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Monthly Archives: January 2015

Rick Springfield: The Beat of the Live Drum

January 18, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Rick Springfield soared to the heights of stardom in the 1980s as a teen idol, a soap star and a platinum-selling music artist. The versatile Australian-born entertainer played heartthrob […]

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Music, Television

Dead, She Said

January 17, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Summary: Detective Coogan knows well that there are some pretty shady freaks out there in the big city… but he doesn’t know that some of those freaks aren’t human! He […]

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Literature

The Matrix Revolutions

January 16, 2015by The Thorn 2 Comments

Synopsis: Neo. Trinity. Morpheus. They and other heroes stand on the brink of victory or annihilation in the epic war against the Machines in the stunning final chapter of the […]

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Film

Fantasia 2000

January 15, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Disney animators and filmmakers have again expanded the boundaries of imagination with Fantasia 2000. Fulfilling Walt Disney’s original vision of uniquely fusing sight and sound in a full-length motion […]

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Film, Music

The Matrix Reloaded

January 14, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Sentinels swarm. Smith clones. Neo flies… but perhaps not even a Chosen One gifted with astonishing new powers can stop the advance of the Machines. Neo. Morpheus. Trinity. They’re […]

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Film

Fantasia

January 13, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Fantasia created the mold for blending music and movie magic into an exhilarating moviegoing experience. Unforgettable images are brought to life by some of the world’s best music – […]

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Film, Music

The Matrix

January 12, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Unfortunately, no one can be told what the Matrix is. You have to see it for yourself. Perception: Our day-in, day-out world is real. Reality: That world is a […]

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Film

David Bowie: Glass Spider

January 11, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: One of the greatest pop stars of the last thirty years, David Bowie, is recorded live in Australia on his massive Glass Spider world tour, performing 26 classics including […]

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Music, Television

Saga, vol. 2

January 10, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Summary: The smash-hit ongoing epic continues! Thanks to her star-crossed parents Marko and Alana, newborn baby Hazel has already survived lethal assassins, rampaging armies, and alien monstrosities, but in the […]

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Literature

The Birds II: Land’s End

January 9, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: This is the official sequel to Alfred Hitchcock’s ‘The Birds’, again having Tippi Hedren on the run from rather nasty seagulls. Director Rick Rosenthal distanced himself from the finished […]

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Film, Television

Whiplash

January 8, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: A first-year music student (Miles Teller) wins a seat behind the drums in a jazz band led by a teacher (J.K. Simmons) who uses fear and intimidation to push […]

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Film, Music

Marnie

January 7, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: The Master of Suspense, Alfred Hitchcock, creates a spellbinding portrait of a disturbed woman, and the man who tries to save her, in this unrelenting psychological thriller. ‘Tippi’ Hedren […]

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Film, Literature

Channel Zero

January 6, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: A blistering take on media control in a repressive future America! DMZ and The Massive creator Brian Wood launched an all-out assault on the comics medium in 1997 with […]

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