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Cry of the Banshee (Director’s cut)

January 23, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Vincent Price is diabolical, commanding and “as brutally horrific as ever” (Motion Picture Exhibitor) as a corrupt English magistrate who leads a crusade to rid the countryside of witches…but […]

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Film, Literature

The Hangover

January 22, 2012by The Thorn 1 Comment

Synopsis: They planned a Vegas bachelor party that they would never forget. Now they really need to remember what exactly went down! Whose baby is in the closet of their […]

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Film

Spoogue, vol. 1

January 22, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Spoogue, vol. 1, by Olivier Milhiet 7.75 I’ve had this comic book for what seems to me to be a looong time. Heck, I don’t even remember when and how […]

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Literature

Back to the Future

January 21, 2012by The Thorn 2 Comments

Synopsis: “You Built A Time Machine… Out Of A DeLorean?” – Marty McFly From Academy Award-winning filmmakers Steven Spielberg and Robert Zemeckis comes Back to the Future – the original, […]

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Film

Hot Tub Time Machine

January 20, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: The outrageous laughs bubble up when four friends share a crazy night of drinking in a ski resort hot tub, only to wake up with serious hangovers in 1986 […]

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Film

Cheers: Season 6

January 19, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Kirstie Alley’s Debut Season! It’s the cozy little Boston bar where everybody knows your name…welcome to Cheers – the Emmy® Award-winning, smash-hit television series that kept the laughs uncorked […]

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Television

One, Two, Three

January 19, 2012by The Thorn 1 Comment

Synopsis: James Cagney “gives one of the richest, funniest, most breathlessly paced performances of his career” (The New York Times) in this Billy Wilder comedy that defrosts the Cold War […]

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Film

One, Two, Three

January 18, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

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Film

Avanti!

January 13, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Italy was full of surprises! In this hilarious, lighthearted comedy from acclaimed writer/director Billy Wilder and screenwriter I.A.L. Diamond (The Apartment), a wealthy American discovers romance and the meaning […]

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Film

La forêt de l’oubli, vol. 1

January 13, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

La forêt de l’oubli, vol. 1, by Nadja 8.0 I stumbled upon this book while looking up CDs by a band named Nadja. Intrigued by what I was seeing on […]

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Literature

Out to Sea

January 11, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau are joined by a legendary all-star cast in this hilarious high-seas adventure. In search of lonely ladies with big bang accounts, happy-go-lucky Charlie (Matthau) […]

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Film

Le repos du guerrier

January 10, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: A young heiress tries to help a young man who has attempted suicide by having an affair with him, ignoring pleas of her fiancée and friends. After two separations […]

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Film

The Fortune Cookie

January 9, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Powered by Walter Matthau’s Oscar-winning performance as the quintessential All-American chiseler, The Fortune Cookie is a hysterically funny comedy that showcases filmmaker Billy Wilder at his uproarious best. Harry […]

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