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The Weekly Retro Movie Rundown – 425
What is 72 hours long, contains a lot of movies and is about to get wild? A bank holiday weekend of course! We're starting strong this long weekend with a whole heap of awesome movies hitting the small screen. Are you ready to take them on?
SATURDAY 1st May
Addams Family Values (1993) 5STAR 1:55pm-3:50pm
Spooky couple Gomez and Morticia hire a nanny to look after their new baby son - and stop him from suffering an early death at the hands of his jealous elder siblings. Romance soon blossoms between the new childminder and Uncle Fester, but he does not realise she is planning to kill him once she has got hold of the family fortune. Comedy sequel, starring Anjelica Huston, Raul Julia, Christopher Lloyd, Christina Ricci and Joan Cusack.
Citizen Kane (1941) BBC Two 2:30pm-4:30pm
After the death of an influential newspaper magnate, an inquisitive reporter begins piecing together the details of his life, discovering an epic tale of ambition and conflict - all the while trying to discover the meaning behind the millionaire's enigmatic last word. Oscar-winning drama, written, directed by and starring Orson Welles. With Joseph Cotten, Dorothy Comingore and William Alland.
Uncle Buck (1989) ITV2 3:05pm-5:00pm
An unreliable but good-natured slob is called upon to look after his trouble-making nephew and nieces while their parents are away - and what starts as a disaster soon changes for the better as the unlikely babysitter gets to grips with the finer points of being a responsible adult. Family comedy, starring John Candy, Macaulay Culkin, Jean Kelly, Gaby Hoffman, Amy Madigan and Laurie Metcalf.
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The Ultimate Batman As Voted By You!
Did you know, it's National superhero day today? As if we ever needed just ONE day to love all things superhero, huh! We're always sharing our love for our top heroes in tights and lately, so have you too!
This week, we shared a post on our Facebook and Instagram asking you to share who you think your Batman is from some of the awesome people who have donned the cape and you answered in your hundreds!
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Seeing as this is some of the coolest and geeky research we've ever done, we couldn't keep the results to ourselves so we donned our latest Batman TShirt, crunched some numbers and the results are in! Let's see who got your votes...
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Let's showcase the results one by one. In order, here at THE best Batmans ever as voted by you...
10 Things You Didn't Know About The Karate Kid Films
Crane poses at the ready! We're taking a run and flying jump-kick back into the world of old school training and rivalry with a look at some top amazing facts you might just not know about the iconic The Karate Kid!
Get ready to put on your Cobra Kai T-Shirt and headband as you punch through some amazing facts of this total retro classic! Enjoy...
Surprisingly, during filming in late 1983, Ralph Macchio was age 22! Many of the cast didn't believe him when they asked his age.
In early casting, Charlie Sheen was offered the role of Daniel LaRusso, but he later turned it down.
The classic car Daniel polishes in the famous âwax-on/wax-offâ scene, was later given to Ralph Macchio by the producer, and he still owns it!
The Weekly Retro Movie Rundown – 424
Dust off the garden chairs and drag out the BBQ... it's time for another retro movie filled weekend! Now, we know many of you will be planning some outdoor adventures if you can, but... you'll need to kick back and put your feet up at some point, right? When you do, flick over to some of our top movie picks beaming their way to you and enjoy!
SATURDAY 24th May
Addams Family Values (1993) 5STAR 4:25pm-6:20pm
Spooky couple Gomez and Morticia hire a nanny to look after their new baby son - and stop him from suffering an early death at the hands of his jealous elder siblings. Romance soon blossoms between the new childminder and Uncle Fester, but he does not realise she is planning to kill him once she has got hold of the family fortune. Comedy sequel, starring Anjelica Huston, Raul Julia, Christopher Lloyd, Christina Ricci and Joan Cusack.
Bean (1997) ITV2 5:25pm-7:10pm
The hapless fool is employed as a security guard for a British art gallery and is sent to Los Angeles to bring back a famous painting. Unfortunately, he finds himself mistaken for a renowned art professor and invited to make an important presentation. Mel Smith's British comedy, starring Rowan Atkinson, Burt Reynolds, Peter MacNicol, John Mills, Peter Capaldi and June Brown.
The Mask of Zorro (1998) 5STAR 6:20pm-9:00pm
The sword-wielding saviour of Spanish California returns after 20 years in prison, tutoring a thief to take over his heroic role and tackle corrupt government officials, who are using slave labour to mine gold illegally. Both mentor and pupil have personal scores to settle with their enemies, led by a ruthless governor and a psychotic military officer. Swashbuckling adventure, with Anthony Hopkins, Antonio Banderas and Catherine Zeta-Jones.
Grease (1978) E4 6:50pm-9:00pm
Rebellious American teenager Danny falls for innocent Australian girl Sandy during the summer holidays, but when he later finds out she is a new student at his school, he risks losing her love by trying to act cool in front of his friends. A romantic musical set in the 1950s, starring John Travolta, Olivia Newton-John, Stockard Channing, Jeff Conaway, Didi Conn and Sid Caesar.
Our Latest And Greatest Star Wars Snaps By You!
Calling all you rebels out there! If there is one thing we've picked up over our many years in the galaxy, it's that you can never have enough Star Wars... look it up... it's true!
With another magical Star Wars Day on May the 4th (get it?), we wanted to kick things off early and celebrate some of our latest and greatest snaps featuring our ever-growing collection of Star Wars merchandise.
Yay for T-Shirt weather! We don't know about you, but we're so excited to finally be rocking our tees out and about again. Giving us all the inspo we need, we're loving our Star Wars The Empire Strikes Back Black T-Shirt in this ace snap by andreale.garcia.
Tooo cute! Not only can us humans get stuck into some May the 4th action, but so can our pets! Loving this adorable shot of Pablo (puplike_pablo) with our Star Wars Darth Vader Harness for Dogs.
Top Shows and Films Coming To Netflix In May 2021!
Another month from 2021 gobbled up in no time, this can only mean one thing... a fresh month ahead and heaps of awesome new TV Shows and movies into Netflix!
We don't know about you, but the real drama in our lives right now is waiting for and seeing the launch of fresh new goodies onto Netflix. Latest pyjamas on, hot cuppa in our latest novelty mug and we're away!
To help you plan out your downtime and to let you know what's heading your way, we've picked out some of our top choices heading onto Netflix in May. Enjoy!
School of Rock (2003)
Rock horns at the ready, it's about to get wild as we dive back into class... but with a rocking twist! Featuring a whole heap of awesome music, we've loved this amazing film since it first hit our screen back in 2003! - How has it been so long? Can't wait to join Jack Black once again in this rocking tale.
Men in Black: International (2019)
One not to forget in a flash (see what we did there?), 2019 saw the release of another instalment of this now retro tale. This time, donning the dark suits are Chris Hemsworth and Tessa Thompson as they battle to uncover a trailer working on the inside of the MIB to prevent an alien invasion. Sure
This sure packs a punch and is ideal for a movie night in.