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Tag Archives: Foreign films

Shanghai Surprise

July 19, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: A Romantic Adventure For The Dangerous At Heart. Sean Penn is Glendon Wasey, a quick-witted fortune hunter looking for a fast track out of China. Madonna is Gloria Tatlock, […]

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30 Years of Python: A Revelation

July 18, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Jonathan Ross interviews the (living) members of Monty Python on its 30th anniversary. *********************************************************************** 30 Years of Python: A Revelation 7.5 eyelights: its quirky humour. the quality-quantity ratio. the […]

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Television

2015 Oscar Nominated Shorts – Animated

July 16, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: The reality of life’s joys, laughter and adventure told through the lens of the world’s best OSCAR® animated short films: A Single Life (The Netherlands), Me and My Moulton […]

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The Pythons

July 4, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: 1979 documentary film The Pythons, shot on location during the making of Life of Brian. *********************************************************************** The Pythons 8.0 eyelights: its exclusive access to the Pythons on the set […]

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Film, Television

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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Mon père, ce héros

June 17, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Andre (Depardieu) is a long-suffering divorcee on holiday in Mauritius where he is forced to pose as his teenage daughter’s (Gillain) older lover so that she can pique the […]

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Monty Python’s Tunisian Holiday

June 16, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Summary: In 1978, Kim “Howard” Johnson ran away to join the circus—Monty Python’s Flying Circus, that is. The Pythons converged on Tunisia to film their timeless classic Life of Brian, […]

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Literature

Abre los ojos

June 8, 2015by The Thorn 2 Comments

Synopsis: In this steamy, intriguingly complex, psychological thriller the line between reality and fantasy is hopelessly blurred. Cesar tries to make sense of his life after a car crash leaves […]

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Film

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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Film, Music

Monty Python’s Fliegender Zirkus

May 30, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: 1970 war der neue Unterhaltungschef der Bavaria Atelier GmbH auf Suche nach neuen Talenten. Sein Name: Alfred Biolek. Seine Entdeckung: Eine britische Komikertruppe, die seit einem Jahr bei der […]

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Television

2015 Oscar Nominated Shorts – Live Action

May 21, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Art and humanity collide with compelling stories from the world’s best OSCAR® short live action films: Aya (Israel & France), Boogaloo and Graham (UK), Butter Lamp (France & China), […]

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Film

Do Not Adjust Your Set

May 9, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: The Classic Series That Lead To The Creation Of Monty Python Teatime. 1968. In millions of homes in Great Britain something strange was happening and TV comedy around the […]

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Television

Madeo

May 6, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Mother is a devoted single parent to her simple-minded twenty-seven-year-old son, Do-joon. Often a source of anxiety to his mother, Do-joon behaves in foolish or simply dangerous ways. One […]

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