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Tag Archives: Holidays

Gremlins

December 23, 2012by The Thorn 4 Comments

Synopsis: Gremlins is a wildly original roller coaster ride of hilarious mischief. One minute your hair will stand on end, the next you’ll hold your sides with laughter at the […]

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Trading Places

December 22, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: They’re not just getting rich… they’re getting even. What happens when a Wall Street tycoon meets a street smart hustler? Find out in the comedy classic that helped launch […]

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The Perks of Being a Wallflower

November 14, 2012by The Thorn 1 Comment

Synopsis: A funny and touching coming-of-age story based on the beloved best-selling novel by Stephen Chbosky, THE PERKS OF BEING A WALLFLOWER is a modern classic that captures the dizzying […]

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Halloween III: Season of the Witch

October 31, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Producer John Carpenter (Halloween, The Thing) presents the third chilling installment in the Halloween collection. When a terrified toy salesman is mysteriously attacked and brought to the hospital, babbling and […]

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Chew, vol. 3

September 17, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Chew, vol. 3, by John Layman and Rob Guillory 7.75 Layman and Guillory continue having fun and passing on the joy to their readers with “Just Desserts”, the third instalment […]

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15 août

August 15, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Max, Raoul and Vincent go on holiday to the beach without their wives and after 15 days of rain and dealing with their kids, they decide they need a […]

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After the Thin Man

July 26, 2012by The Thorn 1 Comment

Synopsis: Mr. & Mrs. Thin Man are back in their new hit! It’s New Year’s Eve, Nick and Nora Charles have returned to the West Coast, and the philandering hubby […]

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The Thin Man

July 9, 2012by The Thorn 4 Comments

Synopsis: Nick and Nora Charles cordially invite you to bring your own alibi to The Thin Man, the jaunty whodunit that made William Powell and Myrna Loy the champagne elite […]

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Film, Literature

Robot Chicken: Season 3

July 1, 2012by The Thorn 2 Comments

Synopsis: Here we go again! Not only is it time for 20 fresh episodes of soul-pummeling, mind-blowing, award-winning stop-motion sketch comedy funneled from the colon of the Adult Swim late-night […]

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Television

April Fool’s Day (1986)

April 1, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: When Muffy St. John invited her college friends up to her parents’ secluded island home for the time of their lives, she just forgot to tell them it just […]

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The Second Ben Wicks Treasury

March 31, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

The Second Ben Wicks Treasury, by Ben and Vincent Wicks 7.5 I literally have no sense of Ben Wick’s place in history, of his true legacy. All I can attest […]

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Literature

Madhouse

March 22, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Masters of macabre Vincent Price, Peter Cushing and Robert Quarry give performances to die for in this “diverting little chiller” (Boxoffice)! When horror star Paul Toombes’ fiancée is brutally […]

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Stalag 17

March 18, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: During World War II, a group of G.I.’s are thrown together in the notorious German prison camp Stalag 17. For the most part, they spend their time scheming ways […]

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