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Tag Archives: Fantasy

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

January 10, 2013by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: From Academy Award®-winning filmmaker Peter Jackson comes “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey,” the first of a trilogy of films adapting the enduringly popular masterpiece The Hobbit, by J.R.R. Tolkien. […]

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Batman: Private Casebook

January 5, 2013by The Thorn Leave a comment

Summary: Collecting DETECTIVE COMICS #840-845, plus a story from the INFINITE HALLOWEEN SPECIAL, this hard-hitting new BATMAN volume pits The Dark Knight and guest-star Zatanna against the new Ventriloquist and […]

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Literature

Tank Girl: The Odyssey

January 3, 2013by The Thorn 2 Comments

Tank Girl: The Odyssey, by Peter Milligan and Jamie Hewlett 8.0 What a nice surprise: ‘Tank Girl: The Odyssey’ is a book that I didn’t expect to like, but did. […]

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Literature

Edward Scissorhands

December 25, 2012by The Thorn 1 Comment

Synopsis: Once upon a time in a castle high on a hill lived an inventor who’s greatest creation was named Edward. Although Edward had an irresistible charm, he wasn’t quite […]

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Film

Rare Exports

December 24, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Young Pietari lives with his stern reindeer-herding father Rauno in arctic Finland. On the eve of Christmas, an enormous excavation at a nearby mountain disturbs the locals and captures […]

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Film

The World According to Garp

December 18, 2012by The Thorn 1 Comment

Synopsis: Robin Williams is Garp. He’s got a funny way of looking at life. When Robin Williams played T.S. Garp in The World According to Garp, two totally original American […]

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Film, Literature

X-Statix Presents: Dead Girl

December 17, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Summary: It’s hard to keep a good girl down… especially when she’s Dead! After a brief hiatus caused by their deaths, everyone’s favorite mutants are back! And this time, they’re […]

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Literature

Barbarella

December 15, 2012by The Thorn 1 Comment

Synopsis: Barbarella is marked by the same audacity and originality, fantasy, humor, beauty and horror, cruelly and eroticism that make comic books such a favorite. The Setting is the planet […]

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Film, Literature

Creepers

December 14, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: The daughter of a film star with telepathic powers relating to insects lives in an area of Switzerland where a killer is stalking girls. *********************************************************************** Creepers 3.5 eyelights: its mercifully […]

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Film

Marvel 1602

December 7, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Summary:  All’s not well in the Marvel Universe in the year 1602 as strange storms are brewing and strange new powers are emerging! Spider-Man, the X-Men, Nick Fury, Dr. Strange, […]

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Literature

Phenomena

November 29, 2012by The Thorn 4 Comments

Synopsis: Brace yourself for an all-new look at one of the most original films ever from writer/director Dario Argento, an insane epic of terror, wonder, and jaw-dropping carnage. Jennifer Connelly […]

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Film

Enigma

November 28, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Summary: ENIGMA is a thought-provoking post-modern tale of self-discovery and sexual identity told against the backdrop of improbable super-heroes and villains. Michael Smith lives a meaningless life of routine and […]

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Literature

Cloud Atlas

November 24, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: From acclaimed filmmakers Lana Wachowski, Tom Tykwer, and Andy Wachowski, the powerful and inspiring epic drama “Cloud Atlas” explores how the actions and consequences of individual lives impact one […]

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