The Weekly Retro Movie Rundown 64!
Hells Bells! It's the Weekend Hooooo!
So in the deep dark basement of a solitary old dilapidated mansion sat atop a hillside in the spooky white haze of a full moon, let us be your quit mad, googly eyed wild, white haired scientist as we try and bring to life our giant green skinned masterpiece, utilizing the power of mega movie awesomeness we'll wrench down the lever of retro cinematic greatness before we stand in awe and celluloid wonder at our creation.
Have a happy retro weekend!
SATURDAY 3rd August
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) ITV London 3:25pm-6:00pm (2 hours 35 minutes)
The teenage wizard is alarmed to learn a dangerous fugitive sorcerer is searching for him. Meanwhile, a new teacher at Hogwarts helps the bespectacled youngster to protect himself from the school's soul-sucking security guards. The third in the fantasy adventure series, starring Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, Gary Oldman, David Thewlis, Michael Gambon, Robbie Coltrane and Alan Rickman
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) BBC1 London 5:35pm-7:30pm (1 hour 55 minutes)
The intrepid archaeologist sets out to find his estranged father, who has gone missing while searching for the Holy Grail. Once reunited, the duo team up to finish the task and locate the sacred relic before the Nazis get their hands on it. Action adventure sequel directed by Steven Spielberg, starring Harrison Ford, Sean Connery, Alison Doody, River Phoenix, Julian Glover and Denholm Elliott
X-Men (2000) Channel 4 8:00pm-10:00pm (2 hours)
Super-powered outsiders Rogue and Wolverine enlist at a school run by a benevolent psychic professor for mutants, who are shunned by society. However, they agree to unite to take on a superhuman mutant terrorist faction intent on establishing dominance over mankind. Bryan Singer's sci-fi comic-book adventure, starring Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, Anna Paquin and Halle Berry.
My Stepmother Is an Alien (1988) E4 9:00pm-11:10pm (2 hours 10 minutes)
A widowed scientist's space research draws him into a romance with a shapely alien who has come to Earth on a vitally important mission. However, the boffin's daughter suspects there is something not quite right with their relationship. Sci-fi comedy, starring Dan Aykroyd, Kim Basinger and Jon Lovitz and featuring early appearances by Alyson Hannigan, Juliette Lewis and Seth Green
SUNDAY 4th August
Explorers (1985) Film4 1:00pm-3:10pm (2 hours 10 minutes)
Three boys build an interplanetary craft and go in search of the source of a signal from outer space. However, the aliens responsible are not what the young astronauts expected them to be. Sci-fi adventure, starring Ethan Hawke, River Phoenix, Jason Presson, Dick Miller, James Cromwell, and Robert Picardo in three roles
The Rocketeer (1991) Channel 5 2:30pm-4:40pm (2 hours 10 minutes)
A maverick pilot in 1930s Hollywood finds an experimental rocket pack that gives him the power to fly. While he plans to use the device in a stunt act, a Nazi spy masquerading as a movie star is also determined to get his hands on it. Sci-fi adventure, starring Bill Campbell, Jennifer Connelly, Timothy Dalton, Alan Arkin and Terry O'Quinn
Tango & Cash (1989) ITV4 9:00pm-11:05pm (2 hours 5 minutes)
Two rival LA detectives are constant thorns in the side of a ruthless drug baron, so he has them framed for murder and sent to prison. Surrounded by vengeful crooks they put behind bars, the combative duo are forced to bury their differences to escape and prove their innocence. Action adventure, with Sylvester Stallone, Kurt Russell, Teri Hatcher and Jack Palance.
Forrest Gump (1994) Channel 4 10:00pm-12:45am (2 hours 45 minutes)
A simple soul bumbles his way through a series of bizarre adventures, becoming an American football star, Vietnam veteran, table tennis champion and millionaire businessman - but the love of his life continues to elude him. Robert Zemeckis's Oscar-winning comedy drama, starring Tom Hanks, Sally Field, Robin Wright and Gary Sinise.
Cockadoodledoo! Itâs bonus movie clip time, I found this little gem of a tribute to the Rocketeer, it kind of makes me want to strap a vacuum cleaner to my back and pretend to fly about fighting crime. Hope you enjoy it.
Whatever you get up to this weekend remember not stand under a tree in a lightning storm and always enjoy yourselves.
xoxo