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The Weekly Retro Movie Rundown 267
Hot bowls and spiky sticks! Another retro movie weekend is here and ready to rock this weekend.
Picking only the finest selection of cheeses we can muster, we will begin to chop, grate and mix all these subtle flavours together to create something bigger than the sum of it's parts. We will begin to slowly heat, melt and mix our concoction, adding a touch of this, a splash of that and a hint of something else. Slowly stirring into the most delicious and winter warming fondue we have ever seen, we will marvel at our creation before mopping up the entire pot with a mix of tasty treats on sticks.
SATURDAY 11th November
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Getting Even with Dad (1994) 5STAR 11:30am-1:40pm
Spoilt child Timmy goes to live with his outwardly respectable father, but realises he is a small-time thief planning his latest robbery. Timmy sets out to reform his dad, and in the meantime manages to fix him up with an attractive undercover cop - leading to much confusion. Family comedy, starring Macaulay Culkin, Ted Danson, Glenne Headly and Hector Elizondo.
The Weekly Retro Movie Rundown 256
Boxes and bubble wrap! Another retro movie weekend is here!
With a full weekend ahead of packing, shifting and unpacking, we will move all our worldly possessions to our new venture. Leaving behind memories, a few bad smells and probably that spoon the went missing a while back, we will set sail into the next ocean of life as we move from humble beginnings onto ventures new.
SATURDAY 26th August
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The Dark Crystal (1982) Film4 11:00am-1:00pm (2 hours)
The Weekly Retro Movie Rundown 255
Well mask my wall and slap me with a brush! Another retro movie weekend is upon us!
Taking on more 'little' jobs than you could even imagine, the beginner DIYer is frantically at work trying to create a domestic masterpiece. Filling here, sanding there, our lone warrior is smashing their way through each room like a person possessed. Measuring twice and cutting once, the great wardrobes of glory will slowly rise to become a things of beauty. Fit for a king and queen, their new abode will make the history books and will sure to see them living in comfort for years to come.
Have a happy retro weekend!
SATURDAY 19th August
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The Weekly Retro Movie Rundown! Easter Weekend Special
Run rabbit, run rabbit, run, run, run!It's time for another super special Retro Movie Rundown Easter Special!
Hopping and leaping our way around the TV schedule, we've sniffed out a whole hear of hidden retro movie eggs for you all to feast on this long weekend. Unwrapping each film like our Easter chocolatey goodness, we'll take stock of our collection, before selecting only the biggest and best choices and devouring them in true 'tis but once a year style'.
Happy retro movie Easter weekend everyone!
FRIDAY 14th April
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The Weekly Retro Movie Rundown 207
Sweet jumping jacks and pick-up-sticks! It's another retro movie weekend! All over again!
With another landscape of retro movie awesomeness stretching before us, we find ourselves at a loss of where to start! Will it be thriller? Will it be comedy? Only the overlord of the remote control can decide with their entrusted powers. Whatever the mighty one decides, with the huge array of choice and wonder available, we will be left wide-eyes and wanting more.
Have a happy retro weekend!
SATURDAY 6th August
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5 Reasons We Still Totally LOVE Labyrinth 30 Years On.
It's Labyrinth's 30th birthday and time to rejoice like the legendary David Bowie here!
Can you believe it? The fantasy cult classic that entranced us with its magical maze, wonderfully wacky puppets, ultra-80s soundtrack and the legendary David Bowie in *ahem* those tights (but more on him later) first graced the big screen all the way back in 1986 and it is still one of those precious films that stir up warm and fuzzy feelings of nostalgia. Here at TruffleTowers we may be a little older, a lot greyer and a whole heap wiser (ish), but we still love it â hey, maybe even more than back in the day! â so we felt it was only right to reflect on what makes this movie so magnificent.
So, without further ado, here are our 5 reasons why Labyrinth is still AH-mazing, 30 years onâ¦
David Bowie's majestic presence...
Need we say more? Probably not, but weâre going to anyway. The hair. Those tights. That juggling ability (okay, it wasnât actually him but we reckon he can pull it off with panache). Some SERIOUS swagger. Watching Labyrinth, we fear Bowie, but love him too (obvs) as he brings that unmistakable charisma to the role of Jareth the Goblin King. Who else could steal a baby, make a teenage girl tackle death defying traps (not to mention risk smelling hideous for all time!), attempt to possess her forever and STILL win us over? There were whispers that Prince, Mick Jagger and Michael Jackson were considered for the role in the early stages of production but we think itâs impossible to imagine anyone else doing it quite like Bowie.
