Dan Futterman – MRQE

Class of ’61 (TV)

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

Three West Point 1861 generation cadets and friends go on opposite sides after the breakout of The Civil War, with tragic consequences. A subplot involves Lucius, a Shelby Peyton’s slave, who kills a slave trader and goes on the run.

Thicker Than Blood (TV)

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

Griffin Byrne is the idealistic new history, English and maths teacher in Father Frank Larkin’s school in a mainly Latino ghetto neighborhood where most kids, even many of its graduates, end up in crime and poverty. He takes a particular interest in one of the boys nobody believes will ever come to anything, Lee Cortes, who he finds to be a prodigy in cartoon drawing but who never spoke a word at school, and always wears a Walkman, essentially because of his home situation: his elder brother Tyro, a drug dealer, abuses him and his mother, so he often stays home to mind the smallest siblings. Griffin tries everything to help Lee, despite everyones cynicism, even takes him in his bachelor flat, but finds the whole family situation must be solved, which is probably beyond his power, yet tries tireless, even if he gets nothing but abuse and the results seem to do more hurting then helping…

“Judging Amy”

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

Judging Amy is an American television drama that was telecast from September 19, 1999, through May 3, 2005, on CBS-TV. This TV series starred Amy Brenneman and Tyne Daly. Its main character is a judge who serves in a family court, and in addition to the family-related cases that she adjudicates, many episodes of the show focus on her own experiences as a divorced mother, and on the experiences of her mother, a social worker who works in the field of child welfare. This series was based on the life experiences of Brenneman’s mother.

When Trumpets Fade (TV)

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

In WWII Western Germany, Private David Manning reluctantly leaves behind a mortally wounded fellow soldier and searches for survivors from his platoon, only to learn from commanding officer Captain Pritchett that they have all been killed in action. Despite requesting a discharge on the grounds of mental disability, Manning is promoted to sergeant and assigned to lead a new platoon of young inductees.

Enough (2002/I)

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

Working-class waitress Slim thought she was entering a life of domestic bliss when she married Mitch, the man of her dreams. After the arrival of their first child, her picture perfect life is shattered when she discovers Mitch’s hidden possessive dark side, a controlling and abusive alter ego that can turn trust, love and tranquility into terror. Terrified for her child’s safety, Slim flees with her daughter. Relentless in his pursuit and enlisting the aid of lethal henchmen, Mitch continually stalks the prey that was once his family.

A Mighty Heart

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

Based on Mariane Pearl’s account of the terrifying and unforgettable story of her husband, Wall Street Journal reporter Danny Pearl’s life and death.

Urbania

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

A series of urban legends take place around the life of a troubled man who is searching New York City for a mysterious stranger.

Shooting Fish

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

Two con artists hire an unwitting medical-school student (Kate Beckinsale) as a secretary for their latest scam.

Far Harbor

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

A group of seven young people spend a weekend in the home of a wealthy yuppie on Long Island and live out their problems.

The Birdcage

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

A gay cabaret owner and his drag queen companion agree to put up a false straight front so that their son can introduce them to his fiancé’s conservative moralistic parents.