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Tag Archives: War

The Russians Are Coming, The Russians Are Coming

November 27, 2014by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: When a sightseeing Soviet commander runs his submarine aground off the New England coast, the crew’s attempts to find a boat to dislodge them almost start World War III! […]

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Exorcist: The Beginning

November 4, 2014by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: The prequel to The Exorcist. The scariest movie of all time. Having abandoned his faith in God, Father Merrin (Stellan Skarsgard) joins a British archaeological excavation in Kenya, where […]

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Army of Darkness

October 24, 2014by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Trapped In Time. Surrounded By Evil. Low On Gas. Bound in human flesh, inked in blood – and amazingly hard to pronounce – the ancient “Necronomicon” (Book of the […]

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The Others

October 9, 2014by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Sooner Or Later They Will Find You. Screen sensation Nicole Kidman (Moulin Rouge, Eyes Wide Shut) delivers an utterly unforgettable performance in this scary and stylish suspense thriller! While […]

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The Mouse That Roared

September 27, 2014by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: All is Fair in Laughs and War! In this classic satire, the Duchess (Peter Sellers) and the Prime Minister (Peter Sellers) of the tiny Duchy of Grand Fenwick have […]

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Film, Literature

Spymaker: The Secret Life of Ian Fleming

September 18, 2014by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: The Secret Life of Ian Fleming follows the exciting life of a dashing young Ian Fleming, the mastermind behind the highly successful James Bond books and movies. As a […]

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Film, Television

Harold and Maude

July 29, 2014by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: With the idiosyncratic American fable Harold and Maude, countercultural director Hal Ashby fashioned what would become the cult classic of its era. Working from a script by Colin Higgins, […]

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Film

Malèna

July 25, 2014by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: The latest triumph from Giuseppe Tornatore, the writer and director of the Academy Award®-winning Cinema Paradiso, Malena is an utterly unforgettable story of a boy’s journey into manhood amid […]

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Film

Mylène Farmer: Music Videos I

May 25, 2014by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Music Videos I is a DVD recorded by the French singer Mylène Farmer, containing all the singer’s videoclips from 1985 to 1992. It was released in April 1997 in […]

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Music, Television

Lifeboat

May 24, 2014by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Nominated for three Academy Awards, Alfred Hitchcock’s World War II drama, is a remarkable story of human survival. After their ship is sunk in the Atlantic by Germans, eight […]

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Film, Literature

The Sound of Music

May 12, 2014by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Share the magical, heartwarming true-life story that has become the most popular family film of all time – Rodgers and Hammerstein’s The Sound of Music. Julie Andrews lights up […]

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Film

Michael Jackson: Video Greatest Hits – HIStory

May 11, 2014by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: 10 Of The Greatest Short Films In HIStory! Here together for the first time are 10 of the most groundbreaking music videos of all time! Michael Jackson’s short films […]

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Music, Television

Criminal, vol. 2

April 8, 2014by The Thorn Leave a comment

Summary: Twenty years ago, Tracy Lawless traded the crime-ridden streets of the city for a life in the military, and it’s a decision he’s rarely regretted. But now he’s walking […]

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