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Monthly Archives: January 2014

Analyze This

January 18, 2014by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: New York’s Most Powerful Gangster Is About To Get In Touch With His Feelings. YOU Try Telling Him His 50 Minutes Are Up. Robert DeNiro and Billy Crystal team […]

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Doctor in Trouble

January 17, 2014by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Last in the ‘Doctor’ series. Troubles befall Dr Burke (Leslie Phillips) when he stows away on an ocean liner and poses as a female photographer. Once more the young […]

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El espinazo del diablo

January 16, 2014by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: From The Director of Hellboy THE DEVIL’S BACKBONE is a stylish and unpredictable supernatural chiller from director Guillermo del Toro (Hellboy, Blade 2) which deftly mixes horror, suspense and […]

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A Liar’s Autobiography: The Untrue Story of Monty Python’s Graham Chapman

January 15, 2014by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Graham Chapman, probably best remembered as “the dead one from Monty Python”, writes and stars in the story, A Liar’s Autobiography. He was born, he went to Cambridge and […]

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The Living Daylights

January 14, 2014by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Armed with razor-sharp instincts and a license to kill, James Bond battles diabolical arms merchants bent on world domination in this thrilling, lightning-paced adventure. Timothy Dalton brings energy, humor […]

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Not the Messiah: He’s a Very Naughty Boy

January 13, 2014by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: In 1979, Monty Python’s Life Of Brian turned the biblical epic on its head. Now, the makers of Spamalot turn classical music on its ear! Prepare for Not The […]

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“Weird Al” Yankovic: Live! The Alpocalypse Tour

January 12, 2014by The Thorn 2 Comments

Synopsis: “Weird Al” Yankovic Live! – The Apocalypse Tour is the concert event to end all concert events. . . and the perfect way to kill some time while waiting […]

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And Now for Something Completely Different

January 11, 2014by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: The Best of Monty Python’s Flying Circus England was such a proper place – until the day the Python arrived. Monty Python, that is, a Flying Circus that slithered […]

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V for Vendetta

January 10, 2014by The Thorn 2 Comments

Synopsis: Freedom! Forever! Who is the man who hides his scarred face behind a mask? Hero or madman? Liberator or oppressor? Who is V – and who will join him […]

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Remember the Secret Policeman’s Ball?

January 9, 2014by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: A celebration of the 25th anniversary of the Secret Policeman’s Ball in aid of Amnesty International. Some of Britain’s best known entertainers, including John Cleese, Sir Bob Geldof, Alan […]

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Gravity

January 8, 2014by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Academy Award® winners Sandra Bullock (“The Blind Side”) and George Clooney (“Syriana”) star in “Gravity,” a heart-pounding thriller that pulls you into the infinite and unforgiving realm of deep […]

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The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball

January 7, 2014by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: The 1989 show returned to the roots of the series with an emphasis on comedy and eschewing the music that, by the 1987 show, had come to be an […]

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Jesus Camp

January 6, 2014by The Thorn 2 Comments

Synopsis: America is Being Born Again. A growing number of Evangelical Christians believe there is a revival underway in America that requires Christian youth to assume leadership roles in advocating […]

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