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Tag Archives: Drama

Poltergeist

October 24, 2012by The Thorn 1 Comment

Synopsis: It Knows What Scares You. “They’re here,” playful at first…but not for long. A storm erupts, a tree attacks and little Carol Anne Freeling is whisked away into a […]

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Nightmares and Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King

October 24, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: If You Think Your Dreams are Disturbing, Imagine the Nightmares of Stephen King. Go beyond the ordinary. Go beyond the sane. With Stephen King as storyteller, you’ll travel to […]

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Literature, Television

Riget

October 23, 2012by The Thorn 3 Comments

Synopsis: Acclaimed director Lars Von Trier delves into the world of the supernatural with the chilling series that inspired Stephen King’s Kingdom Hospital. At The Kingdom, Denmark’s most technologically advanced […]

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Television

Kwaidan

October 21, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Winner of the Special Jury Prize at Cannes, Kwaidan features four nightmarish tales in which terror thrives and demons lurk. Adapted from traditional Japanese ghost stories, this lavish production draws […]

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Film, Literature

Beasts of the Southern Wild

October 11, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: In a forgotten but defiant bayou community cut off from the rest of the world by a sprawling levee, a six-year-old girl exists on the brink of orphanhood. Buoyed […]

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Film, Literature

X: The Erotic Treasury

October 11, 2012by The Thorn 6 Comments

X: The Erotic Treasury, by various authors 7.5 I was given this gorgeous anthology by my partner some three years ago, for Christmas. It’s such a beautiful, almost velvety, book and […]

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Literature

Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love

October 10, 2012by The Thorn 1 Comment

Synopsis: In a world ruled by pleasure, love is the ultimate seduction. Passion. Pleasure. Power. Kama Sutra brings the legends to life as it follows the fortunes of Maya (Indira […]

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Film, Literature

Jism

October 9, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Never has a woman been so beautiful, so exotic, so dangerous to know…the dark side of desire. In a story of passion and betrayal, a chance meeting brings together […]

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Film

Showgirls

October 8, 2012by The Thorn 2 Comments

Synopsis: Shocking. Titillating. “Glittery (and) gleefully vulgar” (Dayton Daily News)! From the creators of Basic Instinct comes Showgirls, an “instant camp classic” (The New York Times) and a spectacularly lusty […]

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Film

Zwartboek

October 6, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: In the darkest days of World War II, Jewish fugitives attempt to escape occupied Holland – only to face a Nazi ambush. Rachel Stein (Carice van Houten) alone survives the […]

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Film

Das Leben der Anderen

October 5, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: This critically-acclaimed, Oscar-winning film (Best Foreign Language Film, 2006) is the erotic, emotionally charged experience Lisa Schwarzbaum (Entertainment Weekly) calls “a nail-biter of a thriller!” Before the collapse of […]

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Elsker dig for evigt

October 4, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: What happens when fate suddenly snaps its fingers and turns life upside down at a stroke. This is the central question Danish director Susanne Bier poses ad attempts to […]

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Film

InSearchOf

October 2, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: InSearchOf is an unconventional drama where one hasty decision can force good people into severe circumstances. Desire will change everything. Zeke Zelker’s twisted tale of people searching for love, power, […]

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