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July 6, 2016by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: These two short films, featuring the same actors, are a study of infidelity. “Red Vacance” tells the story of a married man having an affair with a younger woman. […]

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War Games, Act 2

July 5, 2016by The Thorn Leave a comment

Summary: The middle act of the hit cataclysmic story! Written by Ed Brubaker, Bill Willingham and others Art by Al Barrionuevo, Paul Gulacy and others Cover by James Jean. Reprinting stories […]

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Literature

Behind the Burly Q

July 4, 2016by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Burlesque was one of America’s most popular forms of live entertainment in the first half of the 20th century. Gaudy, bawdy and spectacular, the shows entertained thousands of paying […]

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Exit Wounds

July 3, 2016by The Thorn Leave a comment

Summary: In modern-day Tel Aviv, a young man, Koby Franco, receives an urgent phone call from a female soldier. Learning that his estranged father may have been a victim of […]

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Literature

Hrútar

July 2, 2016by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: In a remote Icelandic farming valley, two brothers who haven’t spoken in 40 years have to come together in order to save what’s dearest to them – their sheep. […]

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Orgies and the Meaning of Life

July 1, 2016by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: ORGIES AND THE MEANING OF LIFE is an eccentric and exciting film illuminating the inner and outer life of Baxter Goode, a man trying to find an ending to […]

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Film

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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Literature

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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Film

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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