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Tag Archives: Espionage

The Man With One Red Shoe

January 30, 2013by The Thorn 1 Comment

Synopsis: In this hilarious undercover comedy, violinist Richard Drew (Tom Hanks) is mistaken for a spy after wearing one red shoe, triggering a game of rivalry between feuding C.I.A. bosses […]

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Film

Skyfall

January 4, 2013by The Thorn 1 Comment

Synopsis: Daniel Craig is back as Ian Fleming’s James Bond 007 in Skyfall, the 23rd adventure in the longest-running film franchise of all time. James Bond’s loyalty to M is […]

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Film, Literature

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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Red Ketchup: Kamarade Ultra

July 10, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Red Ketchup: Kamarade Ultra, by Pierre Fournier and Réal Godbout 7.5 Red Ketchup was a character from a satirical Québec magazine called Croc. Originally conceived as a bit player, he […]

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Literature

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011)

May 11, 2012by The Thorn 1 Comment

Synopsis: Gary Oldman leads a stunning all-star cast in this masterful adaptation of John le Carré’s bestselling novel that redefined the spy thriller. At the height of the Cold War, […]

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Film, Literature

Get Smart

February 8, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Steve Carell is in CONTROL as Maxwell Smart, the novice agent often out of his depth but never out of options in this action comedy pitting him against the […]

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Film, Television

Austin Powers in Goldmember

February 7, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: The mission for Austin (Mike Myers): Shake booty into the glittery roller-disco days of 1975 and rescue his suave spy dad (Michael Caine) from the scheme of – Shh! […]

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Film

Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me

February 5, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: He’s back – back in the 1960s. Secret agent Austin Powers (Mike Myers) hops in a top-secret time machine and zips 30 years back to 1969 to confront Dr. […]

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Film

Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery

January 30, 2012by The Thorn 2 Comments

Synopsis: Combine the swinging ’60s, spy movies, talented Mike Myers in dual roles and one hilariously well-paced champagne bottle and you get Austin Powers: International Man Of Mystery. Say “Yeah, […]

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Film

Die sieben Männer der Sumuru

August 24, 2011by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: In the tradition of Barbarella and Danger: Diabolik comes this swinging ’60s action orgy as bisexual super-villain Sumitra (the luscious Shirley Eaton of Goldfinger and The Blood Of Fu […]

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OSS 117: Le Caire, nid d’espions

March 25, 2010by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: France, comic star Jean Dujardin stars as secret agent Hubert Bonisseur de la Bath, a.k.a. OSS 117 who in the tradition of Maxwell Smart and Inspector Clouseau somehow succeeds […]

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Film, Literature

Mr. And Mrs. Smith (2005)

February 4, 2010by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie smolder in one of the most anticipated, sizzling action films ever made. After five (or six) years of vanilla-wedded bliss, ordinary suburbanites John and […]

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Cloak and Dagger

February 2, 2010by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Davey Osborne is an imaginative youngster who loves role-playing games, and who often enlists the aid of his best friend, an imaginary super-spy named Jack Flack. One day he […]

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