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The Lonely Guy

August 24, 2010by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Meet Larry Hubbard…Lonely Guy The one and only Steve Martin stars along with Charles Grodin and Tony Award winner Judith Ivey in a funny and poignant romance inspired by […]

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La turbulence des fluides

August 20, 2010by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: A scientist living in Tokyo is sent to a small Canadian town to study the tides in this visually inventive feature from director Manon Briand. Suspecting that the cecassion […]

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Frailty

August 19, 2010by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: No Soul Is Safe. Years after terrorizing a small Texas community, the God’s Hand Killer has returned — leaving in his wake a perplexing trail of fear and death. […]

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Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid

August 19, 2010by The Thorn 1 Comment

Synopsis: As the private eye of private eyes, Steve Martin is Rigby Reardon. He’s tough, rough and ready to take on anything when Juliet Forrest appears on the scene with […]

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Night of the Living Dead (1968)

August 18, 2010by The Thorn 1 Comment

Synopsis: Dead bodies are returning to life and eating human flesh! A group of survivors seeks refuge in a farmhouse, hoping to protect themselves from the hordes of advancing zombies. […]

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This Movie is Broken

August 17, 2010by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: On a hot summer’s night in Toronto, a Broken Social Scene show tops all expectations and resonates deep into the morning, into the lives of two close friends….closer than […]

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Buffy the Vampire Slayer

August 16, 2010by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Blonde, bouncy Buffy (Kristy Swanson) is your typical high school cheerleader – her goal is to “marry Christian Slater and die” and nothing gets in her way when it’s […]

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Watchmen

August 16, 2010by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Someone’s killing our super heroes. The year is 1985 and super heroes have banded together to respond to the murder of one of their own. They soon uncover a […]

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Film, Literature

Shaft’s Big Score

August 15, 2010by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: He’s back big time! The bash-‘n’-smash follow-upito Shaft! You can’t say the mob wasn’t warned about John Shaft. “He’s a bad dude,” a numbers racketeer cautions them. Now Shaft […]

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Shaft (2000)

August 14, 2010by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Who delivers ten times out of ten? Samuel L. Jackson is Shaft, the man and the movie. John Singleton (Boyz ‘N’ The Hood), directs this gritty action packed thriller. […]

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Shaft (1971)

August 13, 2010by The Thorn 1 Comment

Synopsis: The Hard-Hitting Original That Started It All. “Hotter than Bond. Cooler than Bullitt,” movie posters proclaimed. John Shaft was indeed a shut-your-mouth detective to reckon with, a fact emphasized […]

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Shopgirl

August 13, 2010by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Based on Steve Martin’s best-selling novella, and starring Golden Globe® winner Claire Danes (The Family Stone), Golden Globe® nominee Steve Martin and Jason Schwartzman (Bewitched), Shopgirl is a disarmingly […]

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Heavy Metal in Baghdad

August 12, 2010by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Heavy Metal In Baghdad is a documentary feature film that follows the Iraqi heavy metal band Acrassicauda (Latin for a deadly black scorpion native to Iraq) from the fall […]

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