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Tag Archives: Fantasy

Splash

July 27, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Academy Award winner Tom Hanks’ stars as Allen Bauer, a workaholic who’s convinced he can’t fall in love. That is, until he’s mysteriously rescued at sea by the mermaid […]

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Dear Mr. Watterson

July 2, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Nearly two decades after the last original “Calvin and Hobbes” was published, this documentary examines the comic strip’s enduring legacy. Fans and cartoonists such as Berke Breathed of “Bloom […]

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Give My Regards to Broad Street

June 21, 2015by The Thorn 2 Comments

Synopsis: The legendary Paul McCartney creates a rousing musical fantasy about a pop singer/composer (played by McCartney) who realizes that the master tapes of his about-to-be-released album are missing. To […]

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The Meaning of Life

June 20, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Those six pandemonium-mad Pythons are back with their craziest adventure ever! John Cleese, Graham Chapman, Terry Jones, Eric Idle, Terry Gilliam and Michael Palin have returned to explain The […]

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Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band

June 14, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: A Fantastical, Musical Adventure! Starring Peter Frampton and The Bee Gees along with Steve Martin, George Burns, Aerosmith, Alice Cooper, Billy Preston and Earth, Wind & Fire performing almost […]

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Film, Music

Dreamscape

June 5, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: The President of the United States is about to be assassinated in a dream where there is no morning after. Only one man can save him…a man who must […]

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Altered States

June 3, 2015by The Thorn 1 Comment

Synopsis: The Most Terrifying Experiment In The History Of Science Is Out Of Control…And The Subject Is Himself. Research scientist Eddie Jessup (William hurt) believes other states of consciousness are […]

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Videodrome

June 1, 2015by The Thorn 2 Comments

Synopsis: First if controls your mind. Then it destroys your body. Sci-fi horror filmmaker David Cronenberg’s diabolical invader is a television show that seduces and controls its viewers. Featuring rock […]

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Yellow Submarine

May 31, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Join the greatest band of all time for a mind-blowing voyage you won’t soon forget. Heralded as “a cartoon landmark” (San Francisco Examiner), this visually stunning odyssey turned animation […]

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The Spiderwick Chronicles

May 28, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: From the moment the Grace family moves into a secluded old house, strange things start to happen. As Jared (Freddie Highmore, Charlie And The Chocolate Factory) investigates, he discovers […]

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Magical Mystery Tour

May 24, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: On the heels of the Beatles’ first two successful films, A Hard Day’s Night and Help!, came the Magical Mystery Tour. Produced and directed by the Beatles themselves, the […]

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Tron

May 18, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: The first film to venture forth inside the previously unexplored three-dimensional realm of computer imagery. Tron dazzles with revolutionary visual effects and mind-bending action sequences. Flynn, a computer whiz […]

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Head

May 10, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: “A Hard Days Night on acid” best describes this outrageous movie within a movie starring recording superstars The Monkees. The first in a long line of films for collaborators […]

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