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Tag Archives: Family

Coupling: Series 1

January 6, 2017by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: The naughty new comedy about nothing but…SEX! Most people think about sex every six seconds. Shorten that to EVERY second and you’ve got Coupling. These people think about sex, […]

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Live Free or Die Hard

January 5, 2017by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: “The best of the best is back and better than ever” (WNYW-TV) in the latest installment of the pulse-pounding, thrill-a-minute Die Hard action films. New York City detective John […]

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L’initiation

January 4, 2017by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: A young woman falls for a married French professor in romantic Montreal. The two spend days together in a hotel and tour the city before he returns to his […]

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Ray Bradbury’s The Martian Chronicles

January 3, 2017by The Thorn 2 Comments

Summary: The Earthmen came by the handful, then the hundreds, then the millions. They swept aside the majestic, dying Martian civilization to build their homes, shopping malls, and cities. Mars […]

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The Notorious Bettie Page

January 2, 2017by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: In an incandescent performance, Gretchen Mol (The Shape of Things) stars as Bettie Page, who grew up in a conservative religious family in Tennessee and became a photo model […]

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Ocean’s 11 (1960)

December 31, 2016by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: New Year’s Eve in Las Vegas. Roulette wheels spin, cards snap, slots chime, champagne fizzes, the shows go on…and the lights go out. It’s the perfect time to steal […]

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Die Hard with a Vengeance

December 31, 2016by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: In the third non-stop action adventure in the popular “Die Hard” series, New York cop John McClane (Bruce Willis) is targeted by the mysterious Simon (Jeremy Irons), a terrorist […]

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Film

Die Hard

December 29, 2016by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: 40 Stories Of Sheer Adventure! In this non-stop action classic which ushered in a new genre of action-thrillers, Bruce Willis stars as New York City cop John McClane, Off-duty, […]

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Film, Literature

Kiss Kiss Bang Bang

December 28, 2016by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: They say love and money don’t mix, but you can’t blame Harry Lockhart for trying. He’s been whisked from a life of petty crime to Hollywood, where he’ll audition […]

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Marţi, după Crăciun

December 27, 2016by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: One of the central figures to emerge from the cinema of the Romanian New Wave, director Radu Muntean has created in TUESDAY, AFTER CHRISTMAS a tense, emotionally resonant drama […]

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Film

Joyeux Noël

December 25, 2016by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Academy Award®, Golden Globe® and BAFTA nominee for Best Foreign Film, Joyeux Noel (Merry Christmas) tells the true-life story of the spontaneous Christmas Eve truce declared by Scottish, French […]

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Film

Tōkyō Goddofāzāzu

December 24, 2016by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Meet the ultimate dysfunctional family. From acclaimed director Satoshi Kon (Perfect Blue, Millennium Actress) and Japan’s leading animation studio Mad House (X, Vampire Hunter D, Ninja Scroll) comes this […]

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Film

A Christmas Horror Story

December 23, 2016by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: It’s the season of joy, peace, and goodwill… unless you live in Bailey Downs. Last Christmas Eve, two teens came to a grisly end in a school basement. Now, […]

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