Anthony Franciosa – MRQE

Curse of the Black Widow (TV)

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

Tony Franciosa plays a detective who’s on the trail of a murderer whose mutilated and predominantly male victims are found encased in silken cocoons…

Double Threat

Sun, 24 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

A former movie star, Monica Scott, returns to the big screen along with younger boyfriend, Eric Cline, after a long absence. Monica is very jealous of the attention Eric gives to her body double – Lisa. The plot becomes difficult to follow as it changes between real life and the movie they are making. The jealousy inevitably leads to murder attempts and denials

The Ghost of Peter Sellers

Wed, 17 Sep 2025 04:00:00 +0000

A documentary about Peter Medak’s unreleased film ‘Ghost in the Noonday Sun’, starring Peter Sellers and filmed in Cyprus in 1973.

Death House

Fri, 19 Sep 2025 04:00:00 +0000

A renegade federal agent uses a new drug to create an army of unbeatable warriors.

Rita (TV)

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

Biography of 1940’s sex goddess Rita Hayworth.

“Search”

Mon, 25 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Search is an American science fiction series that aired on Wednesday nights on NBC at 10 pm ET, from September 1972 to August 1973. It ran for 23 episodes, not including the two-hour pilot film originally titled Probe. When picked up for series production, the title had to be changed because Probe was the name of an existing PBS series. In the UK the series aired on BBC 1 under the title Search Control.

The show was created by Leslie Stevens, and produced by Leslie Stevens, Robert Justman, John Strong and Tony Spinner. The high concept was described as “science fiction in today’s world” and the episodes featured many high-tech elements which are considered common in current science fiction shows.

Career

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

Playwright James Lee adapted his off-Broadway play for the screen in this high-strung adaptation, directed by Joseph Anthony. In this simplistic, backroom show-business-success saga, Anthony Franciosa plays Sam, a struggling young actor who will forsake his family and take any type of menial job in order to become a Broadway star. Dean Martin is on hand as Maury, an aspiring director also trying to claw his way up the ladder of success. When Maury gets his big break, Sam wants a part in his show, but when Maury, who is unwilling to cast Sam in the production, turns down Sam’s request, Sam seduces and marries Maury’s girlfriend (Shirley MacLaine). In spite of everything, Maury wants his girl back, and Sam agrees to a divorce on the stipulation that Maury cast him as the star in his next show. Once again, Maury reneges and, before Sam can exact his revenge, Uncle Sam comes to the rescue and he is drafted into the army.

Backstreet Dreams

Mon, 25 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Backstreet Dreams is the story of a man, who has a disturbed child. He and his wife take their son to a clinic, where he is diagnosed by a talented psychologist (Stevie), as being autistic. After catching his unfaithful wife with another man, Dean tells Lucy to leave, and is faced with the task of raising Shane on his own. Stevie believes that she can improve Shane’s condition, going back to Dean’s apartment and later convincing him that he can provide a better world for his son. Angelo, who lives in the same apartment building and is like a father to Dean, urges on the relationship, sensing that Stevie is luring Dean away from backstreet dealings, and giving him courage to face life in a positive way. Together, they build a foundation for a better life outside of the violence and danger of the backstreets where they live.

Julie Darling

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

A teenage girl whose inaction caused her mother’s death arranges a similarly gruesome fate for her stepmother and brother.

Tenebre

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

A razor-wielding serial killer is on the loose, murdering those around Peter Neal, an American mystery author in Italy to promote his newest novel.