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Uncle Edgars twirling moustache! It’s only the weekend! Somewhere deep inside a dense African forest, let us be your forever migrating herd of magnificently giant but eloquent elephants, as we plough our way through the thick bush of retro movie magic looking for  vegetation to nourish our cinematic hunger before we stop and bathe in an oasis of celluloid wonder.

Have a happy retro Weekend!

SATURDAY 12th APRIL

Smokey and the Bandit (1977) ITV London 1:15 pm-3:00 pm (1 hour 45 minutes)

A truck driver accepts a challenge to deliver a consignment of beer to a party. He claims he can make the 900-mile round trip in just 28 hours, but a pompous sheriff is determined to stop him in his tracks, not least because his prospective daughter-in-law has deserted his son and hitched a ride with the unlikely hero. Comedy, starring Burt Reynolds, Jackie Gleason, Sally Field and Jerry Reed

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Deck the halls! Tip-toeing its way up behind us like a reindeer through the snow, Friday is back which can only mean one thing....it's time for another retro movie rundown! Let us once again guide you through the busy streets this weekend, away from all the Christmas hustle and bustle and in search of retro cinematic greatness that will sooth your brow with it's heartwarming, breathtaking and stunning scenes and celluloid wonder.

Have a happy retro Weekend!

Saturday 7th December

Babe (1995) ITV London 1:45pm-3:25pm (1 hour 40 minutes)

A kindly farmer wins a cute piglet, which some greedy humans and jealous animals hope will end up as the Christmas roast. Undaunted, the young pig proves himself useful on the farm and enlists the aid of the resident dog in learning how to herd sheep. Family comedy, starring James Cromwell and Magda Szubanski, with Christine Cavanaugh, Miriam Margolyes and Hugo Weaving among those providing the voices of the animal characters.

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If (like us) the Truffle Shuffle is your fave bit of 80's classic, The Goonies then out of all the TruffleShuffle T-Shirts this is the one you definitely need in your life. You're in for such a treat with this awesome Do the TruffleShuffle t-shirt! To the unsuspecting eye, it looks like an awesome Goonies t-shirt, then POW - before you know it your reenacting Chunk's piece de resistance! Featuring a classic design, the real magic happens when you lift your top up! (Oooh matron!)

If you're a fan, then this tee is a movie t-shirt MUST HAVE! Enjoy!

Whats that? How to do the TruffleShuffle? Follow these 3 easy steps.....

1.Get in position with your feet apart and knees slightly bent

2.Lift your shirt up to your chin and expose that lovely belly

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Jeepers Peepers! It's weekend time once more.

So on a tropical beach beneath the bright yellow sun, gently shaded by a plume of palm trees, lent against a ramshackle Tiki bar made from bamboo, decorated with Mayan figurines and coconuts let us be your Sunkist Hawaiian shirted bar keep as we mix for you a brightly coloured fruity cocktail of mega cinematic greatness, with a zesty after taste of retro movie awesomeness and a  tiny squeeze of celluloid wonder.

Have a happy retro weekend!

SATURDAY 27th July

The Goonies (1985) GOLD 12:00pm-2:20pm (2 hours 20 minutes)

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Mr Cadbury’s Parrot! It must be a massively massive mighty morphing mayday bank holiday weekend!

So like a spring time garden adorned by happy little gnomes on toadstools. let us be your jolly fat frog sat a float on a lily pad in the middle of a murky pond as we try and catch juicy flies of retro cinematic awesomeness bathe in the sunshine of mega movie greatness and paddle in the waters celluloid wonder.

Have a happy retro weekend!

SATURDAY 4th MAY

Home Alone (1990) Film4 3:10pm-5:10pm (2 hours )

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Everyone loves a good geek, whether you can simply marvel at their genius, or smile at their quirky geeky ways they never fail to intrigue and entertain us on the big and small screens.

With the geek clothing scene these days bigger than ever, it seems revealing you inner nerd has never been cooler. Modern day screen heroes are more and more not the all-out amazing lead roles, but increasingly the cooky sidekick that can out gadget and out think any challenge. With some amazing new characters hitting the big time recently such as the new Dr Who, BBC Sherlock series and Q from James Bond played by Ben Whishaw, we thought we would take the time to appreciate the geeks of old with our Top Geeks of the 80s list!

Anthony Michael Hall in everything from 1982 to 1985

Best known for his roles as The Geek in 'Sixteen Candles,' Brian Johnson in 'The Breakfast Club,' Garry Wallace in 'Weird Science', Anthony is well known and loved by all retro film lovers in the land and we're sure everyone has a little bit of his characters inside them. Geeky but cool!

David Lightman in 'WarGames' (1983)

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