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Tag Archives: Family

Le crime est notre affaire

November 27, 2011by The Thorn 2 Comments

Synopsis: Prudence Beresford is investigating another murder. Her aunt had witnessed it, but no body was found, and nobody trusted her word. Nobody, except Prudence, of course! *********************************************************************** Le crime […]

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Toi et moi

November 24, 2011by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Using her sister Lena’s (Marion Cotillard) love life as well as her own for inspiration, Ariane (Julie Depardieu) writes romantic stories for a popular magazine. But for these love-struck […]

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Odette Toulemonde

November 23, 2011by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Objectively, Odette Toulemonde has nothing to be happy about, but is. Balthazar Balsan has everything to be happy about, but isn’t. Odette, awkwardly forty, with a delightful hairdresser son […]

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Ae Fond Kiss…

November 19, 2011by The Thorn 3 Comments

Synopsis: Casim is a second generation Pakistani from Glasgow. Working as a DJ in Glasgow’s coolest venues, Casim dreams of buying his own club. A teacher at his sister Tahara’s […]

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Charlotte Sometimes

November 17, 2011by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Sometimes the truth is in the lie Nominated for two 2003 Independent Spirit Awards and hailed by Roger Ebert as a breakthrough for Asian American Filmmakers, Charlotte Sometimes is […]

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Blue Valentine

November 16, 2011by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: A love story. No love story has been told quite so powerfully as Blue Valentine. Oscar Nominee for Best Actress Michelle Williams and Ryan Gosling (Oscar Nominee, Half Nelson) […]

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Film

11 Short Films of 11 Minutes

November 12, 2011by The Thorn 1 Comment

To denote the 11th day of the 11th month of the 11th year of this millennium, a couple of friends and I decided to watch 11 short films of 11 […]

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Film, Literature, Television

St Trinian’s

November 11, 2011by The Thorn 2 Comments

Synopsis: St Trinian’s, the infamous school for ‘young ladies’, is in trouble. Despite being an old flame of its Headmistress (in a top-of-his-class comic performance by Rupert Everett, (My Best […]

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The Secret Garden (1993)

November 10, 2011by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: The timeless tale of a special place where magic, hope and love grow. It’s a special garden where friendships blossom, illnesses fade away and sorrows flee. There troubled orphan […]

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Où le regard ne porte pas…, vol. 1

November 9, 2011by The Thorn Leave a comment

Où le regard ne porte pas…, vol. 1, by Georges Abolin and Olivier Pont 8.5 I was left completely disarmed by this book. It’s an engaging, realistic, emotional coming-of-age story […]

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Labyrinth

November 8, 2011by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Where Everything Seems Possible and Nothing Is What It Seems. Journey into the fantastical world of Labyrinth, starring David Bowie and a cast of incredible creatures created by Jim […]

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Franklyn

November 7, 2011by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Four souls bound by fate, romance and tragedy collide in the parallel worlds of London and the futuristic Meanwhile City, where a single bullet will alter the course of […]

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Film

The Five Senses

November 6, 2011by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Nothing can cure the soul but the senses. -Oscar Wilde Mary-Louise Parker (Fried Green Tomatoes) stars in this award-winning film that explores life and love through the five senses. […]

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