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Paganini (1989)

August 15, 2016by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Witness the life and times of madman and genius violinist Niccolo Paganini. Haunted by the demons of lust and beauty, Paganini pursues his ideal of artistic creation while challenging […]

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Star Trek III: The Search for Spock

August 11, 2016by The Thorn 2 Comments

Synopsis: Admiral Kirk’s defeat of Khan and the creation of the Genesis planet are empty victories. Spock is dead and McCoy is inexplicably being driven insane. Then a surprise visit […]

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Monella

August 5, 2016by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: From the director of Caligula comes a sparkling, upbeat, sexy comedy. Join the Joie de Vivre club with the maddeningly charming Lola, as she plots to loosen up her […]

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Orgies and the Meaning of Life

July 1, 2016by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: ORGIES AND THE MEANING OF LIFE is an eccentric and exciting film illuminating the inner and outer life of Baxter Goode, a man trying to find an ending to […]

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Film

Bettie Page Reveals All

June 27, 2016by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Mark Mori’s Bettie Page Reveals All is an intimate look at one of the world’s most recognized sex symbols, told in her own words for the […]

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Arsène Lupin

May 28, 2016by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: A retelling of the glamorous life of Arsène Lupin, the celebrated jewel thief of belle époque Europe. Tired of boring rural life at the family’s luxurious castle in Normandy, […]

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Šílení

May 25, 2016by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: The latest provocation from surrealist master Jan Svankmajer (Little Otik) deliriously combines live action, stop-motion animation, kinky sex, Euro-trash violence, black comedy and lots of frisky meat puppets. In […]

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Sesso in confessionale

April 4, 2016by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Father Forgive For I Have Sinned How do Catholics enjoy sex when the always glowing threat of sin is bestowed upon them by God’s rightful sword? Well, for starters […]

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Film

All’onorevole piacciono le donne (Nonostante le apparenze… e purché la nazione non lo sappia)

March 4, 2016by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: For the legendary director of Zombie, The Beyond, and Perversion Story, it was perhaps the most shocking film of his entire career: A blasphemous yet acclaimed erotic comedy bursting […]

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Garujigi

February 26, 2016by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Garujigi is a raunchy American Pie-esque sex comedy done in feudal Korea! Constantly ridiculed by women in his village, Byun one day discovers the mystical power of never-ending erection […]

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Le Libertin

February 19, 2016by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: France, late 18th Century. The State and the Church have forbidden the publication of Diderot’s encyclopaedia. As he struggles with the “Morality” chapter of the illicit book, Diderot juggles […]

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Al di là delle nuvole

February 17, 2016by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Legendary directors Michelangelo Antonioni (L’avventura) and Wim Wenders (Wings Of Desire) teamed up to create this modern masterpiece, “Beyond The Clouds”. Told from the dreamlike perspective of a wandering […]

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Der Himmel über Berlin

February 14, 2016by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Wings Of Desire (Der Himmel über Berlin) is one of cinema’s loveliest city symphonies. Bruno Ganz is Damiel, an angel perched atop buildings high over Berlin who can hear […]

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