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Monthly Archives: August 2014

Japan: Instant Pictures

August 31, 2014by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: A collection of music videos by the band Japan. Tracks include Gentlemen Take Polaroids, Cantonese Boy, Swing, Still Life in Mobile homes, Night Porter, Canton, Visions of China.   […]

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Music, Television

What’s New Pussycat?

August 30, 2014by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: It’s tough being the cat’s meow! A “zany blend of slapstick gags and madcap comedy” (Cue), this “hilarious (Motion Picture Herald) romp, starring Peter Sellers, Peter O’Toole and Woody […]

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Erogotoshi-tachi yori: Jinruigaku nyûmon

August 29, 2014by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Subu makes pornographic films. He sees nothing wrong with it. They are an aid to a repressed society, and he uses the money to support his landlady, Haru, and […]

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Film, Literature

Mini’s First Time

August 28, 2014by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Sex. Murder. Blackmail. There’s A First Time For Everything. Mini (Niki Reed, Thirteen) is just like any other teenage girl. She doesn’t have much time for school – stealing […]

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Orgazmo

August 27, 2014by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Making sex safe again. Joe Young (Trey Parker) is a devout Mormon visiting Hollywood to convert the unenlightened. While spreading the word, Joe is offered $20,000 to play Captain […]

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Mondo Meyer Upakhyan

August 26, 2014by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: A sweet and gently ironic story about the daughter of the village prostitute who desperately seeks an education rather than following in her mother’s footsteps. The film beautifully captures […]

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Film

Meet Monica Velour

August 25, 2014by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: In this irreverent comedy, awkward teenager Tobe (Dustin Ingram) sets off on a road trip to meet Monica Velour (Kim Cattrall), his favorite ’80s porn star, at a rare […]

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Illicit

August 25, 2014by The Thorn Leave a comment

Summary: When Lindsay receives an invitation in the mail to live out her most illicit fantasies, she thinks it’s her best friend playing a joke. Little does Lindsay know, the […]

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Literature

No-Man: Mixtaped

August 24, 2014by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Mixtaped is a 2 disc set that captures No-Man’s complete concert at Bushhall, London in August 2008. it also includes a live photo gallery, including photos from all three […]

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Xiao cai feng

August 23, 2014by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: A Tailor Made Romance Based on the international bestseller, Balzac and The Little Chinese Seamstress is set in the early 1970’s during the later stages of China’s cultural revolution. […]

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Kim Cattrall: Sexual Intelligence

August 22, 2014by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: From the heat of the first look to the importance of out erotic fantasies, Kim Cattrall explores both the physical chemistry and the emotional complexity of raw sexual desire. […]

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Film, Television

Under the Skin

August 21, 2014by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Jonathan Glazer’s third film following Sexy Beast and Birth, Under the Skin is the story of an alien in human form. Part road movie, part science fiction, part real, […]

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Film

The ABC of Love and Sex – Australia Style

August 20, 2014by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: A ramped up sex ed doco packed with gratuitous nudity, lesbian liaisons, and candid interviews with colourful pioneers of Sydney’s gay and transvestite community. Narrators Sandy Gore and Michael […]

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