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Slaughterhouse-Five

June 23, 2013by The Thorn 1 Comment

Synopsis: Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.’s classic novel comes to life in this haunting and darkly humorous film from acclaimed director George Roy Hill. Billy Pilgrim (Michael Sacks) is an ordinary World […]

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Ars amandi

June 22, 2013by The Thorn 1 Comment

Synopsis: In his 2006 obituary, The New York Times called Walerian Borowczyk “the internationally known filmmaker described variously as a genius, a pornographer, and a genius who also happened to be a pornographer.” […]

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A Mighty Wind

June 21, 2013by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Back Together for the First Time, Again. In A Mighty Wind, director Christopher Guest reunites the team from Best in Show and Waiting for Guffman to tell the story […]

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Les héroïnes du mal

June 20, 2013by The Thorn 2 Comments

Synopsis: From The Infamous Director Of IMMORAL TALES and THE BEAST Some have hailed him as a genius of joyous erotica, while others have condemned him as a monster of […]

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Zoo

June 11, 2013by The Thorn Leave a comment

Summary: The latest graphic novel by renowned author James Patterson leaps off the page and goes straight for the jugular!   Animals the world over are setting their sights on […]

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Literature

Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure

June 9, 2013by The Thorn 4 Comments

Synopsis: Keanu Reeves (The Matrix) and Alex Winter (The Lost Boys) deliver “spirited performances” (The Hollywood Reporter) in the original righteous comedy about the two ditzy dudes from San Dimas, California. […]

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Film

Airplane II: The Sequel

June 7, 2013by The Thorn 2 Comments

Synopsis: There’s a mad bomber on board, the first lunar shuttle is about to self-destruct, the engines are not working and – worst of all – the flight crew discovers […]

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Film

Pushing Daisies: Season 2

June 4, 2013by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Dig into a delicious second helping of Pushing Daisies, the multiple Emmy Award-winning series. In this season, Papen County’s Pie Maker with a witching finger for waking the dead, […]

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Television

Les Bronzés 3: Amis pour la vie

June 3, 2013by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: After the Club Med and skiing, what happened to the Bronzés 27 years later? Quick answer: the same, and worse. ************************************************************************* Les Bronzés 3: Amis pour la vie 7.0 […]

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Kinsey

June 1, 2013by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Let’s Talk About Sex Liam Neeson stars as Alfred Kinsey, a man driven by scientific passion and personal demons to investigate the elusive mystery of human sexuality. Laura Linney garnered a […]

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Melancholia

May 31, 2013by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: It will change everything. Justine (Kirsten Dunst) and Michael (Alexander Skarsgård) celebrate their marriage at a sumptuous party in the home of Justine’s sister Claire (Charlotte Gainsbourg) and brother-in-law […]

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Airplane!

May 29, 2013by The Thorn 5 Comments

Synopsis: Voted “one of the 10 funniest movies ever made” by the American Film Institute, Airplane! is a masterpiece of off-the-wall comedy. Featuring Robert Hays as an ex-fighter pilot forced […]

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Dhobi Ghat

May 25, 2013by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: In the teeming metropolis of Mumbai, four people separated by class and language are drawn together in compelling relationships. Shai, an affluent investment banker on a sabbatical, strikes up […]

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