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Category Archives: Literature

Superman Returns

July 26, 2009by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: He’s back. A hero for our millennium. And not a moment too soon, because during the five years (much longer in movie-fan years!) Superman sought his home planet, things […]

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Superman II : The Richard Donner Cut

July 21, 2009by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: The Version You Have Never Seen. You haven’t seen all the Superman films until you’ve seen this! Superman II starring Christopher Reeve returns with a never-before-seen beginning and resolution. […]

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The Spirit

July 20, 2009by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Above shadowy, crime-infested streets a masked avenger watches. Denny Colt (Gabriel Macht) was once Central City’s finest cop until a gangster’s bullet ended his life. Now Fate has brought […]

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Road To Perdition

July 13, 2009by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Two-time Academy Award®-winner Tom Hanks stars as Michael Sullivan, a father fighting to keep his only son from traveling the Road To Perdition. Directed by Oscar®-winner Sam Mendes, this […]

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A Philip K. Dick double-feature

July 12, 2009by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: What does a scanner see? Into the head? Into the heart? From the novel by Philip K. Dick – the sci-fi legend whose works-to-film include Blade Runner, Total Recall […]

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Casino

July 9, 2009by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: No One Stays At The Top Forever. Robert De Niro, Sharon Stone and Joe Pesci star in director Martin Scorsese’s riveting look at how blind ambition, white-hot passion and […]

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Goodfellas

July 6, 2009by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: From Nicholas Pileggi’s true-life bestseller Wiseguy, GoodFellas explores the criminal life like no other movie. Directed and co-written by Martin Scorsese, it was judged 1990’s Best Picture by the […]

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Suchîmubôi

July 4, 2009by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: From the leader in anime and internationally renowned director of Akira, comes Katsuhiro Otomo’s long awaited epic new anime Steamboy. Victorian London is attacked by an army of futuristic, […]

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Akira

July 3, 2009by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: As the leader of a group of young robusts delinquents, Kaneda spent his nights tearing through the urban wastes, racing his motorbike against rival groups. One night, while riding […]

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Justice League : The New Frontier

July 2, 2009by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: “We stand today on the edge of a new frontier…” Based on Darwyn Cooke’s award-winning graphic novel, this thrilling adventure reveals the origin of the Justice League. With Cold […]

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X-Men : The Last Stand

July 1, 2009by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: The X-Men’s epic final battle is packed with nonstop action, amazing special effects and all-new heroes and villains. When a controversial mutant “cure” is discovered, peaceful leader Charles Xavier […]

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X2

July 1, 2009by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: The evolution continues in this “exhilarating thrill ride” (Seattle Post-Intelligencer) that features the extraordinary original X-Men – along with amazing new mutants possessing fantastic powers that have to be […]

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X-Men

June 29, 2009by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Born into a world filled with prejudice are children who possess extraordinary and dangerous powers – the result of unique genetic mutations. Cyclops unleashes bolts of energy from his […]

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