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Monthly Archives: September 2014

Jan Dara

September 19, 2014by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Based on one of the most acclaimed Thai novels of the 20th century and directed by Thai cinema’s most successful and accomplished director: Nonzee Nimibutr (Nang Nak and Baytong). […]

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Film, Literature

Spymaker: The Secret Life of Ian Fleming

September 18, 2014by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: The Secret Life of Ian Fleming follows the exciting life of a dashing young Ian Fleming, the mastermind behind the highly successful James Bond books and movies. As a […]

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Film, Television

Wi-heom-han gyan-gye

September 17, 2014by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: 1930s Shanghai: the glamorous, tumultuous “Paris Of The East” whose salons, streets and bedrooms frame this Chinese adaptation of the French novel “Les Liaisons Dangereuses” – into a lush […]

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Film, Literature

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

September 16, 2014by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls start your engines. You’re about to take an incredible ride with one of the most wonderful family films of all time! Dick Van […]

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Film, Literature

Dangerous Liaisons

September 15, 2014by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: The game of conquest is underway. Anything goes when a predatory, wealthy widow (Glenn Close) challenges a notorious rake (John Malkovich) to seduce a beautiful young newlywed (Michelle Pfeifer). […]

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Film, Literature

The Penis Book

September 15, 2014by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Think you know everything about penises? Bet you don’t know what hospitals do with foreskins after they’ve been snipped away. How fortunes were made in the war against wet […]

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Literature

Brian Eno: 1971-1977 – The Man Who Fell to Earth

September 14, 2014by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: This documentary film – the first ever about Eno – explores his life, career and music between the years 1971 & 1977, the period that some view as his […]

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Film, Music

Boyhood

September 13, 2014by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Filmed over 12 years with the same cast, Richard Linklater’s BOYHOOD is a groundbreaking story of growing up as seen through the eyes of a child named Mason (a […]

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Film

Nightwatching

September 12, 2014by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: While painting a group portrait of the Amsterdam Musketeer Militia, the renowned Dutch artist Rembrandt (Martin Freeman) discovers a murder plot involving, Rembrandt build his accusation in the form […]

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Film

Elysium

September 11, 2014by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: In the year 2154, two classes of people exist: the very wealthy, who live on a pristine man-made space station called Elysium, and the rest, who live on an […]

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Film

Klimt (Producer’s cut)

September 10, 2014by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Gustav Klimt lived his life like he painted it – full of intensity, sensuality and passion. In this biographical fantasy by acclaimed director Raul Ruiz (Time Regained), Klimt (John […]

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Film

On aura tout vu

September 9, 2014by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: A professional still photographer (Pierre Richard) has long wanted to make a movie from a story about love and politics. When the opportunity arises, he and his lady-love (Miou-Miou) […]

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Film

The Piano

September 8, 2014by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Winner of 3 Academy Awards including Best Actress (Holly Hunter) and Best Supporting Actress (Anna Paquin), The Piano weaves the passionate tale of Ada, a young mute woman (Hunter) […]

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