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Tag Archives: Pop

Le Magasin des Suicides

July 17, 2014by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Imagine a shop that for generations has sold all the accoutrements for the perfect suicide. This family business prospers in all its bleak misery, until the day it encounters […]

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Prince: Sign o’ the Times

July 13, 2014by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: In front of a crowd at the Rotterdam Music Hall, Prince and his band bring to life his album “Sign ‘O’ the Times” that garnered him a Grammy nomination […]

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Film, Music

The Power Station: Video EP

July 6, 2014by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: The Power Station Video EP is a 30 minute video by The Power Station, originally released in 1986, and featuring Some Like It Hot, Get It On (Bang A […]

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Music, Television

Arcadia: s/t

June 29, 2014by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: The Making of Arcadia (also known as Arcadia) is a Arcadia video, originally released in 1987. *********************************************************************** Arcadia: s/t 7.5 eyelights: the fantastic music. eyesores: Simon Le Bon and […]

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Music, Television

Björk: Volumen / Volumen Plus / Greatest Hits

June 22, 2014by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Unique, brilliant and impossibly gifted, Bjork is one of pop music’s most vital artists. Her award-winning videos echo the visionary spirit that inspires her music. “Volumen” collects every video […]

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Music, Television

Kate Bush: The Whole Story

June 15, 2014by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: A greatest hits compilation featuring thirteen of willowy Kate Bush’s promotional videos, including ‘Wuthering Heights’, ‘Hounds of Love’ and ‘Running Up That Hill’.   *********************************************************************** Kate Bush: The Whole […]

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Music, Television

Nine

June 9, 2014by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: A vibrant and provocative musical filled with love, lust, passion and glamour. A world famous film director reaches a creative and personal crisis of epic proportion, while balancing numerous […]

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Film

David Bowie: Black Tie White Noise

June 8, 2014by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: On Saturday May 8, 1993, at the Hollywood Center Studios in Los Angeles, David Bowie was filmed performing six tracks from his latest solo album ‘Black Tie White Noise’.  […]

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Music

Les Demoiselles de Rochefort

June 4, 2014by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: A wonderfully entertaining musical fantasy, The Young Girls of Rochefort features big-screen legend Gene Kelly (That’s Entertainment) and international star Catherine Deneuvre (Belle De Jour) in a delightfully light […]

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Film

Les Parapluies de Cherbourg

June 2, 2014by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Nominated for 5 Academy Awards. A long unseen triumph in cinematic beauty, Jacques Demy’s 1964 Cannes Film Festival Grand Prize Winner is available for the first time in this […]

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Film

Duran Duran: The Making of ‘Arena’

June 1, 2014by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: A fascinating insight into the making of an extraordinary film featuring the team that made ‘Arena’. *********************************************************************** Duran Duran: The Making of ‘Arena’ 7.5 eyelights: the many interviews with […]

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Music, Television

Shock Treatment

May 28, 2014by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Trust me, I’m a doctor! The musical madness and mayhem continue in this sumptuous “sequel” to The Rocky Horror Picture Show! In the continuing adventure of Brad and Janet […]

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Film

The Rocky Horror Picture Show

May 26, 2014by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: The Rocky Horror Picture Show is an “erotic nightmare beyond any measure.” Relive Richard O’Brien’s sinfully twisted salute to horror, sci-fi, B-movies and rock music – A “sensual daydream […]

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