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Tag Archives: Period piece

Time After Time

July 14, 2011by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: H.G. Wells Races Through Time To Catch Jack The Ripper! London 1893 is home to a killer with a macabre nickname… and also to a visionary genius who would […]

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The Great Race

June 28, 2011by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: The movie with the 20,000-mile or one-million-laugh guarantee! Crank your engines! With a roar, sputter and pop (and more Academy Award winning Best Sound Effects), drivers wheel westward in […]

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The Front Page

June 20, 2011by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: The Classic Comedy Team–In The Classic Comedy Hit In this fast-paced version of the comedy classic from legendary director Billy Wilder, Lemmon is an ace reporter Hildy Johnson and […]

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Red Riding Hood (2011)

March 27, 2011by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Catherine Hardwicke (Twilight) directs a fantasy thriller that puts a haunting twist on the classic fairy tale. For years the villagers of Daggerhorn have maintained an uneasy truce with […]

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Se, jie

March 17, 2011by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Lust, Caution is the daring new film from acclaimed Academy Award winning director Ang Lee (Brokeback Mountain, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon). Set against the backdrop of a transforming country, […]

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Mrs. Henderson Presents

March 13, 2011by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: The Show Must Go On, But The Clothes Must Come Off. Academy Award® winner Judi Dench (Shakespeare In Love) received her fifth Oscar® nomination for her saucy, hilarious performance […]

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Murders in the Rue Morgue

October 23, 2010by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: In turn-of-the-century Paris, actors aren’t just playing dead…they’re staying dead! Academy Award winner Jason Robards and Herbert Lom star in this mind-bending, macabre murder-mystery in which a passionate lunatic […]

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Psycho IV : The Beginning

October 7, 2010by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: In this chilling prequel to the classic Hitchcock thriller, Norman Bates (Anthony Perkins) is drawn to a late night radio show, where the host (C.C.H. Pounder) encourages him to […]

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Army of Darkness

September 28, 2010by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Trapped In Time. Surrounded By Evil. Low On Gas. Bound in human flesh, inked in blood – and amazingly hard to pronounce – the ancient “Necronomicon” (Book of the […]

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Circle of Iron

September 10, 2010by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: From A Story By Bruce Lee At the height of his international fame, the legendary Bruce Lee – along with his friend and student James Coburn and Oscar -winning […]

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Sennen joyû

August 26, 2010by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: From critically acclaimed director Satoshi Kon (Perfect Blue), comes the award-winning masterpiece, Millennium Actress. Known for his remarkable visual style, Kon seamlessly blends fantasy and reality into an exciting […]

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Frailty

August 19, 2010by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: No Soul Is Safe. Years after terrorizing a small Texas community, the God’s Hand Killer has returned — leaving in his wake a perplexing trail of fear and death. […]

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Die drei Räuber

June 2, 2010by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Three black-cloaked robbers terrify the countryside until they meet an orphan named Tiffany and decide to buy a castle for homeless children. Animated. From the book by Tomi Ungerer. […]

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