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Category Archives: Literature

Choose Your Own Autobiography

July 14, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Summary: SICK of deeply personal accounts written in the first person? Seeking an exciting, interactive read that puts the “u” back in “aUtobiography”? Then look no further than Neil Patrick […]

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The Mask

July 10, 2015by The Thorn 4 Comments

Synopsis: From Zero to Hero Jim Carrey (Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events) stars as mild-mannered bank clerk Stanley Ipkiss, who discovers a mysterious ancient mask that brings his […]

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The First 280 Years of Monty Python

July 7, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Summary: The ultimate guide for Python fans is back, newly revised for the nineties. The years since the publication of the first edition have brought a great deal of change […]

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Life of Python

June 30, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Summary: On October 5, 1969, outrageous, unorthodox comedy struck the world. It was on this fateful day that “Monty Python’s Flying Circus” debuted. From the Dead Parrot skit to the […]

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The Parent Trap (1998)

June 26, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: What if you spent your whole life wishing for something you didn’t know you already had? Hallie Parker and Annie James are about to find out. Hallie is a […]

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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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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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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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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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Monty Python Live!

June 9, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Summary: A Private Word to the Reader You are currently holding in your hand . . . . . . well, actually, God knows what you are holding in your […]

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Altered States

June 3, 2015by The Thorn 1 Comment

Synopsis: The Most Terrifying Experiment In The History Of Science Is Out Of Control…And The Subject Is Himself. Research scientist Eddie Jessup (William hurt) believes other states of consciousness are […]

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Everything I Ever Needed to Know About ___* I Learned from Monty Python

June 2, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Throughout their five seasons on British television (and well into the troop’s movie sequels and assorted solo projects), Monty Python became a worldwide symbol not only for taking serious […]

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