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Casablanca

February 5, 2016by The Thorn 1 Comment

Synopsis: One of America’s favorite films of all time. This classic romantic drama stars Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman with an excellent supporting cast in a story of love, war, […]

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Romantic Comedy

February 1, 2016by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Oscar®-nominated director Arthur Hiller (Love Story) directs “a perfect cast” (Leonard Maltin), including funnyman Dudley Moore (Arthur) and captivating Oscar® winner Mary Steenburgen (Parenthood), in a modern tale of […]

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Silent Night

December 31, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: He knows who’s been naughty In 1984, the slasher classic Silent Night, Deadly Night stunned audiences, was banned across America, and remains the most notorious Christmas movie in history. […]

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To All a Goodnight

December 30, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: ‘Twas the night before Christmas and all through the house, Santa Claus is stirring, and he s not bringing gifts. Five young female boarders at the Calvin Finishing School […]

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Black Christmas (2006)

December 29, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: The horror classic Black Christmas, which spawned a wave of hit slasher films, is re-imagined for a new generation of fans in this terrifying remake. A group of sorority […]

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Silent Night, Bloody Night

December 27, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Maniacs have taken over the asylum and they want bloody revenge for crimes committed in the dark and distant past in this brutal small-town tale of terror. An unknown […]

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Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2

December 24, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: In Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2, Billy’s younger brother Ricky (Eric Freeman) follows in the family tradition of Christmas carnage. Psycho Santa is back…to deck the halls with […]

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Silent Night, Deadly Night

December 22, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Traumatized by his parents’ Christmas Eve rape and murder, little Billy Chapman is brutalized by sadistic orphanage nuns. When a grown-up Billy is forced to dress as jolly St. […]

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R2-D2: Beneath the Dome

December 13, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: A collection of short mockumentaries detailing R2-D2’s “career”, from his English upbringing to his daring bungee jump.   *********************************************************************** R2-D2: Beneath the Dome 8.0 eyelights: its irreverence. the celebrity […]

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iZombie, vol. 1

November 27, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Summary: Gwendolyn “Gwen” Dylan is a 20-something gravedigger in an eco-friendly cemetery. Once a month she must eat a human brain to keep from losing her own memories, but in […]

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Creature Tech

November 18, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Summary: Good battles evil, and the world hangs in the balance! Resurrected by the Shroud of Turin, the zombified Dr. Jameson intends to finish what he started 150 years ago […]

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Anya’s Ghost

November 11, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Summary: Anya could really use a friend. But her new BFF isn’t kidding about the “forever” part . . . Of all the things Anya expected to find at the […]

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Ghosted, vol. 1

November 9, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Summary: A HORROR/CRIME MASHUP THAT’S EQUAL PARTS OCEAN’S 11 AND THE SHINING. Jackson T. Winters is one of the greatest criminal masterminds to ever live…except he’s rotting in jail after […]

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