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It's back with a bang! Buckle up and hold on tight as the latest retor movie rundown is here to help you smash your way through this weekend in total style! Ducking and diving, swooping and dipping our way around the top movie picks hitting the small screen like a rollercoaster ride, let our top picks guide your through the film fun!

SATURDAY 8th December

Santa Claus: The Movie (1985) ITV3 10:40am-12:50pm

An impulsive elf walks out on Father Christmas during the hectic preparations for the festive season, and heads for New York determined to make a name for himself. However, he falls into the clutches of an evil toy manufacturer, who has a devilish money-making plan up his sleeve. Family fantasy adventure, starring Dudley Moore, John Lithgow, David Huddleston, Burgess Meredith and Judy Cornwell.

Apollo 13 (1995) ITV 1:20pm-4:00pm

Fact-based drama about the ill-fated 1970 Apollo 13 mission to the moon. Crew leader Jim Lovell is faced with a nightmare when the mission suffers an on-board explosion - leaving the team stranded in space with a dwindling oxygen supply while flight controllers and engineers in Houston try to find a way to bring the crew safely back to Earth. With Tom Hanks, Kevin Bacon, Bill Paxton, Ed Harris and Gary Sinise.

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Shimmy, shimmy, clap, jazzhands! Dancing its way into your weekend is another instalment of our infamous Retro Movie Rundown! Packed with more classic films than we know what do to with. Sit back and enjoy some of your faves... for free!

SATURDAY 29th September

First Knight (1995) Sony Movie Channel 11:25am-2:10pm

A wandering swordsman is knighted for his fighting prowess at the court of King Arthur and his wife, Lady Guinevere. However, the new knight and the queen develop a dangerous and secret attraction for each other, while a neighbouring warlord threatens the downfall of the kingdom. Adventure, starring Richard Gere, Sean Connery, Julia Ormond and Ben Cross.

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) ITV 5:55pm-8:35pm

Adolescent wizard Harry is unexpectedly chosen to represent Hogwarts School in a prestigious magical tournament, despite being legally too young to enter. Along with charming sixth-year student Cedric Diggory, Harry takes on the champions of two other magical academies visiting the school, facing deadly monsters in a series of death-defying challenges. Meanwhile, the followers of the dreaded Lord Voldemort plot to restore their master to the land of the living. The fourth instalment of the fantasy saga, starring Daniel Radcliffe, Robbie Coltrane, Ralph Fiennes, Michael Gambon, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Brendan Gleeson and Robert Pattinson.

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Great balls of fire! With another short week done, it's quickly time once again to kick back and check in with some of our favourite characters ever to hit the screen. Covering action, comedy and even a touch of romance (be rude not to right?), sit back and enjoy out latest top picks of classic retro films heading your way this weekend. Enjoy!

SATURDAY 1st September

Titanic (1997) 3:05pm-6:50pm

A party of explorers studying the sunken remains of the famous liner meets an elderly woman who was a passenger on the ill-fated maiden voyage. She recounts how she boarded the ship while on the brink of being forced into marriage by her family, and was stopped from killing herself by a penniless artist. She fell in love with her saviour, but the disaster on the horizon meant their time together was doomed to be short. James Cameron's Oscar-winning romantic drama, starring Kate Winslet, Leonardo DiCaprio, Billy Zane, Kathy Bates and Bill Paxton.

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Big Daddy (1999) Dave 4:10pm-6:00pm

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Sploooooosh! Bomb diving it's way into your lives, another retro movie weekend is here and ready to spice up your spare time! With plenty of gems to pick from, sit back and enjoy our top picks hitting the small screen. Enjoy!

SATURDAY 25th AUGUST

Hook (1991) Sony Movie Channel 9:10am-12:05pm

Peter Pan, who has finally grown up and is now a married lawyer with a family of his own, is whisked away by Tinkerbell to Neverland, where he must learn to fly again if he is to save his children from the clutches of Captain Hook. Steven Spielberg's fantasy adventure, with Robin Williams, Dustin Hoffman, Julia Roberts, Bob Hoskins and Maggie Smith.

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We're back! Time to tuck into some movie epicness and take a trip down memory lane with some of these total classic! Kettle on, feet up and enjoy!

SATURDAY 19th May

First Knight (1995) Sony Movie Channel 9:10am-12:00pm

A wandering swordsman is knighted for his fighting prowess at the court of King Arthur and his wife, Lady Guinevere. However, the new knight and the queen develop a dangerous and secret attraction for each other, while a neighbouring warlord threatens the downfall of the kingdom. Adventure, starring Richard Gere, Sean Connery, Julia Ormond and Ben Cross.

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My Best Friend's Wedding (1997) Sony Movie Channel 5:45pm-8:00pm

A food critic realises she is in love with her best friend just as he announces he is going to marry another woman. Determined to have him to herself, she heads for the wedding with the intention of sabotaging the ceremony - but persuading the groom to give up on his bride-to-be proves harder than expected. Romantic comedy, starring Julia Roberts, Dermot Mulroney, Cameron Diaz and Rupert Everett.

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It's finally happened Star Wars fans! Yep Disney and Lucasfilm recently just revealed who will be donning the costumes and getting in front of the camera to film the next instalment of the Star Wars empire. Take a look!

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With some old familiar faces as well as plenty of fresh young talent landing the job, actors John Boyega, Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, Oscar Isaac, Andy Serkis, Domhnall Gleeson, and Max von Sydow will join the original stars of the saga, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, Anthony Daniels (C-3PO), Peter Mayhew (Chewbacca), and Kenny Baker (R2-D2) as they do their thing once again.

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Director J.J. Abrams had this to say,

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