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Magnum Force

May 21, 2012by The Thorn 1 Comment

Synopsis: Underworld figures are being murdered all over San Francisco. One by one, criminals who have eluded prosecution are getting the justice they deserve, justice you’d think Detective Harry Callahan […]

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Highly Inappropriate Tales for Young People

May 19, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Highly Inappropriate Tales for Young People, by Douglas Coupland and Graham Roumieu 6.75 This book was dropped into my hands by my gf the other day, while we were dawdling […]

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Brice de Nice

May 18, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: An eternal adolescent even though he’s nearly thirty, Brice has become a surfer, a winner, a rising star! Like Patrick Swayze in Point Break, he’s waiting for the wave, […]

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Film, Television

Unmasked with George Carlin

May 15, 2012by The Thorn 5 Comments

Synopsis: Recorded before a live studio audience, “Unmasked” was an original comedy series that offered up candid, one-on-one interviews with both established and emerging comedic talent for an uncensored look […]

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George Carlin: George On George

May 14, 2012by The Thorn 1 Comment

George Carlin: George On George 8.25 ‘George On George’ is essentially Carlin talking about his life, to the camera, with the help of pictures and some short concert footage. It’s […]

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Mother

May 13, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: No one misunderstands you better. She packed your lunch. Tolerated your music. And quietly looked forward to the day you’d be happily on your own. If anyone qualifies as […]

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Snow White: A Tale of Terror

May 10, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: If you thought Snow White was only a fairy tale, you’re about to discover the truth, but lock up your children first. The real tale of Snow White, is […]

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Film, Literature, Television

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

May 9, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: No film in history has captured the world’s imagination like Walt Disney’s first full-length animated masterpiece. Join the beautiful princess Snow White as she escapes her jealous stepmother, the […]

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Film, Literature

Alice in Wonderland (1915)

May 7, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

  Synopsis: Alice in Wonderland is a 1915 silent film adaptation of Lewis Carroll’s classic novel, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, directed and written by W.W. Young and starring Viola Savoy […]

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Life With Mr. Dangerous

May 4, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Life With Mr. Dangerous, by Paul Hornschemeier 7.0 ‘Life With Mr. Dangerous’ is a slightly bland tale about a bored girl who is emotionally confused: she is ambivalent about her […]

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The Baron of Arizona

May 3, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: In one of his own favorite roles, Vincent Price portrays legendary swindler James Addison Reavis, who, in 1880, concocted an elaborate and dangerous hoax to ascend to the title […]

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Les Dalton

May 2, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Joe and Averell are the eldest and youngest of the four Dalton brothers, the worst outlaws in Wild West history, whose criminal failures are such that their own mother […]

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Film, Literature, Television

Lucky Luke (2009)

May 1, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: James Huth helms this live-action adaptation of the long-running Belgian comic book series — first published in the 1940s — that is equal parts homage to and a parody […]

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