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Tag Archives: Foreign films

RiffTrax Live: Santa Claus

December 22, 2017by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: From the strange and ridiculously colorful world of K. Gordon Murray comes the 1959 Holiday classic Santa Claus. Made in Mexico and dubbed into glorious English, Santa Claus tells […]

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Giorgio Moroder Presents Fritz Lang’s Metropolis

December 13, 2017by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: In 1984, Academy Award®-winning composer Giorgio Moroder (Midnight Express, Flashdance), introduced Fritz Lang’s science fiction epic METROPOLIS to a new generation of moviegoers. Working in collaboration with film archives […]

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Papurika

December 12, 2017by The Thorn 4 Comments

Synopsis: Prepare to enter the realm of fantasy and imagination – where reality and dreams collide in a kaleidoscopic mindscape of sheer visual genius. The magical tale centers on a […]

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Kidnapped

December 11, 2017by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: It was to be the most startling film of Bava’s entire career: After a botched payroll heist, a trio of vicious criminals take hostages in a desperate getaway that […]

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Cani arrabbiati

December 11, 2017by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Imagine Quentin Tarantino remaking LAST HOUSE ON THE LEFT inside a speeding car…That’s Mario Bava’s RABID DOGS (Cani Arrabbiati), a brutal and ironic kidnapping story whose unflinching realism makes […]

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La guerre du feu

December 7, 2017by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Set 80,000 years ago, this accomplished “cinematic spectacle” (‘New York Magazine’) follows the lives of four tribes of early man – each with their own customs and stages of […]

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Enter the Void

December 6, 2017by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Controversial and brilliant director Gasper Noe follows his worldwide sensation Irreversible with another triumph. Enter The Void is Noe’s most assured and haunting film yet, a “head trip” a […]

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Pāfekuto burū

December 5, 2017by The Thorn 4 Comments

Synopsis: Pop singer Mima Kirigoe looks forward to a bright new career when she quits her chart-topping trio to become an actress. When she lands a role in a sexually-charged […]

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The House of Exorcism

December 4, 2017by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Tourist Lisa Reiner (Elke Sommer) encounters the Devil himself (Telly Savalas) while vacationing in Toledo, Spain. Recognizing in her the soul of a damned spirit that escaped him, the […]

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Lisa e il diavolo

December 4, 2017by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: While visiting Toledo, Spain, American tourist Lisa Reiner (Elke Sommer) experiences a feeling of déjà vu when she sees an ancient mural of the Devil carrying away the dead. […]

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Fawlty Towers: Series 2

December 1, 2017by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Hotel owner Basil Fawlty’s incompetence, short fuse, and arrogance form a combination that ensures accidents and trouble are never far away.  *********************************************************************** Fawlty Towers: Series 2 7.5 eyelights: its […]

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Fawlty Towers: Series 1

December 1, 2017by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Basil is a much put-upon, hard-working hotel ‘manager’ whose life is plagued by dead guests, hotel inspectors and riff-raff. His biggest headache is a ‘nest of vipers’ – his […]

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Babe: Pig in the City

November 29, 2017by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Babe: Pig in the City takes the three musketeers Babe, Ferdy and Mrs. Hoggett on a crusade into the midst of a large city where despite incredible obstacles, they […]

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