Posts > Tag: Dirty Dancing
Our Cuppa Tea! New Mugs!
As you can imagine working at Truffle Towers is never dull however sometimes, all we really want is a tea break and "teatime" gets better every day with our ever increasing collection of retro mugs.
Check out our latest additions including Big Bang Theory Mugs:
Which one are you? Little Miss Mugs:
Mothers Day Competition! Retro Treats Up For Grabs! (Closed)
With Mother's Day fast approaching (nudge nudge to the forgetful), many people will be busy planning days out or hunting for gift ideas for that special lady in your life. Not always an easy task for most, to help you out we thought it's would be the perfect time to run a little Mother's Day competition to help spoil one lucky mum with retro goodies!
That's right! We're giving you guys the chance to win our huge bundle of mother's day gifts to give to your mum and help give her the perfect day.
The Prize
We've been busy selecting our very own collection of retro gifts and special treats to suit all mums in the land. Complete with a little indulgence and some fun stuff, our special collection is sure to hit the spot this year.
How To Enter
Entry really couldn't be much easier, no really! For your chance to win all of this, simply subscribe to our blog's RSS feed emails. To do this, click on the entry link below and follow the instructions which will appear on screen - making sure you enter your email address correctly.
The Weekly Retro Movie Rundown 38!
Aunt Bessieâs Roasters! Weekend frolics are up on us!
So like a band of sea weary, storm weathered pirates searching in the wide open blue sea aboard a masterful galleon for riches beyond their very desires, let us be your haggard but slightly dashing, bearded, one eyed, wooden legged, hook for a hand captain, as we navigate you through storms of awesome movie magnitude, tidal waves of retro cinematic colossusness and do battle with sea beasties of gargantuan celluloid magic.
Have a happy retro weekend :-)
SATURDAY 26th JANUARY
Toys (1992) Film4 1:00pm-3:20pm (2 hours 20 minutes)
A dying toy-maker leaves the company to his brother, a power-mad general, who turns the friendly family factory over to the production of weapons. It falls to the general's zany nephew and his equally childlike sister to stand up for their father's benign world-view. Comedy, starring Robin Williams, Michael Gambon, Joan Cusack and Donald O'Connor.
The Weekly Retro Movie Rundown 8!
This week we werenât expecting to find much in the way of interesting retro-esque films on telly because of the football. So we were pleasantly surprised at what was on offer. If singing nuns, teenage detectives or Swayzeâs ever gyrating hips sound like your brand of cup oâtea then this weekendâs retro movie rundown is right up your road.
Enjoy and have a happy retro weekend :-)
SATURDAY 15th JUNE
Sister Act (1992) Channel 4 7:00pm-9:00pm (2 hours)
Nightclub singer Deloris Van Cartier agrees to testify against her gangster boyfriend after witnessing a murder. Placed in protective custody by the authorities, she is less than pleased to discover she is expected to pose as chaste nun Sister Mary Clarence in a convent. Comedy, starring Whoopi Goldberg, Harvey Keitel, Maggie Smith, Bill Nunn and Kathy Najimy
Parenthood (1989) ITV3 8:00pm-10:30pm (2 hours 30 minutes)
We had the time of our lives!
Last night â us ladies decided to ditch the men of TruffleShuffle and head to Bristol Hippodrome for Dirty Dancing on stage.
Checklist in tow of course:
Front row tickets â check.
Retro sweets â check.
Dirty Dancing T-shirt â check.
A crush on Johnny Castle â check.
Dirty Dancing Remake? How 'Very Hollyrude'!
Leave our favourite 80's films alone! Will they ever learn?
Here at TruffleShuffle we usually have mixed opinions when it comes to classic films being remade, however this time.....it seems we are all singing from the same song sheet!
If, like us you watched Dirty Dancing at least once a month as you were growing up â youâll join us in thought when we say this iconic film should be left well alone. They canât re-create moments like these, and even if they could â we wouldnât want them to!
The new film will be directed by Kenny Ortega â who was the choreographer in the original film (this can only be a good thing.....surely?), so hopefully he will be able to recreate the smallest spark of magic that existed in the original film. Since then - he has worked with some impressive musicians - among them being Madonna and Michael Jackson.
So who will play Johnny and Baby? If we are to believe the favourites, then it looks like Justin Timberlake and Myley Cyrus may take the lead roles. What I personally love about the original, even from the Iconic 'I carried a Watermelon' moment - is how quirky Jennifer Grey appears in the film. When playing the part of Baby, she wasn't outrageously 'Hollywood' - she was the girl next door, and we loved her for it. When you add Patrick Swayze, in all his rugged glory to the mix - it instantly becomes a winning combination - that we don't think can be created again.
