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The Parent Trap (1961)

June 24, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: What could be better than one Hayley Mills? How about two? Special Academy Award®-winning actress Hayley Mills (Pollyanna) shines again, this time of playing twin daughters of a divorced […]

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The First 200 Years of Monty Python

June 23, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Summary: This book celebrates the group’s career with exclusive interviews, rare photographs, and an episode guide detailing the original TV shows still being aired daily across the country. Photos throughout. […]

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Literature

Parenthood

June 22, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Director Ron Howard teams with Steve Martin and an all-star cast to create a hilarious, touching and unforgettable portrait of life’s most rewarding occupation in Parenthood. Steve Martin stars […]

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Give My Regards to Broad Street

June 21, 2015by The Thorn 2 Comments

Synopsis: The legendary Paul McCartney creates a rousing musical fantasy about a pop singer/composer (played by McCartney) who realizes that the master tapes of his about-to-be-released album are missing. To […]

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Film, Music

The Meaning of Life

June 20, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Those six pandemonium-mad Pythons are back with their craziest adventure ever! John Cleese, Graham Chapman, Terry Jones, Eric Idle, Terry Gilliam and Michael Palin have returned to explain The […]

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Film

Father of the Bride (1991)

June 19, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: A Comedy About Letting Go. In this hilarious update of the much-loved Hollywood classic, Steve Martin turns in a winning performance as George Banks, the befuddled father who has […]

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Film, Literature

Father of the Bride (1950)

June 18, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: The Bride Gets The Thrills! Father Gets The Bills! “I would like to say a few words about weddings,” a weary man says from the middle of a muddle […]

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Film, Literature

Mon père, ce héros

June 17, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Andre (Depardieu) is a long-suffering divorcee on holiday in Mauritius where he is forced to pose as his teenage daughter’s (Gillain) older lover so that she can pique the […]

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Film

Monty Python’s Tunisian Holiday

June 16, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Summary: In 1978, Kim “Howard” Johnson ran away to join the circus—Monty Python’s Flying Circus, that is. The Pythons converged on Tunisia to film their timeless classic Life of Brian, […]

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Mr. Mom

June 15, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Funnyman Michael Keaton (Beetlejuice) teams with Tootsie’s Teri Garr in this “fresh and funny audience pleaser” (Boxoffice) that’s all housework…and no pay! Jack and Caroline Butler (Keaton and Garr) […]

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Film

Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band

June 14, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: A Fantastical, Musical Adventure! Starring Peter Frampton and The Bee Gees along with Steve Martin, George Burns, Aerosmith, Alice Cooper, Billy Preston and Earth, Wind & Fire performing almost […]

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Film, Music

Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl

June 13, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: The Pythons invade Hollywood with live versions of classics The Lumberjack Song, The Philosophers Song, and of course, the incomparable Parrot Sketch, plus material never performed on the Flying […]

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Film

Cube Zero

June 12, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Every Nightmare Has A Beginning In this prequel to one of the most successful sci-fi thrillers of the last decade, a new group of unwilling participants frantically moves through […]

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