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Tag Archives: Period piece

The Name of the Rose

March 27, 2014by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: They Believed In God But Traded With The Devil. It’s the work of the Devil. That’s what some say when a bizarre series of deaths strikes a 14th-century monastery. […]

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Muppet Treasure Island

March 14, 2014by The Thorn 2 Comments

Synopsis: Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic pirate tale takes on new life of its own in the hands of the hilarious Muppets! Muppet Treasure Island – the Muppet’s very first action-adventure […]

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Fatale, Book 3

March 13, 2014by The Thorn Leave a comment

Summary: The third arc of the hit series hits stands the same day as the next one begins! From the dark days of the depression, to the middle ages and […]

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Literature

The Golden Mean

February 20, 2014by The Thorn Leave a comment

Summary: In this final volume of the phenomenal, best-selling trilogy begun with Griffin & Sabine and continued in Sabine’s Notebook, the mystery of the two artists deepens, their questions grow […]

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Literature

Sabine’s Notebook

February 18, 2014by The Thorn Leave a comment

Summary: Sabine was supposed to be imaginary, a friend and lover that Griffin had created to soothe his loneliness. But she threatens to become embodied, to appear on his doorstep, […]

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Literature

Griffin and Sabine: An Extraordinary Correspondence

February 7, 2014by The Thorn Leave a comment

Summary: Griffin: It’s good to get in touch with you at last. Could I have one of your fish postcards? I think you were right — the wine glass has […]

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Literature

Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom

February 4, 2014by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: MANDELA: LONG WALK TO FREEDOM is based on South African President Nelson Mandela’s autobiography of the same name, which chronicles his early life, coming of age, education and 27 […]

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Lady Cottington’s Pressed Fairy Book

January 27, 2014by The Thorn 4 Comments

Summary: This handsome and unusual book is the diary kept by Lady Cottington. Instead of pressing flowers in it, she pressed fairies (with a resulting look remarkably similar to watercolors). […]

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Literature

Privates on Parade

January 23, 2014by The Thorn 2 Comments

Synopsis: They’re going to put on the show of a lifetime…even if it kills them! Famed British comedian John Cleese (A Fish Called Wanda) leads a hilarious ensemble in this […]

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Locke and Key, vol. 5

January 22, 2014by The Thorn Leave a comment

Summary: Tyler and Kinsey Locke have no idea that their now-deceased nemesis, Lucas “Dodge” Caravaggio, has taken over the body of their younger brother, Bode. With unrestricted access to Keyhouse, […]

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Literature

A Private Function

January 21, 2014by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: You are invited to the funniest affair of the year An ambitious couple and a V.I.P. (Very Important Pig) collide in this outrageous comedy of manners! During a time […]

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Film

Les Saveurs du palais

January 20, 2014by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Hortense Laborie (Catherine Frot), a renowned chef from Perigord, is astonished when the President of the Republic (Jean d’Ormesson) appoints her his personal cook, responsible for creating all his […]

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El espinazo del diablo

January 16, 2014by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: From The Director of Hellboy THE DEVIL’S BACKBONE is a stylish and unpredictable supernatural chiller from director Guillermo del Toro (Hellboy, Blade 2) which deftly mixes horror, suspense and […]

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