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Monthly Archives: June 2011

California Suite

June 21, 2011by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: The best two-hour vacation in town! California Suite is the story of five couples who have come to the Beverly Hills Hotel for diverse reasons and who must all […]

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Plaza Suite

June 20, 2011by The Thorn 1 Comment

Synopsis: Plaza Suite is a confection of three witty comedic episodes starring one of America’s finest comic actors, Walter Matthau. The scene is suite 719 of New York City’s Plaza […]

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The Front Page

June 20, 2011by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: The Classic Comedy Team–In The Classic Comedy Hit In this fast-paced version of the comedy classic from legendary director Billy Wilder, Lemmon is an ace reporter Hildy Johnson and […]

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The Odd Couple II

June 17, 2011by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Some arguments stand the test of time. The times may have changed, but thankfully not the traits that make ex-roomies Felix (Lemmon) and Oscar (Matthau) the all-time perfect mismatch. […]

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The April Fools

June 16, 2011by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis:  Newly-promoted if none too happily married Howard Brubaker leaves a rowdy Company party early with the stunning Catherine, whom it turns out is herself unhappily married – to the […]

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Buddy Buddy

June 14, 2011by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: This black comedy stars the comic duo of Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau as a pair of antagonists. Trabucco (Matthau) is a hitman who, having already dispatched two of […]

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Pineapple Express

June 13, 2011by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Put this in your pipe and smoke it. Ride high on the Pineapple Express, the outrageously hysterical blockbuster from Judd Apatow, the director and screenwriter of Knocked Up. A […]

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My Sister Eileen (1955)

June 12, 2011by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: A “Big Time or Bust” Success Story! The Sherwood sisters get of the train in Manhattan looking for fame and fortune. Eileen (Janet Leigh, Academy Award nominee 1960, Best […]

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Superbad

June 12, 2011by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: From the guys who brought you Knocked Up and The 40-Year-Old Virgin comes Superbad. Seth (Jonah Hill) and Evan (Michael Cera) want nothing more than to lose their virginity […]

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“10”

June 11, 2011by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: A temptingly tasteful comedy for adults who can count. On a laughter scale, Blake Edwards’ “10”, a spicy comedy of manners, morals, and midlife crises, hits the top. It’s […]

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Days of Wine and Roses

June 9, 2011by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: When Blake Edwards’ powerful film of J.P. Miller’s heartrending teleplay Days of Wine and Roses hit movie screens, it won critical raves, box-office success and shone brightly as a […]

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S.O.B.

June 8, 2011by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: A battle-scarred veteran of Hollywood takes aim. Felix Farmer’s (Richard Mulligan) latest movie flops – and lots of Hollywood types spring into action. Agents are called. Lawyers are retained. […]

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How To Murder Your Wife

June 7, 2011by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: He had what every man wanted… then she came along! Legendary funnyman Jack Lemmon stars in this “hilarious farce of almost remitting fun” (The Hollywood Reporter) with the “breathtakingly […]

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