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The Odd Couple II

June 17, 2011by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Some arguments stand the test of time. The times may have changed, but thankfully not the traits that make ex-roomies Felix (Lemmon) and Oscar (Matthau) the all-time perfect mismatch. […]

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Days of Wine and Roses

June 9, 2011by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: When Blake Edwards’ powerful film of J.P. Miller’s heartrending teleplay Days of Wine and Roses hit movie screens, it won critical raves, box-office success and shone brightly as a […]

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Troll 2

May 25, 2011by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Those greedy goblins are back and hungrier than ever in this gourmet gross-out! Disguised as friendly country folk, a pugnacious posse of people-eating trolls lures visitors to their town. […]

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Friday the 13th : The Final Chapter

May 14, 2011by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: The body count continues in this vivid thriller, the fourth — but not final — story in the widely successful Friday The 13th series. Jason, Crystal Lake’s least popular […]

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Friday the 13th (1980)

May 13, 2011by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Terror and suspense abound in this 24-hour nightmare of blood. Camp Crystal Lake has been shuttered for over 20 years due to several vicious and unsolved murders. The camp’s […]

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Village of the Damned (1960)

May 8, 2011by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: So Young, So Innocent, So Deadly. We have met the enemies and they are our children. Well, perhaps not our children, and that’s the problem: they are the offspring […]

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Boksuneun naui geot

March 22, 2011by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: The first film in Park Chan-Wook’s acclaimed Vengeance trilogy. The sister of a simple and deaf factory worker, Ryu, falls ill and needs a kidney transplant, however he is […]

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Where the Wild Things Are

March 21, 2011by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: “Let the wild rumpus start!” Nine-year-old Max runs away from home and sails across the sea to become king of the land Where the Wild Things Are. King Max […]

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Coraline

March 21, 2011by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Coraline Jones is bored in her new home until she finds a secret door that leads her into a world that’s just like her own… but better! But when […]

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Saving Face

March 21, 2011by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: A romantic comedy about right, wrong and everything in between. When 48-year-old widow Hwei-Lan Gao (Joan Chen) informs her less-than understanding father she’s pregnant, he banishes her from Flushing […]

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Precious

March 17, 2011by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Precious Jones, an inner-city high school girl, is illiterate, overweight, and pregnant…again. Naive and abused, Precious responds to a glimmer of hope when a door is opened by an […]

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Powder Blue

March 11, 2011by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: On the gritty streets of LA, the destinies of four people desperate for connection and redemption are about to collide. Jessica Biel, Ray Liotta, Forest Whitaker and Eddie Redmayne […]

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The Moguls

March 11, 2011by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Sex sells in America, and these guys know it. When Andy (Jeff Bridges) meets his ex wife’s new husband, (an extremely wealthy guy) who is now his son’s cool […]

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