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Tag Archives: Adventure

Yellow Submarine

May 31, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Join the greatest band of all time for a mind-blowing voyage you won’t soon forget. Heralded as “a cartoon landmark” (San Francisco Examiner), this visually stunning odyssey turned animation […]

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The Spiderwick Chronicles

May 28, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: From the moment the Grace family moves into a secluded old house, strange things start to happen. As Jared (Freddie Highmore, Charlie And The Chocolate Factory) investigates, he discovers […]

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Magical Mystery Tour

May 24, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: On the heels of the Beatles’ first two successful films, A Hard Day’s Night and Help!, came the Magical Mystery Tour. Produced and directed by the Beatles themselves, the […]

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Tron: Legacy

May 20, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: When Flynn, the world’s greatest video game creator, sends out a secret signal from an amazing digital realm, his son discovers the clue and embarks on a personal journey […]

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Film

Tron

May 18, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: The first film to venture forth inside the previously unexplored three-dimensional realm of computer imagery. Tron dazzles with revolutionary visual effects and mind-bending action sequences. Flynn, a computer whiz […]

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Film

Help!

May 17, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Directed by Richard Lester, who also directed the band’s debut feature film A Hard Day’s Night, Help! made its theatrical debut in 1965. The story follows The Beatles as […]

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Film, Music

Total Recall (1990)

May 1, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Get ready for the ride of your life. Arnold Schwarzenegger explodes out of the year 2084 A.D. with gut churning, white knuckle, non-stop action, as he smashes his way […]

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Film

Kurôn wa kokyô wo mezasu

April 8, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: An astronaut dies on a mission, but never fear – he’s got a clone, which has been imprinted with his memories. Unfortunately, the upload malfunctions, and the clone fixates on […]

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Film

Logan’s Run

April 2, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Live it up today, your time is up tomorrow. In the Year of the City 2274, humans forsake the ravaged outer environment by living in a vast, bubbled metropolis. […]

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Film, Literature

The Road

March 30, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: From Cormac McCarthy, author of No Country For Old Men, comes the highly anticipated big screen adaptation of the beloved, best-selling and Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, The Road. An all-star […]

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American Born Chinese

March 28, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Summary: Jin Wang starts at a new school where he’s the only Chinese-American student. When a boy from Taiwan joins his class, Jin doesn’t want to be associated with an […]

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Literature

After Earth

March 26, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: A crash landing leaves Kitai Raige (Jaden Smith) and his legendary father Cypher (Will Smith) stranded on Earth, 1,000 years after cataclysmic events forced humanity’s escape. With Cypher injured, […]

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Film

Saga, vol. 3

March 17, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Summary: Winner of the 2013 Hugo award for Best Graphic Story! When two soldiers from opposite sides of a never-ending galactic war fall in love, they risk everything to bring […]

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