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The Birds II: Land’s End

January 9, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: This is the official sequel to Alfred Hitchcock’s ‘The Birds’, again having Tippi Hedren on the run from rather nasty seagulls. Director Rick Rosenthal distanced himself from the finished […]

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Whiplash

January 8, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: A first-year music student (Miles Teller) wins a seat behind the drums in a jazz band led by a teacher (J.K. Simmons) who uses fear and intimidation to push […]

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Film, Music

Marnie

January 7, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: The Master of Suspense, Alfred Hitchcock, creates a spellbinding portrait of a disturbed woman, and the man who tries to save her, in this unrelenting psychological thriller. ‘Tippi’ Hedren […]

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Film, Literature

Channel Zero

January 6, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: A blistering take on media control in a repressive future America! DMZ and The Massive creator Brian Wood launched an all-out assault on the comics medium in 1997 with […]

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Literature

The Birds

January 5, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Nothing equals The Birds for sheer terror when Alfred Hitchcock unleashes his foul friends in one of his most shocking and memorable masterpieces. As beautiful blond Melanie Daniels (‘Tippi’ […]

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Duran Duran: Big Milano Thing

January 4, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Amazing 2008 Italian fan club only DVD featuring footage and capturing the magic, excitement, and pure adrenaline of the band’s Milano Palatrussardi’s concert on December 12, 1988; including most […]

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Music, Television

The Monstrous Collection

January 3, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Summary: From the creator of 30 Days of Night comes a collection so terrifying, so huge, so gritty and raw that it had to be called MONSTROUS! Collecting the collaborations […]

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Literature

The Girl

January 2, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Starring Toby Jones as Hitchcock and Sienna Miller as Hedren, The Girl tells the story of the director’s obsessive relationship with his leading lady during the making of The […]

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Film, Television

The Haunting (1999)

January 1, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: In this edge-of-your seat supernatural thriller featuring Hollywood’s hottest stars, a study in fear escalates into a heart-stopping nightmare for a professor and three subjects trapped in a mysterious […]

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Hitchcock

December 31, 2014by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Oscar Winners Anthony Hopkins and Helen Mirren are spellbinding in this provocative story about the making of one of cinema’s most iconic films. Plagued by both a reckless ego […]

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Film

Hack/Slash: Omnibus 1

December 30, 2014by The Thorn Leave a comment

Summary: At the end of every horror movie, one girl always survives… in this case, Cassie Hack not only survives, she turns the tables by hunting and destroying the horrible […]

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Literature

Psycho (1998)

December 29, 2014by The Thorn 2 Comments

Synopsis: Criminal on the run, Marion Crane take refuge at the motel operated by Norman Bates – a troubled man who’s victims encounter a grisly fate at the hands of […]

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Film, Literature

Tarja Turunen and Harus: In Concert – Live at Sibelius Hall

December 28, 2014by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: 2011 release from the Finnish Metal vocalist and former member of Nightwish. It’s widely known that Tarja’s musical background is classical music and her voice classically trained. After the […]

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