiri Appleby plays a demon named Lilith, who feels kind of bad about what she's wrought. This new movie is stuffed with science-fiction TV actors, including John de Lancie (who played Q in "Star Trek: The Next Generation"), Richard Burgi (star of "The Sentinel") and Appleby ("Roswell"). "Mad TV," 10:30 p.m., Fox. The season-opener includes a sketch with Charla Faddoul, the dwarf who competed on "Amazing Race," and her cousin, Mirna Hindoyan.
"Saturday Night Live," 10:30 p.m., NBC. This rerun has Lindsay Lohan hosting with music by Usher.
"Miss America," 7 p.m., ABC. Here's yet another makeover for this telecast, which has had a lot of them lately. "We're going to take you behind the scenes a lot more," says Chris Harrison, the host. "I'm going to be doing some on-the-spot interviews ... it will add to the reality feel." The show, which had bloated to three hours, will be back to two. Performances will be trimmed. Instead of letting each of the final 10 perform live, the show will simply show a montage of their talent performances from earlier in the week. When the countdown trims to the final two, those women will get the spotlight for talent performances.
Tonight on News 8
Primary Election Day is finally here. Get out and vote! Then watch KHNL News 8's special coverage of Decision 2004 starting tonight at 6.
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