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The Weekly Retro Movie Rundown 237
Twist, fizz and pour! Another retro movie weekend is here!
Selecting our fizzy sweet drink of choice, we'll pour ourselves a tall one over ice before setting up camp outside under the glowing sun. Watching the world go by, we'll take time to enjoy time and reminice about good times, good people and good refreshing drinks!
SATURDAY 1st April
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Beethoven's 2nd (1993) ITV 12:55pm-2:40pm (1 hour 45 minutes)
Our Top Mother's Day gifts
She's not a regular mum, she's a cool mum - right? So you're on the lookout for a present which is just as cool as she is! Well, the good news is - you've come to the right place...now let's get cracking!
We have an extensive Mother's Day gift guide which helps you find something which suits her (awesome) personality. Spoiler alert...we have something for everyone.
The Weekly Retro Movie Rundown 236
Great Gatsby! Another retro movie filled weekend is here folks. Time for adventure, mystery and of course a full helping of action. Let's go!
Climbing the steep, cold and grainy steps up towards the top board, we find our excitement and nerves increasing evermore with each step. Reaching the heights of the wide, long and solid top board, we slowly make our way to the edge before peeping over to see the blue depths that lurk below. Taking a deep breath, we'll leap into the air seemly weightless for a moment, before gravity kicks in and launches us into the cold blue depths.
SATURDAY 18th MARCH
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Hook (1991) Sony Movie Channel 10:50am-2:00pm (3 hours 10 minutes)
Labyrinth The Board Game - The Unboxing - Let's Play
I was excited to say the least when I got the privilege to un-box and play the much anticipated Labyrinth The Board Game which has just hit the site once again! We gathered a few pals, popped a bottle of fizz (befitting the occasion we felt) and set off on our way to take on the Labyrinth!
In order to not affect the wonderment and mystery surrounding this oh-so popular creation, I won't give too much away about the details of play, however I will share with you that this game is focused around dice play and you all play as a team to achieve the end goal of defeating Jareth The Goblin King and releasing Sarah's little baby brother Toby!
Here are a few pics to whet your appetite!
10 Things We Learned From Beauty and the Beast....The Original.
What's that sound? Must be the huge buzz that is the amazing new live-action remake of Disney's classic take Beauty and the Beast! Hitting the big screens all over the world, this new instalment promised to bring this animated classic which was first released way back in 1991 (26 years ago! Eeeep) into the modern movie scene and audience.
This got us thinking though.... what did we learn from the original? What life gems did we take away from all those VHS (magic video tape things for you youngns) screenings at home on the telly?
To find out we had a little think and have come up with our 10 Things We Learned From Beauty and the Beast....The Original. Enjoy!
You're never too short-tempered, rich or... hairy to learn.
Okay we're going to let you into a little secret here, us TruffleShuffler's are not all the baby-faced teenagers we used to be (I know... the 80s was a long time ago now apparently), this means we're constantly learning about the latest app, social media profile live chat profile thingy we have to be amazing at suddenly. If you ever think you're done learning and you've got things covered, you couldn't be more wrong! Be the beast of learning!
Not fitting in, is awesome!
Labyrinth Competition CLOSED! Let's Reveal Our Lucky Winners....
It's that time folks! Our huuuuge competition is now officially closed and boy oh boy has it been fun!
Now, juuust before we dive on into the results, we would just like to say and MAHOOSIVE thank you to everyone who has taken the time to enter. You've all been so super busy tweeting, commenting and liking away which has been simply amazing. The more you guys love them, the more we love doing them and the bigger the prizes will be.
So what's up for grabs?
As you many have heard, soon we will be once again stocking the amazing Labyrinth Board Games from the super talented people at RiverHorse.
With such a buzz around this game, we couldn't resist giving you lucky lot the chance to grab a set early which is why we're giving away a cool FIVE sets before they're back on the site!
Sure to set the new benchmark in board game fun, this amazing adventure will see up to four people take on the Labyrinth and Jareth himself in an attempt to rescue baby Toby. Working as a team, you will have just 13 game hours to complete your quest.