Q Night at the Movies features Absence of Malice 10/24

Q Night at the Movies presents Sydney Pollack's 1981 thriller Absence of Malice. Before the film we hear from comedian Larry Wilmore. Following the movie, stay put for back-to-back documentaries. It all starts at 7:30 p.m. Saturday on Q.

On Story at 7:30 p.m. Television producer, actor, comic and writer Larry Wilmore discusses comedy in front of and behind the camera.

Feature Film Absence of Malice at 8 p.m. Megan Carter is a reporter duped into running an untrue story on Michael Gallagher, a suspected racketeer. He has an alibi for the time his supposed crime was committed but it involves an innocent party. When she tells Carter the truth and the newspaper runs it, tragedy follows, forcing Carter to face up to the responsibilities of her job when she is confronted by Gallagher.

Independent Lens True Conviction at 10 p.m. Three ex-prisoners start a detective agency to help free wrongly incarcerated people, as they campaign to fix the criminal justice system.

Data Mining of the Deceased at 11:30 p.m. An investigation into one of the largest family data-collection enterprises and the religious, technological and business interests that drive it.