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Tag Archives: Foreign films

Dr. Phibes Rises Again

March 13, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: They Haven’t Built The Coffin That Can Hold Him! That bizarre evil genius, the abominable Dr. Phibes, is back with all his old diabolical deviltry” (Variety). This sequel to […]

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The Abominable Dr. Phibes

March 10, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Revenge Is The Best Medicine. Meet Doctor Phibes: a one-time concert musician who’s now an all-time crazed murderer. In this clever, crypt-kicking classic, horrormeister Vincent Price plays a diabolical […]

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Saekjeuk shigong

February 17, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Very few comedies have grossed over one hundred million dollars at the box office, but those which have are absolute classics: Animal House, Porky’s, There’s Something About Mary, American […]

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Un fil à la patte

February 16, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Georges Feydeau’s door-slamming 1894 farce, ‘Un fil a la patte’ (usually translated as ‘A Fly in the Ointment’), receives fleet screen treatment from veteran director Michel Deville. The star-laden […]

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Painted Lips and Lolly Licks: The Sexy Film Festival 2012

February 14, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: The Mayfair’s annual sexy film fest returns to prematurely, uh, celebrate Valentine’s Day with a lineup of films hand-picked by adult film star Kimberly Kane! Get here early and […]

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Cry of the Banshee (Director’s cut)

January 23, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Vincent Price is diabolical, commanding and “as brutally horrific as ever” (Motion Picture Exhibitor) as a corrupt English magistrate who leads a crusade to rid the countryside of witches…but […]

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Les femmes

January 14, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis:  When a womanizing novelist suffers from writer’s block, he hires Clara as his new secretary and erotic inspiration. As the writer reveals the most intimate details of the women […]

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Avanti!

January 13, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Italy was full of surprises! In this hilarious, lighthearted comedy from acclaimed writer/director Billy Wilder and screenwriter I.A.L. Diamond (The Apartment), a wealthy American discovers romance and the meaning […]

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À cœur joie

January 12, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: A wife is torn between two lovers – her older husband and a much younger man. *********************************************************************** À cœur joie 7.0 ‘À cœur joie’ is yet another drab, run-of-the-mill […]

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Le repos du guerrier

January 10, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: A young heiress tries to help a young man who has attempted suicide by having an affair with him, ignoring pleas of her fiancée and friends. After two separations […]

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Cette sacrée gamine

January 7, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Brigitte Bardot is at her naughtiest as the precocious schoolgirl of a Parisian nightclub owner who, when suspected of forgery, flees the city and entrusts Brigitte’s safety to a […]

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Voulez-vous danser avec moi?

January 5, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: When her husband is found standing over the body of a murdered dance instructor, Brigitte Bardot goes undercover to find the real killer and is drawn into a shady […]

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Tintin et les oranges bleues

January 3, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Professor Calculus’ dreams of ending world hunger are brought one step closer by the creation of a desert-proof orange, deep blue in colour. But it seems he’s not the […]

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