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Tag Archives: Romance

Twitch City: Season 2

December 8, 2017by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Tony-winner Don McKellar (The Drowsy Chaperone) created this quirky comedy that explores society’s addiction to television. McKellar stars as Curtis, who ingests dangerous levels of cathode rays, much to […]

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Twitch City: Season 1

December 8, 2017by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Tony-winner Don McKellar (The Drowsy Chaperone) created this quirky comedy that explores society’s addiction to television. McKellar stars as Curtis, who ingests dangerous levels of cathode rays, much to […]

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La guerre du feu

December 7, 2017by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Set 80,000 years ago, this accomplished “cinematic spectacle” (‘New York Magazine’) follows the lives of four tribes of early man – each with their own customs and stages of […]

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Enter the Void

December 6, 2017by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Controversial and brilliant director Gasper Noe follows his worldwide sensation Irreversible with another triumph. Enter The Void is Noe’s most assured and haunting film yet, a “head trip” a […]

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The House of Exorcism

December 4, 2017by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Tourist Lisa Reiner (Elke Sommer) encounters the Devil himself (Telly Savalas) while vacationing in Toledo, Spain. Recognizing in her the soul of a damned spirit that escaped him, the […]

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Lisa e il diavolo

December 4, 2017by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: While visiting Toledo, Spain, American tourist Lisa Reiner (Elke Sommer) experiences a feeling of déjà vu when she sees an ancient mural of the Devil carrying away the dead. […]

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I Would Die 4 U

December 3, 2017by The Thorn Leave a comment

Summary: Drawing on new research and enlivened by Touré’s unique pop-cultural fluency, I Would Die 4 U relies on surprising and in-depth interviews with Prince’s band members, former girlfriends, musicologists, […]

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Fawlty Towers: Series 2

December 1, 2017by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Hotel owner Basil Fawlty’s incompetence, short fuse, and arrogance form a combination that ensures accidents and trouble are never far away.  *********************************************************************** Fawlty Towers: Series 2 7.5 eyelights: its […]

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There’s Always Vanilla

November 30, 2017by The Thorn 4 Comments

Synopsis: Fearing he would be typecast as a “horror director”, Romero immediately made this bittersweet drama about an affair between a free-spirited dropout (‘Ray Laine’) and a beautiful young model […]

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La casa con la scala nel buio

November 28, 2017by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Bruno (Andrea Occhipinti of NEW YORK RIPPER) is hired to compose a new horror movie and rents an isolated villa to concentrate on his work. But when several beautiful […]

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Quante volte… quella notte

November 27, 2017by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: For his sole foray into the sex comedy genre, Mario Bava delivers a swinging orgy of mod design, leering humor and daring late ’60s erotica. American leading man Bret […]

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Quirkyalone: A Manifesto for Uncompromising Romantics

November 26, 2017by The Thorn 2 Comments

Synopsis: Are you a quirkyalone? Do you know someone who is? Do you believe life can be prosperous and great with or without a mate? Do you value your friendships […]

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Cheers: Season 4

November 25, 2017by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: It’s the cozy little Boston bar where everybody knows your name…welcome to Cheers – the Emmy® Award-winning, smash-hit television series that kept the laughs uncorked for 11 years. For […]

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