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The Weekly Retro Movie Rundown – 453
Getting your December weekend all wrapped up with a bow on top, we're sending a whole heap of movie goodness your way so you can settle in and jump into some action, comedy and maybe a little romance. Enjoy!
SATURDAY 4th December
Cutthroat Island (1995) Film4 12:55pm-3:15pm
A tough female pirate enlists the help of an educated slave in finding the three parts of a map leading to buried treasure. However, one of the pieces is in the hands of her cruel uncle, and she also has to find the loot before her crew mutinies or the British Navy catches up with her. Swashbuckling adventure, starring Geena Davis, Matthew Modine, Frank Langella and Maury Chaykin.
The Flintstones (1994) ITV 3:20pm-5:00pm
Blue-collar caveman Fred Flintstone is promoted to an executive position at work and unwittingly becomes embroiled in an embezzlement scheme - thanks in no small part to his seductive new assistant. Live-action version of the cartoon comedy, starring John Goodman, Rick Moranis, Rosie O'Donnell, Halle Berry and Elizabeth Taylor.
The Weekly Retro Movie Rundown – 438
Blowing and howling our way through another week, we're back once more with a goodie bag brimming with top movie good times! A little slice of action, a spoonful of drama and oodles of nostalgia!
SATURDAY 31st July
Stand By Me (1986) 5STAR 12:45pm-2:25pm
Four 12-year-old best friends embark on a life-changing adventure in the Oregon wilderness in search of a missing teenager's body, unaware of the trials and triumphs that await them. Rob Reiner's 1950s-set coming-of-age drama, based on a novella by Stephen King, starring River Phoenix, Wil Wheaton, Jerry O'Connell, Corey Feldman, Kiefer Sutherland and Richard Dreyfuss.
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Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988) ITV4 2:35pm-4:50pm
A professional conman makes a career of seducing and swindling wealthy women on the French Riviera. However, his idyllic lifestyle is threatened by the arrival of a brash American trickster eager for a piece of the action. The pair make a wager - if one manages to trick a glamorous heiress out of her fortune, the other will agree to leave town. Comedy, with Michael Caine, Steve Martin, Glenne Headly and Ian McDiarmid.
Antz (1998) ITV2 3:05pm-4:45pm
A neurotic worker ant passes himself off as a soldier to impress a princess. However, he provokes a jealously ambitious general with an accidental act of heroism - so he and his beloved decide to flee the brutal colony and go in search of the promised land of Insectopia. Animated comedy, with the voices of Woody Allen, Sharon Stone, Gene Hackman and Sylvester Stallone.
The Weekly Retro Movie Rundown – 408
Searching, clicking, swiping and tapping, we're busy looking high and low for classics, new finds and plenty of the in-between to create another totally magical playlist that will take all our troubles away with just a click of a play button.
SATURDAY 12th December
Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003) ITV2 11:25am-1:15pm
Daffy Duck tires of playing second fiddle to Bugs Bunny, so sets off to seek his fortune. He ends up helping a would-be stuntman rescue his screen idol father, in reality, a secret agent, who has been kidnapped by the deranged chairman of the Acme Corporation. Live-action and animated comedy, with Brendan Fraser, Steve Martin, Timothy Dalton and Jenna Elfman.
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Christmas with the Kranks (2004) Channel 5 11:25am-2:05pm
A married couple from Chicago decide to steer clear of the usual festive celebrations and keep their cash for a holiday in the sun, prompting a busybody neighbour to call on the local community to pull out all the stops to make them change their minds. A festive comedy based on a novel by John Grisham, starring Jamie Lee Curtis, Tim Allen, Dan Aykroyd and M Emmet Walsh.
The Weekly Retro Movie Rundown – 379
Speeding its way towards us like a racehorse, we're left flapping around trying to regain composure while we try and gather our thoughts on control over what the heck to do over the next few days! Ideas welcome...
SATURDAY 23rd May
Street Fighter (1994) Sony Movies 12:20pm-2:30pm
A military officer goes in search of a power-mad general who is holding several hostages in a secret location. He soon finds he is not the only one on the maniac's trail and joins forces with a mismatched band of martial artists to save the captives. Action-adventure based on the video game, starring Jean-Claude Van Damme, Raul Julia, Kylie Minogue and Ming-Na Wen.
The Addams Family (1991) Channel 5 1:50pm-3:55pm
Creepy couple Morticia and Gomez find their unconventional life threatened by a man claiming to be a long-lost relative. When they welcome him with open arms, they fall prey to a plot that could cost them their ancestral home and the family fortune. Black comedy based on the 1960s TV series, starring Anjelica Huston, Raul Julia, Christopher Lloyd, Christina Ricci, Jimmy Workman and Carel Struycken.
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The Weekly Retro Movie Rundown – 378
Welcoming in another retro movie weekend like a familiar friend at your door, we're back with a whole lot of film goodness for you to jump on board with and ride through the days in total style! Enjoy!
SATURDAY 16th May
Goosebumps (2015) Channel 5 2:25pm-4:30pm
A teenager discovers his new neighbour is the writer of a popular series of books, who harbours a terrifying secret. The ghosts and monsters the author writes about are real, and his stories keep them contained. The youngster accidentally releases them into the real world and has to find a way to get them back in the books before they can cause chaos. Fantasy adventure, starring Jack Black and Dylan Minnette.
Peter Pan (2003) ITV2 3:55pm-6:10pm
The adventures of the boy who never grows old, as he whisks Wendy Darling and her brothers away to the magical world of Neverland - where they come face to face with fearsome Captain Hook. Adaptation of JM Barrie's fantasy novel, starring Jeremy Sumpter, Rachel Hurd-Wood, Jason Isaacs and Lynn Redgrave.
The Weekly Retro Movie Rundown! Easter Weekend Special
Run rabbit, run rabbit, run, run, run!It's time for another super special Retro Movie Rundown Easter Special!
Hopping and leaping our way around the TV schedule, we've sniffed out a whole hear of hidden retro movie eggs for you all to feast on this long weekend. Unwrapping each film like our Easter chocolatey goodness, we'll take stock of our collection, before selecting only the biggest and best choices and devouring them in true 'tis but once a year style'.
Happy retro movie Easter weekend everyone!
FRIDAY 14th April
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