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Tag Archives: Crime

The Dark Side of Porn: Series 1

June 6, 2016by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Channel 4 presents a season of documentaries exploring the dark reality of the adult film industry. *********************************************************************** The Dark Side of Porn: Series 1 7.75 eyelights: its in-depth look […]

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Film, Television

2024

June 5, 2016by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Move forward two decades. See the world as the giant media moguls and software companies have become our new big brothers. They want the best for us. They know […]

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Literature

Animal Farm (1954)

June 4, 2016by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: The Celebrated Animated Feature Film. After enduring years of abuse from Farmer Jones, the animals decide to take over the farm. Old Major, the prize boar hog, holds a […]

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Film, Literature

Superman Returns

June 2, 2016by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: He’s back. A hero for our millennium. And not a moment too soon, because during the five years (much longer in movie-fan years!) Superman sought his home planet, things […]

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Film, Literature

J’aimerais pas crever un dimanche

June 1, 2016by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: One night, a morgue employee named Ben meets, under the strangest circumstances, Teresa, a young woman who has overdosed on Ecstasy at a rave. Following this sensational beginning, Teresa […]

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Film

Batman Begins

May 31, 2016by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: In Batman Begins, acclaimed director Christopher Nolan explores the origins of the legendary Dark Knight. In the wake of his parents’ murder, disillusioned industrial heir Bruce Wayne (Christian Bale) […]

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Film, Literature

Midnight Blue: Porn King

May 30, 2016by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: A Compelling, Fair-Handed Portrait Of A Complex Individual Who Is Intelligent And Compulsively Self-Destructive. Al Goldstein, larger than life smut peddler, made a fortune with his satirical sex tabloid […]

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Film, Television

Arsène Lupin

May 28, 2016by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: A retelling of the glamorous life of Arsène Lupin, the celebrated jewel thief of belle époque Europe. Tired of boring rural life at the family’s luxurious castle in Normandy, […]

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Film, Literature

Šílení

May 25, 2016by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: The latest provocation from surrealist master Jan Svankmajer (Little Otik) deliriously combines live action, stop-motion animation, kinky sex, Euro-trash violence, black comedy and lots of frisky meat puppets. In […]

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Film, Literature

Batman and Robin

May 24, 2016by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Strength. Courage. Honor. And Loyalty. Chills and thrills: will Gotham City be put on ice? George Clooney is Batman as the dark knight battles his greatest threat yet: cold-hearted […]

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Film, Literature

Zero Year

May 22, 2016by The Thorn Leave a comment

Summary: Six years ago, the legend of Batman emerged amid the greatest catastrophe Gotham had ever endured. A maniac calling himself The Riddler shut down all electric power mere days […]

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Literature

Arsène Lupin contre Arsène Lupin

May 21, 2016by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Generals, ministers and academics are brought together to attend the funeral of the industrialist André Laroche. The chief of police is shocked when he learns that Laroche was none […]

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Film, Literature

Superman III

May 19, 2016by The Thorn 2 Comments

Synopsis: After Superman: The Movie’s epic storytelling and Superman II’s awesome battles, how could the first two hits be topped? In Superman III, meet Gus Gorman (Richard Pryor), a half-witted […]

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