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The Seven-Per-Cent Solution

April 24, 2013by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Sherlock Holmes meets Sigmund Freud The world’s two greatest masters of the art of deduction, Sherlock Holmes and Sigmund Freud, meet for the first time in this delightful mystery […]

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Film, Literature

Inferno

April 23, 2013by The Thorn 1 Comment

Synopsis: A young woman stumbles upon a mysterious diary that reveals the secrets of “The Three Mothers” and unleashes a nightmare world of demonic evil. As the unstoppable horror spreads […]

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Dr. Bell and Mr. Doyle: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes

April 22, 2013by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: He taught him the finer points…of murder! Outside of the refined halls of Edinburgh University, a young Arthur Conan Doyle is learning his first lessons… in murder. In 1878, […]

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The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959)

April 20, 2013by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: “Peter Cushing is a splendid Holmes” (Daily Mirror) and “Andre Morell is the perfect Dr. Watson” (Daily Herald) in this terror filled mystery classic co-starring horror legend Christopher Lee. […]

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Film, Literature

Astérix chez les Bretons

April 17, 2013by The Thorn 2 Comments

Synopsis: Julius Caesar’s legions have conquered all England, except for a tiny, remote village led by Zebigbosse. Asterix and Obelix come to their English friends’ rescue with a barrel of magic potion. […]

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Film, Literature, Television

I Love You, Don’t Touch Me!

April 15, 2013by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: When it comes to relationships, the first law of the jungle prevails: you have to kiss a lot of frogs before finding a prince! In this “smart, funny and […]

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Film

Wonder Woman: Odyssey

April 14, 2013by The Thorn Leave a comment

Summary: Wonder Woman gets a new costume in this start to bestselling writer J. Michael Straczynski’s run on the iconic character’s series, collected from issues #600-606. Diana must track down […]

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Literature

Pushing Daisies: Season 1

April 12, 2013by The Thorn 2 Comments

Synopsis: Every not-so-often, along comes a show that’s different. Wonderfully different. Pushing Daisies, TV Guide’s Matt Roush writes, “restores my faith in TV’s ability to amuse, enchant and entertain.” It’s the […]

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Television

Network

April 10, 2013by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Newscaster Howard Beale has a message for those who package reports of cute puppies, movie premieres, and fender benders as hard news: “I’m as mad as hell, and I’m […]

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My First Mister

April 8, 2013by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Meet The New Odd Couple. Jennifer (LeeLee Sobieski) is a 17-year-old Goth with multiple face-piercings and a fondness for graveyards. Randall (Albert Brooks) is a middle-aged salesman with an obsessively […]

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Supreme Power, vol. 1

April 7, 2013by The Thorn 1 Comment

Summary: Babylon 5 creator and AMAZING SPIDER-MAN writer J. Michael Straczynski presents a new vision of a world about to give birth to its first generation of super heroes! Follow the […]

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Literature

Xing xing wang

April 6, 2013by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Torn From Their Jungle Paradise . . . Betrayed By Those They Trusted . . .Destruction For All! Sure to drive you wild – here’s one of the funniest, […]

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Film

Metropolis

April 4, 2013by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Metropolis takes place in 2026, when the populace is divided between workers who must live in the dark underground and the rich who enjoy a futuristic city of splendor. […]

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