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Westworld

January 22, 2013by The Thorn 1 Comment

Synopsis: Boy, Have We Got A Vacation For You For $1,000 a day, vacationers can indulge whims at the theme park called Westworld. They can bust up a bar or […]

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The Way We Were

January 20, 2013by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Some memories last forever. Screen legends Barbara Streisand and Robert Redford make movie magic as the captivating star-crossed lovers Katie Morosky and Hubbell Gardiner. Theirs is a classic love […]

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Film, Literature

2001: A Space Odyssey

January 11, 2013by The Thorn 4 Comments

Synopsis: Stanley Kubrick’s dazzling, Academy Award-winning achievement, a compelling drama of man vs. machine, a stunning meld of music and motion. Kubrick (who co-wrote the screenplay with Arthur C. Clarke) […]

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The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

January 10, 2013by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: From Academy Award®-winning filmmaker Peter Jackson comes “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey,” the first of a trilogy of films adapting the enduringly popular masterpiece The Hobbit, by J.R.R. Tolkien. […]

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Film, Literature

Antonia

January 1, 2013by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Winner of the 1995 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film and many of the most prestigious international film honors, Antonia’s Line is an inspiring and uplifting masterpiece, as […]

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Film

American Psycho

December 26, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Patrick Bateman (Christian Bale) is a Wall Street yuppie, obsessed with success, status and style, with a stunning fiancée (Reese Witherspoon). He is also a psychotic killer who rapes, […]

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The World According to Garp

December 18, 2012by The Thorn 1 Comment

Synopsis: Robin Williams is Garp. He’s got a funny way of looking at life. When Robin Williams played T.S. Garp in The World According to Garp, two totally original American […]

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Film, Literature

Marvel 1602

December 7, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Summary:  All’s not well in the Marvel Universe in the year 1602 as strange storms are brewing and strange new powers are emerging! Spider-Man, the X-Men, Nick Fury, Dr. Strange, […]

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Literature

Cloud Atlas

November 24, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: From acclaimed filmmakers Lana Wachowski, Tom Tykwer, and Andy Wachowski, the powerful and inspiring epic drama “Cloud Atlas” explores how the actions and consequences of individual lives impact one […]

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Film, Literature

The Bronx Kill

November 22, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Summary: Being a cop was in the Keane blood. But Martin wanted to be a writer even if it meant turning his back on the family legacy.Then his wife goes missing, […]

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Literature

The Perks of Being a Wallflower

November 14, 2012by The Thorn 1 Comment

Synopsis: A funny and touching coming-of-age story based on the beloved best-selling novel by Stephen Chbosky, THE PERKS OF BEING A WALLFLOWER is a modern classic that captures the dizzying […]

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Film, Literature

La chiesa

October 29, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: You Haven’t Got a Prayer. In medieval Europe, crusading knights massacre a village full of suspected devil worshippers and build a large gothic church above the cursed remains. It […]

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Nightmares and Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King

October 24, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: If You Think Your Dreams are Disturbing, Imagine the Nightmares of Stephen King. Go beyond the ordinary. Go beyond the sane. With Stephen King as storyteller, you’ll travel to […]

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