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Monthly Archives: May 2013

Melancholia

May 31, 2013by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: It will change everything. Justine (Kirsten Dunst) and Michael (Alexander Skarsgård) celebrate their marriage at a sumptuous party in the home of Justine’s sister Claire (Charlotte Gainsbourg) and brother-in-law […]

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L’anniversaire d’Astérix et Obélix: Le Livre d’or

May 30, 2013by The Thorn Leave a comment

Summary: The 34th album – the first for four years – is the highlight of Asterix’s 50th anniversary celebrations. A collection of 12 new stories – all linked by the theme of […]

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Airplane!

May 29, 2013by The Thorn 5 Comments

Synopsis: Voted “one of the 10 funniest movies ever made” by the American Film Institute, Airplane! is a masterpiece of off-the-wall comedy. Featuring Robert Hays as an ex-fighter pilot forced […]

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Les Bronzés font du ski

May 28, 2013by The Thorn 1 Comment

Synopsis: One year on from their eventful meeting at a holiday club on the Ivory Coast, six disparate characters find themselves reunited in the French Alps. The nouvelle-riche couple Bernard […]

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Yôjinbô

May 27, 2013by The Thorn 3 Comments

Synopsis: The incomparable Toshiro Mifune stars in Akira Kurosawa’s visually stunning and darkly comic Yojimbo. To rid a terror-stricken village of corruption, wily masterless samurai Sanjuro turns a range war […]

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Head Case: Season 3

May 26, 2013by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: She may be Hollywood’s top shrink to the stars, but is she far more self-centered, judgmental and unstable than any of her famous patients? Alexandra Wentworth stars as Dr. […]

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Dhobi Ghat

May 25, 2013by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: In the teeming metropolis of Mumbai, four people separated by class and language are drawn together in compelling relationships. Shai, an affluent investment banker on a sabbatical, strikes up […]

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Film

The Grub-Stake Revisited

May 24, 2013by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Pre-dating Chaplin’s classic film The Gold Rush by two years, The Grub-Stake is a riveting silent film, created in 1923 by Canadian pioneer filmmaker Nell Shipman. It tells the tale […]

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Film

Beyond Therapy

May 23, 2013by The Thorn 1 Comment

Synopsis: Neurotic New Yorker Bruce (Jeff Goldblum) is a manic bisexual who enjoys a good cry. Equally insecure Prudence (Julie Hagerty of Airplane!) is the uptight writer he meets through the […]

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Film, Literature

Diamonds Are Forever

May 22, 2013by The Thorn 2 Comments

Synopsis: A fortune in stolen diamonds thrusts James Bond into action in this thrilling adventure! Sean Connery returns as Agent 007 and teams up with the beautiful Tiffany Case (Jill […]

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Film, Literature

Astérix et les Vikings

May 21, 2013by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Combining the original spirit that has become the hallmark of the world-famous comic strip with state-of-the-art animation techniques, ASTERIX AND THE VIKINGS restores the full dimension of the funny, […]

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A Dangerous Method

May 20, 2013by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Based on the true story of Jung, Freud and the patient who came between them. From acclaimed director David Cronenberg (A History of Violence) comes a dark tale of […]

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Les Bronzés

May 19, 2013by The Thorn 2 Comments

Synopsis: Holidaymakers arriving in a Club Med camp on the Ivory Coast are determined to forget their everyday problems and emotional disappointments. Games, competitions, outings, bathing and sunburn accompany a […]

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