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Tag Archives: Foreign films

Xing ji dun tai

July 27, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: ‘Twinkle Twinkle Little Star’ is an extremely rare example of science fiction, Hong Kong style, but, fittingly, it’s unlike any sci-fi flick you’ve ever seen. Alien abductions, suicide pacts, […]

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La Chèvre

July 13, 2012by The Thorn 1 Comment

Synopsis: French comedy writing sensation Francis Veber (The Tall Blond Man With One Black Shoe, La Cage Aux Folles) created a wildly successful comedy duo with Depardieu and Richard. “A […]

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Le jumeau

July 5, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: When a man decides to play the role of twins in order to romance another set of twins, life becomes much more complicated than he wants or needs in […]

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Les Compères

June 17, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: When her teen-aged son (Stephane Bierry) runs away and the police are noncommittal, a woman (Anne Duperey) convinces two old flames — a crusading journalist (Gerard Depardieu) and a […]

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La mala educación

June 16, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: From two-time Academy Award®-winner Pedro Almodovar (2002 Best Original Screenplay, Talk to Her, 2000 Best Foreign Language Film, All About My Mother) comes Bad Education, an outrageous tale of […]

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C’est pas moi, c’est lui

June 12, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Pierre Richard directs and stars in this comedy about a ghost writer employed by a successful comic. He assumes the comic’s identity and talks his way into a joint […]

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Neko no ongaeshi

May 24, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Journey To A Magical World From the creators of the Academy Award winning SPIRITED AWAY (Best Animated Feature Film, 2002) comes the visually stunning THE CAT RETURNS. Haru, a […]

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Film, Literature

Brice de Nice

May 18, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: An eternal adolescent even though he’s nearly thirty, Brice has become a surfer, a winner, a rising star! Like Patrick Swayze in Point Break, he’s waiting for the wave, […]

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Film, Television

Buffet Froid

May 12, 2012by The Thorn 1 Comment

Synopsis: Buffet Froid has logic that is both twisted and stark: a husband befriends his wife’s murderer, a high-ranking official plans his own assassination, a lost knife is found in […]

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Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011)

May 11, 2012by The Thorn 1 Comment

Synopsis: Gary Oldman leads a stunning all-star cast in this masterful adaptation of John le Carré’s bestselling novel that redefined the spy thriller. At the height of the Cold War, […]

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Film, Literature

Jean-Jacques Goldman: Un tour ensemble

May 8, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Jean-Jacques Goldman: Un tour ensemble 8.0 ‘Un tour ensemble’ is the only full-length Jean-Jacques Goldman concert available on home video. Of all the video releases through the years, and there […]

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Film, Music

Alice: A Look into Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland

May 6, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: The books, written by a mild stuttering bachelor lecturer of mathematics, that told the adventures of a little girl who fell down a rabbit hole into a wonderland, and […]

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Film, Literature

Les Dalton

May 2, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Joe and Averell are the eldest and youngest of the four Dalton brothers, the worst outlaws in Wild West history, whose criminal failures are such that their own mother […]

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