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Altered States

June 3, 2015by The Thorn 1 Comment

Synopsis: The Most Terrifying Experiment In The History Of Science Is Out Of Control…And The Subject Is Himself. Research scientist Eddie Jessup (William hurt) believes other states of consciousness are […]

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The Lawnmower Man

May 27, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: God made him simple. Science made him a god. A scientist performs experiments involving intelligence enhancing drugs and virtual reality on a simple-minded gardener. He puts the gardener on […]

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2015 Oscar Nominated Shorts – Live Action

May 21, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Art and humanity collide with compelling stories from the world’s best OSCAR® short live action films: Aya (Israel & France), Boogaloo and Graham (UK), Butter Lamp (France & China), […]

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Tron

May 18, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: The first film to venture forth inside the previously unexplored three-dimensional realm of computer imagery. Tron dazzles with revolutionary visual effects and mind-bending action sequences. Flynn, a computer whiz […]

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Film

How to Irritate People

May 16, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: A Feast Of Classic Comedy Sketches! Anyone can make themselves unpopular – but it takes a past master like John Cleese to be really irritating! The secret, he says, […]

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Do Not Adjust Your Set

May 9, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: The Classic Series That Lead To The Creation Of Monty Python Teatime. 1968. In millions of homes in Great Britain something strange was happening and TV comedy around the […]

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Television

Mommie Dearest

May 8, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Faye Dunaway is Joan Crawford. A star a legend and a mother. The illusion of perfection. This is the outrageous and controversial story of legendary movie star Joan Crawford […]

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Throw Momma from the Train

May 4, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Long-suffering momma’s boy Owen (DeVito) has a mother (Ramsey) who’s a cross between Quasimodo and the Wicked Witch. Owen’s friend Larry (Crystal) has female problems of his own: an […]

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Demolition Man

April 30, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: The 21st century’s most dangerous cop; The 21st century’s most dangerous criminal In 2032 archcriminal Simon Phoenix (Snipes) awakens from a 35-year deep freeze in CryoPrison to find a […]

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The Terminator

April 20, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Arnold Schwarzenegger is “perfectly cast” (Los Angeles Times) as the fiercest and most relentless killing machine ever to threaten the survival of mankind! A “genuine steel metal trap of […]

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Painted Lips and Lolly Licks 2015

April 16, 2015by The Thorn 1 Comment

Synopsis: Join for a night of erotic short films from around the world, including Ottawa! Wild! Sexy! Funny! Animated! A huge turn on! Entries are judged by Pin-up model Kacie […]

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The Stepford Wives (1975)

April 15, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Something Strange Is Happening In The Town of Stepford. Joanna (Katherine Ross) reluctantly moves with her husband and children from New York City to the suburban community of Stepford, […]

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Ssaibogeujiman Gwaenchanha

April 13, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Young-goon, a young woman who believes herself to be a cyborg, and is institutionalized after a gruesome and nearly fatal attempt to recharge her batteries. Among the characters she meets in […]

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