COMEDY
Comedy Central Presents
Comedy, 10 p.m.
Rolling Stone called him the Hot Comic of the Year, and now Dane Cook takes the stage in a half-hour standup special. Drawing laughs from the audience are stories about his teenage years, at least some of which were spent working the counter at Burger King. The special is followed by 30 minutes of standup from comedy veteran Dom Irrera.
DRAMA
Close to Home
CBS, 8 p.m.
A bride-to-be is brutally murdered on the eve of her wedding -- a crime initially considered to be a random violent assault. However, as the subsequent investigation reveals, the young woman was not exactly the virginal bride she had lead everyone to believe. In fact, a secret lover from her past surfaces to become the lead suspect in the case.
Cold Case
CBS, 9 p.m.
Sixty years have passed since a female journalist fell in front of a train. Police investigators immediately wrote off the death as a purse snatching gone wrong. But when Lilly (Kathryn Morris) sniffs around the case, she discovers the same journalist had a previous relationship with ex-First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, which earned her no shortage of enemies.
NEWS & DOCS
Global Currents: The Fathers Who Fought Back
Global, 7 p.m.
Tonight's film chronicles the efforts of two men fighting against what they consider bias in the courts during custody battles. As well, the documentary touches on the efforts of fathers in other countries. In particular, it focuses on a support group in the U.K. that draws attention to their cause by performing outrageous stunts, such as scaling Buckingham Palace dressed as Batman.
Spirit in Her Voice
Bravo!, 8:30 p.m.
Fredericton-born soprano Measha Brueggergosman has performed at the loftiest opera houses around the world. She even sang for the Queen back in 2002. Filmed in 2003, this documentary chronicles Brueggergosman's moving vocals and her ascent to international acclaim.
MOVIES
A Thousand Acres (1997)
Family, 9 p.m.
This rural twist on King Lear has Jason Robards as an aging farmer who divvies up his land between his three daughters (Michelle Pfeiffer, Jennifer Jason Leigh and Jessica Lange). The past haunts them all, as do deceit and treachery, with lessons learned too late about loyalty, abuse, betrayal and trust. Colin Firth and Keith Carradine are among the men folk.
Feeling Minnesota (1996)
APTN, 9 p.m.
It's untethered by the niceties of plot, but there's no end of energy in this story of a newly sprung convict (Keanu Reeves) attending the wedding of his brother (Vincent D'Onofrio) to a stripper (a wonderfully tacky Cameron Diaz) who's been forced to marry the lout to pay her debts. When Keanu and Cameron meet, sparks fly, and a madcap chase and fraternal revenge gallop across the screen.
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