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Tag Archives: Period piece

The Company Of Wolves

October 2, 2009by The Thorn 2 Comments

Synopsis: The desire… the fantasy… the nightmare. In the dead of night, the beast is unleashed. Director Neil Jordan (The Crying Game, Interview With A Vampire) has a well earned […]

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Zelig

September 18, 2009by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Mr. Personality? Or Mr. Personality disorder? Find out in Woody Allen’s madcap mockumentary about an identity crisis of hilarious proportions! Thematically intricate, technically complex and filled with some of […]

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Sweet and Lowdown

September 13, 2009by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: In the 1930’s, Emmet Ray ruled as the second greatest jazz guitarist in the world. But offstage, and particularly in regards to his relationships with women, he was the […]

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A Midsummer Night’s Sex Comedy

August 25, 2009by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Teeming with all “the beauty of an impressionist painting” (The New York Times), A Midsummer Night’s Sex Comedy is writer/director Woody Allen’s “lightest and most sensual film” (L.A. Weekly) […]

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Legend: US Theatrical edition

August 9, 2009by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Tom Cruise stars in this visually-stunning fantasy adventure in which pure good and evil battle to the death amidst spectacular surroundings. Set in a timeless mythical forest inhabited by […]

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Legend : The Director’s Cut

August 8, 2009by The Thorn 6 Comments

Synopsis: Legend, from director Ridley Scott (Blade Runner, Gladiator), is a visually stunning fantasy-adventure in which pure good and evil battle to the death amidst spectacular surroundings. Set in a […]

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Beowulf

August 2, 2009by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Academy Award winners Anthony Hopkins and Angelina Jolie give larger than life performances in this epic adventure from Oscar winning director Robert Zemeckis. In a mystical time of monsters, […]

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Film, Literature

Pathfinder

July 30, 2009by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Savage Viking invaders bent on death and destruction clash with the iron-willed protectors of a new world in this heroic action-adventure filled with intense battle scenes and breathless, primal […]

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Bárbaro, la conquista de la tierra perdida

July 23, 2009by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: At the height of the Sword & Sorcery craze, Maestro Of Gore Lucio Fulci attacked the genre like no filmmaker had ever done before. Jorge Rivero (RIO LOBO), Andrea […]

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The Spirit

July 20, 2009by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Above shadowy, crime-infested streets a masked avenger watches. Denny Colt (Gabriel Macht) was once Central City’s finest cop until a gangster’s bullet ended his life. Now Fate has brought […]

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Bullets Over Broadway

July 18, 2009by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Big-city mobsters and the Broadway stage collide hilariously in this side-splitting, all-star comedy that has audiences and critics rolling in the aisles! John Cusack stars as David Shayne, an […]

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Road To Perdition

July 13, 2009by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Two-time Academy Award®-winner Tom Hanks stars as Michael Sullivan, a father fighting to keep his only son from traveling the Road To Perdition. Directed by Oscar®-winner Sam Mendes, this […]

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Donnie Brasco

July 13, 2009by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Based On A True Story Posing as jewel broker Donnie Brasco, FBI agent Joseph D. Pistone (Johnny Depp) is granted entrance into the violent mob family of aging hitman […]

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