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    Twelve Films and TV Shows You Need to Stream in September

    Spend your couch time watching four new Wes Anderson shorts, the end of 'Sex Education', a telemarketing docuseries that's so wild it can only be true and the latest music-filled charmer from the director of 'Once'.

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    Glorious 'The Boys' Spinoff 'Gen V' Is Filled with College-Set Coming-of-Age Caped-Crusader Chaos

    Its superheroes might be younger, but nothing has been toned down in this characteristically gory and raucous entry in the Vought Cinematic Universe.

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    'True Detective' Is Returning for Season Four in January — and Heading to Alaska to Solve an Icy Mystery

    Five years after it last hit HBO, the detective series is back with Jodie Foster and Kali Reis as its new cop duo.

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    If Nicolas Cage Haunts Your Sleep, the Trailer for A24's New Comedy 'Dream Scenario' Understands

    Ari Aster produces this case of art imitating life — because who doesn't constantly dream about Nicolas Cage?

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    Arahi, Genesis Owusu and The Exponents Are Set to Headline Hawke's Bay's Nest Fest in 2024

    From old favourites to brand-new acts, there's something for everybody on the Nest Fest 2024 lineup.

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    Jeremy Allen White Gets Caught in a Love Triangle in the Trailer for Sci-Fi Romance 'Fingernails'

    'The Bear' favourite stars opposite Jessie Buckley from 'Women Talking' and 'Sound of Metal' lead Riz Ahmed.

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    Taylor Swift's 'Eras' Tour Concert Film Will Hit Cinemas Down Under in October If You're Ready for It

    Can't wait till Swift hits Australia's stages in 2024? Missed out on tickets? You can catch the movie version this spring.

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    Welcome Back to Dunder Mifflin: A Reboot of the American Version of 'The Office' Might Be on the Way

    An Australian take on the series is on the way, too — but apparently the US sitcom's creator Greg Daniels is set to return to the hit show.

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    The Trailer for Prime Video's New Documentary About The Wiggles Is Here and Full of Skivvies

    How did four friends become one of the biggest names in Australian entertainment? 'Hot Potato: The Story of The Wiggles' tells that tale.

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    The Trailer for 'Rick and Morty' Season Seven Is Here with More Interdimensional Chaos and New Voices

    While you can hear them in this new speak peek, exactly who is now voicing the show's eponymous pair won't be revealed until the series returns in October.

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    Netflix's 'Squid Game' Reality Competition TV Show Will Arrive in November — and It Has a Trailer

    'Squid Game: The Challenge' will see 456 players will compete to win $4.56 million — including by facing the creepy 'Red Light, Green Light' doll.

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    The Internet's Boyfriends Paul Mescal and Andrew Scott Fall in Love in the 'All of Us Strangers' Trailer

    The 'Normal People' and 'Fleabag' favourites lead the latest romance from 'Weekend' filmmaker Andrew Haigh.

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

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

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

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    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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    Dark Mofo Is Taking a Break in 2024, Except for Its Beloved Winter Feast and Nude Solstice Swim 

    After turning ten with a bang, the Tasmanian winter arts festival is pausing the bulk of its events in 2024 to shape its plans for 2025 onwards.

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    'Sex Education' Knows How to Climax in Its Heartfelt, Charming and Mature Fourth and Final Season

    Across one last run of eight episodes, the Netflix favourite says goodbye to the Moordale crew with another affectionate and astute bang.

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    Enter the Arena: 'The Hunger Games' Prequel 'The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes' Just Dropped a New Trailer

    Let the games begin — based on Suzanne Collins' book on the same name, this new addition to the franchise dives into the Hunger Games' early years.

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    Talking Heads concert flick 'Stop Making Sense', a Korean horror-comedy and Aussie classic 'Lake Mungo' are also on the program.

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    Peggy Gou, Foals, Wilkinson and Sub Focus Will Headline 2024's Two-Day Golden Lights Festival

    The first festival of the 2024 summer season is doubling its fun, with A-Trak, Half Queen, ISOxo and Knock2 also on the lineup.

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    Making the First Live-Action Superhero Film with a Latino Lead: Ángel Manuel Soto Chats 'Blue Beetle'

    Fourteen movies in, the DC Extended Universe charts new territory by bringing a lesser-known caped-crusader to the screen — and his culture and family.

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    Jason Momoa Is Back as DC's Wettest Superhero in the First Trailer for 'Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom'

    Australian filmmaker James Wan is back in the director's chair, too, for this caped-crusader sequel that arrives five years after the first 'Aquaman' movie.

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    TV's Best Pirate Romance Is Back: 'Our Flag Means Death' Just Dropped Its Full Season Two Trailer

    All television shows should feature Rhys Darby and Taika Waititi sailing the seas and falling in love — and you'll be able to find out what happens next in October.

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    Wes Anderson and Roald Dahl Combine in the Whimsical Trailer for 'The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar'

    The 39-minute short film is one of four from the symmetry-loving director that'll hit Netflix before September is out.

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    The Cast of 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' Is Reuniting for a Brand-New Audible Spinoff About Spike

    Co-written and co-directed by Amber Benson, aka Tara, 'Slayers: A Buffyverse Story' will see what the bleached-blonde vampire is up to ten years after the events of the show's final episode.

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    Synthony in the Domain Is Returning for 2024 with Rudimental and Fat Freddy's Drop Headlining

    Aotearoa's biggest orchestral dance concert is heading outdoors for a second time, returning to Auckland Domain in February.

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    Love, Murder and DiCaprio vs De Niro: That's Martin Scorsese's New 'Killers of the Flower Moon' Trailer

    This western crime-drama teams up Scorsese, DiCaprio and De Niro, all on the same film for the first time ever — enough said.

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    Huge News: 'Black Mirror' Creator Charlie Brooker Is SXSW Sydney's Latest Big Headline Speaker

    He's been giving everyone tech nightmares for years — and now he's coming to Australia to chat about technology, innovation and the future.

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    The Trailer for 'The Fall of the House of Usher' Turns Edgar Allan Poe's Work Into a Gory Spin on 'Succession'

    'The Haunting of Hill House', 'The Haunting of Bly Manor', 'Midnight Mass' and 'The Midnight Club' creator Mike Flanagan is back with another Netflix horror series.

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    'Sex Education' Works Towards a Big Finish in the Full Trailer for the Netflix Favourite's Final Season

    Otis, Eric, Maeve and the Moordale crew are back for one last round of sex therapy in the teen drama's fourth season.

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    Rose Byrne Turns in One of Her Best Performances Yet in the Final Season of Aerobics Comedy 'Physical'

    The 80s-set Apple TV+ series is coming to an end with its third season — and with Zooey Deschanel joining the cast.

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    Pasifika Music Celebration 'Mana Moana' Is Coming to Auckland for One Night Only

    Prepare yourself for a heartwarming musical experience from the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra Te Tira Pūoro o Aotearoa and Signature Choir.

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    'Barbie' Is Being Fast-Tracked to Digital So You Can Stream Some Kenergy From Your Couch

    It's time to get 'I'm Just Ken' stuck in your head again and again, with Greta Gerwig's entertaining flick hitting digital while it's still in cinemas.

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    Just In: Chance The Rapper Will Speak at SXSW Sydney to Celebrate 50 Years of Hip Hop

    A month out from the first-ever SXSW outside of the US, the festival's lineup just keeps getting bigger.

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    Godzilla Rampages Through a Streaming Series in the First Trailer for 'Monarch: Legacy of Monsters'

    Kurt and Wyatt Russell play older and younger versions of the same character in this TV entry in the 'Monsterverse'.

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    Julia Garner Faces Terror at an Outback Pub in the Unsettling Trailer for Aussie Thriller 'The Royal Hotel'

    The latest film from Australian director Kitty Green after 'The Assistant', this must-see takes inspiration from documentary 'Hotel Coolgardie'.

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    New Horror-Fantasy Gem 'The Changeling' Is Eerie, Entrancing and Led by an Exceptional LaKeith Stanfield

    Streaming rarely get as evocative and ambitious as this page-to-screen highlight, which is based on the novel by Victor LaValle.

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    Hayao Miyazaki Is Back: The Enchanting First Trailer for Studio Ghibli's 'The Boy and the Heron' Is Here

    The iconic filmmaker's first film in a decade is "a semi-autobiographical fantasy about life, death and creation".

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    What happens after you've lived the 'Notting Hill' life and had a moment right out of 'The Notebook'? That's the latest question in this charming romantic-comedy series.

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    Semi Permanent Festival of Creativity and Design Is Returning to Wellington This November

    Get ready for three huge days of inspiration, education and creative celebration.

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    The King of the Monsters Is Back in Postwar Japan in the First Trailer for 'Godzilla Minus One'

    It's kaiju time again in the first live-action Japanese 'Godzilla' film since 2016's excellent 'Shin Godzilla'.

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    Stormzy, Steve Lacy, Dominic Fike and Raye Headline Laneway Festival's Huge 2024 Lineup

    Come February, you'll also be catching AJ Tracey, d4vd, Dope Lemon, Unknown Mortal Orchestra and more.

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    It's Official: 'Barbie' Is Now 2023's Highest-Grossing Film and in the Top 15 of All Time

    Greta Gerwig's smash-hit has now made more at the box office this year than 'The Super Mario Bros Movie' — and it's still screening.

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    Ah, Freak Out!: Nile Rodgers & Chic Have Announced a Headline Tour Down Under This Spring

    The disco greats are hitting up Brisbane, Sydney, Fremantle and Auckland on top of their Harvest Festival and Melbourne International Jazz Festival dates.

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    A Date with Destiny: How Celine Song Adapted Her Own Experience Into Swooning Romantic Drama 'Past Lives'

    With her first feature, the Korean-born playwright-turned-filmmaker drew upon her own life to craft a movie that deeply connects — at Sundance, on 2023's festival circuit and with audiences everywhere.

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