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Tag Archives: Adventure

Mr. Arkadin (The Comprehensive Version)

April 26, 2011by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Orson Welles’s Mr. Arkadin (a.k.a. Confidential Report) tells the story of an elusive billionaire who hires an American smuggler to investigate his past, leading to a dizzying descent into […]

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The Ice Pirates

April 26, 2011by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Have an ice day! It’s a parched future, and water, the galaxy’s only valuable commodity, is controlled by the evil Templars. Their only foes: a handful of daring Ice […]

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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

April 19, 2011by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Voldemort is tightening his grip on both the Muggle and wizarding worlds and Hogwarts is no longer the safe haven it once was. Harry suspects that dangers may even […]

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Where the Wild Things Are

March 21, 2011by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: “Let the wild rumpus start!” Nine-year-old Max runs away from home and sails across the sea to become king of the land Where the Wild Things Are. King Max […]

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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

March 21, 2011by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: The rebellion begins! Lord Voldemort has returned, but the Ministry of Magic is doing everything it can to keep the wizarding world from knowing the truth – including appointing […]

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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

February 15, 2011by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: When Harry Potter’s name emerges from the Goblet of Fire, he becomes a competitor in a grueling battle for glory among three wizarding schools – the Triwizard Tournament. But […]

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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

Starman

November 12, 2010by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: When his spacecraft is shot down over Wisconsin, Starman (Bridges) arrives at the remote cabin of a distraught young widow, Jenny Hayden (Karen Allen), and clones the form of […]

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Diary of the Dead

October 28, 2010by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: From legendary frightmaster George A. Romero comes “one of the most daring, hypnotic and absolutely vital horror films of the past decade” (fangoria.com). Romero continues his influential “Dead” series, […]

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Army of Darkness

September 28, 2010by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Trapped In Time. Surrounded By Evil. Low On Gas. Bound in human flesh, inked in blood – and amazingly hard to pronounce – the ancient “Necronomicon” (Book of the […]

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Stargate

September 16, 2010by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: It Will Take You A Million Light Years From Home. But Will It Bring You Back? When a mysterious woman makes Professor Daniel Jackson (James Spader) and offer he […]

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Circle of Iron

September 10, 2010by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: From A Story By Bruce Lee At the height of his international fame, the legendary Bruce Lee – along with his friend and student James Coburn and Oscar -winning […]

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Watchmen

August 16, 2010by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Someone’s killing our super heroes. The year is 1985 and super heroes have banded together to respond to the murder of one of their own. They soon uncover a […]

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