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    Explosions, Linda Hamilton, fighting one last time: this sneak peek at the final trip to Hawkins, Indiana has them all.

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    'Severance', 'The Penguin', 'The Studio', 'The White Lotus' and 'Adolescence' Are Among 2025's Big Emmy Nominees

    Also in the running in a huge way: 'Andor', 'The Last of Us', 'Hacks', 'The Bear', 'The Pitt', 'Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story' and 'Black Mirror'.

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    It's Official: 'Scrubs' Is Returning for a Full New Season a Decade and a Half After the Hit Sitcom's Initial Run Ended

    Zach Braff, Donald Faison and Sarah Chalke are all returning — as is series creator Bill Lawrence, who has been busy on 'Ted Lasso' and 'Shrinking' of late.

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    Lorde Is Bringing Her 'Ultrasound' World Tour to Australian and New Zealand Arenas in 2026

    Fresh from her fourth album 'Virgin' debuting at number one Down Under, the New Zealand singer has locked in her next Australian and NZ gigs.

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    The Full 'Wednesday' Season Two Trailer Promises Macabre Fun to Come — and So Does the IRL Plan to Take Over Sydney's Cockatoo Island 

    Another dose of creepy, kooky, mysterious and spooky antics is on the way to your streaming queue — and to Sydney Harbour.

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    Eric Bana Is Back in Murder-Mystery Mode (and in Scenic Surroundings) in the Trailer for New Netflix Series 'Untamed'

    This show isn't about Aaron Falk, but it does star Eric Bana trying to solve a murder in the woods — this time in Yosemite National Park.

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    "I think dinosaur stories and films are so primal, they'll keep happening as long as there are people in the world," the latest 'Jurassic World' film's director told us.

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    More Episodes of 'The Bear' Are Officially on the Menu, with the Hit Dramedy Set to Return for a Fifth Season

    Just days after the restaurant-set series dropped its fourth serving, the Jeremy Allen White- and Ayo Edebiri-starring show has been locked in for season five.

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    The Third Season of 'Squid Game' Just Made History, Breaking Netflix Viewership and Ranking Records

    If you streamed the final six episodes of this huge Netflix hit as quickly as you could, you weren't alone.

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    Glen Powell Is Racing to Win a Killer TV Competition in the First Trailer for Edgar Wright's 'The Running Man'

    Stephen King's 1982 novel is heading back to the big screen after 1987's Arnold Schwarzenegger-starring film.

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    If You've Always Wanted to See Ryan Gosling in a 'Sunshine'-Meets-'The Martian' Sci-Fi Flick, the Trailer for 'Project Hail Mary' Is Here

    Ryan Gosling plays a teacher tasked with heading to space to save earth in the latest movie from 'The Lego Movie' filmmakers Phil Lord and Christopher Miller.

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    Jesse Plemons Is Convinced That Emma Stone Is an Alien in the First Teaser Trailer for Yorgos Lanthimos' 'Bugonia'

    Oscar-winner Emma Stone and Greek filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos are back for their third feature together in three years — and fourth in seven years.

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    This That

    57 Lorne St , Auckland City

    A glimmer of hope for what the rest of Lorne Street could soon become.

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    Scarlett Slimms & Lucky

    476 Mt Eden Rd, Auckland

    Scarlett Slimms and Lucky is a haunt for the modern day Raymond Chandler.

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    Cassette Nine

    Vulcan Lane, Auckland

    Any place that can pull off jeans as wallpaper has two thumbs up in my book.

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    Miss Clawdy

    12 Jellicoe Street, Auckland

    There is a sassy new lady in town ready to serve you some good ol' fashioned soul food. Introducing Miss Clawdy, the newest feather in Wynyard Quarter's culinary cap.

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    After Tackling 'Blade Runner' and 'Dune', Denis Villeneuve Is Set to Direct the Next (and 26th) James Bond Film

    If you're wondering who'll be drinking shaken — not stirred — martinis as 007 for the 'Sicario' and 'Arrival' filmmaker, that hasn't yet been revealed.

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    Here's Your Latest Look at 'The Fantastic Four: First Steps' — and at Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby and Company's Battle Against Galactus

    Among the three new Pedro Pascal movies hitting cinemas Down Under across a three-month period, this is the only one that sees him lead Marvel's first family.

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    It Looks Like a Sequel to 'The Social Network' Is on Its Way 15 Years After the Initial Oscar-Winning Film

    After winning the Best Adapted Screenplay Academy Award for the first movie, Aaron Sorkin is returning, and not just writing but also directing.

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    Paul Feig Is SXSW Sydney's 2025 Screen Festival Keynote Speaker — and He's Receiving the Event's First-Ever Screen Pioneer Award

    A retrospective of the 'Bridesmaids' and 'A Simple Favour' director's most-beloved movies is also part of the festival's first film lineup for 2025.

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    Holding Onto a Lust for Life in a Post-Apocalyptic World: Jodie Comer, Ralph Fiennes, Danny Boyle and Alex Garland Chat '28 Years Later'

    One of the best zombie franchises there is has returned 23 years after '28 Days Later' to infect a new generation.

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    There's Now a Chance That David Fincher Could Bring 'Mindhunter' Back as Three Netflix Movies

    "There are writers that are working but, you know, David has to be happy with scripts," said star Holt McCallany about the series' potential return.

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    Yes Boss: Jeremy Allen White Transforms Into Bruce Springsteen in the First Trailer for 'Deliver Me From Nowhere'

    This music biopic heads back four decades, chronicling the making of the rockstar's 1982 'Nebraska' album, which was recorded in his New Jersey bedroom.

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    SXSW Sydney Has Added 62 New Acts and a Heap of Speakers to Its 2025 Music Festival Lineup

    Rashmeet Kaur, Vandelux, The Thing and August Wahh are the latest names on the bill for SXSW Sydney's third year.

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    Netflix Is Adapting Miles Franklin's 'My Brilliant Career' Into Its Next Big Australian Drama Series

    'Territory' talent Philippa Northeast, Christopher Chung from 'Slow Horses' and 'Andor' star Genevieve O’Reilly are among the cast of this page-to-screen effort.

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    "Get Them Before They Get You" Is Jennifer Love Hewitt's Advice in the Latest 'I Know What You Did Last Summer' Trailer

    Who do the franchise's newest group of friends turn to when a fish hook-flinging killer has them in their sights? Jennifer Love Hewitt and Freddie Prinze Jr.

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    The Latest Trailer for 'Squid Game' Season Three Is Here — and "No Matter How You Look at It, Life Is Just Unfair"

    The final games in this enormously popular hit Netflix series' gripping life-or-death contest are almost upon us.

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    From 'Spaced' and 'Shaun of the Dead' to a Live-Action Adaptation of an Adored Animated Hit: Nick Frost Talks 'How to Train Your Dragon'

    Stepping into this beloved franchise, Frost is relieved that the folks making casting decisions "don't think 'oh god, he was cutting someone's head off in a film that he wrote like two years ago. Is that going to be a problem?'."

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    Taking a Bite Out of Shark Flicks and Serial-Killer Films in the Same Australian Thriller: Jai Courtney and Sean Byrne Chat 'Dangerous Animals'

    "He's so much more than the shark-obsessed serial killer," says Courtney about his latest part. "I thought that this was the role that he was born to play," explains 'The Loved Ones' filmmaker Byrne.

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    Matchmakers, Dating Maths, and Dakota Johnson's Magnetic Chemistry with Pedro Pascal and Chris Evans: Celine Song Talks 'Materialists'

    Two years after 'Past Lives' had audiences swooning, Celine Song has again found inspiration in her own experiences — this time from a six-month stint trying to help others find love.

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    Don't Just Watch the Latest 'F1' Sneak Peek — Apple's New Haptic Trailer Will Get You Feeling Every Engine Rev and Roar as Well

    Starring Brad Pitt and shot during real Formula 1 race weekends, this high-octane thriller is aiming to be as immersive as possible — including with its trailer.

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    The Full Trailer for Ari Aster's 'Eddington' Is Filled with 2020's Nightmares — and Joaquin Phoenix and Pedro Pascal Facing Off

    After 'Hereditary', 'Midsommar' and 'Beau Is Afraid', Ari Aster is still cultivating unease — this time in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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    This Must Be the Place: David Byrne Is Bringing His New 'Who Is the Sky?' World Tour Down Under in 2026

    The iconic Talking Heads frontman is playing his first Australian and New Zealand shows since his 2018 'American Utopia' tour.

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    Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan Have Even More Body Swaps to Deal with in the Full 'Freakier Friday' Trailer

    How is this sequel living up to its name? By also getting Lohan's character's daughter and future stepdaughter in on its identity crisis.

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    Tackling Trauma, Secrets and Family Complexities in a Tasmania-Set Murder-Mystery: Thom Green and Shannon Berry Talk 'The Survivors'

    After 'The Dry' and 'Force of Nature', this is the latest bestselling Jane Harper novel to reach the screen — this time as a six-part Netflix series.

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    Following in Ralph Macchio's Footsteps While Starring Beside Him (and Also Fighting Jackie Chan): Ben Wang Chats 'Karate Kid: Legends'

    This nostalgic franchise's latest martial-arts prodigy was a fan of the films first, and shares more than off-screen fighting skills with his character.

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    Teeing Up Streaming's Next Charming Sports Comedy: Owen Wilson, Peter Dager, Marc Maron, Mariana Treviño and Judy Greer Talk 'Stick'

    Apple TV+ already gave the world 'Ted Lasso' — now, with 'Stick', it's bringing small-screen humour and heart to golf.

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    Xenomorphs Aren't the Only Terrifying Threat in the Full Trailer for Disney+'s New 'Alien: Earth' Streaming Series

    On streaming, you'll soon be able to hear humanity's screams, with this spinoff from the iconic sci-fi films teasing "five different life forms from the darkest corners of the universe".

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    "Think of What We Could Do Together": The First 'Wicked: For Good' Trailer Returns to Oz with Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo

    2024's Oscar-nominated 'Wicked' proved a stage-to-screen smash — and now this second effort will wrap up the story in November 2025.

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    Making the Call to Give an Eerie Ethan Hawke-Starring Horror Hit a Sequel: Scott Derrickson Chats 'Black Phone 2'

    This time, 'The Black Phone' filmmaker Scott Derrickson "wanted to make a high-school coming-of-age movie instead of a middle-school coming-of-age movie".

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    School's Back: Here's the Teaser Trailer for 'Gen V' Season Two Ahead of 'The Boys' Spinoff's September Return

    Godolkin University has a new Dean and Homelander's actions in 'The Boys' are having an impact in this college-set series' second season.

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    Adam Sandler, Bad Bunny Caddying, Cameos, Callbacks: They're All in the Full Trailer for 'Happy Gilmore 2'

    This star-studded 29-years-later sequel will tap, tap, tap its way into your streaming queue in July.

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    The Fifth and Final Season of 'Stranger Things' Will Start Dropping in Three Parts From November — and Here's Your First Look

    You'll be watching the first volume at the end of November, the second volume on Christmas and the finale on New Year's Eve.

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    The First Teaser Trailer for Guillermo del Toro's Oscar Isaac- and Jacob Elordi-Starring 'Frankenstein' Is Alive

    The 'Pan's Labyrinth' and 'The Shape of Water' director's entire career so far has been leading to this Mary Shelley adaptation.

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    Benoit Blanc Investigates "the Impossible Crime" in the First 'Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery' Teaser Trailer

    This time, Andrew Scott, Josh O'Connor, Cailee Spaeny, Glenn Close, Josh Brolin, Mila Kunis, Jeremy Renner, Kerry Washington, Daryl McCormack and Thomas Haden Church co-star.

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    "Why Did You Keep Me Alive?": Netflix Has Pressed the Button on the Full Trailer for 'Squid Game' Season Three

    If you can't wait to discover how this South Korean hit continues after season two's cliffhanger, and also how it ends, you can before June is out.

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