Edward James Olmos – MRQE

American Pachuco: The Legend of Luis Valdez

Sun, 21 Dec 2025 05:00:00 +0000

Against political resistance and industry skepticism, Luis Valdez pushes Chicano storytelling from the fields to the film screen with Zoot Suit and La Bamba, crafting iconic works that challenge, celebrate, and expand Americas story.

Battlestar Galactica: Razor (TV)

Fri, 12 Sep 2025 04:00:00 +0000

A two-hour Battlestar Galactica special that tells the story of the Battlestar Pegasus several months prior to it finding the Galactica.

Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills (TV)

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

About the 1989 murders of Carolco Entertainment chairman, Jose Menendez, and his wife, Kitty, who were killed by their sons, Lyle and Erik, in Beverly Hills, allegedly for a multimillion-dollar inheritance.

Splinter (2006/I)

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

A gang member, suffering from severe memory loss, searches for his brother’s murderer. He secretly enlists the aid of the investigating Detective, while other members of his gang are mysteriously and sadistically murdered.

The Wall (TV)

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

The story of three items left at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall: a pencil holder, a sheriff’s badge, and an electric guitar. Each item connects the living with the dead and are left as either memorials or to heal the wounds of war.

Blue Collar & Buddha

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

Exploration of prejudice and culture clash that a group of Laotian Buddhist refugees must endure in Rockford, Illinois.

Bonanno: A Godfather’s Story (TV)

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

The true life story of mafia boss Joesph Bonanno. The story spans from Bonanno’s early beginings in Italy, to his conquests in America.

In the Time of the Butterflies (TV)

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

Based on the book by Julia Alvarez. Three sisters become activists during the Dominican Republic’s Trujillo regime when members of their family are killed by the government’s troops.

Hollywood Confidential (TV)

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

A former LA cop runs a top-flight private detective agency that caters to spoiled Hollywood types.

“500 Nations”

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

500 Nations is an eight-part documentary on the Native Americans of North and Central America. It documents from pre-Columbian to the end of the 19th century. Much of the information comes from text, eyewitnesses, pictorials, and computer graphics. The series was hosted by Kevin Costner, narrated by Gregory Harrison, and directed by Jack Leustig. It included the voice talents of Eric Schweig, Gordon Tootoosis, Wes Studi, Cástulo Guerra, Tony Plana, Edward James Olmos, Patrick Stewart, Gary Farmer, Tom Jackson, Tantoo Cardinal, Dante Basco, Sheldon Peters Wolfchild, Tim Bottoms, Michael Horse, Graham Greene, Floyd Red Crow Westerman, Amy Madigan, Frank Salsedo, and Kurtwood Smith. The series was written by Jack Leustig, Roberta Grossman, Lee Miller, and W. T. Morgan, with Dr. John M. D. Pohl.

“The truth is, we have a story worth talking about. We have a history worth celebrating. Long before the first Europeans arrived here, there were some 500 nations already in North America. They blanketed the continent from coast to coast, from Central America to the Arctic. There were tens of millions of people here, speaking over 300 languages. Many of them lived in beautiful cities, among the largest and most advanced in the world. In the coming hours, 500 Nations looks back on those ancient cultures, how they lived, and how many survived…. What you’re about to see is what happened. It’s not all that happened, and it’s not always pleasant. We can’t change that. We can’t turn back the clock. But we can open our eyes and give the first nations of this land the recognition and respect they deserve: their rightful place in the history of the world.” Kevin Costner