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Tag Archives: Foreign films

At Last the 1948 Show

May 2, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: The Classic Series That Preceded And Inspired Monty Python This historic, wildly silly series triggered a revolution that changed the face of TV comedy forever. Bursting onto Britain’s small […]

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Tokyo fiancée

April 23, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Her head filled with dreams, Amélie, 20, goes back to Japan, where she spent her childhood. To earn a living, she decides to give private classes in French and […]

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Ssaibogeujiman Gwaenchanha

April 13, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Young-goon, a young woman who believes herself to be a cyborg, and is institutionalized after a gruesome and nearly fatal attempt to recharge her batteries. Among the characters she meets in […]

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Kurôn wa kokyô wo mezasu

April 8, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: An astronaut dies on a mission, but never fear – he’s got a clone, which has been imprinted with his memories. Unfortunately, the upload malfunctions, and the clone fixates on […]

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When the Wind Blows

April 7, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Summary: Raymond Briggs’ now famous bestselling comic cartoon book depicts the effects of a nuclear attack on an elderly couple in his usual humorous yet macabre way. *********************************************************************** When the […]

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Never Let Me Go

April 6, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Academy Award Nominees Carey Mulligan and Keira Knightley, co-star with talented newcomer Andrew Garfield (The Social Network) in this poignant and powerful film. Kathy (Mulligan), Ruth (Knightley) and Tommy (Garfield) […]

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Film, Literature

Children of Men

April 1, 2015by The Thorn 14 Comments

Synopsis: The Year 2027: The Last Days of the Human Race No Child Has Been Born for 18 Years He Must Protect Our Only Hope No children. No future. No […]

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Film, Literature

Björk: Biophilia Live

March 29, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: ‘biophilia live’ is a concert film directed by peter strickland and nick fenton and produced by jacqui edenbrow that captures the human element of björk’s multi-disciplinary multimedia project: biophilia. […]

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Film, Music

Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome

March 13, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Two men enter. One man leaves. Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome stars Mel Gibson for his third go-round as the title hero who takes on the barbarians of the post-nuclear future- and […]

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Film

Mad Max 2

March 11, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Ruthless… Savage… Spectacular In the annals of action movies few can compare with The Road Warrior, a full-throttle epic of speed and carnage that rockets you into a dreamlike […]

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Film

Mad Max

March 9, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: In the ravaged near-future, a savage motorcycle gang rules the road. Terrorizing innocent civilians while tearing up the streets, the ruthless gang laughs in the face of a police […]

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Film

Pokazatelnyy protsess: Istoriya Pussy Riot

March 8, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Filmed over the course of six months, this film tells the incredible story of three young women: Nadia, Masha and Katia. As members of the feminist art collective Pussy […]

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Film, Music

Turist

February 19, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: A critical favorite at the Cannes Film Festival, where it took the Jury Prize in Un Certain Regard, this wickedly funny and precisely observed psychodrama tells the story of […]

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