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Tag Archives: Politics

Mars Attacks!

September 19, 2017by The Thorn 8 Comments

Synopsis: AWAKE, EARTHLINGS! It’s later than you think. Don’t miss this hilarious frenzy as Tim Burton (Batman, Beetlejuice) directs – and Mars Attacks! SEE! Stars that shine across the galaxy. […]

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Catfight

September 16, 2017by The Thorn 2 Comments

Synopsis: Prepare to sink your claws into Catfight, a brutal and darkly hilarious film that combines the violence of Fight Club and the poignant comedy of Arrested Development, all mashed […]

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Bel Ami (2012)

September 6, 2017by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Based on Guy de Maupassant’s classic novel, this tale of temptation and obsession chronicles Georges Duroy’s (Robert Pattinson) rise to power from his meager beginnings as a penniless ex-soldier […]

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Film, Literature

Evil Empire, vol. 3

August 20, 2017by The Thorn Leave a comment

Summary: How could we actually end up in a jacked up dystopian future…starting from exactly where you are, right now? The country is torn apart in a debate over the […]

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Literature

Emanuelle – Perché violenza alle donne?

August 16, 2017by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: In what critics and fans consider the most uncompromising film in the entire series, New York journalist Emanuelle (the ever-luscious Laura Gemser) is out to uncover violence against women […]

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Evil Empire, vol. 2

August 13, 2017by The Thorn Leave a comment

Summary: With the true face of the Evil Empire revealed, the entire world has been turned on its head. Those who never thought they’d find themselves on the opposing side […]

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Literature

Evil Empire, vol. 1

August 6, 2017by The Thorn Leave a comment

Summary: Politics is war without bloodshed. War is politics with bloodshed. We’re often introduced to totalitarian establishments with pundits already fully in power and it’s up to our hero to […]

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Literature

Dr. Goldfoot and the Girl Bombs

July 29, 2017by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Horror legend Mario Bava (Black Sabbath) directs this hilarious sequel to Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine featuring international superstar duo of Ciccio and Franco (Franco Franchi and Ciccio […]

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Film

CQ

July 25, 2017by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Captivating and sexy, CQ takes you behind the scenes of a sci-fi thriller being filmed in 1969 Paris… but set in ‘futuristic’ 2001. Jeremy Davies (Saving Private Ryan), newcomer […]

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Film

Über, vol. 4

July 23, 2017by The Thorn Leave a comment

Summary: With the realization that the Nazis have pulled far ahead of the Allies in development of Ubers, hope starts to fade and some greater gambles are taken in hopes […]

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Literature

La belle saison

July 20, 2017by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: In 1970s France, country girl Delphine (Izïa Higelin) moves to Paris to break free from the shackles of her family and to gain independence. She meets Carole (Cécile de […]

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L’Apollonide (Souvenirs de la maison close)

July 19, 2017by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: In the Nineteenth Century much of the Parisian sex trade was confined to ‘maisons closes’, populated by elegant madams and a vetted clientele. The ladies were provocatively dressed and, […]

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Film

Über, vol. 3

July 16, 2017by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: The horrors of enhanced soldier war have taken a dire turn for the Allies.  Their attempts to develop a counter to the German Battleship Ubers have led to a […]

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