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September 16th 2014

10 Things You [Probably] Didn't Know About…Edward Scissorhands

We're back with another little hop, skip and jump into the inner workings and behind these scenes action of another classic film!

This time, we've been looking into some amazing facts from none other than 1990, Johnny Depp classic Edward Scissorhands!

Possibly one of Depp's best performances, this cult icon really showed us his amazing skill to portray so many emotions using as fewer words as a movie dares. Simply amazing stuff! Take a peep at some of our 10 Things You Didn't Know About Edward Scissorhands!

1) According to the director Tim Burton, Edward's suit was made of (among other things) latex, leather, the old sofa in his first apartment and tape.

2) Johnny Depp only says a total of 169 words through the whole film. Easy script or what!

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September 15th 2014

Good Luck! Roald Dahl Competition Winner Announced!

That's all folks! Sadly our big competition is now over which leaves us with just one job left to do....picking out our lucky winners!

We would all just quickly like to say a massive THANK YOU to everyone who took the time to enter and share our big competition. We just love the response we get from everyone and are always so grateful for people to get stuck into our comps. Amazing work everyone!

So what's it all been for?

The Prizes

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As many of you know, we’ve teamed up with the lovely people at Roald Dahl to offer you all of these amazing prizes to help celebrate another Roald Dahl Day and of course a whopping 50 years if his classic Charlie and the Chocolate Factory....

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September 13th 2014

Happy Roald Dahl Day! + Competition

We all know them and I'm sure we all love them! Roald Dahl's amazing body of work has been with us for as long as we could possible remember.

Not only would today have been today Dahl's birthday and also the official celebrated Roald Dahl Day, but this years also sees the 50th anniversary of one of his most infamous classics Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Wowza!

Last year we took a dive into the life and time of Roald Dahl himself with our 10 Facts You Didn’t Know About Roald Dahl, this year we've decided to take a look back at his work and pick out some of our top quotes from some of his all-time classic quotes.

Enjoy!

“A person who has good thoughts cannot ever be ugly. You can have a wonky nose and a crooked mouth and a double chin and stick-out teeth, but if you have good thoughts they will shine out of your face like sunbeams and you will always look lovely.” - The Twits

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September 12th 2014

The Weekly Retro Movie Rundown 115

Gin and tonic! Is it the weekend already?!?!

Just like a master cocktail maker, we'll find ourselves looking over the huge list of enticing movie names, picking out a few with just the right ingredients and then setting to work mixing up the array or juices, ice, limes and liqueurs as we shake together the concoction, leaving us with a sweet and strong glass of movie magic. We'll gaze at the wonderful colours and paper umbrellas, not before snapping our wonderful delights to be forever captured onto celluloid wonder.

Have a happy retro weekend!

SATURDAY 13th SEPTEMBER

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September 10th 2014

Top Things The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air Taught Us....

Big news peeps! We've got word that one of the most iconic retro TV shows....well...EVER, The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air was first aired a whopping (Gulp!) 24 years ago today!

Yep the show that gave us the legend that is Will Smith, Uncle Phil, Carlton, Jazz, Geoffrey and of course Hilary hit the scene nearly two and a half decades ago and has been well and truly in our hearts ever since.

Now apart from now feeling far older than we thought we were, we decided to celebrate this momentous day by looking back and seeing just what this amazing show meant to us and how it helped make us who we are today. Take a peep at some of the top things Fresh PRince taught us and perhaps you too!

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Sometimes if someone is rude, you can take the high ground....

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September 9th 2014

Celebrate 33 Years of Only Fools and Horses! Our Top Moments....

Au contraire! Can you believe it!? This great British icon originally started life back in 1981 and has been classed as a classic ever since.

With sooo many brilliant comedy moments (and quotes!) to hold to it's name, this hit show managed to mix classic comedy with compassion, joy, tears and everything in between to keep us hooked.

Celebrating 33 years today since it's very first episode, we thought we would put together some of our all-time favourite moments so you can take a quick trip back down comedy memory lane and also re-live some of our highlights. Enjoy!

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'Blow' Up Dolls! (Danger UXD, 1989)

Del thinks he's got a bargain when he gets hold of a consignment of blow up dolls on the cheap. Little does he know that they are self inflating and filled with propane.

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