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Monthly Archives: June 2011

Save the Tiger

June 30, 2011by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: All He Wanted Was A Second Chance Jack Lemmon won an OscarĀ® for this dramatic performance, considered by many to be his finest. Lemmon plays Harry Stoner, a man […]

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The China Syndrome

June 30, 2011by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: A Powerful Cautionary Thriller About The Dangers Of Nuclear Energy And The Power Of Television News. In 1979, The China Syndrome was the movie everyone was talking about, thanks […]

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First Monday in October

June 30, 2011by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Walter Matthau and Jill Clayburgh star in this dramatic comedy that centers around the appointment of the first woman to the U.S. Supreme Court. She is aggressive, witty, magnetic […]

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That’s Life!

June 29, 2011by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Jack Lemmon and Julie Andrews, two screen legends with eleven Academy Award nominations between them, grace the screen in Blake Edwards’ human comedy That’s Life! Filmed at husband and […]

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Experiment in Terror

June 28, 2011by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Terror stalks a beautiful bank teller in this classic thriller from Blake Edwards. Glenn Ford plays the dedicated F.B.I. agent, John Ripley, who fights to protect Kelly Sherwood (Lee […]

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Missing

June 28, 2011by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: The first American film by Costa-Gavras. This political thriller has its origins in an actual event – the disappearance of a young American writer and filmmaker, Charles Horman (John […]

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The Great Race

June 28, 2011by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: The movie with the 20,000-mile or one-million-laugh guarantee! Crank your engines! With a roar, sputter and pop (and more Academy Award winning Best Sound Effects), drivers wheel westward in […]

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Splice

June 27, 2011by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Superstar genetic engineers Clive (Adrien Brody) and Elsa (Sarah Polley) specialize in splicing DNA from different animals to create incredible new hybrid that could revolutionize science and medicine. But […]

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Cube

June 26, 2011by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Don’t Look For A Reason…Look For A Way Out Six ordinary strangers awaken to find themselves in a seemingly endless maze of interlocking cubical chambers armed with lethal booby […]

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The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974)

June 26, 2011by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: An all-star cast, including Oscar-winners Walter Matthau and Martin Balsam teams up with Robert Shaw (Jaws) to deliver “sure-fire entertainment [that’s] gripping and exciting from beginning to end” (The […]

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Mister Roberts

June 25, 2011by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: The USS Reluctant carries cargo along World War II’s forgotten Pacific seaways. Beyond the horizon, the real war passes its stir-crazy crew by. Mister Roberts, directed by John Ford […]

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What Did You Do In The War, Daddy?

June 22, 2011by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: War Is Hell… And Isn’t It Fun? James Coburn (The Magnificent Seven), Dick Shawn (The Producers), Carroll O’Connor (TV’s All in the Family) and Harry Morgan (TV’s M*A*S*H) star […]

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Fathers’ Day

June 22, 2011by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: All she said was “My son is yours.” Unfortunately, she said it to both of them. Jack Lawrence (Billy Crystal) is a lawyer, the kind always ready to help […]

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