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Tag Archives: Comedy

The Ladykillers (1955)

January 31, 2013by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Sir Alec Guinness gives one of his most unforgettable performances as Professor Marcus, the mastermind of a gang of vicious bank robbers who rent a room from elderly widow […]

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The Man With One Red Shoe

January 30, 2013by The Thorn 1 Comment

Synopsis: In this hilarious undercover comedy, violinist Richard Drew (Tom Hanks) is mistaken for a spy after wearing one red shoe, triggering a game of rivalry between feuding C.I.A. bosses […]

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The Ladykillers (2004)

January 29, 2013by The Thorn 1 Comment

Synopsis: The Greatest Criminal Minds Of All Time Have Finally Met Their Match. Academy Award-winning Tom Hanks turns in a hilariously original performance in The Ladykillers, the laugh-out-loud comedy that […]

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The Big Lebowski

January 28, 2013by The Thorn 1 Comment

Synopsis: From the Academy Award-winning Coen brothers (Fargo, True Grit), The Big Lebowski is a hilariously quirky comedy about bowling a severed toe, White Russians and a guy named . . . […]

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Clockwise

January 27, 2013by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Mr. Brian Stimpson ran his life – and everyone else’s – by the clock. Then one day at 2:09 and 43 seconds… The clock decided to strike back. In […]

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Tank Girl: Visions of Booga

January 26, 2013by The Thorn Leave a comment

Summary: In Visions of Booga, we join Tank Girl and her marsupial hubby Booga as they find themselves the victims of the worst run of bad luck ever. Their tank […]

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We Hate Tank Girl

January 19, 2013by The Thorn Leave a comment

Summary: An unmissable must for Tank Girl fans of all hairstyles! Dark and nasty, We Hate Tank Girl is a bonanza of stories, posters, prose, and extras, featuring tales from Tank […]

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Literature

Heavy Metal

January 17, 2013by The Thorn 2 Comments

Synopsis: Based on the fantastical illustrated magazine Heavy Metal, producer Ivan Reitman enlists the world’s greatest comic book artists to create the otherworldly tale of a glowing green orb from […]

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Film, Literature, Music

Forbidden Zone

January 15, 2013by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Prepare to enter the Sixth Dimension, a deliriously insane world of frog butlers, topless princesses, machine-gun toting teachers, chicken boys, human chandeliers and the devil himself (Danny Elfman), all […]

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Film, Music

Seinfeld: Season 1

January 14, 2013by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: The show about nothing. It stars Jerry Seinfeld playing “Jerry Seinfeld”, a character based largely on himself, and is set predominantly in an apartment block in Manhattan’s Upper West […]

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This is 40

January 13, 2013by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Five years after writer/director Judd Apatow introduced us to Pete and Debbie in Knocked Up, Paul Rudd and Leslie Mann reprise their roles as a husband and wife both […]

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The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

January 10, 2013by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: From Academy Award®-winning filmmaker Peter Jackson comes “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey,” the first of a trilogy of films adapting the enduringly popular masterpiece The Hobbit, by J.R.R. Tolkien. […]

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Film, Literature

Wall-E

January 9, 2013by The Thorn 1 Comment

Synopsis: The highly acclaimed director of Finding Nemo and the creative storytellers behind Cars and Ratatouille transport you to a galaxy not so far away for a new cosmic comedy […]

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