George Stevens – MRQE

Giant

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

Wealthy rancher Bick Benedict and dirt-poor cowboy Jett Rink both woo Leslie Lynnton, a beautiful young woman from Maryland who is new to Texas. She marries Benedict, but she is shocked by the racial bigotry of the White Texans against the local people of Mexican descent. Rink discovers oil on a small plot of land, and while he uses his vast, new wealth to buy all the land surrounding the Benedict ranch, the Benedict’s disagreement over prejudice fuels conflict that runs across generations.

The Only Game in Town

Sat, 06 Sep 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Fran walks into a piano bar for pizza. She comes back home with Joe, the piano player. Joe plans on winning $5,000 and leave Las Vegas. Fran waits for something else. Meanwhile, he moves in with her.

The Diary of Anne Frank

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

The true, harrowing story of a young Jewish girl who, with her family and their friends, is forced into hiding in an attic in Nazi-occupied Amsterdam.

Nürnberg und seine Lehre

Mon, 18 May 2026 04:00:00 +0000

This film essentially consists of a reassembly of the subjects made by the press filmed during the trial. Illustrated with numerous archive images giving a history of Nazi crimes, it summarizes the trial in which most of the Nazi leaders were tried. Ignoring or almost ignoring the role of the United States, the United Kingdom and the Soviet Union, he gives pride of place to that of France.

I Remember Mama

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

Norwegian immigrant Marta Hanson keeps a firm but loving hand on her household of four children, a devoted husband and a highly-educated lodger who reads great literature to the family every evening. Through financial crises, illnesses and the small triumphs of everyday life, Marta maintains her optimism and sense of humor, traits she passes on to her aspiring-author daughter, Katrin.

The More the Merrier

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

It’s World War II and there is a severe housing shortage everywhere – especially in Washington, D.C. where Connie Milligan rents an apartment. Believing it to be her patriotic duty, Connie offers to sublet half of her apartment, fully expecting a suitable female tenent. What she gets instead is mischievous, middle-aged Benjamin Dingle. Dingle talks her into subletting to him and then promptly sublets half of his half to young, irreverent Joe Carter – creating a situation tailor-made for comedy and romance.

The Talk of the Town

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

When the Holmes Woolen Mill burns down, political activist Leopold Dilg is jailed for arson and accidental murder. Escaping, Leopold hides out in the home of his childhood sweetheart Nora Shelley… which she has just rented to unsuspecting law professor Michael Lightcap.

Woman of the Year

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

Rival reporters Sam and Tess fall in love and get married, only to find their relationship strained when Sam comes to resent Tess’ hectic lifestyle.

Penny Serenade

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

While listening to a recording of Penny Serenade, Julie Gardiner Adams begins reflecting on her past. She recalls her impulsive marriage to newspaper reporter Roger Adams, which begins on a deliriously happy note but turns out to be fraught with tragedy. Other songs remind her of their courtship, their marriage, their desire for a child, and the joys and sorrows they have shared. A flood of memories come back to her as she ponders on their present problems and how they arose.

Laddie

Fri, 29 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

A romance between two young lovers is complicated by their prohibitive parents.