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Category Archives: Music

White Zombie + Rob Zombie music videos

October 10, 2011by The Thorn Leave a comment

A week ago, I decided to cram into my evening a few collections of Rob Zombie’s oeuvre, including his early work with White Zombie. Here are my thoughts on these […]

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Music, Television

Control

September 10, 2011by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: The Tragic Tale of the Singer of Joy Division “Perfectly attuned to the raw pulse of late -70’s post-punk” (Troy Patterson, Spin Magazine), Control tells the remarkable story of […]

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Repo! The Genetic Opera

May 1, 2011by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: In the not-so-distant future, a worldwide epidemic of organ failures devastates the planet. Out of the tragedy, a savior emerges: Geneco, a biotech company that offers organ transplants….for a […]

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Suck

May 1, 2011by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: After their bass player becomes a vampire, down and out rock band, The Winners are launched into spotlight. Stalked by creepy producers, wild groupies and the legendary vampire hunter […]

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Film, Music

Can’t Stop the Music

April 19, 2011by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: New York City DJ/songwriter Jack Morell (Steve Guttenberg) needs just one big break to get his music heard and land a record deal. But with the help of his […]

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Film, Music

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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End of the Century

December 10, 2010by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: In 1974 the New York City music scene was shocked into consciousness by a band of misfits from Queens called the Ramones. Playing in a seedy Bowery bar to […]

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Film, Music

The Filth and the Fury

December 9, 2010by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Madonna’s directorial debut, Filth And Wisdom, is a hilariously sexy tale of three roommates who must delve into mischievous and naughty behavior in pursuit of bigger and brighter futures. […]

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Daft Punk’s Electroma

November 19, 2010by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: An odyssey of two robots who journey across a mythic American landscape of haunting, surreal beauty on a quest to become human. This silent feature-length film made its international […]

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Film, 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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Film, Literature, Music, Television

War, Inc.

August 27, 2010by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Business Is Booming When It Comes To War… America Means Business. Recreating his role as a hitman, John Cusack gives a hilarious performance in War, Inc ., a political […]

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Film, Music

This Movie is Broken

August 17, 2010by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: On a hot summer’s night in Toronto, a Broken Social Scene show tops all expectations and resonates deep into the morning, into the lives of two close friends….closer than […]

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Film, Music

Heavy Metal in Baghdad

August 12, 2010by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Heavy Metal In Baghdad is a documentary feature film that follows the Iraqi heavy metal band Acrassicauda (Latin for a deadly black scorpion native to Iraq) from the fall […]

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