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Über, vol. 2

July 9, 2017by The Thorn Leave a comment

Summary: Kieron Gillen redefined the alternate history comic by radically revitalizing the super soldier in the pages of Uber. This sweeping war epic shows all the grime, and fear, and […]

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Master of the World

July 8, 2017by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: In 1848, a fanatical inventor seeks to fly around the world and stop war from his flying airship (the “Albatross”)…a cross between a zeppelin and a helicopter. Adapted from […]

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Film, Literature

Über, vol. 1

July 2, 2017by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: April 24, 1945. The world holds its collective breath as the war is only days away from ending. Russian troops move through Germany to the final objective…Hitler himself. As […]

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Literature

Scream and Scream Again

July 1, 2017by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: They hunger for power, thirst for blood- and make each helpless, pleading victim Scream And Scream Again! Horror legends Vincent Price, Christopher Lee, and Peter Cushing star in this […]

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Rogue One

June 27, 2017by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: From Lucasfilm comes the first of the Star Wars standalone films, “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story,” an all-new epic adventure. In a time of conflict, a group of […]

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Comedy of Terrors

June 24, 2017by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Four Masters of the Macabre star in this sinister and screamingly funny scare-fest! Waldo Trumbull (Vincent Price) is running his father-in-law’s (Boris Karloff) funeral home business…straight into the ground! […]

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Trois souvenirs de ma jeunesse

June 19, 2017by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Mathieu Amalric reprises the role of Paul Dédalus from My Sex Life…or How I Got Into an Argument. Paul prepares to leave Tajikistan and reflects on his life. He […]

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Film

Tower of London

June 17, 2017by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Blind ambition meets bloody terror in famed director Roger Corman’s tale of royally bad behavior based on Shakespeare’s Richard III! Starring the king of creepiness, Vincent Price, as a […]

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Arrival

June 13, 2017by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: When mysterious spacecraft touch down across the globe, an elite team — led by expert translator Louise Banks (Amy Adams) — races against time to decipher their intent. As […]

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Film

Capricorn One

May 30, 2017by The Thorn 5 Comments

Synopsis: Mankind’s greatest achievement… or mankind’s biggest hoax? It was suppose to be the crowning moment in the history of space travel. But when the first manned flight to Mars […]

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Apollo 13

May 16, 2017by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Nominated for nine Academy Awards, including Best Picture, produced by Academy Award winner Brian Grazer and directed by Oscar winner Ron Howard, Apollo 13 stars two-time Academy Award winner […]

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Film, Literature

Witchfinder General

May 11, 2017by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: As superstition and fear sweep the Middle Ages, an educated rogue named Hopkins (Vincent Price) wanders from town to town proclaiming to be an official witch finder. Town leaders […]

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Apollo 18

May 2, 2017by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: There’s a reason we’ve never gone back to the moon. Officially, Apollo 17, launched December 17th, 1972 was the last manned mission to the moon. But a year later, […]

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