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Les ennemis du cinéma

April 2, 2014by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Documentary about the conflicts that, for nearly sixty years, pitted the Catholic Church and the government of Québec against cinephiles and defenders of artistic freedom. With the participation of […]

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Monty Python and the Holy Grail

April 1, 2014by The Thorn 6 Comments

Synopsis: Yoiks! Here be the Python’s tale of good King Arthur (Graham Chapman) and his knights as they quest for the Holy Grail. Watch as they face great odds and […]

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The Name of the Rose

March 27, 2014by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: They Believed In God But Traded With The Devil. It’s the work of the Devil. That’s what some say when a bizarre series of deaths strikes a 14th-century monastery. […]

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Film, Literature

Books of Doom

March 22, 2014by The Thorn Leave a comment

Summary: Five-time Eisner-nominated Best Writer Ed Brubaker turns his shadowy vision to Marvel’s greatest villain, Victor Von Doom. With the phenomenal art team of Pablo Raimondi and Mark Farmer, you […]

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Literature

The Morning Star

February 28, 2014by The Thorn Leave a comment

Summary: The mystery that began with a single enigmatic postcard reaches its dramatic conclusion in The Morning Star. Three million readers the world over await this last chapter of the […]

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Literature

Alexandria

February 26, 2014by The Thorn Leave a comment

Summary: Alexandria will continue to delight the 3 million readers who fell in love with the epistolary romance of Griffin & Sabine. Awash with gorgeous artwork, the mystery of Griffin […]

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Literature

Serial Experiments: Lain

February 25, 2014by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Close the World. Open the Next. Decades before the internet was something people carried around in their pockets, these words introduced anime fans to a surreal existence where computer […]

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Television

The Gryphon

February 24, 2014by The Thorn Leave a comment

Summary: Griffin & Sabine, Sabine’s Notebook, and The Golden Mean have sold over 3 million copies worldwide, and spent over 100 weeks on The New York Times best-seller list. At […]

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Literature

Life of Pi

February 5, 2014by The Thorn 4 Comments

Synopsis: Embark on the adventure of a lifetime in this visual masterpiece from Oscar winner Ang Lee, based on the best-selling novel. After a cataclysmic shipwreck, young Pi Patel finds […]

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Film, Literature

Revival, vol. 1

February 1, 2014by The Thorn 1 Comment

Summary: For one day in rural central Wisconsin, the dead came back to life. Now it’s up to Officer Dana Cypress to deal with the media scrutiny, religious zealots, and […]

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Literature

The Brand New Monty Python Papperbok

January 31, 2014by The Thorn Leave a comment

Summary: What people have said about The Brand New Monty Python Papperbok ‘A triffically good book’ – Eric Idle (No relation) ‘A mantelpiece’ – Terry Jones (No relation at all) […]

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Literature

Not the Messiah: He’s a Very Naughty Boy

January 13, 2014by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: In 1979, Monty Python’s Life Of Brian turned the biblical epic on its head. Now, the makers of Spamalot turn classical music on its ear! Prepare for Not The […]

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Film, Music

The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball

January 7, 2014by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: The 1989 show returned to the roots of the series with an emphasis on comedy and eschewing the music that, by the 1987 show, had come to be an […]

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Television

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