Martin Balsam – MRQE

Raid on Entebbe (TV)

Tue, 30 Sep 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Based on a true Military operation by Israeli commandos. An Air France flight is hijacked by the PFLP. The plane has about 100 Jewish passengers. The plane is grounded in Uganda. Israelis would not negotiate. The movie then shows how less than 500 soldiers actually flew so far and rescued the passengers in one of the most successful Military operations in history. The only casualty for Israeli soldiers was Lt. Col. Jonathan “Yoni” Netanyahu..

Harlow (1965/I)

Thu, 25 Sep 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Hollywood drama loosely based on the life of film actress Jean Harlow, with Carroll Baker in the title role. One of two feature film biographies, both released in 1965 and both with the same title, about the ’30s platinum blonde movie star.

Second Serve (TV)

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

Fact-based story about tennis pro Renee Richards, whose player status was challenged in 1976 when it was revealed that she was a trans woman. Flashback to 1964 before she was out as trans, a successful New York doctor with a great lifestyle, a flashy girl friend, and a secret life. Her psychiatrist mother refuses to deal with her and sends her to a colleague who diagnoses with a psychotic gender confusion, which he says can be unlearned. After a failed marriage and parenthood, she comes out as trans, with a new life in California.

Murder in Space (TV)

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

Set in the “not-so-distant future”, the crew of an international space station are set to return triumphantly to Earth, until someone starts killing the other crew members.

A Brand New Life (TV)

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

After 18 years of marriage, a middle-aged couple has to face the prospect of having their first child.

Contract on Cherry Street (TV)

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

A policeman devises an unorthodox plan for bringing criminals to justice after his partner is brutally gunned down.

The Sands of Time (TV)

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

Three nuns are caught up in the midst of Spanish Civil War in the 1930s.

The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case (TV)

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

Fact-based story of the kidnapping of Charles Lindbergh Jr., son and namesake of the famed pilot, and ensuing trial of accused and convicted killer, Bruno Hauptmann.

The Six Million Dollar Man (TV)

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

Colonel Steve Austin, astronaut and test pilot, is badly injured when he crashes while testing an experimental aircraft. A covert government agency (OSI) is willing to pay for special prosthetics to replace the eye, arm and both legs he lost in the crash. Highly advanced technology (bionics) built into them will make him faster, stronger and more resilient than normal. In return they want him to become a covert agent for the OSI. It will cost $6,000,000 to rebuild Steve Austin.

The Man (TV)

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

When the President and Speaker of the House are killed in a building collapse, and the Vice-President declines the office due to age and ill-health, Senate President pro tempore Douglas Dilman (James Earl Jones) suddenly becomes the first black man to occupy the Oval Office. The events from that day to the next election when he must decide if he will actually run challenge his skills as a politician and leader.