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Top Classics Movies Available To Stream This Christmas
It's that time again movie geeks! Sure... an epic roast and amazing gifts are all good, but really, the most wonderful treat at Christmas is a little time to kick back and watch some totally awesome movies! Right?
For us, nothing beats a whole day or snacking on the sofa with countless retro movies just ready to be lapped up. So much nostalgia and one heck of a way to unwind after all the chaos.
Picking out amazing movies has never been so easy too. Gone are the days of heading off to your local Blockbuster, now you have literally thousands of movies right at your fingertips and just a few clicks away.
To help you plan your movies at this most wonderful time of year, we've picked out our top movie picks available to stream right now via Netflix, Disney+ and Amazon Prime Video. Enjoy!
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Ghostbusters
The Weekly Retro Movie Rundown – 450
It's spooky time! With our vampire teeth in, hair slicked back and cape flapping around behind us (we're totally making sure it's flapping!), we're ready for a weekend of fun, food and a whole lot of fright!
SATURDAY 30th October
Young Sherlock Holmes (1985) Film4 11:00am-1:15pm
The teenage detective and his future sidekick Watson meet for the first time at boarding school. The death of Holmes's mentor sets the youngsters on their first case, and they discover that former members of an archaeological survey team have died under suspicious circumstances - pointing to a sinister Egyptian cult using hallucinogenic poisons to kill its victims. Adventure, starring Nicholas Rowe, Alan Cox and Sophie Ward.
Flight of the Navigator (1986) Film4 1:15pm-3:00pm
A boy mysteriously disappears in 1978 and is found eight years later, having not aged a day. He escapes being experimented on by government scientists by taking off in a crashed alien spaceship. With the help of the robot pilot, he tries to find out what has happened to him and if he can get back home. Sci-fi adventure, starring Joey Cramer and Veronica Cartwright, with the voice of Paul Reubens.
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Blossoming out like a brightly colour flower, the tales of a much-loved movie really grows and comes to life. Spreading out to reveal its full glory, we sit back and admire its wonder while the brief window of opportunity allows.
SATURDAY 13th March
Flight of the Navigator (1986) Film4 2:45pm-4:40pm
A boy mysteriously disappears in 1978 and is found eight years later, having not aged a day. He escapes being experimented on by government scientists by taking off in a crashed alien spaceship. With the help of the robot pilot, he tries to find out what has happened to him and if he can get back home. Sci-fi adventure, starring Joey Cramer and Veronica Cartwright, with the voice of Paul Reubens.
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The First Wives Club (1996) 5STAR 3:05pm-5:15pm
Three former college friends reunite at the funeral of a mutual acquaintance, who killed herself after her husband left her for a younger woman. Finding themselves in a similar situation, the trio decides to take action and hit their former partners where it hurts most - their finances. Comedy, starring Goldie Hawn, Bette Midler, Diane Keaton, Maggie Smith, Dan Hedaya, Bronson Pinchot and Elizabeth Berkley.
Oliver! (1968) Channel 5 3:30pm-6:40pm
An oscar-winning musical version of the stage play based on Charles Dickens' classic tale about a lonely workhouse orphan who ends up on the cold streets of London, where he falls under the wing of petty crook Fagin and his gang of young backstreet thieves. Featuring the iconic songs Food, Glorious Food, Consider Yourself, As Long as He Needs Me and You've Got to Pick a Pocket or Two. Starring Ron Moody, Mark Lester, Oliver Reed, Jack Wild, Harry Secombe, Shani Wallis and Leonard Rossiter.
Home Alone (1990) Film4 4:40pm-6:45pm
A boy has to fend for himself when he is accidentally left behind after his family jets off to Paris for Christmas. The youngster initially enjoys his freedom but is soon forced to resort to ingenious booby traps to defend the family home from two dim-witted burglars. Comedy, starring Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern, John Heard, Catherine O'Hara and John Candy.
The Weekly Retro Movie Rundown – 305
Great winds of the west! Another retro movie weekend has just planted it's foot right into our week leaving us with a oversized dose of movie greatness!
Featuring some of the greatest names and faces ever to hit the screen, sit back and enjoy some of our top movie picks heading your way this weekend!
SATURDAY 13th October
The Winslow Boy (1999) BBC2 1:50pm-3:30pm
The unravelling of an Edwardian couple's cosy and conventional life begins with the expulsion of their youngest son from the Royal Naval Academy. The boy is accused of stealing - prompting his enraged father to take the matter to the highest court in the land. Drama based on the play by Terence Rattigan, starring Nigel Hawthorne, Jeremy Northam, Guy Edwards and Rebecca Pidgeon.
Phenomenon (1996) Sony Movie Channel 4:05pm-6:40pm
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Another retro movie weekend is here! Flying through the weeks like a space ship rushing into space, we're here with another little look at some of the top classic films hitting the small screen. Strap in and get ready for blast off as we begin our final countdown and take off into a whole new world of romance, action and adventure. Enjoy!
SATURDAY 6th October
You've Got Mail (1998) ITV 2 1:20pm-3:40pm
Two rivals in the bookshop business fall in love over the internet, unaware they know and dislike each other in the real world. While things remain frosty in person, the pair's anonymous online relationship continues to blossom. Romantic comedy, starring Tom Hanks, Meg Ryan, Greg Kinnear, Parker Posey and Dabney Coleman.
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Knock knock, who's there? Retro. Retro who? Retro movie weekend that who! (okay terrible we know).
Swinging it's way towards us like a Howler monkey in the jungle dancing from tree to tree, another retro movie weekend has appeared and is bearing a whole host of movie fruits for us to snack on over the next few says. Some sweet, some tough and other that just slip down almost far to easy. Let's take a look at what we've got!
SATURDAY 24th MARCH
Anastasia (1997) Film4 11:00am-1:00pm (2 hours)
The lost princess from the executed Russian royal family returns to her St Petersburg home with no memory of her heritage. As she tries to retrace her hidden past, two conmen use her in a cunning money-making scheme, little realising the momentous events their duplicity is about to set in motion. Animated adventure, with the voices of Meg Ryan, John Cusack and Kelsey Grammer.