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Category Archives: Literature

Wanted

September 16, 2011by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Wesley’s (James McAvoy) life is over – his pathetic, old one, anyway… Fortunately, it is all because of a girl. Enter sizzling-hot Fox (Angelina Jolie), who crashes into his […]

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Punisher : War Zone

September 15, 2011by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Ex-Special Forces officer Frank Castle (Ray Stevenson, Rome) is back with all guns blazing as The Punisher, this time waging a one-man war on two fronts. While targeting the […]

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Iron Man

September 15, 2011by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Suit up for action with Robert Downey, Jr. in the ultimate adventure movie you’ve been waiting for, Iron Man! When jet-setting genius-industrialist Tony Stark is captured in enemy territory, […]

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Lady Chatterley

September 11, 2011by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Robbed of intimacy by her blueblood husband’s war injuries, Constance Chatterly (Marina Handas – The Barbarian Invasions, The Diving Bell And The Butterfly) longs for the emotional fulfillment and […]

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Fail-Safe + Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb

September 5, 2011by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: One of the greatest anti-war thrillers ever, Fail-Safe stars Henry Fonda, Walter Matthau, Dan O’Herlihy, Larry Hagman and Fritz Weaver (in this film debut) as a group of military […]

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Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist and Rebel

September 3, 2011by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist and Rebel takes A revealing look at the outspoken, flamboyant founder of the Playboy empire. With humor and insight, the film captures Hefner’s fierce battles […]

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Valmont

August 28, 2011by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: In 18th-century France, a cruel and calculating playboy, Valmont, makes a malicious wager with the equally wicked Madame de Merteuil: Valmont must dishonor the married Madame de Tourvel by […]

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Justine de Sade

August 28, 2011by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Innocent orphan Therese seeks her fortune in a wicked world where no virtue goes unpunished. While she strives to preserve her precious “virtue,” Therese finds every inch of her […]

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Marquis de Sade’s “Justine”

August 24, 2011by The Thorn 1 Comment

Synopsis: A Film By Jess Franco Romina Power (18-year-old daughter of Tyrone Power) stars as Justine, a nubile young virgin cast out of a French orphanage and thrust into a […]

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Emmanuelle (North American edit)

August 24, 2011by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: In Bangkok, Emmanuelle (Sylvia Kristel), the young wife of a French diplomat, enters the world of sensuality and sexual passion. Guided by the mature Mario (Alain Cuny), and with […]

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X-Men Origins: Wolverine

August 18, 2011by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: This pulse-pounding action thriller sinks razor-sharp adamantium claws into the mysterious origins of Logan/Wolverine: his epically violent and romantic past, his complex relationship with Victor Creed/Sabretooth (Liev Schreiber), and […]

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The Fantastic Four

August 17, 2011by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: When an experimental space voyage goes awry, four people are forever changed by cosmic rays: Reed Richards, inventor and leader of the group gains the ability to stretch his […]

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Fantastic 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer

August 16, 2011by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: The long-awaited wedding of Sue Storm and Dr. Reed Richards is crashed by a mysterious alien – the Silver Surfer -who races around the globe, wreaking havoc as he […]

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