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Tag Archives: Comedy

Trading Places

December 22, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: They’re not just getting rich… they’re getting even. What happens when a Wall Street tycoon meets a street smart hustler? Find out in the comedy classic that helped launch […]

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The World According to Garp

December 18, 2012by The Thorn 1 Comment

Synopsis: Robin Williams is Garp. He’s got a funny way of looking at life. When Robin Williams played T.S. Garp in The World According to Garp, two totally original American […]

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X-Statix Presents: Dead Girl

December 17, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Summary: It’s hard to keep a good girl down… especially when she’s Dead! After a brief hiatus caused by their deaths, everyone’s favorite mutants are back! And this time, they’re […]

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2 Days in Paris

December 16, 2012by The Thorn 1 Comment

Synopsis: Adam Goldberg delivers “an uproarious study in transatlantic culture panic” (MTV) as Jack, an anxious, hypochondriac-prone New Yorker vacationing throughout Europe with his breezy, free-spirited Parisian girlfriend, Marion (Delpy). […]

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Barbarella

December 15, 2012by The Thorn 1 Comment

Synopsis: Barbarella is marked by the same audacity and originality, fantasy, humor, beauty and horror, cruelly and eroticism that make comic books such a favorite. The Setting is the planet […]

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Paris, je t’aime

December 9, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Fall in love with the most romantic city in the world… Paris, the City of Light. This critically acclaimed, box-office smash combines visions from the world’s top directors the […]

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John Waters: This Filthy World

December 8, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Dubbed “The Pope of Trash” and branded “O for Offensive” by the Catholic church, filmmaker John Waters made his reputation by turning bad taste into high art. In This […]

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Bill Maher: “…But I’m Not Wrong”

December 5, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: A comic force, multi-Emmy Bill Maher (Real Time with Bill Maher, Politically Incorrect) is in his true element – stand-up comedy – in this freewheeling, no-holds-barred performance before a […]

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Television

The Invisible Boy

December 3, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Timmie is a typical ten-year-old boy: he loves fun and mischief and hates to study. When his scientist father, in an attempt to improve Timmie’s mind, plops him in […]

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Bill Maher: The Decider

December 1, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: He’s been a voice of reason for a world spinning into madness. He’s led irreverent discussions with hundreds of celebrities, politicians and pundits on two celebrated shows (Real Time […]

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Cloud Atlas

November 24, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: From acclaimed filmmakers Lana Wachowski, Tom Tykwer, and Andy Wachowski, the powerful and inspiring epic drama “Cloud Atlas” explores how the actions and consequences of individual lives impact one […]

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Film, Literature

The Perks of Being a Wallflower

November 14, 2012by The Thorn 1 Comment

Synopsis: A funny and touching coming-of-age story based on the beloved best-selling novel by Stephen Chbosky, THE PERKS OF BEING A WALLFLOWER is a modern classic that captures the dizzying […]

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Film, Literature

Bizarro, vol. 9

November 13, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Bizarro, vol. 9 by Dan Piraro 6.75 I remember when Bizarro comics first appeared in my local paper. I had never read anything so wacked out before. At least, not […]

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