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Habibi

August 22, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Habibi, by Craig Thompson 9.25 Honestly, I wouldn’t have read ‘Habibi’ if I hadn’t already been immensely impressed by Craig Thompson’s potential, via ‘Blankets‘; nothing about the title or the […]

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Literature

George Carlin: You Are All Diseased

August 13, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Growing up in New York City, George Carlin was always the class clown. He went on to become one of the great comedians of our time, with appeal that […]

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George Carlin: Back in Town

July 22, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Growing up in New York City, George Carlin was always the class clown. He went on to become one of the great comedians of our time, with appeal that […]

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Being There

July 19, 2012by The Thorn 2 Comments

Synopsis: After Being There was published, author Jerzy Kosinski got a telegram from its lead character Chance the Gardner: “Available in my garden or outside of it.” Kosinski dialed the accompanying telephone […]

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George Carlin: What Am I Doing in New Jersey?

June 28, 2012by The Thorn 1 Comment

Synopsis: Growing up in New York City, George Carlin was always the class clown. He went on to become one of the great comedians of all time, with appeal that […]

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Television

Blankets

June 27, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Blankets, by Craig Thompson 8.0 ‘Blankets’ is the story of a young man’s first romance and his relationship with his faith. It also delves into his childhood memories along the […]

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George Carlin: Carlin on Campus

June 19, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: In his New York City grammar school, George Carlin was known as a “disruptive influence in the classroom.” In this concert, the ultimate class clown is back in school […]

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La mala educación

June 16, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: From two-time Academy Award®-winner Pedro Almodovar (2002 Best Original Screenplay, Talk to Her, 2000 Best Foreign Language Film, All About My Mother) comes Bad Education, an outrageous tale of […]

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Defending Your Life

May 28, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: The First True Story Of What Happens After You Die Daniel Miller was tooling along a Los Angeles street, listening to Something’s Coming when something came – a bus. […]

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Dirty Harry

May 17, 2012by The Thorn 1 Comment

Synopsis: In one of his signature roles, Clint Eastwood plays a streetwise San Francisco police detective who gets the job done. A rooftop sniper (Andy Robinson) calling himself Scorpio has […]

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Alice: A Look into Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland

May 6, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: The books, written by a mild stuttering bachelor lecturer of mathematics, that told the adventures of a little girl who fell down a rabbit hole into a wonderland, and […]

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Film, Literature

The Baron of Arizona

May 3, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: In one of his own favorite roles, Vincent Price portrays legendary swindler James Addison Reavis, who, in 1880, concocted an elaborate and dangerous hoax to ascend to the title […]

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The Keys of the Kingdom

April 15, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: A marvelous spectacle spanning six decades and two continents, The Keys of the Kingdom is the glorious epic that introduced audiences to screen newcomer Gregory Peck. After losing his […]

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