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Tag Archives: Drama

Star 80

November 21, 2016by The Thorn 2 Comments

Synopsis: The straight-forward telling of the lurid tale of the rise to fame and murder of real-life Playboy centerfold Dorothy Stratten, played by Mariel Hemingway. Dorothy Stratten will be America’s […]

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Saga, vol. 5

November 20, 2016by The Thorn 3 Comments

Summary: While Gwendolyn and Lying Cat risk everything to find a cure for The Will, Marko makes an uneasy alliance with Prince Robot IV to find their missing children, who […]

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Florence Foster Jenkins

November 19, 2016by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: The true story of Florence Foster Jenkins (Meryl Streep), the legendary New York heiress and socialite who obsessively pursued her dream of becoming a great opera singer. The voice […]

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Bug

November 17, 2016by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: A lonely waitress with a tragic past, Agnes rooms in a run-down motel, living in fear of her abusive ex-husband. But when Agnes begins romance with Peter, an eccentric […]

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Goodbye Emmanuelle

November 16, 2016by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Emmanuelle and her architect husband continue their amoral lifestyle in the Seychelles. But when a casual dalliance between her and a film director starts to turn serious her husband […]

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Lovelace

November 14, 2016by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: The truth goes deeper than you think In 1972 – before the internet, before the porn explosion – Deep Throat was a phenomenon: the first scripted pornographic theatrical feature […]

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Café Society

November 12, 2016by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: During the 1930s, Bobby (Jesse Eisenberg) is a Bronx-born kid who travels to California with hopes of making it big in the film industry. Lucky for him he has […]

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Emmanuelle: L’antivierge

November 9, 2016by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Sylvia Kristel is back, more sensual, more sensational and more beautiful than before! In this exquisite sequel, Emmanuelle embarks on an all-new journey of sexual discovery that takes her […]

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The Manchurian Candidate (1962)

November 7, 2016by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: When a platoon of Korean War G.I.s is captured, they somehow end up at a ladies’ garden club party. Or do they? Major Bennett Marco (Frank Sinatra) can’t remember. […]

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Film, Literature

The Sculptor

November 6, 2016by The Thorn Leave a comment

Summary: David Smith is giving his life for his art―literally. Thanks to a deal with Death, the young sculptor gets his childhood wish: to sculpt anything he can imagine with […]

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Lady Chatterley’s Lover (1981)

November 2, 2016by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: The Classic of Erotic Literature Sylvia Kristel (Emmanuelle) is “beautiful” (The New York Times) as the lonely young wife of a wealthy aristocrat in this scintillating tale of love, […]

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Witchcraft Through the Ages

October 31, 2016by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: 1968 abbreviated version of the original 1922 film, with a run time of 77 minutes as opposed to the original’s 104 minutes. This version featured an eclectic jazz score […]

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The House That Dripped Blood

October 29, 2016by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Terror awaits you in every room! A Scotland Yard Inspector’s search for a missing film star leads him to a haunted house. The house sets the framework for four […]

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