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Category Archives: Television

Rick Springfield: The Beat of the Live Drum

January 18, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Rick Springfield soared to the heights of stardom in the 1980s as a teen idol, a soap star and a platinum-selling music artist. The versatile Australian-born entertainer played heartthrob […]

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Music, Television

David Bowie: Glass Spider

January 11, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: One of the greatest pop stars of the last thirty years, David Bowie, is recorded live in Australia on his massive Glass Spider world tour, performing 26 classics including […]

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Music, Television

The Birds II: Land’s End

January 9, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: This is the official sequel to Alfred Hitchcock’s ‘The Birds’, again having Tippi Hedren on the run from rather nasty seagulls. Director Rick Rosenthal distanced himself from the finished […]

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Film, Television

Duran Duran: Big Milano Thing

January 4, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Amazing 2008 Italian fan club only DVD featuring footage and capturing the magic, excitement, and pure adrenaline of the band’s Milano Palatrussardi’s concert on December 12, 1988; including most […]

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Music, Television

The Girl

January 2, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Starring Toby Jones as Hitchcock and Sienna Miller as Hedren, The Girl tells the story of the director’s obsessive relationship with his leading lady during the making of The […]

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Film, Television

The Inspector, vol. 2

November 28, 2014by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: It’s wit, intrigue and oops-la-la as The Inspector ardently sets out to solve Paris’ most puzzling crime mysteries, accompanied by his sauvy Spanish sidekick, Sergeant Deux-Deux. In this volume, the […]

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Television

Rob Zombie: The Zombie Horror Picture Show

November 23, 2014by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Rob Zombie’s first concert film, The Zombie Horror Picture Show is a feature-length concert film, recorded live over two sizzling nights in Texas. It captures Zombie’s elaborate, multi-media production […]

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Music, Television

KMFDM: WWIII Tour 2003

November 16, 2014by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Pioneers in the industrial music field, KMFDM have cemented their position in the hallowed halls of the genre with a prodigious touring and record release schedule. In 2003, they […]

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Music, Television

My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult: The Kult Kollection

November 9, 2014by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult is one of the premier industrial dance bands. Formed in the late ‘80s as a film project that mutated into a rock […]

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Music, Television

Metal Machine Music: Nine Inch Nails and the Industrial Uprising

November 2, 2014by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Providing inspiration for the title of this DVD. Lou Reed’s 5th solo album split opinion dramatically upon its release in 1975, but while many saw it as a contractual […]

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Music, Television

The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer

October 30, 2014by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Now Hear The Ghost’s Story, In Her Own Words. A prequel to the hit Stephen King’s Rose Red, The Diary Of Ellen Rimbauer unveils a story of the twisted […]

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Film, Television

Rose Red

October 28, 2014by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Every House Has A Story To Tell… This One Will Kill You. The chilling tale of Dr. Joyce Reardon (Nancy Travis), an obsessed psychology professor who commissions a team […]

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Television

The Shining (1997)

October 27, 2014by The Thorn 1 Comment

Synopsis: 110 empty hotel rooms-filled with horror! Jack Torrance (Steven Weber) and his family (Rebecca De Mornay and Courtland Mead) move into the sprawling, vacant Overlook Hotel to get away […]

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