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Tag Archives: Period piece

Astérix et la Surprise de César

March 30, 2013by The Thorn 1 Comment

Synopsis: Obelix is madly in love with Falbala, Tragicomix’s beautiful sweetheart. However the Romans kidnap the two love-birds with the intention of gifting them to Ceasar during his Triumphant March. […]

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The Hours

March 19, 2013by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: THE HOURS tells the story of three very different individuals who share the feeling that they have been living their lives for someone else. Virginia Woolf (Kidman) lives in […]

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Film, Literature

Les 12 travaux d’Astérix

March 15, 2013by The Thorn 2 Comments

Synopsis: Caesar offers the Gauls a deal: if they can perform twelve special tasks successfully, he will hand over the Roman empire to them. If the Gauls fail, they will […]

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Kingdom Hospital

March 12, 2013by The Thorn 1 Comment

Synopsis: Where Malevolence Meets Malpractice. Stephen King Presents Kingdom Hospital is the haunting new 15-hour drama series developed directly for television by the award-winning, bets-selling master of horror. Using Lars […]

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Television

Astérix et Cléopatre

March 8, 2013by The Thorn 2 Comments

Synopsis: How can lovely Queen Cleopatra show Julius Caesar that ancient Egypt is still a great nation? Her architect Edifis recruits his Gallic friends to help him build a magnificent […]

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Film, Literature

Tiny Tyrant

March 2, 2013by The Thorn Leave a comment

Summary: Welcome to Portocristo, its clear skies, sandy beaches, bustling streets–and its spoiled rotten, six-year-old king. The little despot is grouchy, whiny, outrageous…everything you’d hate to find in a boy […]

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Literature

Blacksad: The Sketch Files

February 23, 2013by The Thorn Leave a comment

Summary: Blacksad is the hit international series–anthropomorphic saga of a black cat private detective in film noir adventures. Here is the stunning behind-the-scenes look at how this exciting series was created. […]

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Literature

Blacksad: L’Enfer, le silence

February 19, 2013by The Thorn Leave a comment

Summary: Detective John Blacksad returns, with a new case that takes him to a 1950s New Orleans filled with hot jazz and cold-blooded murder! Hired to discover the fate of a celebrated […]

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Literature, Music

Astérix le Gaulois

February 17, 2013by The Thorn 1 Comment

Synopsis: In the year 50 BC, only one village in Gaul has managed to resist the might of the Roman Empire, due to the superhuman strength of Asterix and Obelix. Desperate […]

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Film, Literature

Blacksad: Âme Rouge

February 15, 2013by The Thorn 1 Comment

Summary: At the height of the “Red Scare”, John Blacksad finds himself tangled in a web of communist sympathizers and the powers that wish them dead. While the future peace […]

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Literature

Blacksad: Arctic Nation

February 12, 2013by The Thorn 1 Comment

Summary: His name is John Blacksad. He’s a private detective who’s seen much evil in the past, but never in his long life has he encountered a case as bizarre, as […]

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Literature

Richard Stark’s Parker: The Score

February 3, 2013by The Thorn 1 Comment

Summary: Fresh from his Eisner Award-winning efforts on The Hunter and The Outfit, Darwyn Cooke now sets his steely sights on The Score, the classic Richard Stark Parker novel from 1964. […]

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Literature

The Big Lebowski

January 28, 2013by The Thorn 1 Comment

Synopsis: From the Academy Award-winning Coen brothers (Fargo, True Grit), The Big Lebowski is a hilariously quirky comedy about bowling a severed toe, White Russians and a guy named . . . […]

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