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One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest

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Synopsis: When free-spirited petty crook Randy P. McMurphy (Jack Nicholson) arrives at the state mental hospital, his contagious sense of disorder jolts the routine. He’s on one side of a […]

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Justin Bieber: Rise to Fame

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Synopsis: The transformation from small-town Canadian boy to international superstar happened almost overnight for recording artist, Justin Bieber. With the help of his mother, Bieber started a Youtube craze fueled […]

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You’ve Got Mail

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Synopsis: Someone You Pass On The Street May Already Be The Love Of Your Life. You’ve Got Mail delivers all the wit, charm and warmth you’d expect from a reunion […]

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Film

It Happened On 5th Avenue

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Synopsis: Make yourself at home for the holidays! No one is inside that boarded-up mansion on Manhattan’s ritzy 5th Avenue, right? Wrong. Its secret inhabitants include a philosophizing hobo and […]

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Film

Mixed Nuts

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Synopsis: ‘Twas the night before Christmas and all through the house, the only creatures stirring were a transvestite, a homicidal Santa, a serial killer, the staff of a suicide hot […]

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Film

Christmas in Connecticut

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Synopsis: Barbara Stanwyck Keeps Pace with a Happy Holidaze! In her Smart Housekeeping column, Elizabeth Lane provides festive recipes and homemaking hints. But Elizabeth’s got a secret: she needs a […]

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Film

Elf

December 26, 2017by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Once upon a Christmas Eve, an orphan baby crawled into Santa’s bag of gifts and was taken to the North Pole. Raised by Papa Elf (Bob Newhart), Buddy (Will […]

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Film

A Christmas Carol (1938)

December 25, 2017by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Four Ghosts. One Miracle. Oh Glorious, Glorious Day! “May it haunt [my readers’] houses pleasantly,” Charles Dickens wrote in the preface to his A Christmas Carol. This 1938 version […]

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Film, Literature

3615 code Père Noël

December 25, 2017by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Thomas (Alain Musy) is living with his mom and granddad in a huge country house. He makes a teltext phone call requesting that Santa Claus visit his house for […]

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Film

The Night Before

December 24, 2017by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Ethan (Joseph Gordon-Levitt), Isaac (Seth Rogen) and Chris (Anthony Mackie) have been friends since childhood, and for a decade, their yearly Christmas Eve reunion has been an annual night […]

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Film

The Santa Trap

December 24, 2017by The Thorn Leave a comment

Summary: Meet a beastly boy with a dastardly plan that could ruin Christmas! Bradley Bartleby is bad. Very bad. To avoid Bradley’s wrath, his wealthy parents buy him whatever he […]

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Literature

The Shop Around the Corner

December 23, 2017by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Tell bickering Budapest gift-shop workers Alfred and Klara that they love each other and they might call you crazy. No lovers can compare to the romantic, secret pen pals […]

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Film, Literature

Santa Claus: The Movie

December 23, 2017by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: This dazzling, heartwarming Christmas classic is the story of a master toymaker who discovers a magical kingdom of elves at the North Pole and becomes Santa Claus. But when […]

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