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Bursting its way through the door like an over-excited puppy, another retro movie weekend is here to take you by the hand and have you skipping through the weekend in total style! With so many classics to pick from, the only thing left to do it get comfy and get the kettle on! Enjoy movie lovers.

SATURDAY 19th October

Small Soldiers (1998) Film4 12:45pm-2:55pm

A hi-tech computer chip has a bizarre effect on a squad of toy soldiers, causing mayhem for their owner as the miniature marauders engage in a series of scaled-down skirmishes. Children's adventure mixing live-action and computer animation, starring Kirsten Dunst, Denis Leary and Gregory Smith, with the voices of Tommy Lee Jones, Frank Langella, Sarah Michelle Gellar and Christina Ricci.

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Junior (1994) 5STAR 2:00pm-4:15pm

A fertility expert pioneers a treatment enabling men to become pregnant and carry babies to full term. When the authorities cancel funding for the research, he decides to test it on himself but gives little thought to how difficult it will be to keep it a secret. The situation is further complicated when he starts to fall for the woman whose child he is carrying. Comedy, with Arnold Schwarzenegger, Danny DeVito, Emma Thompson and Frank Langella.

A League of Their Own (1992) Sony Movies 2:10pm-4:45pm

An alcoholic former professional player reluctantly agrees to train an all-female baseball team during the Second World War. With star player Dottie Hinson and her sister Kit on board, they look set to dominate the league - until sibling rivalry rears its head. Comedy-drama, starring Geena Davis, Lori Petty, Tom Hanks and Madonna.

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Splashing its way through the ever-growing puddles, another retro movie rundown is here to lead the way through the weekend! Packed with action, drama and a few laughs along the way, let our guide be the think and warm jumper that keeps you cosy and warm. Enjoy!

SATURDAY 12th October

Baby's Day Out (1994) E4 12:30pm-2:30pm

Three bungling kidnappers hatch a plan to pose as society reporters and snatch the baby son of a wealthy couple. However, the infant escapes on to the streets of New York, evading the crooks' every attempt to recapture him. Comedy, starring Joe Mantegna, Lara Flynn Boyle, Joe Pantoliano and Brian Haley.

George of the Jungle (1997) 5STAR 2:00pm-3:50pm

An American heiress on holiday in Africa gets stranded in the wilderness but is rescued by a primitive man who was raised by apes. When her cruel fiancee takes her back to the States, the besotted king of the jungle follows but is unprepared for modern living. A comedy based on the TV cartoon series, starring Brendan Fraser, Leslie Mann, Thomas Haden Church and Richard Roundtree.

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Rain, rain, go away... come again another day! With Summer feeling like a far long and distant past (boohoo), we're fully embraced with the wet and wild of a British Autumn which can only mean one thing... it's time to bust out the classic films and wait it out until Christmas!

SATURDAY 5th October

Free Willy (1993) ITV 2:15pm-4:25pm

A troubled youngster befriends a captive killer whale while working at a marine park. However, their friendship looks set to be short-lived when he learns the park's greedy owners plan to kill the animal, forcing the boy into a race against time to release the creature back into the ocean. Family drama, starring Jason James Richter, Lori Petty and Michael Madsen.

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Happy Force Friday everyone!

Like a hungry dog gazing eagerly at their owner for the food bowl to be finally lowered to the floor, we always find ourselves almost shaking with excitement when Force Friday finally arrives!

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With the promise of fresh and exciting new Star Wars merchandise and clothing coming our way, it's hard not to be buzzing with excitement and that excitement had truly peaked with the launch of our very own and exclusive collection of Star Wars clothing! Oh yes!

We're going BIG with a whole new collection of T-shirts, hoodies and sweaters including this super-special Star Wars Logo Tie Dye T-Shirt!

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We have been waiting for this day for a looong time! Since it was first announced back in August 2017, we have been searching, scanning and hunting for as many details of this exciting new instalment to the DC Universe as we can and now the wait is over!

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Starring Joaquin Phoenix who you might have always seen in Walk The Line, Signs, Inherent vice among many others, The Joker follows failed stand-up comedian Arthur Fleck who feels disregarded by society encounters a group of eccentric criminals who disguise themselves as clowns. Through his experiences with the new gang, Arthur reinvents himself as The Joker, becoming a criminal mastermind who must be stopped.

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Hitting our screens from TODAY (October 4th), we are total suckers for the complete havoc and chaos the Joker is known to create and getting to see another live-action take on one of the most iconic villains ever, it's safe to say we're more excited than a kid at Christmas!

So will YOU be heading out to watch this? If so, let us know what you think either below or via Twitter or Instagram.

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We’re back peeps! Time to take another rummage in the attic that is this weekend retro movies! Will we find hidden gold amongst the dusty Christmas decorations? Or will there be a few skeletons popping out form Halloween? Let’s take a look and see what we picked out!

SATURDAY 28th September

The Return of the Pink Panther (1975) Film4 11:00am-1:15pm

The inept Inspector Clouseau sets out to unmask a notorious international jewel thief believed to be behind the theft of a priceless diamond - but anarchy, as ever, follows wherever he goes. Blake Edwards' comedy sequel, starring Peter Sellers, Christopher Plummer, Catherine Schell, Herbert Lom, Burt Kwouk and Graham Stark.

Bicentennial Man (1999) 11:25am-2:00pm

A family purchases a robot servant to perform menial tasks but quickly realises this is no ordinary droid when he begins to develop human emotions and the capacity to think for himself, a quality encouraged by his owner's children. He asks for his freedom and spends the next 200 years struggling to come to terms with its humanity. Chris Columbus's sci-fi drama inspired by the books of Isaac Asimov, starring Robin Williams, Sam Neill, Embeth Davidtz and Oliver Platt.

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