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Tag Archives: Crime

Jism

October 9, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Never has a woman been so beautiful, so exotic, so dangerous to know…the dark side of desire. In a story of passion and betrayal, a chance meeting brings together […]

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Showgirls

October 8, 2012by The Thorn 2 Comments

Synopsis: Shocking. Titillating. “Glittery (and) gleefully vulgar” (Dayton Daily News)! From the creators of Basic Instinct comes Showgirls, an “instant camp classic” (The New York Times) and a spectacularly lusty […]

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Basic Instinct

October 7, 2012by The Thorn 5 Comments

Synopsis: Michael Douglas stars as Nick Curran, a tough but vulnerable detective. Sharon Stone co-stars as Catherine Tramell, a cold, calculating and beautiful novelist with an insatiable sexual appetite. Catherine […]

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Zwartboek

October 6, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: In the darkest days of World War II, Jewish fugitives attempt to escape occupied Holland – only to face a Nazi ambush. Rachel Stein (Carice van Houten) alone survives the […]

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Das Leben der Anderen

October 5, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: This critically-acclaimed, Oscar-winning film (Best Foreign Language Film, 2006) is the erotic, emotionally charged experience Lisa Schwarzbaum (Entertainment Weekly) calls “a nail-biter of a thriller!” Before the collapse of […]

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InSearchOf

October 2, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: InSearchOf is an unconventional drama where one hasty decision can force good people into severe circumstances. Desire will change everything. Zeke Zelker’s twisted tale of people searching for love, power, […]

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Film

Baise-moi

September 27, 2012by The Thorn 1 Comment

Synopsis: Featuring two veterans of the French adult film industry, Baise Moi tells the story of Manu and Nadine. Manu is violently raped by a group of savage young thugs. […]

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Les anges exterminateurs

September 25, 2012by The Thorn 2 Comments

Synopsis: Francois is a filmmaker who aims to study and document the sensuality of women. What he expected to be an objective exploration quickly becomes a difficult confrontation with emotion, temptation, jealousy, and […]

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Choses secrètes

September 24, 2012by The Thorn 2 Comments

Synopsis: Two young women discover the power of sex to get what they want in the male-dominated business world. Nathalie, a performance artist-stripper, instructs her new friend, the beautiful but […]

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Chew, vol. 3

September 17, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Chew, vol. 3, by John Layman and Rob Guillory 7.75 Layman and Guillory continue having fun and passing on the joy to their readers with “Just Desserts”, the third instalment […]

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Alias Nick and Nora

September 15, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Their on-screen chemistry in the Thin Man films forever linked William Powell and Myrna Loy in moviegoers’ minds. Now you can learn about the impressive careers–together and separately–of these […]

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Song of the Thin Man

September 14, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: At a charity gambling benefit aboard the S.S. Fortune, the tables are hot, the jazz is hotter and before you know it, a bandleader’s body is growing cold. They’re […]

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Film, Literature

The Book of Human Insects

September 13, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

The Book of Human Insects, by Osamu Tezuka 7.25 ‘The Book of Human Insects’ is one of Osamu Tezuka’s first “mature” offerings, after the more family-friendly ‘Astro Boy’ and ‘Kimba […]

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