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Monthly Archives: November 2011

Ae Fond Kiss…

November 19, 2011by The Thorn 3 Comments

Synopsis: Casim is a second generation Pakistani from Glasgow. Working as a DJ in Glasgow’s coolest venues, Casim dreams of buying his own club. A teacher at his sister Tahara’s […]

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American Vampire, vol. 1

November 18, 2011by The Thorn Leave a comment

American Vampire, vol. 1, by Scott Snyder, Rafael Albuquerque and Stephen King 8.0 It took me a couple of chapters to warm up to this book. I found the first chapter […]

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Charlotte Sometimes

November 17, 2011by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Sometimes the truth is in the lie Nominated for two 2003 Independent Spirit Awards and hailed by Roger Ebert as a breakthrough for Asian American Filmmakers, Charlotte Sometimes is […]

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Won Ton Soup, vol. 1

November 16, 2011by The Thorn Leave a comment

Won Ton Soup, vol. 1, by James Stokoe 7.0 I don’t even remember how this fell into my lap, but it was a fun, if vacuous, little book. It’s basically […]

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Literature

Blue Valentine

November 16, 2011by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: A love story. No love story has been told quite so powerfully as Blue Valentine. Oscar Nominee for Best Actress Michelle Williams and Ryan Gosling (Oscar Nominee, Half Nelson) […]

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Elektra Luxx

November 15, 2011by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: From adult film star to functioning adult. What’s a pregnant porn goddess to do? Well, if you’re legendary adult film star Elektra Luxx (Carla Gugino), you decide to quit […]

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Bliss

November 14, 2011by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: A daring love story that breaks all the rules. Craig Sheffer, Sheryl Lee, Terence Stamp, and Spalding Gray star in this audaciously honest look at sexual intimacy and emotional […]

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Lost and Delirious

November 13, 2011by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Friends, Roomates, Lovers. Mouse Bradford has just arrived at Perkins Girls College, leaving behind her father, stepmother and the small town where she grew up. Her two senior roommates, […]

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Film, Literature

Les nombrils, vol. 1: Pour qui tu te prends?

November 13, 2011by The Thorn Leave a comment

Les nombrils, vol. 1: Pour qui tu te prends?, by Delaf and Dubuc 3.0 A half-notch about ‘St Trinian’s’, this comic strip is a celebration of superficiality and cruelty to […]

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11 Short Films of 11 Minutes

November 12, 2011by The Thorn 1 Comment

To denote the 11th day of the 11th month of the 11th year of this millennium, a couple of friends and I decided to watch 11 short films of 11 […]

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Où le regard ne porte pas…, vol. 2

November 12, 2011by The Thorn Leave a comment

Où le regard ne porte pas…, vol. 2, by Georges Abolin and Olivier Pont 8.25 As I expected, the second and final part of the story couldn’t live up to […]

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St Trinian’s

November 11, 2011by The Thorn 2 Comments

Synopsis: St Trinian’s, the infamous school for ‘young ladies’, is in trouble. Despite being an old flame of its Headmistress (in a top-of-his-class comic performance by Rupert Everett, (My Best […]

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Innocence

November 11, 2011by The Thorn 1 Comment

Synopsis: Gushing water. Subterranean rumbling. Sun-dappled green vistas behind huge stone walls. So begins Innocence, a fascinating fable about a mysterious school for girls, where one arrives by coffin to […]

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