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Tag Archives: Adventure

Get Smart

February 8, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Steve Carell is in CONTROL as Maxwell Smart, the novice agent often out of his depth but never out of options in this action comedy pitting him against the […]

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Film, Television

Austin Powers in Goldmember

February 7, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: The mission for Austin (Mike Myers): Shake booty into the glittery roller-disco days of 1975 and rescue his suave spy dad (Michael Caine) from the scheme of – Shh! […]

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Film

Back to the Future Part III

February 6, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: “Your Future Is Whatever You Make It.” – Doc Brown They’ve saved the biggest trip for last as the most popular time-traveling movie trilogy ever comes to a rousing […]

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Film

Little Lit: Folklore and Fairytale Funnies

February 6, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Little Lit: Folklore and Fairytale Funnies, by various authors and artists 7.0 I picked this one at the library bookstore based on a quick browse through its pages. From what […]

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Literature

Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me

February 5, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: He’s back – back in the 1960s. Secret agent Austin Powers (Mike Myers) hops in a top-secret time machine and zips 30 years back to 1969 to confront Dr. […]

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Film

The Hangover Part II

February 3, 2012by The Thorn 1 Comment

Synopsis: Phil (Bradley Cooper), Stu (Ed Helms), Alan (Zach Galifianakis) and Doug (Justin Bartha) travel to exotic Thailand for Stu’s wedding. What could go wrong? Director Todd Phillips’ explosively funny […]

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Film

La forêt de l’oubli, vol. 3

January 31, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

La forêt de l’oubli, vol. 3, by Nadja 6.5 This is the final chapter in the ‘La forêt de l’oubli’ series. It brings Linda’s adventures to a close, with a […]

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Literature

La forêt de l’oubli, vol. 2

January 27, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

La forêt de l’oubli, vol. 2, by Nadja 4.5 I don’t know what happened between the first volume and this one, but the author has now completely lost my interest. […]

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Literature

Back to the Future Part II

January 26, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: “Roads? Where We’re Going, We Don’t Need Roads!” – Doc Brown Getting back was only the beginning as the most spectacular time-travel adventure ever continues in Back to the […]

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Film

The Hangover

January 22, 2012by The Thorn 1 Comment

Synopsis: They planned a Vegas bachelor party that they would never forget. Now they really need to remember what exactly went down! Whose baby is in the closet of their […]

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Film

Les femmes

January 14, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis:  When a womanizing novelist suffers from writer’s block, he hires Clara as his new secretary and erotic inspiration. As the writer reveals the most intimate details of the women […]

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Film

La forêt de l’oubli, vol. 1

January 13, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

La forêt de l’oubli, vol. 1, by Nadja 8.0 I stumbled upon this book while looking up CDs by a band named Nadja. Intrigued by what I was seeing on […]

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Literature

Out to Sea

January 11, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau are joined by a legendary all-star cast in this hilarious high-seas adventure. In search of lonely ladies with big bang accounts, happy-go-lucky Charlie (Matthau) […]

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