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Category Archives: Film

Lisa e il diavolo

December 4, 2017by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: While visiting Toledo, Spain, American tourist Lisa Reiner (Elke Sommer) experiences a feeling of déjà vu when she sees an ancient mural of the Devil carrying away the dead. […]

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There’s Always Vanilla

November 30, 2017by The Thorn 4 Comments

Synopsis: Fearing he would be typecast as a “horror director”, Romero immediately made this bittersweet drama about an affair between a free-spirited dropout (‘Ray Laine’) and a beautiful young model […]

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Babe: Pig in the City

November 29, 2017by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Babe: Pig in the City takes the three musketeers Babe, Ferdy and Mrs. Hoggett on a crusade into the midst of a large city where despite incredible obstacles, they […]

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La casa con la scala nel buio

November 28, 2017by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Bruno (Andrea Occhipinti of NEW YORK RIPPER) is hired to compose a new horror movie and rents an isolated villa to concentrate on his work. But when several beautiful […]

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Quante volte… quella notte

November 27, 2017by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: For his sole foray into the sex comedy genre, Mario Bava delivers a swinging orgy of mod design, leering humor and daring late ’60s erotica. American leading man Bret […]

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The Inspector, vol. 1

November 24, 2017by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: With a nose for clues, and eye for intrigue and a mind like a steel trap that’s jammed shut, ‘The Inspector’ sets out to solve Paris’ most puzzling crime […]

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Knightriders

November 23, 2017by The Thorn 2 Comments

Synopsis: Knightriders is the story of a troupe of motorcyclists who are members of a traveling Renaissance Faire. They move from town to town staging full medieval jousting tournaments with […]

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Macabro

November 21, 2017by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: In this horrific tale of murder, madness and perverse passion, a New Orleans wife and mother carries on a torrid affair behind her family’s back. But when a violent […]

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Gli orrori del castello di Norimberga

November 20, 2017by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: An American student’s family curse, an ancient Austrian castle of torture and a demonic incantation that resurrects the infamous 16th Century sadist known as ‘Baron Blood’. Director Mario Bava […]

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Quai d’Orsay

November 17, 2017by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Doors slam and papers fly in this off-the-wall comedy lampooning French politics from master filmmaker Bertrand Tavernier (The Princess of Montpensier). Based on the award-winner graphic novel by former […]

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House of the Long Shadows

November 14, 2017by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Horror legends Vincent Price (The Oblong Box), Christopher Lee (The Crimson Cult), Peter Cushing (Madhouse) and John Carradine (The Sentinel) star as the screen’s greatest gruesome foursome! When a […]

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Ecologia del delitto

November 13, 2017by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: What begins as a simple giallo about greed and murder at a secluded bayside estate soon explodes into an odyssey of carnage that would single-handedly trigger the entire ‘body […]

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Dear White People

November 9, 2017by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Dear Movie Lover: If you’re looking for a comedy that’s fresh, smart, and “non-stop fun” (Rolling Stone), you’re found it! A hilarious and thought-provoking satire about race relations, Dear […]

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