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The Full Monty

September 5, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Six unemployed men inspired by a touring group of male strippers, decide they can make a small fortune by putting on a striptease show of their own – but […]

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Open Water

September 4, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Based On True Events In search of much needed relaxation, Susan and Daniel take a tropical island vacation. While scuba diving miles off the coast, the tour guide miscounts […]

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Duel

September 3, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Fear Is The Driving Force. Steven Spielberg directs this high-velocity thriller about a motorist terrorized by an evil truck. Spielberg’s first full-length movie, Duel, helped jumpstart the director’s big-screen […]

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Smokey and the Bandit 3

September 2, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: In this plotless, mindless chase movie, papa Big Enos and son Little Enos (Pat McCormick and Paul Williams) hire Cletus (Jerry Reed) to haul a Jaws-replica shark from Miami […]

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The Birdcage

September 1, 2012by The Thorn 1 Comment

Synopsis: Robin Williams, Gene Hackman, Nathan Lane, Dianne Wiest, Christine Baranski and Calista Flockhart star in this uproarious comedy that will send your spirits soaring. Armand (Williams) and Albert (Lane) […]

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The Thin Man Goes Home

August 31, 2012by The Thorn 1 Comment

Synopsis: Outlaws come and go in Nick and Nora’s lives. Now it’s time to meet the in-laws. The debonair sleuths leave little Nicky Jr. at boarding school, grab Asta and […]

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Buried

August 30, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Paul Conroy is not ready to die. But when he wakes up six feet underground with no idea of who put him there or why, life for the truck […]

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Lucille

August 29, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Lucille, by Ludovic Debeurme 7.0 ‘Lucille’ is the story of an anorexic girl and a malcontent boy, both from dysfunctional families, how they meet and how they affect each other’s life. […]

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Walkabout

August 28, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: A young sister and brother are abandoned in the harsh Australian outback and must learn to exist in the natural world, without their usual comforts, in this hypnotic masterpiece […]

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Film, Literature

Irredeemable, vol. 7

August 27, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Irredeemable, vol. 7, by Mark Waid and Peter Krause 7.25 Well, that’s it, then. I give up on ‘Irredeemable’. I know it’s considered one of the great new reads, and […]

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George Carlin: Complaints and Grievances

August 26, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: In “Complaints & Grievances,” George Carlin’s 12th HBO Comedy special, taped at the Beacon Theater in New York on November 17, 2001 (ten weeks after 9/11), Carlin casts his […]

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127 Hours

August 25, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: There is no force more powerful than the will to live From Academy Award-winning director Danny Boyle (Slumdog Millionaire) comes the powerfully uplifting true story of one man’s struggle […]

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City Slickers

August 24, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Comic genius Billy Crystal (When Harry Met Sally) stars in this hilarious film about cowboys, careers and mid-life crises. Co-starring Daniel Stern, Bruno Kirby and Jack Palance in an Academy […]

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