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Category Archives: Film

Pleasantville

July 8, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: In the black-and-white ’50s sitcom realm of Pleasantville, mom always has a yummy meatloaf in the oven, the home team never loses and romance is a shy peck on […]

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The Sword in the Stone

July 6, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Humor, spectacle and magic rule in Walt Disney’s legendary classic tale The Sword In The Stone. Embark on an adventure-filled quest for an unlikely hero! According to legend, only […]

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Le jumeau

July 5, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: When a man decides to play the role of twins in order to romance another set of twins, life becomes much more complicated than he wants or needs in […]

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The Breakfast Club

July 2, 2012by The Thorn 3 Comments

Synopsis: Five strangers with nothing in common, except each other. They were five students with nothing in common, faced with spending a Saturday detention together in their high school library. […]

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Monster Brawl

June 30, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: It’s the fight of the living dead. Held in a secret graveyard on cursed soil, the Monster Brawl is the ultimate collision of legendary monsters and undead ghouls! You’ve […]

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Enemy of the State

June 26, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: It’s Not Paranoia If They’re Really After You. Will Smith plays Robert Clayton Dean who is a successful Washington, D.C. attorney who – without his knowledge – is given […]

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The Conversation

June 25, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Francis Ford Coppola’s provoking mystery-drama explores the morality of privacy and stars Gene Hackman as Harry Caul, expert surveillance man. A routine wire-tapping job turns into a modern nightmare […]

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Don’t You Forget About Me

June 24, 2012by The Thorn 4 Comments

Synopsis: How did John Hughes capture the growing pains of adolescence so perfectly? Why do his films resonate with those that grew up with them, and those that have just […]

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The Avengers

June 23, 2012by The Thorn 1 Comment

Synopsis: When the Tesseract, a cube of pure energy with the power to destroy the Earth, is stolen by the nefarious God of Mischief, Loki (Tom Hiddleston), S.H.I.E.L.D. leader Nick […]

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Weird Science

June 21, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: If You Can’t Get A Date, Make One! Teen life is full of mysteries, but nothing is more hilarious or more fun than Weird Science, the out of this […]

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Les Compères

June 17, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: When her teen-aged son (Stephane Bierry) runs away and the police are noncommittal, a woman (Anne Duperey) convinces two old flames — a crusading journalist (Gerard Depardieu) and a […]

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La mala educación

June 16, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: From two-time Academy Award®-winner Pedro Almodovar (2002 Best Original Screenplay, Talk to Her, 2000 Best Foreign Language Film, All About My Mother) comes Bad Education, an outrageous tale of […]

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The Dead Pool

June 15, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Fame isn’t detective Harry Callahan’s style. He dislikes being grouped with a rock star, a film critic and a TV host, all slain celebrities in a macabre betting pool […]

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