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Die Hard

December 29, 2016by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: 40 Stories Of Sheer Adventure! In this non-stop action classic which ushered in a new genre of action-thrillers, Bruce Willis stars as New York City cop John McClane, Off-duty, […]

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Marţi, după Crăciun

December 27, 2016by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: One of the central figures to emerge from the cinema of the Romanian New Wave, director Radu Muntean has created in TUESDAY, AFTER CHRISTMAS a tense, emotionally resonant drama […]

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Joyeux Noël

December 25, 2016by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Academy Award®, Golden Globe® and BAFTA nominee for Best Foreign Film, Joyeux Noel (Merry Christmas) tells the true-life story of the spontaneous Christmas Eve truce declared by Scottish, French […]

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101 Reykjavík

December 20, 2016by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: He finally met the perfect woman…Unfortunately, so did his mother. A young man’s sexual impulses go haywire when he discovers that the woman he has just been to bed […]

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Houppeland

December 18, 2016by The Thorn Leave a comment

Summary: Just imagine celebrating Christmas on every day that the good Lord creates, and even on the ones He does not. Funny hats, serpentines and confetti as you like it. […]

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Literature

Animal House

December 17, 2016by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: One of the most popular movie comedies of all time is also the film that made food fights an art form and John Belushi a star. This raunchy, screwball […]

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Film

Porky’s Revenge

December 16, 2016by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: In this laugh-out-loud final installment of the ‘Porky’s’ adventures, the sexually frustrated boys and girls of Angel Beach High struggle with the school administration and their own raging hormones. […]

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Film

Valérie

December 14, 2016by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Valerie (Danielle Ouimet) leaves behind her life at a convent for the wild side of life. Getting a job as a topless dancer, Valerie quickly graduates to becoming a […]

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Film

Wonderland

December 12, 2016by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Sex. Guns. Money And Murder. Welcome To L.A. On the afternoon of July 1, 1981, Los Angeles police responded to a distress call on Wonderland Avenue and discovered a […]

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Film

Pink

December 11, 2016by The Thorn Leave a comment

Summary: Yumiko moonlights as a call girl because her day job doesn’t pay enough to feed her pet, Croc. Haru, an aspiring writer who has nothing to say, sleeps with […]

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Film

Cooley High

December 10, 2016by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Often called ‘the black American Graffiti’, Cooley High takes a nostalgic, poignant – and hilariously funny – look at black teen life in 1960’s Chicago. It’s 1964. JFK has […]

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Porky’s II: The Next Day

December 9, 2016by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Proving they haven’t matured a bit since the original Porky’s, much of the original cast is back to take on right-wing bigots, religious fanatics and double-talking politicians. Count on […]

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Et Dieu… créa la femme

December 7, 2016by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: The astounding success of Roger Vadim’s And God Created Woman revolutionized the foreign film market and turned Brigitte Bardot into an international star. Bardot stars as Juliette, an 18-year-old […]

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