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Category Archives: Film

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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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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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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Adventureland

August 23, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: From the director of Superbad comes Adventureland, “a smart, witty comedy” (Kyle Smith, New York Post) we can all relate to. And the sights and sounds are even more […]

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(500) Days of Summer

August 21, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: In this quirky romantic comedy about love and fate, a young greeting card writer (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) is hopelessly, helplessly searching for the girl of his dreams…and his new co-worker, […]

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Away We Go

August 20, 2012by The Thorn 2 Comments

Synopsis: John Krasinski (The Office) and Maya Rudolph (Saturday Night Live) star in the heartfelt film that explores the comedic twists and turns in one couple’s journey across contemporary America. […]

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Smokey and the Bandit II

August 19, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Jump in and buckle up for a wild ride in the fast lane of laughter as Burt Reynolds and Sally Field team up again to take on Jackie Gleason […]

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Easy Rider

August 18, 2012by The Thorn 1 Comment

Synopsis: Experience the real, uncensored ’60s counterculture in this compelling mixture of drugs, sex and armchair politics. Academy Award – winner Jack Nicholson (Best Actor, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s […]

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