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Tag Archives: Romance

A Change of Seasons

September 22, 2012by The Thorn 1 Comment

Synopsis: Adam Evans (Oscar-winner Anthony Hopkins) is a middle-aged college professor having a torrid affair with a beautiful young coed (luscious Bo Derek, whose slow-motion hot tub romp with Hopkins […]

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High Art

September 21, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Ally Sheedy stars as Lucy Berliner, a once-famous photographer, whose career is revitalized when she meets Syd (Radha Mitchell), a beautiful young assistant editor for a prestigious photography magazine. […]

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Amy’s Orgasm

September 20, 2012by The Thorn 1 Comment

Synopsis: A kiss-and-tell-all comedy. Startlingly candid and hilarious, Amy’s O is a romantic comedy about love, neuroses, and “the big O.” Writer/director/star Julie Davis follows in the female footsteps of […]

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Not Another Teen Movie

September 19, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: The Movie Most Likely To… Offend Everyone! When a popular jock bets he can turn a social outcast into the next prom queen, all raunch busts loose in this […]

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New York Stories

September 18, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: One city. Three stories tall. Get ready for a wildly diverse, star-studded trilogy about life in the big city. One of the most talked-about films of the year, New […]

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Chew, vol. 3

September 17, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Chew, vol. 3, by John Layman and Rob Guillory 7.75 Layman and Guillory continue having fun and passing on the joy to their readers with “Just Desserts”, the third instalment […]

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Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist

September 16, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Every Night Has A Soundcheck. After a chance encounter, Nick and Norah embark on a journey through New York’s indie rock scene on a quest to find the secret […]

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Song of the Thin Man

September 14, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: At a charity gambling benefit aboard the S.S. Fortune, the tables are hot, the jazz is hotter and before you know it, a bandleader’s body is growing cold. They’re […]

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The Book of Human Insects

September 13, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

The Book of Human Insects, by Osamu Tezuka 7.25 ‘The Book of Human Insects’ is one of Osamu Tezuka’s first “mature” offerings, after the more family-friendly ‘Astro Boy’ and ‘Kimba […]

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Detroit Rock City

September 9, 2012by The Thorn 6 Comments

Synopsis: Kiss The Rules Goodbye! It’s 1978: bell-bottoms, day-glo, lava lamps and rock-n-roll define the generation. What’s a high-school rock band from Cleveland got on their mind? Getting out and […]

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Thunderstruck

September 7, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Break every rule but never break a promise. After a near death experience at a 1991 AC/DC concert, teenage best friends Sonny, Ben, Lloyd, Sam and Ronnie swear a […]

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Tokyo Days, Bangkok Nights

September 6, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Tokyo Days, Bangkok Nights, by Jonathan Vankin, Seth Fisher, Giuseppe Camuncoli and Shawn Martinbrough 7.5 I read this book on the strength of Seth Fisher’s art alone. Impressed with his […]

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Smokey and the Bandit 3

September 2, 2012by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: In this plotless, mindless chase movie, papa Big Enos and son Little Enos (Pat McCormick and Paul Williams) hire Cletus (Jerry Reed) to haul a Jaws-replica shark from Miami […]

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