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Tag Archives: Holidays

Home for the Holidays

November 28, 2011by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: “A thoroughly entertaining slice of life!” -The Hollywood Reporter Director Jodie Foster dishes up a “heaping helping of holiday hilarity” (NBC-TV) with this laugh-out-loud comedy from screenwriter W.D. Richter […]

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Le crime est notre affaire

November 27, 2011by The Thorn 2 Comments

Synopsis: Prudence Beresford is investigating another murder. Her aunt had witnessed it, but no body was found, and nobody trusted her word. Nobody, except Prudence, of course! *********************************************************************** Le crime […]

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Last Night

November 5, 2011by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Party like there’s no tomorrow because there isn’t. At the stroke of midnight, the world is going to end. With time running out, a crazy group of big-city dwellers […]

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Extras : Bloody Merry

September 19, 2011by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: ‘Tis the season to be jaded, at least if you’re Andy Millman (Ricky Gervais). Despite the success of his highly-rated (but critically panned) sitcom When the Whistle Blows, Andy […]

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Powder Blue

March 11, 2011by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: On the gritty streets of LA, the destinies of four people desperate for connection and redemption are about to collide. Jessica Biel, Ray Liotta, Forest Whitaker and Eddie Redmayne […]

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Big Fat Important Movie

March 10, 2011by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: From David Zucker, the director of The Naked Gun and Airplane!, comes a bare-knuckle comedy where no one is safe from the onslaught of lunacy! When obnoxious Hollywood director […]

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The Apartment

July 6, 2010by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Winner of five 1960 Academy Awards® including Best Picture, The Apartment is legendary writer/director Billy Wilder at his scathing, satirical best, and one of the “finest comedies Hollywood has […]

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The Return of Count Yorga

April 29, 2010by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Robert Quarry reprises his role as the “exceptionally dapper vampire” (The Hollywood Reporter) in this heart-stopping thriller with a surprise climax that will “scare you right out of your […]

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Hannah and Her Sisters

December 30, 2009by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Brimming with laughter, tears and subtle beauty, Hannah And Her Sisters is a magnificent “summation of (Woody Allen’s) career to date” (The New York Times). Winner of three Oscars, […]

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Bad Santa

December 30, 2009by The Thorn 1 Comment

Synopsis: Hollywood favorites Billy Bob Thornton (The Alamo), Bernie Mac (Mr. 3000) and John Ritter (TV’s 8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter) star in the year’s most talked-about […]

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Le père Noël est une ordure

December 25, 2009by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Félix, disguised as Father Christmas, hands out leaflets advertising a sexy Christmas party. His place is taken by an African Santa Claus and he returns to his caravan only […]

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