Ann Magnuson – MRQE

“Wanda at Large”

Sat, 23 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Wanda at Large is an American sitcom that ran for two seasons on the Fox network in 2003. The series was created by and stars comedian Wanda Sykes.

The Life of Sean DeLear

Wed, 03 Sep 2025 04:00:00 +0000

The Life of Sean DeLear is a vibrantly multi-faceted, buoyantly propulsive documentary portrait of this irresistibly charismatic one-off sketched in celebratory but commendably clear-eyed style by writer-director Markus Zizenbacher. There can be very few people better qualified to do justice to this particular tale. Zizenbacher befriended DeLear born Anthony Robertson in Simi Valley, an obscure California backwater after the latter relocated to Vienna in the early 2010s.

Vortex

Sat, 30 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

A film noirish atmosphere is created to show detective Lunch (a popular underground musician and poet) plow her way through the plans of a corporate businessman who seeks government defense contracts through real “corporate wars” and the manipulation of politicians.

Sleepwalk

Sat, 23 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

A woman is hired to transcribe an ancient Chinese manuscript. She finds that little by little, the manuscript has powers that begin to take over her life.

When I Live My Life Over Again

Wed, 27 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Beautiful aspiring rock star Jude (AMBER HEARD) is stuck in a rut – relegated to recording commercial jingles and lost in a series of one night stands. When she is evicted from her Brooklyn apartment, she is forced to move into the Hamptons home of her wealthy – and selfish – father Paul Lombard (CHRISTOPHER WALKEN), an over-the-hill, Sinatra-esque singer angling for a musical comeback. As the two reunite, Jude is forced to confront her problems, including troubled relationships with her father and overachieving sister (KELLI GARNER), as well as her wobbly career and faltering love life. As Jude and Paul butt heads, they unexpectedly find themselves on a journey that may redefine their lives. Also starring OLIVER PLATT, HAMISH LINKLATER, and ANN MAGNUNSON.

Perfect Strangers

Wed, 27 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

A hit-man tries to seduce the mother of a child who witnessed his most recent kill.

Housebound

Fri, 22 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

A woman with a tragic past rents her bungalow to a man who loves cooking, but according to her distorted mind he uses his knives more than he should.

Jobriath A.D.

Tue, 02 Sep 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Called “The American Bowie,” “The True Fairy of Rock & Roll” and “Hype of the Year,” Jobriath’s reign as the first openly gay rock star was brief and over by 1975. Now, 35 years later, “Jobriath A.D.” spotlights his life, music, groundbreaking influence and the new generations of fans slowly re-discovering him.

Small Pond

Tue, 26 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

It’s summertime in Columbia, Missouri. The college students have all gone home and Kirsten (Hari Leigh), a blissfully irresponsible register jerk, reigns as the clown princess of the downtown bar scene. Kirsten works ten hours a week at Shakespeare’s Pizza and is entirely satisfied with her humble but comfortable world, although she is despised by her long-suffering roommate (Amy Seimetz) and her best friend (Josh Fadem) has come to tire of shepherding Kirsten’s drunken antics. While reluctantly reconnecting with an eccentric childhood friend (Susan Burke) who has recently moved to town, an ill-fated nitrous oxide bender unexpectedly forces Kirsten’s first baby steps into adulthood.

Woman’s Picture

Wed, 10 Sep 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Woman’s Picture is an anthology film inspired by classic women’s films of the thirties, forties, and fifties. The story is divided into three sections, each of which deals with its own specific female character. The segments function as parallel dimensions, exploring thematic connections between women whose immediate experiences seem very far removed from one another.