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Tag Archives: Pop

Across the Universe

August 8, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Across The Universe from director Julie Taymor, is a revolutionary rock musical that re-imagines American in the turbulent late 1960s, a time when battle lines were being drawn at […]

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Film, Music

Xing ji dun tai

July 27, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: ‘Twinkle Twinkle Little Star’ is an extremely rare example of science fiction, Hong Kong style, but, fittingly, it’s unlike any sci-fi flick you’ve ever seen. Alien abductions, suicide pacts, […]

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Film

Let the Music Play: The Barry White Story

July 3, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: The Barry White Story: Let The Music Play is an intimate portrait of the life and work of the legendary Barry White told through extensive archive interviews with the […]

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Music, Television

Robot Chicken: Season 3

July 1, 2012by The Thorn 2 Comments

Synopsis: Here we go again! Not only is it time for 20 fresh episodes of soul-pummeling, mind-blowing, award-winning stop-motion sketch comedy funneled from the colon of the Adult Swim late-night […]

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Television

Amazon Women on the Moon

May 27, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Acclaimed director John Landis (Animal House, The Blues Brothers) presents this madcap send-up of late-night TV, low-budget sci-fi films and canned-laughter-filled sitcoms packed with off-the-wall sketches that will have […]

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Film

Jean-Jacques Goldman: Un tour ensemble

May 8, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Jean-Jacques Goldman: Un tour ensemble 8.0 ‘Un tour ensemble’ is the only full-length Jean-Jacques Goldman concert available on home video. Of all the video releases through the years, and there […]

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Film, Music

Jean-Jacques Goldman: Chronique d’un album

May 5, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Jean-Jacques Goldman: Chronique d’un album 8.0 This DVD is an exclusive look at the making of Jean-Jacques Goldman’s 2001 studio album, ‘Chansons pour les pieds’ (or, loosely translated, “dancing music” […]

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Film, Music

Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog

April 10, 2012by The Thorn 1 Comment

Synopsis: Neil Patrick Harris (How I Met Your Mother) stars as Billy, A.K.A. Dr. Horrible, a budding supervillain whose plans for world domination continually go awry. His two goals: getting […]

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Television

Alice in Wonderland (1951)

April 8, 2012by The Thorn 1 Comment

Synopsis: Join Alice as she chases the White Rabbit and journeys into a topsy-turvy world that gets “curiouser and curiouser” as her fantastical adventures unfold. Meet the Mad Hatter, March […]

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Film, Literature

The Great Mouse Detective

March 25, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: The clues are in, the chase is on, and the case of the century is about to break wide open in Disney’s greatest little mystery in history! Let the […]

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Film, Literature

Fredericks Goldman Jones: Tour et détours

March 16, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis:  1995 documentary concert video featuring the songs Serre-moi, Envole-moi, Des vôtres, Que disent les chansons du monde?, Être le premier, Je commence demain, Frères, À nos actes manqués, Un, […]

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Film, Music

Gerry

March 2, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Gerry is a biographical film shot in Quebec about the Canadian rock singer Gerry Boulet (1946 – 1990) from Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec. Written by Natalie Petrowski and directed by Alain […]

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Film, Music

Music and Lyrics

February 13, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: First you’re hot, then you’re not… and then you’re Alex Fletcher. So when the sizzlingest tween queen on the charts asks the has-been ’80s pop sensation to write her […]

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