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Cor Blimey O'Rielly it's only the weekend again!

As if travelling through deep dark space light-years beyond our galaxy let us be your intrepid interstellar explorer aboard a gigantic shining space craft as we search the stars for interplanetary movie greatness, intellectual alien retro cinematic awesomeness and penetrate the unknown depths for intergalactic celluloid wonder.

Have a happy retro weekend :-)

SATURDAY 9th MARCH

Stand By Me (1986)5* 4:30pm-6:20pm (1 hour 50 minutes)

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.

Godzilla (1998)5* 6:20pm-9:00pm (2 hours 40 minutes)

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Mrs Pillsbury’s doughboy! Behold, weekend joy for all!

So like the ever hairy, very scary, bug eyed, big toothed monster lurking in the shadows beneath your bed, waiting for you to drift off just so it can mess with your bed linens. Let us be your always vigilant, brave and bold monster seeker, armed with the torch of mega movie greatness, we will pull back the sheets of awesome cinematic joy and search through the closet of infinite celluloid wonder. So you can rest your little head.Have a happy retro weekend :-)

SATURDAY 2nd MARCH

Field of Dreams (1989) Sky Movies Modern Greats 3:45pm-5:35pm (1 hour 50 minutes)

A farmer hears a mysterious voice inspiring him to mark out a baseball pitch in a cornfield - which, to his surprise, is visited by the ghost of the star player of the 1919 Chicago White Sox team, whose career was cut short by scandal. It later dawns on him the pitch has a greater purpose - to give people who have sacrificed important parts of their lives a second chance. Fantasy, starring Kevin Costner, Ray Liotta, Burt Lancaster and James Earl Jones.

Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1989) Film4 5:05pm-6:55pm (1 hour 50 minutes)

A professor invents a ray with the power to reduce objects in size. Unfortunately, his kids and their meddling friends trigger it off and are shrunk to microscopic proportions. When they are accidentally thrown out with the rubbish, the children have to contend with all kinds of animals and insects on their journey home across the backyard. Disney comedy, with Rick Moranis, Marcia Strassman and Amy O'Neill.

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As huge fans all all things retro, we're absolutely loving these! Take a peek at these amazing pieces of movie artwork in the form of Typographic style film posters inspired by some of our favourite flicks and cartoons.

This series of creative posters by Pete Ware features popular movie characters made out of words and famous quotes. The British artist creates typography posters featuring characters from classic films and cartoons such as Star Wars, Transformers, Indiana Jones, Rocky, and more!

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Santa Claus is coming to town! It must be the bumper Christmas edition of the retro movie rundown - Ho ho ho!

So like a primary school nativity with little mites dressed like shepherds, their mothers tea towels wrapped around their heads, as a wee little Mary rocks back and forth a Tiny Tears baby Jesus and a cheeky Joseph sneakily lodges his index finger into his own nose - let us be your wise men three as we bring to you gifts of cinematic greatness, retro celluloid awesomeness and festive movie magic gold.

Have a very festive Retro Christmas! :-)

SATURDAY 22nd DECEMBER

Weekend at Bernie's (1989) ITV4 1:45pm-3:45pm (2 hours)

Two aspiring accountants are invited to their playboy boss's beach house, only to discover he has been murdered - setting the scene for all manner of comic complications as they try to convince everyone he is still alive. Slapstick comedy, starring Andrew McCarthy, Jonathan Silverman, Catherine Mary Stewart, Don Calfa and Terry Kiser.

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Here at TruffleShuffle we take lounging around extremely seriously and with the help of our fantastic range of retro dressing gowns you can too!! All of our amazing retro bathrobes shout allegance to your favourite TV Shows or Films.

They all include great features such as embroidered logos and/or contasting trim.

Get one today to keep your cosy on that early morning brew mission or lazy sunday loungin, definitely warmer than sitting around in your pants....

Here are some intergalatic Star Wars robes:

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We're back with another installment of our weekly movie quide! Kick back and enjoy some classic film brilliance this weekend with some of our all time fave crossping up onto our small screens. Enjoy folks!

SATURDAY 1st SEPTEMBER

The Smurfs (2011) Sky Movies Family 8:00pm-9:45pm (1 hour 45 minutes)

The tiny blue forest-dwelling creatures flee from an evil wizard, only to end up magically transported to modern-day New York. They search for a way to get back to their own village, while evading their enemy, who has followed them to the Big Apple. Fantasy comedy, starring Neil Patrick Harris, Hank Azaria and Jayma Mays, with the voices of Jonathan Winters and Katy Perry

Rocky V (1990) ITV4 10:40pm-12:50am (2 hours 10 minutes)

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