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Monthly Archives: August 2012

The Thin Man Goes Home

August 31, 2012by The Thorn 1 Comment

Synopsis: Outlaws come and go in Nick and Nora’s lives. Now it’s time to meet the in-laws. The debonair sleuths leave little Nicky Jr. at boarding school, grab Asta and […]

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Buried

August 30, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Paul Conroy is not ready to die. But when he wakes up six feet underground with no idea of who put him there or why, life for the truck […]

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Lucille

August 29, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Lucille, by Ludovic Debeurme 7.0 ‘Lucille’ is the story of an anorexic girl and a malcontent boy, both from dysfunctional families, how they meet and how they affect each other’s life. […]

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Walkabout

August 28, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: A young sister and brother are abandoned in the harsh Australian outback and must learn to exist in the natural world, without their usual comforts, in this hypnotic masterpiece […]

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Film, Literature

Irredeemable, vol. 7

August 27, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Irredeemable, vol. 7, by Mark Waid and Peter Krause 7.25 Well, that’s it, then. I give up on ‘Irredeemable’. I know it’s considered one of the great new reads, and […]

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Literature

George Carlin: Complaints and Grievances

August 26, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: In “Complaints & Grievances,” George Carlin’s 12th HBO Comedy special, taped at the Beacon Theater in New York on November 17, 2001 (ten weeks after 9/11), Carlin casts his […]

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127 Hours

August 25, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: There is no force more powerful than the will to live From Academy Award-winning director Danny Boyle (Slumdog Millionaire) comes the powerfully uplifting true story of one man’s struggle […]

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City Slickers

August 24, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Comic genius Billy Crystal (When Harry Met Sally) stars in this hilarious film about cowboys, careers and mid-life crises. Co-starring Daniel Stern, Bruno Kirby and Jack Palance in an Academy […]

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Adventureland

August 23, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: From the director of Superbad comes Adventureland, “a smart, witty comedy” (Kyle Smith, New York Post) we can all relate to. And the sights and sounds are even more […]

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Habibi

August 22, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Habibi, by Craig Thompson 9.25 Honestly, I wouldn’t have read ‘Habibi’ if I hadn’t already been immensely impressed by Craig Thompson’s potential, via ‘Blankets‘; nothing about the title or the […]

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(500) Days of Summer

August 21, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: In this quirky romantic comedy about love and fate, a young greeting card writer (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) is hopelessly, helplessly searching for the girl of his dreams…and his new co-worker, […]

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Away We Go

August 20, 2012by The Thorn 2 Comments

Synopsis: John Krasinski (The Office) and Maya Rudolph (Saturday Night Live) star in the heartfelt film that explores the comedic twists and turns in one couple’s journey across contemporary America. […]

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Smokey and the Bandit II

August 19, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Jump in and buckle up for a wild ride in the fast lane of laughter as Burt Reynolds and Sally Field team up again to take on Jackie Gleason […]

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