Back to the 90s: A Christmas Season at HOME

Tom Grieve, Cinema Editor
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Back to the 90s: A Christmas Season at HOME Manchester, Manchester 9 — 22 December 2023 Tickets from £9.15 — Book now

90s kids: your time has come. Following previous film seasons dedicated to 1980s festive favourites, Manchester’s HOME have nostalgic millennials firmly in their sights this December. Back to the 90s: A Christmas Season gathers some of the decade’s big hits and sleeper classics and puts them back on the big screen. 

From Bill Murray reliving the same day over and over in Groundhog Day (Mon 11 Dec) to Macaulay Culkin terrorising the Wet Bandits in Home Alone (from Sat 9 Dec), the seven-title selection is designed to evoke cosy feelings across the board.

Of course, there are bonafide Christmassy classics, such as Arnold Schwarzenegger’s surprising violent comedy Jingle All the Way (Wed 13 Dec) and Henry Selick’s beloved Nightmare Before Christmas

Meanwhile, in a nod to one of the decade’s brightest filmmakers, Back to the 90s features two movies from iconic director Steven Spielberg. First up is Robin Williams and Dustin Hoffman in Peter Pan tale, Hook (Sun 17 Dec), before the undisputed box office behemoth Jurassic Park on Tuesday 19 December.

Finally, a proper camp cult classic in the form of Robert Zemeckis’ Death Becomes Her, starring Bruce Willis, Goldie Hawn and Meryl Streep rounds out the season with a Friday night showing on 22 December.

For many, these films make up a large part of their cultural DNA – book now for a healthy dollop of Christmassy nostalgia. And if somehow you’ve never seen the former Governer of California punch a reindeer in the face, now’s your chance.

Back to the 90s: A Christmas Season at HOME Manchester, Manchester 9 — 22 December 2023 Tickets from £9.15 Book now

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Indian Tiffin Room is a restaurant specialising in Indian street food, with branches in Cheadle and Manchester. This is the information for the Manchester venue.

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The Ritz was originally a dance hall, built in 1928, has hosted The Beatles, Frank Sinatra and The Smiths and is still going strong as a gig venue now.

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Homeground

Homeground is HOME’s brand new outdoor venue, providing an open-air space for theatre, food, film, music, comedy and more.

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Café or Coffee Shop
Burgess Cafe Bar
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Small but perfectly-formed café – which also serves as the in-house bookstore, stocking all manner of Burgess-related works, along with recordings of his music. It’s a welcoming space, with huge glass windows making for a bright, welcoming atmosphere.

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Rain Bar

This huge three-floor pub, formerly a Victorian warehouse, then an umbrella factory (hence the name), has one of the city centre’s largest beer gardens. The two-tier terrace overlooks the Rochdale canal and what used to be the back of the Hacienda, providing an unusual, historic view of the city.

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Standing on the corner of a junction opposite The Bridgewater Hall, The Briton’s Protection is Manchester’s oldest pub. It has occupied the same spot since 1795, going under the equally patriotic name The Ancient Britain.

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