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Category Archives: Literature

Village of the Damned (1960)

May 8, 2011by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: So Young, So Innocent, So Deadly. We have met the enemies and they are our children. Well, perhaps not our children, and that’s the problem: they are the offspring […]

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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

April 19, 2011by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Voldemort is tightening his grip on both the Muggle and wizarding worlds and Hogwarts is no longer the safe haven it once was. Harry suspects that dangers may even […]

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Mortelle randonnée

March 30, 2011by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Catherine (Isabelle Adjani) is a seductive predator – a serial killer who lures wealthy men to their death. Beauvoir (Michel Serrault), a solitary detective known as “The Eye,” is […]

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Red

March 28, 2011by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Frank (Willis) is a former black-ops CIA agent living a quiet life alone…until the day a hit squad shows up to kill him. With his identity compromised, Frank reassembles […]

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Red Riding Hood (2011)

March 27, 2011by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Catherine Hardwicke (Twilight) directs a fantasy thriller that puts a haunting twist on the classic fairy tale. For years the villagers of Daggerhorn have maintained an uneasy truce with […]

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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

March 21, 2011by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: The rebellion begins! Lord Voldemort has returned, but the Ministry of Magic is doing everything it can to keep the wizarding world from knowing the truth – including appointing […]

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Coraline

March 21, 2011by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Coraline Jones is bored in her new home until she finds a secret door that leads her into a world that’s just like her own… but better! But when […]

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The Magic Christian

February 21, 2011by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Peter Sellers portrays Sir Guy Grand, the richest man in the world, who happens upon a young orphan in the park (Ringo Starr) and, on a whim, decides to […]

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Harold and Maude

February 15, 2011by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: A classic cult film that features one of the screen’s most unlikely pairs. It will defy everything you’ve ever seen or known about screen lovers. Bud Cort is Harold, […]

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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

February 15, 2011by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: When Harry Potter’s name emerges from the Goblet of Fire, he becomes a competitor in a grueling battle for glory among three wizarding schools – the Triwizard Tournament. But […]

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Scott Pilgrim vs. The World

February 9, 2011by The Thorn 1 Comment

Synopsis: Game on! Scott Pilgrim just met the girl of his dreams…..literally. But in order for them to date, he must defeat her seven evil exes — a rogues’ gallery […]

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Film, Literature, Music

Rip! A Remix Manifesto

November 17, 2010by The Thorn 2 Comments

Synopsis: The feature documentary RiP: A Remix Manifesto explores the complexities of intellectual property in the era of peer-to-peer file sharing. Web activist and filmmaker Brett Gaylor interviews key figures […]

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Village of the Damned (1995)

November 7, 2010by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Beware the Children From the master of suspense, John Carpenter, comes a chilling new version of the sci-fi classic. Something is terribly wrong in the tiny village of Midwich. […]

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