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Tag Archives: Jazz

Strip-tease

June 28, 2017by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: The rarely seen feature starring Velvet Underground singer, Nico. Here she plays Ariane, a young ballet dancer with dreams of stardom.  In order to pay the rent she accepts […]

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Witchcraft Through the Ages

October 31, 2016by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: 1968 abbreviated version of the original 1922 film, with a run time of 77 minutes as opposed to the original’s 104 minutes. This version featured an eclectic jazz score […]

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Los 2 lados de la cama

April 29, 2016by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Javier and Pedro live happily with their new girlfriends, Marta and Raquel. Javier is about to marry Marta, but he and Pedro are unaware that Marta and Raquel are […]

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The Best of… What’s Left of… Not Only… But Also…

September 9, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Peter Cook and Dudley Moore were a major part of the new comedy era in the ’60s and ’70s. Their great partnership was formed when the pair wrote and […]

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Steve Martin’s Best Show Ever

September 7, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Steve Martin’s fourth NBC special was in the spirit of his previous association with Saturday Night Live. It was broadcast live from Studio 8H, produced by Lorne Michaels and […]

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Television

A Day at the Races

August 12, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: The Year’s Big Laugh, Music And Girl Show! The Marxes skewer medicine and bring home a racetrack winner in the hilarious A Day At The Races. In his favorite […]

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Fantasia 2000

January 15, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Disney animators and filmmakers have again expanded the boundaries of imagination with Fantasia 2000. Fulfilling Walt Disney’s original vision of uniquely fusing sight and sound in a full-length motion […]

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Film, Music

Whiplash

January 8, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: A first-year music student (Miles Teller) wins a seat behind the drums in a jazz band led by a teacher (J.K. Simmons) who uses fear and intimidation to push […]

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Film, Music

Prince: Sign o’ the Times

July 13, 2014by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: In front of a crowd at the Rotterdam Music Hall, Prince and his band bring to life his album “Sign ‘O’ the Times” that garnered him a Grammy nomination […]

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Film, Music

8 femmes

June 6, 2014by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Academy Award nominee Catherine Deneuve (The Musketeer) Isabelle Huppert (The Swindle) and Fanny Ardant (Elizabeth) star in this outrageous mystery about a wealthy industrialist who has been found murdered […]

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Les Parapluies de Cherbourg

June 2, 2014by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Nominated for 5 Academy Awards. A long unseen triumph in cinematic beauty, Jacques Demy’s 1964 Cannes Film Festival Grand Prize Winner is available for the first time in this […]

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That’s Entertainment! III

May 9, 2014by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Lena Horne luxuriates in a bath during Cabin in the Sky. Cyd Charisse vamps through The Band Wagon’s Two-Faced Woman. Judy garland leads a street-swelling March of the Doagies […]

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That’s Entertainment, Part II

May 7, 2014by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Legends Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire host this all-singing, all-dancing follow-up to That’s Entertainment!, serving up more of what made the Golden Era of MGM moviemaking great. More – […]

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