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Tag Archives: Superheroes

Catwoman

June 7, 2016by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Patience Philips is dead – and more alive then ever. Murdered after she learns the secret behind a cosmetic firm’s anti-aging cream, she’s revived and empowered by mystical felines. […]

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Superman Returns

June 2, 2016by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: He’s back. A hero for our millennium. And not a moment too soon, because during the five years (much longer in movie-fan years!) Superman sought his home planet, things […]

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Batman Begins

May 31, 2016by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: In Batman Begins, acclaimed director Christopher Nolan explores the origins of the legendary Dark Knight. In the wake of his parents’ murder, disillusioned industrial heir Bruce Wayne (Christian Bale) […]

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Superman IV: The Quest for Peace

May 26, 2016by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Christopher Reeve not only dons the hero’s cape for the fourth time in Superman IV: The Quest For Peace but also helped develop the film’s provocative theme: nuclear disarmament. […]

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Batman and Robin

May 24, 2016by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Strength. Courage. Honor. And Loyalty. Chills and thrills: will Gotham City be put on ice? George Clooney is Batman as the dark knight battles his greatest threat yet: cold-hearted […]

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Zero Year

May 22, 2016by The Thorn Leave a comment

Summary: Six years ago, the legend of Batman emerged amid the greatest catastrophe Gotham had ever endured. A maniac calling himself The Riddler shut down all electric power mere days […]

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Superman III

May 19, 2016by The Thorn 2 Comments

Synopsis: After Superman: The Movie’s epic storytelling and Superman II’s awesome battles, how could the first two hits be topped? In Superman III, meet Gus Gorman (Richard Pryor), a half-witted […]

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Batman Forever

May 17, 2016by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Riddle me this, riddle me that, you’ll find adventure on the wings of a bat! Brace for excitement as Val Kilmer (Batman), Tommy Lee Jones (Two-Face), Jim Carrey (the […]

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Superman II

May 12, 2016by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: This continuation of the adventures of the Man of Steel (Christopher Reeve) takes up where the original left off, showing spectacular new tricks to surpass it! Three fugitive super-powered […]

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Batman Returns

May 10, 2016by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: The Bat, the Cat, the Penguin Gotham City faces two monstrous criminal menaces: the bizarre, sinister Penguin (Danny DeVito) and the slinky, mysterious Catwoman (Michelle Pfeiffer). Can Batman (Michael […]

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Kingdom Come

May 8, 2016by The Thorn Leave a comment

Summary: Winner of five Eisner and Harvey Awards, KINGDOM COME is the best-selling graphic novel form acclaimed writer Mark Waid and superstar painter Alex Ross. Set in the not so […]

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Superman

May 5, 2016by The Thorn 6 Comments

Synopsis: A box-office and Academy Award®-winning triumph, this awesome adventure assembles a cast and creative contingent as only a big movie can. Its legacy soared higher when director Richard Donner […]

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Batman (1989)

May 3, 2016by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: After a young boy witnesses his parents’ murder on the streets of Gotham City, he grows up to become the Batman, a mysterious figure in the eyes of Gotham’s […]

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