Spike Lee is tonight’s guest programmer, and he’s selected a roster of films that share a certain intensity. His evening begins with this 1951 Billy Wilder film, exposing the cynicism, manipulation and competitiveness of broadcast news back when the reigning news medium was radio. Kirk Douglas stars as a reporter who capitalizes on a mine cave-in to grab the spotlight for himself as well. Other Lee selections include 1955’s The Night of the Hunter at 10 p.m. ET, 1954’s On the Waterfront at 11:45 p.m. ET, and the capper, which turns out to be scheduled very serendipitously indeed. (See today’s final BEST BETS entry.)