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Tag Archives: Period piece

The Fall

September 22, 2013by The Thorn 6 Comments

Synopsis: Filmed over a period of 4 years in 18 different countries. Tarsem’s The Fall is an unforgettable movie experience. In 1920 Los Angeles, Alexandria (Catinca Untaru), a 5 year […]

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42nd Street Forever: The Blu-ray Edition

September 19, 2013by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Synapse Films’ best-selling 42nd Street Forever DVD series has been a favorite of grindhouse and exploitation fans around the world. Presented here for the first time on Blu-ray, this […]

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Fanny Hill (2007)

September 10, 2013by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Screenwriter Andrew Davies (Bridget Jone’s Diary, Bleak House) brings all of his sly, stylish wit to this adaptation of 18th-century Britian’s most notorious novel. With a mischievous glint in […]

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Literature, Television

Fanny Hill (1983)

September 8, 2013by The Thorn 3 Comments

Synopsis: Fanny Hill (Lisa Raines), a young country girl, arrives in the big city and is unwittingly forced into prostitution. Throwing herself, body and soul, into her work, Fanny derives […]

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Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law: Season One

September 7, 2013by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: In the criminal justice system there are two opposing but equally important – wait. Wrong DVD, OK, start over. Who’s the man in the suit? Who’s the cat with […]

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Television

The Missionary

September 6, 2013by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Comedy legend Michael Palin (Monty Python’s Flying Circus) heads an all-star cast in this irresistible British comedy treat! In the early 20th Century, devout Reverend Charles Fortesque returns to […]

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Avengers/Invaders

September 5, 2013by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: The original Invaders (Captain America, Bucky, Human Torch, Toro, and the Sub-Mariner) return, courtesy of the award-winning team behind Earth X, Justice, and Project: Superpowers! The greatest super-team of […]

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Literature

Clue

August 20, 2013by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Here is the murderously funny movie based on the world famous Clue board game. Was it Colonel Mustard in the study with a gun? Miss Scarlet in the billiard […]

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Film

The Amazing Adventures of the Escapist, vol. 1

August 18, 2013by The Thorn Leave a comment

Summary: Master of Elusion, foe of tyranny, and champion of liberation — The Escapist! Operating from a secret headquarters under the boards of the majestic Empire Theater, the Escapist and […]

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Literature

Kissed

August 17, 2013by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Love Knows No Bounds Cross over into a world where life ends and true passion begins, where the thrill of life is not in the living but in the […]

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Film

Murder by Death

August 16, 2013by The Thorn 1 Comment

Synopsis: You’ll die laughing figuring it out! The world’s greatest detectives have been invited to dinner. But when murder is on the menu, who will make it to dessert? You […]

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Film

The Cheap Detective

August 12, 2013by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: The Cheap Detective is a hilarious Humphrey Bogart send-up, blending the plots of Casablanca and The Maltese Falcon with the comedic vision of Neil Simon. Peter Falk is Lou […]

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Une vraie jeune fille

July 30, 2013by The Thorn 2 Comments

Synopsis: It’s summer in the 1960s and Alice has returned home from school for her vacation. Stifled by the boredom of life in the country, she becomes infatuated with Jim, […]

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