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Celebrate 50 Years of Charlie And The Chocolate Factory With Roald Dahl!
That's right Roald Dahl fans! The amazing childhood classic Charlie And The Chocolate Factory turns and amazing 50 years old this year!
A bedtime staple since its first publication back in 1964, this story has been a part of almost everyone's childhood and has become hits as films (1971 & 2005), operas and as a hit West End musical!
To celebrate this Whipple-Scrumptious occasion, the wonderful people at Roald Dahl have put together an amazing change for you to share YOUR Wonka memories.
To get involved, simply upload a picture or video of yourself with your favourite copy of Charlie â maybe even the one you read as a child â as well as your name, age and location and they will share their favourites on their amazing new RoaldDahl.com website blog as well as on their social media pages and profiles. Just like some of the celebrity fans...
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By the rivers of Babylon, not another weekend!
As the distinct twang of a hammer hitting a bell repeatedly sounds off to signify the start of art and crafts time. Let us put our nimble fingers to work as we mould out of plasticine for you mega movie magic, we'll glue together toilet roll tubes and breakfast cereal boxes and cover them with cinematic joyousness before we stand back with proud bewilderment and glee at our masterpiece we call celluloid wonder.
Have a happy retro weekend!
SATURDAY 25th JANURAY
The Three Musketeers (1993) More4 11:05am-1:10pm (2 hours 5 minutes)
Retrotastic Back To The Future Behind The Scenes Piccys
Ever watched some of you favourite classic 80s films and wondered....how did they do that? I wonder what they're like in real life? Or perhaps....was that really as fun as it looks?! We'll to both indulge your inquisitive sweet tooth and celebrate the release of our amazing and super exclusive Back To The Future T-Shirts featuring our cool Enchantment Under The Sea print, we thought we would show you some sneaky behind the scenes piccys of this cult movies series.
Sit back and enjoy a little look into one of our all-time favourite films and breathe in this lungful of 80s awesome! :)
Some amazing piccys there huh! Hope you've enjoyed them but even more than that we hope you like our fab new BTTF T-Shirts that we've been working hard to bring you way. Take a peep bwloe at our latest designs to hit the store :)
20 Ways You Know You're an 80s Baby...
Growing up in the 80s/90s was the best! Everything was simple and fun, life wasn't too serious and being cool was actually a thing that people could be. With no mobile phones or amazing internet to keep us busy we had to make our own fun, which typically meant heading to the park or a friend's house, to see who was out or in so we could get them out!
Being surrounded by soooo many amazing 80s T-Shirts, it feels like we are always on a retro nostalgia trip here. Thinking back over some of our best childhood memories, we decided to put them all together and create our ultimate list of what it meant to be growing up at this special time.
Pack your bags folks! We're taking a short trip down memory lane, likely to include a healthy mix of nostalgia, perhaps a few painful memories and of course as much 8O's awesomeness as we can carry! Sit back and enjoy our top 20 Ways - You Know You're an 80s Baby if....
1. You still think ten years ago was in the 90s...
2. You hoped one day be as cool as the teens in John Hughes movie...
3. You have ever played with a Skip-It....
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Eye of Thundera itâs only the Weekend
Many miles into the desert, deep into parts unknown. Riding head held high on top a camel fastened with water bottles and blankets. Let us be your intrepid explorer as we bravely seek out new lands of retro movie greatness, weâll meet savage tribes and trade with them for cinematic awesomeness before we discover their secrets and marvel at the celluloid wonder.
Have a happy retro Weekend!
SATURDAY 18th JANUARY
Bugsy Malone (1976) Film4 4:35pm-6:25pm (1 hour 50 minutes)
Alan Parker's slapstick musical comedy, featuring a cast composed entirely of children and following a war between rival gangsters in 1920s New York - fought with custard pies and cream-firing Tommy guns. When a slick mobster acquires devastating new weapons, his arch rival enlists the aid of a small-time chancer to steal them. Starring Scott Baio, Florrie Dugger and John Cassisi, with Jodie Foster in an early appearance.
Famous Movie Quotes We All Get Wrong....
Hello movie fans!! While some films are remembered for their earth shattering story, their amazing cast and the performance of their careers, other films stand the test of time by one or more simple quotes that just stick in our minds and have featured in many other places ever since. But is what people remember actually what is said in the film?? Turns out, maybe not!
Yep, sadly even us huuuuge movie nerds have been getting a few of these wrong. Doh! Not wanting to sound like a frantic school teacher, prepping their red pen ready to mark up some of your work, take a look at some of these little corrections to some of the most famous movie quotes ever.....
Dirty Harry
Often said: Do you feel lucky, punk?
But actually: Being as this is a .44 Magnum, the most powerful handgun in the world, and would blow your head clean off, you've got to ask yourself one question: 'Do I feel lucky?' Well, do ya punk?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Xjr2hnOHiM
The Empire Strikes Back