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Tag Archives: Drama

Tous les matins du monde

February 7, 2016by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: One of the most celebrated motion pictures to explore the art of music, Tous les Matins du Monde presents renowned actor Gérard Depardieu (Cyrano de Bergerac, Jean de Florette) […]

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The Remains of the Day

February 6, 2016by The Thorn 1 Comment

Synopsis: Oscar®-winners Anthony Hopkins (The Silence of the Lambs) and Emma Thompson (Howards End) reunite with the acclaimed Merchant Ivory filmmaking team for this extraordinary and moving story of blind […]

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Casablanca

February 5, 2016by The Thorn 1 Comment

Synopsis: One of America’s favorite films of all time. This classic romantic drama stars Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman with an excellent supporting cast in a story of love, war, […]

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An Affair to Remember

February 4, 2016by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: In this poignant and humorous love story nominated for four Academy Awards, Cary Grant and Deborah Kerr meet on an ocean liner and fall deeply in love. Though each […]

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Film

Sleepless in Seattle

February 3, 2016by The Thorn 2 Comments

Synopsis: What if someone you never met, someone you never saw, someone you never knew, was the only someone for you? Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan star in Nora Ephron’s […]

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Film

Romantic Comedy

February 1, 2016by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Oscar®-nominated director Arthur Hiller (Love Story) directs “a perfect cast” (Leonard Maltin), including funnyman Dudley Moore (Arthur) and captivating Oscar® winner Mary Steenburgen (Parenthood), in a modern tale of […]

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Crazy, Stupid, Love.

February 1, 2016by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Fortysomething Cal Weaver (Steve Carell) thinks his marriage is perfect, until his wife Emily (Julianne Moore) asks for a divorce. Now Cal is single and looking for love with […]

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Film

Black Christmas (1974)

December 25, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: ‘Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the house, a creature was stirring… If this picture doesn’t make your skin crawl…it’s on too tight! Black Christmas is a […]

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Film

Silent Night, Deadly Night

December 22, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Traumatized by his parents’ Christmas Eve rape and murder, little Billy Chapman is brutalized by sadistic orphanage nuns. When a grown-up Billy is forced to dress as jolly St. […]

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Film

You Better Watch Out

December 21, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: BETTER WATCH OUT… BETTER NOT CRY… OR YOU MAY DIE! When little Harry sees his Dad in a Santa Claus outfit, groping his mother one Christmas Eve, life changes […]

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iZombie, vol. 1

November 27, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Summary: Gwendolyn “Gwen” Dylan is a 20-something gravedigger in an eco-friendly cemetery. Once a month she must eat a human brain to keep from losing her own memories, but in […]

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Literature

The War at Ellsmere

November 23, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Summary: Zombies Calling creator Faith Erin Hicks brings her manga-fueled art style and pop-culture sensibilities to girl’s boarding schools in her latest book The War at Ellsmere. Jun is the […]

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Literature

Zombies Calling

November 16, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Summary: Joss’ life sucks. She’s in the middle of university exams and up to her neck in student loans. When she’s attacked by zombies, her roommates have the nerve to […]

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