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Monthly Archives: September 2011

Wanted

September 16, 2011by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Wesley’s (James McAvoy) life is over – his pathetic, old one, anyway… Fortunately, it is all because of a girl. Enter sizzling-hot Fox (Angelina Jolie), who crashes into his […]

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Punisher : War Zone

September 15, 2011by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Ex-Special Forces officer Frank Castle (Ray Stevenson, Rome) is back with all guns blazing as The Punisher, this time waging a one-man war on two fronts. While targeting the […]

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Iron Man

September 15, 2011by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Suit up for action with Robert Downey, Jr. in the ultimate adventure movie you’ve been waiting for, Iron Man! When jet-setting genius-industrialist Tony Stark is captured in enemy territory, […]

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The Science Of Sex Appeal

September 14, 2011by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Is It Really Love At First Sight? Perhaps the real attraction is his six-figure income, the sound of his voice…or even his smell. Maybe it’s not so much about […]

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Being Light

September 12, 2011by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Maxime, 25, arrives in Paris, a city he doesn’t know. He’s on his way to link up with the woman he loves in India. At the bar of the […]

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Savage Grace

September 12, 2011by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Truth is more shocking than fiction. Set across a stunning backdrop ranging from New York to Paris to Cadaques, Savage Grace is the incredible true story of a scandal […]

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Film

Lady Chatterley

September 11, 2011by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Robbed of intimacy by her blueblood husband’s war injuries, Constance Chatterly (Marina Handas – The Barbarian Invasions, The Diving Bell And The Butterfly) longs for the emotional fulfillment and […]

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Too Much Flesh

September 11, 2011by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: A 35-year-old married virgin has a fling with a passing stranger which shocks the community. *********************************************************************** Too Much Flesh 7.0 After watching ‘Lovers’, I died a little bit inside. […]

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Film

Strangers On A Train (Preview version)

September 10, 2011by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: It starts with the shriek of a train whistle…and ends with shrieking excitement! Strange thing about this trip. So much occurs in pairs. Tennis star Guy hates his unfaithful […]

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Film

Control

September 10, 2011by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: The Tragic Tale of the Singer of Joy Division “Perfectly attuned to the raw pulse of late -70’s post-punk” (Troy Patterson, Spin Magazine), Control tells the remarkable story of […]

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Deep End

September 9, 2011by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: 15-year-old Mike takes a job at the local swimming baths, where he becomes obsessed with an attractive young woman, Susan, who works there as an attendant. Although Susan has […]

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Film

Lovers

September 6, 2011by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Lovers is a love story which focuses on the difficulties of opening up to another person. Dragan (Sergej Trifunovic), a young painter from the former Yugoslavia, walks into a […]

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Fail-Safe + Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb

September 5, 2011by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: One of the greatest anti-war thrillers ever, Fail-Safe stars Henry Fonda, Walter Matthau, Dan O’Herlihy, Larry Hagman and Fritz Weaver (in this film debut) as a group of military […]

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