TCM Friday

10:15 PM | Wag the Dog (1997) TCM PREMIERE
Shortly before an election, a spin-doctor and a Hollywood producer join efforts to fabricate a war in order to cover up a Presidential sex scandal.
Dir: Barry Levinson | Cast: Dustin Hoffman, Robert De Niro, Anne Heche

12:00 AM | The Murder of Fred Hampton (1971)
Documentary about the short life and death of the Black Panther Party Leader.

The film was planned to be a portrait of Hampton. During production, Hampton was fatally shot on December 4, 1969, in a pre-dawn raid at his apartment by the Chicago Police Department. The raid was revealed to have been organized in cooperation with the FBI.

When they learned of Hampton's death, filmmakers Howard Alk and Mike Gray, director and producer, respectively, went to his apartment, which was still unsecured. They took film footage of the crime scene. They later used this to challenge news reports and police testimony about the events. They also conducted investigative reporting into Hampton's death, with related material included in the film. Their conclusion is expressed in the title. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Murder_of_Fred_Hampton

Dir: Mike Gray | Cast: Howard Alk, Howard Alk, Mike Gray

1:45 AM | JFK (1991)
New Orleans District Attorney Jim Garrison believes there's more to the Kennedy assassination than the official story.
Dir: Oliver Stone | Cast: Kevin Costner, Gary Oldman, Jack Lemmon, Joe Pesci