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Monthly Archives: December 2012

About a Boy

December 31, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Hugh Grant (Notting Hill, Bridget Jones’s Diary) is simply brilliant in this comedy hit the critics are hailing as “Hilarious!” (Premiere). Will Lightman (Grant) is a good-looking, smooth-talking bachelor […]

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Serendipity

December 30, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Destiny… With A Sense Of Humor. Irresistible stars John Cusack (America’s Sweethearts, High Fidelity) and Kate Beckinsale (Pearl Harbor, Brokedown Palace) are drawn together and take a chance on […]

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Love Actually

December 29, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Love Actually is the ultimate romantic comedy from the makers of Bridget Jones’s Diary and Notting Hill. Funny, irresistible and heartwarming, an all-star cast (Hugh Grant, Liam Neeson, Colin […]

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The War of the Roses

December 28, 2012by The Thorn 1 Comment

Synopsis: Once inia lifetime comesia motion picture that makes you feel like fallingiin love again. This isinot that movie. In this blackest of comedies, a perfect 18-year marriage suddenly becomes […]

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The Ice Harvest

December 27, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Summary: John Cusack and Billy Bob Thornton lead an all-star cast in this hilarious and unpredictable thriller that critics are calling “very funny stuff” (Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper). When […]

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American Psycho

December 26, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Patrick Bateman (Christian Bale) is a Wall Street yuppie, obsessed with success, status and style, with a stunning fiancée (Reese Witherspoon). He is also a psychotic killer who rapes, […]

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Edward Scissorhands

December 25, 2012by The Thorn 1 Comment

Synopsis: Once upon a time in a castle high on a hill lived an inventor who’s greatest creation was named Edward. Although Edward had an irresistible charm, he wasn’t quite […]

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Rare Exports

December 24, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Young Pietari lives with his stern reindeer-herding father Rauno in arctic Finland. On the eve of Christmas, an enormous excavation at a nearby mountain disturbs the locals and captures […]

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Gremlins

December 23, 2012by The Thorn 4 Comments

Synopsis: Gremlins is a wildly original roller coaster ride of hilarious mischief. One minute your hair will stand on end, the next you’ll hold your sides with laughter at the […]

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Trading Places

December 22, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: They’re not just getting rich… they’re getting even. What happens when a Wall Street tycoon meets a street smart hustler? Find out in the comedy classic that helped launch […]

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2012

December 21, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: From Roland Emmerich, director of The Day After Tomorrow and Independence Day, comes the ultimate action-adventure film, exploding with groundbreaking special effects. As the world faces a catastrophe of […]

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War of the Worlds

December 20, 2012by The Thorn 2 Comments

Synopsis: An earth-shattering adventure that both “rivets and amazes” (Michael Wilmington, Chicago Tribune), War of the Worlds reunites superstar Tom Cruise and Academy Award®-winning director Steven Spielberg for one of […]

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The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008)

December 19, 2012by The Thorn 1 Comment

Synopsis: Epic action and mind-blowing effects rock the planet in this thrilling reinvention of the sci-fi classic, The Day The Earth Stood Still. Keanu Reeves portrays Klaatu, an otherworldly being […]

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