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Tag Archives: Crime

Gran Torino

December 30, 2009by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Korean War vet and retired autoworker Walt Kowalski doesn’t much like how his life or his neighborhood has turned out. He especially doesn’t like the people next door, Hmong […]

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Very Bad Things

December 30, 2009by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: They’ve Been Bad. Very Bad. She was the perfect stripper for a bachelor party. There was only one problem . ..she was dead. Christian Slater, Cameron Diaz, Jon Favreau, […]

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Memento

December 30, 2009by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: The revenge thriller gets an unforgettable new twist with Memento, an intricate crime story about a man with a damaged memory chasing a murderer whose identity he cannot possibly […]

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Pump Up the Volume

December 30, 2009by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Talk Hard. Steal the Air. By day, Mark Hunter (Christian Slater, Very Bad Things, Broken Arrow) is a painfully shy new kid in a small Arizona town. But by […]

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Opportunity Knocks

December 30, 2009by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: In the world of cons…Eddie’s a pro. Dana Carvey stars in this comic romp about a down-on-his-luck con man who stumbles onto the greatest scam of his career. On […]

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Changeling

December 29, 2009by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Clint Eastwood directs Oscar winner Angelina Jolie and Oscar nominee John Malkovich in a riveting and unforgettable true story. Los Angeles, 1928. When single mother Christine Collins (Angelina Jolie) […]

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Crimes and Misdemeanor

December 28, 2009by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: A film about humanity. Judah Rosenthal (Martin Landau) is a wealthy, revered as a pillar of society. But his world begins to crumble around him when his mistress of […]

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Hang ‘Em High

December 28, 2009by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Eastwood is Judge, Jury, and Executioner! A band of vigilantes catch Jed Cooper and, incorrectly believing him guilty of cattle rustling and murder, hang him and leave him for […]

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The Dark Knight

December 27, 2009by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: The follow-up to Batman Begins, The Dark Knight reunites director Christopher Nolan and star Christian Bale, who reprises the role of Batman/Bruce Wayne in his continuing war on crime. […]

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Le père Noël est une ordure

December 25, 2009by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Félix, disguised as Father Christmas, hands out leaflets advertising a sexy Christmas party. His place is taken by an African Santa Claus and he returns to his caravan only […]

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Return of the Living Dead

October 27, 2009by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Just when you thought it was safe to go back to the cemetery – those brain-eating zombies are back and hungry for more tasty mortals. A fiendish mix of […]

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Shadows and Fog

October 18, 2009by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: “Lovely! Poignant!” (The Wall Street Journal) and laugh-out-loud funny, Shadows and Fog confirms Woody Allen’s “genius” with its brilliant portrait of the hopeless – but hilarious – tragicomedy of […]

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Grosse Pointe Blank

October 17, 2009by The Thorn 1 Comment

Synopsis: Even A Hit Man Deserves A Second Shot! Here’s the killer comedy hit that’s loaded with outrageous fun! For Martin Blank, a hit man stuck in a career rut, […]

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