Bruce Ricker – MRQE https://mrqe.com Sun, 23 Aug 2026 18:52:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 https://mrqe.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/MRQE-favicon-1.png Bruce Ricker – MRQE https://mrqe.com 32 32 Johnny Mercer: The Dream’s on Me (TV) https://mrqe.com/movie/johnny-mercer-the-dreams-on-me-m100088614/ Wed, 03 Sep 2025 04:00:00 +0000 https://staging.mrqe.com/movie/johnny-mercer-the-dreams-on-me-m100088614/ Admired and praised by the likes of Irving Berlin and Cole Porter, Johnny Mercer has been described as “one of our great folk poets” and “the most perfect American lyricist”. Throughout his extraordinary career, he collaborated with hundreds of composers to write legendary movie songs such as “Hooray for Hollywood”, “Jeepers Creepers” and “Moon River”. Mercer then went on to co-found Capitol Records in 1942 and became a successful Broadway producer of St. Louis Woman and L’il Abner.

]]> American Masters:: Tony Bennett: The Music Never Ends (TVE) https://mrqe.com/movie/tony-bennett-the-music-never-ends-m100026052/ Wed, 03 Sep 2025 04:00:00 +0000 https://staging.mrqe.com/movie/tony-bennett-the-music-never-ends-m100026052/ This documentary, produced by actor-producer-director Clint Eastwood, reflects on the life and journey of Bennett, using both archival and recent footages, including never before seen clips from his performance at the 2005 Monterey Jazz Festival.

]]> American Masters:: Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows (TVE) https://mrqe.com/movie/american-masters-clint-eastwood-out-of-the-shadows-m100067375/ Wed, 03 Sep 2025 04:00:00 +0000 https://staging.mrqe.com/movie/american-masters-clint-eastwood-out-of-the-shadows-m100067375/ Hollywood careers are full of make-or-break moments. For Clint Eastwood, one such moment came when studio powers agreed to let him make his directing debut. That story and others comprise this portrait of the famed Hollywood icon. His career is explored via an array of film clips, interviews and more.

]]> The Last of the Blue Devils https://mrqe.com/movie/the-last-of-the-blue-devils-m100054751/ Tue, 09 Sep 2025 04:00:00 +0000 https://staging.mrqe.com/movie/the-last-of-the-blue-devils-m100054751/ The heyday of Kansas City jazz is relived with musicians including Count Basie, Joe Turner and Jay McShann.

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