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Grilled cheese sandwich! Another retro movie filled weekend is here and boy is it a treat!

With chips stacked high and the smell of anticipation in the air, we find ourselves at the mercy of lady luck as we roll the dice so see if our big moment it here. We'll watch with eager eyes as the sacred little white ball that holds all our hopes and dreams at that moment starts to spin and flicks it's way around the roulette wheel.

Have a happy retro weekend!

SATURDAY 19th NOVEMBER

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Christopher Jingle Bells Cringle It has to be the weekend! So like Santa Clause getting stuck down the chimney on a festive Christmas eve, after a few too many mince pies. Let us be your ever helpfull, mischievious, little Elves as we try and prise you free with our hefty stick of mega movie magic, we'll try pull you out with our lasso of cinematic awsomness before we watch you crash to the floor in puff of soot as we stand around and giggle with celluloid wonder.

Have a ho ho happy retro weekend!

SATURDAY 21st DECEMBER

Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990) 5* 4:30pm-6:40pm (2 hours 10 minutes)

Cute furball Gizmo is reunited with his human friends Billy and Kate, who now work in the New York offices of an eccentric tycoon. However, it is not long before Gizmo has spawned a new generation of murderous carnivores, who quickly overrun the building - and a genetics lab where they produce even more startling mutations. Joe Dante's comedy sequel, starring Zach Galligan, Phoebe Cates, John Glover and Christopher Lee

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Possibly something that's almost just as good as Christmas itself...it is of course Christmas movies! Yep they give us that warm feeling that everything's a little different at this special time of year, the birds sing a little louder, people smile just that little bit wider and kids everywhere go just that extra bit more huper! Oh the joy!

To help us celebrate these classic flicks and to let us enjoy them just that little bit more, check out some pretty cool facts we've found out about some of the nation's top Christmas films in our '10 Things You Didn't Know About Your Top Christmas Films.' Enjoy!

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1) Miracle on 34th Street: The scenes of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade are actually taken from the 1946 parade. The movie is credited with bringing the traditional parade to the national spotlight, and Macy’s employees were given half a day off so they could see the first showing of the movie.

2) Home Alone: In the scene where chief bad guy played by Joe Pesci bites Kevin's finger, he actually bit harder than expected and left Macaulay with a scar he has to this day.

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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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Icarus' wings! We do love the weekend.

So like a big old bucket full of multi coloured Lego let us be your helping hands as we use our infinite imagination and skill to build you a kaleidoscopic wonderland of retro delight and nostalgic movie masterpieces.

Have a happy retro weekend :-)

SATURDAY 1st DECEMBER

Superman (1978) Channel 5 12:55pm-3:35pm (2 hours 40 minutes)

A fledgling superhero crash-lands on Earth after evacuation from his home planet and is taken in by an elderly couple who raise him as their own. But with adolescence comes a greater understanding of his superhuman powers, leading to his rebirth as a crusader for justice and defender of the American way of life. Comic-strip adventure, with Christopher Reeve, Gene Hackman, Margot Kidder and Marlon Brando, and featuring the late Larry Hagman.

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