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Monthly Archives: February 2015

Le Donjon de Naheulbeuk, vol. 1

February 28, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Summary: Le Donjon de Naheulbeuk is a humourous fictional adventure graphic novel that takes place in a medieval-fantasy world. Stereotypical role-playing game characters, hired by a mysterious wizard, enter the […]

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The Thing (2011)

February 27, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: It’s not human. Yet. From the producers of Dawn of the Dead comes the chilling prelude to John Carpenter’s cult classic film. When paleontologist Kate Lloyd (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) […]

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Film, Literature

The Last Starfighter

February 26, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: He Didn’t Find His Dreams. . .His Dreams Found Him. Millions of light-years ago, a great frontier was constructed in the universe to protect the star League of Planets […]

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The Thing (1982)

February 25, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Horror-meister John Carpenter (Halloween, Escape from New York) teams Kurt Russell’s outstanding performance with incredible visuals to build this chilling version of the classic The Thing. In the winter […]

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Film, Literature

Bad Island

February 24, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Something on this island is up to no good . . . When Reese is forced to go on a boating trip with his family, the last thing he […]

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Literature

The Thing From Another World

February 23, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Arctic researchers discover a huge, frozen spaceling inside a crash-landed UFO, then fight for their lives after the murderous being (a pre-Gunsmoke James Arness) emerges from icy captivity. Will […]

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Film, Literature

Betty Blowtorch: And Her Amazing True Life Adventures

February 22, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: For two years a filmmaker follows the all girl rock band Betty Blowtorch documenting the bands ferocious sound and dangerously low-tech pyrotechnic show, unaware of the turmoil and tragedy […]

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Film, Music

RiffTrax: The ‘Sharknado’ VOD release interview

February 21, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Summary: On February 18, 2015, the RiffTrax released the home video version of their highly sought-after ‘RiffTrax Live: Sharknado’ performance. In conjunction with its release, The Critical Eye landed an […]

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Film

The Pallbearer

February 20, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Hot star David Schwimmer makes a hilarious big-screen debut in this outrageous comedy hit! As Tom Thompson, the popular star plays a befuddled college grad whose social life is […]

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Film

Turist

February 19, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: A critical favorite at the Cannes Film Festival, where it took the Jury Prize in Un Certain Regard, this wickedly funny and precisely observed psychodrama tells the story of […]

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Film

Chaos and Cadavers

February 18, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: A Hilarious Undertaking. Plans for a quiet romantic getaway for geeky Edward (Nick Moran, Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels) and his alluring bride, Samantha (Keeley Hawes) die a […]

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Film

RiffTrax Live: Sharknado

February 17, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Considered by many critics to be one of the greatest movies ever made in the “Tornado full of sharks” genre, Sharknado debuted in 2013 to unprecedented buzz. Not since […]

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Film

Four Weddings and a Funeral

February 16, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: The film follows the fortunes of Charles and his friends as they wonder if they will every find true love and marry. Charles thinks he’s found “Miss Right” in […]

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