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Monthly Archives: June 2016

Justice League, vol. 5: Forever Heroes

June 30, 2016by The Thorn Leave a comment

Summary: In these tales from JUSTICE LEAGUE #24-29, the Crime Syndicate hunts down the few heroes foolish enough to challenge them – including Dick Grayson! But Owlman has other plans […]

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Drei

June 29, 2016by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Imagine the possibilities Hanna and Simon, a couple in their early forties, live together in Berlin. With their 20th anniversary looming, they both become restless despite being truly and […]

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War Games, Act 1

June 28, 2016by The Thorn Leave a comment

Summary: A clash between Gotham’s underworld families erupts into a wave of chaos that engulfs the city. Batman must use every available asset — Oracle, Batgirl, Nightwing, Orpheus, Onyx and […]

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Literature

Bettie Page Reveals All

June 27, 2016by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Mark Mori’s Bettie Page Reveals All is an intimate look at one of the world’s most recognized sex symbols, told in her own words for the […]

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Sunstone, vol. 4

June 26, 2016by The Thorn Leave a comment

Summary: Meet a girl online: check! Befriend and flirt for two months online: check! Know her in person for two weeks: check! Move in together! Well… this can only end […]

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Literature

Nineteen Eighty-Four

June 25, 2016by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Based on the novel by George Orwell… This stunning film adaptation “journeys straight to the heart of the nightmare” (Variety) portrayed in George Orwell’s terrifying classic. John Hurt is […]

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Film, Literature

Rub and Tug

June 24, 2016by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Rub & Tug is an amusing portrayal of a fascinating subculture. Lawrence, the owner of a “full body” massage parlour, suspects that the three girls who work for him […]

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Film

Superman: Last Son

June 23, 2016by The Thorn Leave a comment

Summary: It’s Superman vs. Superman Revenge Squad and the Phantom Zone criminals – with the life of Christopher Kent hanging in the balance! Collects ACTION COMICS #844-846, 851, and ACTION […]

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Perfect Mothers

June 22, 2016by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Escape to a close-knit seaside community where friendship, love and lust collide. Starring Academy Award nominee Naomi Watts and Golden Globe nominated actress Robin Wright, Adore is a sensual […]

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Film, Literature

Gotham Central, vol. 1

June 21, 2016by The Thorn Leave a comment

Summary: Gotham City: a town teeming with corrupt cops, ruthless crime lords, petty thieves … and just a small handful that would oppose them. Grizzled veteran Harvey Bullock, Captain Maggie […]

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Literature

Vampira and Me

June 20, 2016by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Hollywood would never be the same. When Maila Nurmi took to the TV airwaves in 1954 as the original gothic scream queen Vampira, a national craze was set off. […]

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Film, Television

2030

June 19, 2016by The Thorn Leave a comment

Summary: June 12, 2030 started out like any other day in memory—and by then, memories were long. Since cancer had been cured fifteen years before, America’s population was aging rapidly. […]

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Literature

Animal Farm (1999)

June 18, 2016by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: There’s a new day dawning on the farm. Chaos ensues when animals take over the farm in this magnificent adaptation of George Orwell’s classic novel, which features the magic […]

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