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Tag Archives: Musical

Ricki and The Flash

August 30, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Meryl Streep takes on a whole new gig – a hard-rocking singer/guitarist – for Oscar®-winning director Jonathan Demme and Academy Award®-winning screenwriter Diablo Cody in Ricki and the Flash. […]

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Graffiti Bridge

August 23, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Music is the power. Love is the message. Truth is the answer. It’s got that Purple Rain feeling through and through. And it’s got The Kid, too! For the […]

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A Night in Casablanca

August 19, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Groucho, Chico, Harpo… uh-oh! It’s the Nazis vs. the nutsies when the legendary Marx Brothers foil Axis criminals during A Night in Casablanca. As the manager of a hotel […]

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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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A Night at the Opera

August 5, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Arts patron Mrs. Claypool intends to pay pompous opera star Lassparri $1,000 per performance. Hey, maybe that’s why they call it grand opera! Grand comedy, too, as Groucho, Chico […]

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Duck Soup

July 29, 2015by The Thorn 2 Comments

Synopsis: Groucho, Harpo, Chico and Zeppo Marx are at their very best in the political satire Duck Soup which is often regarded as the comedy legends’ funniest and most popular […]

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Horses Feathers

July 22, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: The four Marx Brothers – Groucho, Harpo, Chico and Zeppo – are at the top of their game in the uproarious parody of college life, Horse Feathers. As president […]

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Monkey Business

July 15, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: The iconic Marx Brothers – Groucho, Harpo, Chico and Zeppo – head for the high seas in the outrageously funny Monkey Business. While hiding from the authorities on a […]

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The Mask

July 10, 2015by The Thorn 4 Comments

Synopsis: From Zero to Hero Jim Carrey (Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events) stars as mild-mannered bank clerk Stanley Ipkiss, who discovers a mysterious ancient mask that brings his […]

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Animal Crackers

July 8, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Hooray for Captain Spaulding! Animal Crackers is a classic of screen histor, and it’s as uproariously funny today as it was 50 years ago. This film introduced Groucho’s most […]

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The Cocoanuts

July 1, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: In the Marx Brothers’ first feature film, Groucho portrays a hotel owner out to fleece everyone, from innocent bellboys to wealthy society matron Mrs. Potter. Chico and Harpo play […]

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Give My Regards to Broad Street

June 21, 2015by The Thorn 2 Comments

Synopsis: The legendary Paul McCartney creates a rousing musical fantasy about a pop singer/composer (played by McCartney) who realizes that the master tapes of his about-to-be-released album are missing. To […]

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The Meaning of Life

June 20, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Those six pandemonium-mad Pythons are back with their craziest adventure ever! John Cleese, Graham Chapman, Terry Jones, Eric Idle, Terry Gilliam and Michael Palin have returned to explain The […]

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