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Tag Archives: Adventure

Meet Monica Velour

August 25, 2014by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: In this irreverent comedy, awkward teenager Tobe (Dustin Ingram) sets off on a road trip to meet Monica Velour (Kim Cattrall), his favorite ’80s porn star, at a rare […]

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The Last Night I Spent With You

August 18, 2014by The Thorn Leave a comment

Summary: Celia and Fernando, a couple suddenly alone after their only daughter marries, embark on a cruise to the Caribbean islands to revitalize their own sagging marriage. With the complicity […]

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Skyfall

August 16, 2014by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Daniel Craig is back as James Bond 007 in Skyfall, the 23rd installment of the longest-running film franchise in history. In Skyfall, Bond’s loyalty to M (Judi Dench) is […]

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A Passage to India

August 7, 2014by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Winner of two 1984 Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actress (Peggy Ashcroft) and Best Score, Oscar winning director David Lean (1962, Lawrence Of Arabia 1957 The Bridge On The […]

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Wristcutters: A Love Story

July 19, 2014by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Distraught over breaking up with his girlfriend, Zia (Patrick Fugit) decides to end it all. Unfortunately, he discovers that there is no real ending, only a run-down afterlife that […]

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The Holy Mountain

July 1, 2014by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: The scandal of the 1973 Cannes Film Festival, writer/director Alejandro Jodorowsky’s flood of sacrilegious imagery and existential symbolism is a spiritual quest for enlightenment pitting illusion against truth. The […]

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El topo

June 28, 2014by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: It was the landmark cult film that began the whole Midnight Movie phenomena of the counterculture crazy 1970s. El Topo was the most talked about, most controversial quasi-Western head […]

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Fando y Lis

June 26, 2014by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Banned in Mexico, a permanent cause celebre, surrealist “fabulador” Alejandro Jodorowsky unique career began with this bizarre tale of corrupted innocence, sadomasochistic love and unattainable paradise. Created from hazy […]

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RiffTrax Live: Jack the Giant Killer

June 21, 2014by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: The stars of Mystery Science Theater 3000 and RiffTrax.com are pleased to bring you more laughter and mayhem with the release of their Jack the Giant Killer Live! Show. […]

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Roadgames

June 3, 2014by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Stacy Keach is Pat Quid, a lone trucker who plays games to keep his sanity on long hauls through the desolate Outback. Jamie Lee Curtis is a free-spirited hitchhiker […]

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Die Another Day

May 29, 2014by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: James Bond (Pierce Brosnan) pulls out all the stops to take you on an unforgettable, adrenaline-pumping ride across the globe in this action-filled adventure! From a dark cell in a […]

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Blacksad: Amarillo

May 27, 2014by The Thorn Leave a comment

Summary: The fifth installment in the series sees John Blacksad tasked with driver a Cadillac from New Orleans to Tulsa. The road trip becomes a cross country jaunt in an […]

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Lifeboat

May 24, 2014by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Nominated for three Academy Awards, Alfred Hitchcock’s World War II drama, is a remarkable story of human survival. After their ship is sunk in the Atlantic by Germans, eight […]

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