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Tag Archives: Drama

A Christmas Story

December 25, 2013by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Peace. Harmony. Comfort and Joy…Maybe Next Year. The Christmas spirit isn’t served up with more heartfelt warmth or observant hilarity than in this beloved adaptation of Jean Shepherd’s holiday […]

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Film, Literature

Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town

December 24, 2013by The Thorn 4 Comments

Synopsis: Do you remember when… the Burgermeister Meisterburger banned toys, and Kris Kringle became Santa Claus? Share the magic of this Original Christmas Classic told and sung by Fred Astaire! […]

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Television

Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer

December 23, 2013by The Thorn 1 Comment

Synopsis: The most famous reindeer of all. Do you remember when… Rudolph visited the Island of Misfit Toys, and Santa asked Rudolph to guide his sleigh on Christmas Eve? Share […]

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Television

Frosty Returns

December 22, 2013by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Join John Goodman in the tuneful winter adventure of a little girl named Holly and her very special friend – Frosty the Snowman! When a power-hungry tycoon invents a […]

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Television

White Christmas

December 21, 2013by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: White Christmas is a treasury of Irving Berlin classics, among them “Count Your Blessings Instead of Sheep”, “Sisters”, “Mandy”, and the beloved holiday song, “White Christmas.” Two talented song-and-dance […]

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Film, Music

Miracle on 34th Street (1947)

December 20, 2013by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Miracle on 34th Street is an irresistible fable that has, for many, become synonymous with celebrating Christmas. The holiday season is in full swing when a cultured gentleman with […]

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Film

The Bishop’s Wife

December 19, 2013by The Thorn 2 Comments

Synopsis: An episcopal Bishop, Henry Brougham, has been working for months on the plans for a new cathedral paid for by a stubborn widow. He is losing sight of his […]

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Film

Bell Book and Candle

December 18, 2013by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Meet Gillian Holroyd (Kim Novak), Greenwich Village’s most seductive sorceress. Powerful, glamrous, and a wee bit bored, Gillian knows that witches can’t fall in love. But they can have […]

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Film

Locke and Key, vol. 3

December 10, 2013by The Thorn Leave a comment

Summary: The third storyline in the Eisner-winning series by Joe Hill (Horns) and Gabriel Rodriguez. The dead plot against the living, the darkness closes in on Keyhouse, and a woman is […]

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Literature

You Say Tomato, I Say Shut Up

December 5, 2013by The Thorn Leave a comment

Summary: After thirteen years of marriage, Annabelle Gurwitch and Jeff Kahn have found, “We’re just not that into us.” Instead of giving up, they’ve held their relationship together by ignoring […]

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Literature

Creepshow 2

November 26, 2013by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Stephen King & George A. Romero Invite You To Experience The Horror Like Never Before! The Creep is your guide to three new tales of terror from the creepiest […]

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Film, Literature

Young Adult

November 25, 2013by The Thorn 6 Comments

Synopsis: Teen lit writer and one-time prom queen Mavis Gary (Academy Award-winner Charlize Theron) returns home determined to recapture her fading glory by winning back her married high school sweetheart. […]

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Film

Creepshow

November 22, 2013by The Thorn 6 Comments

Synopsis: The Most Fun You’ll Ever Have Being Scared! Two macabre masters – writer Stephen King and director George A. Romero – conjure up five shocking yarns, each a virtuoso […]

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