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Tag Archives: Crime

My Bloody Valentine (2009)

February 20, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: The town of Harmony would like to forget its horrific past. Ten years ago, after a tragic mining accident, Harry Warden awoke from his coma on Valentine’s Day – […]

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My Bloody Valentine (1981)

February 19, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Twenty years ago, a tragic accident in a mine on St. Valentine’s Day took the lives of five miners. The disaster occurred while supervisors left their posts to attend […]

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Going the Distance

February 18, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: He may have only just graduated, but Nick (Christopher Jacot) has it all figured out – marriage, a lucrative career and a totally different lifestyle from that of his […]

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Cheers: Season 8

February 15, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: It’s the cozy Boston bar where everybody knows your name…welcome to Cheers – the Emmy® Award-winning, smash-hit television series that kept the laughs uncorked for 11 years. Sam (Ted […]

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Date Night

February 10, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Steve Carell and Tina Fey are “a match made in comedy heaven” (Ben Lyons, E!) in this uproarious adventure about an ordinary couple in the right place…on the wrong […]

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Film

Get Smart

February 8, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Steve Carell is in CONTROL as Maxwell Smart, the novice agent often out of his depth but never out of options in this action comedy pitting him against the […]

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Film, Television

Austin Powers in Goldmember

February 7, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: The mission for Austin (Mike Myers): Shake booty into the glittery roller-disco days of 1975 and rescue his suave spy dad (Michael Caine) from the scheme of – Shh! […]

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Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me

February 5, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: He’s back – back in the 1960s. Secret agent Austin Powers (Mike Myers) hops in a top-secret time machine and zips 30 years back to 1969 to confront Dr. […]

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Film

The Hangover Part II

February 3, 2012by The Thorn 1 Comment

Synopsis: Phil (Bradley Cooper), Stu (Ed Helms), Alan (Zach Galifianakis) and Doug (Justin Bartha) travel to exotic Thailand for Stu’s wedding. What could go wrong? Director Todd Phillips’ explosively funny […]

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Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery

January 30, 2012by The Thorn 2 Comments

Synopsis: Combine the swinging ’60s, spy movies, talented Mike Myers in dual roles and one hilariously well-paced champagne bottle and you get Austin Powers: International Man Of Mystery. Say “Yeah, […]

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Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, vol. 4

January 29, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, vol. 4, by Philip K. Dick and Tony Parker 7.75 This book mostly follows the remaining androids, instead of carrying on with Rick Deckard. […]

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Literature

The Hangover

January 22, 2012by The Thorn 1 Comment

Synopsis: They planned a Vegas bachelor party that they would never forget. Now they really need to remember what exactly went down! Whose baby is in the closet of their […]

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Film

Back to the Future

January 21, 2012by The Thorn 2 Comments

Synopsis: “You Built A Time Machine… Out Of A DeLorean?” – Marty McFly From Academy Award-winning filmmakers Steven Spielberg and Robert Zemeckis comes Back to the Future – the original, […]

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