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NewsNew Zealand International Film Festival Has Just Unveiled Its Full Auckland Program for 2023
Auckland movie lovers can look forward to 129 features from 39 countries, including a Paul Mescal-starring musical and Sydney Sweeney's latest.
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NewsTurning Tongan Pride Into the Feel-Good Hit of 2023: Damon Fepulea'i and JP Foliaki Talk 'Red, White & Brass'
When Tongan rugby superfans in Wellington claimed to be a brass marching band to score World Cup tickets, their story was always going to inspire a movie.
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NewsBig, Bold and Brilliant: Boots Riley's Surreal 'I'm a Virgo' Is Like No Other Series You Can Stream Right Now
Five years after 'Sorry to Bother You' stunned in cinemas, the musician-turned-filmmaker is back with a towering achievement of a streaming series.
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News'Dirty Dancing' in Concert Is Returning Down Under to Give 80s Movie Fans the Time of Their Lives
The Patrick Swayze-starring 80s classic is getting the concert treatment, with a live band and singers performing the movie's iconic songs.
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NewsPussy Riot, Tony Armstrong and 'The Betoota Advocate' Just Joined Splendour in the Grass' 2023 Lineup
A month out from the Byron Bay fest, the event has just dropped its Forum, Science Tent, Comedy Club and Forum Live Podcasts programs.
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NewsThe First Trailer for Sofia Coppola's 'Priscilla' Is Here with a Different Angle on the Presley Story
'Mare of Easttown' actor Cailee Spaeny and Australian 'Euphoria' star Jacob Elordi play the famous rock 'n' roll couple, thank you very much.
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NewsTen Films and TV Shows You Need to Stream This Month
Spend your couch time watching the delicious return of 'The Bear', Glen Powell playing a fake hitman and Lily Gladstone's latest excellent performance.
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NewsTen Films and TV Shows You Need to Stream in May
Spend your couch time watching a documentary about Jim Henson and an Elisabeth Moss-led spy thriller.
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GuideMust-Stream TV: All the Best Shows You Should Be Watching From 2024 So Far
Don't spend hours scrolling through streaming platforms — here's 2024's standout shows that you need to see.
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NewsEleven Films and TV Shows You Need to Stream in April
Spend your couch time watching Andrew Scott step into Tom Ripley's shoes, a shattering docuseries about Nickelodeon's kids TV hits and Colin Farrell as a PI.
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NewsEleven Films and TV Shows You Need to Stream in March
Spend your couch time watching Adam Sandler in space, a stunning Oscar-winning documentary, girl group-fuelled sitcom hilarity and Noel Fielding's latest show.
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NewsHop to It: 16 Classic and Eclectic Films You Can Stream This Easter Long Weekend
Some feature bunnies. Some include eggs or chocolate. Some have provocative takes on religion.
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NewsNine 2024 Oscar-Winning Films That You Can and Should Watch Immediately
'Oppenheimer', an astonishing Ukraine-set documentary, a Wes Anderson short, Emma Stone's most-spectacular performance yet: they each won 2024 Oscars, and you can check them them all now.
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NewsSay Cheers to Hollywood's Night of Nights: Concrete Playground's Oscars 2024 Drinking Game
Whether you're hoping that 'Oppenheimer', 'Barbie', 'Poor Things', 'Past Lives' or something else picks up Academy Awards, here's how to sip along.
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NewsPredicting the Oscars: Who Should, Could and Will Win at the 2024 Academy Awards
Will 'Oppenheimer' sweep the Oscars? What else will win? What should but won't? Here are our predictions.
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NewsHere's Where You Can Watch 32 of 2024's Oscar-Nominated Movies in New Zealand Right Now
From 'Barbenheimer' and twists on 'Frankenstein' to animated 'Spider-Man' antics and devastating documentaries, here's where to watch 2024's Oscar contenders.
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NewsSupremely Well-Cast Spy Thriller 'Secret Invasion' Finally Gives Samuel L Jackson the Marvel Spotlight
Olivia Colman, Ben Mendelsohn, Emilia Clarke and Kingsley Ben-Adir also leave an imprint in the MCU's latest small-screen series.
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NewsSXSW Sydney Just Dropped the Program for Its Inaugural Gaming Conference — Including a Dedicated Tabletop Game Expo
A global esports tournament and a celebration of indie video games are also part of the festival lineup.
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NewsAaron Falk's Next Case Is Here: 'The Dry' Sequel 'Force of Nature' Just Dropped Its Full Trailer
Eric Bana returns as the Australian detective, this time searching for Anna Torv as a missing hiker.
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News'Kraven the Hunter' Is the Latest 'Spider-Man' Spinoff About a Marvel Supervillain — and It Has a Trailer
Aaron Taylor-Johnson plays the big-game hunter in the latest film in Sony's 'Spider-Man' Universe, following the two 'Venom' movies and 'Morbius'.
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NewsDisney+ Will Serve Up 'The Bear' Season Two (and More Sandwich Cravings) Down Under in July
Australian and NZ audiences will have to wait a month longer than US viewers to enjoy the hit series' ten-episode return.
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NewsThe Fifth and Final Season of 'Stranger Things' Just Nabbed a Huge New Star: Linda Hamilton
The 'Terminator' great is heading to the Upside Down, joining Netflix's huge sci-fi hit for its last batch of episodes.
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BarScarlett Slimms & Lucky
476 Mt Eden Rd, Auckland
Scarlett Slimms and Lucky is a haunt for the modern day Raymond Chandler.
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BarCassette Nine
Vulcan Lane, Auckland
Any place that can pull off jeans as wallpaper has two thumbs up in my book.
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RestaurantMiss 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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NewsNetflix Just Revealed Who'll Be Playing 'Squid Game' Season Two — and Dropped a Peek at the IRL Version
Green light: more of this South Korean hit is on its way, and so is an IRL game-show version.
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NewsNew Zealand International Film Festival Has Added a Stack of Straight-From-Cannes Titles to Its 2023 Lineup
For the third year in a row, NZIFF will screen the year's Palme d'Or winner — and it'll be joined by Wes Anderson, Cate Blanchett and Aki Kaurismäki's latest movies, too.
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NewsTV Best's Vampires Are Back: 'What We Do in the Shadows' Just Dropped Its Season Five Trailer
This undead comedy saga started with Taika Waititi and Jemaine Clement's movie — and this US TV spinoff is just as hilarious.
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NewsDemonic Teddy Bears, 36-Hour Raves and Mulled Negronis: Seven Standouts From Week One of Dark Mofo 2023
Couldn't make it to week one of Hobart's boundary-pushing winter festival? Here's what you missed.
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News'Black Mirror' Still Knows How to Chill, Thrill, Twist and Surprise in Its Must-Binge Sixth Season
Charlie Brooker's dystopian hit is back with five new nightmares, all pondering humanity's worst impulses and instincts.
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News'Good Omens' Is Bringing Its Divine Chaos Back to Your Streaming Queue for Season Two in July
Michael Sheen plays an angel, David Tennant is a demon and Jon Hamm is the archangel Gabriel in this fantasy series, which is based on Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman's book.
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EventChristmas Lights at MOTAT 2024
Tue, 10 Dec - Mon, 23 Dec 2024
MOTAT, Western Springs
MOTAT is bringing nights of festive fun and dazzling lights back for another year.
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EventFat Daddy's Bottomless
Sat, 7 Dec, 2024
The Elephant Wrestler, Takapuna
How many burgers and beers can you down in 90 minutes? Find out at The Elephant Wrestler.
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EventCasa Bacardi in Auckland Viaduct
Thu, 5 Dec, 2024
Viaduct Harbour, Auckland
Casa Bacardi has popped up on Auckland's Viaduct, but a warning to rum-lovers: its here for a good time, not a long time.
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EventBritomart Saturday Farmer's Market
Sat, 7 Dec, 2024
Takutai Square, Britomart., Auckland
This weekly inner-city farmer's market sells everything from fresh produce and flowers to coffee, vegan foods, pastries, sweet buns, crepes, juices and savoury snacks.
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EventPasta and Peroni Nights at The Grounds
Sun, 8 Dec, 2024
The Grounds at Whoa! Studios, Auckland
See out the last sunny evenings of autumn with fresh pasta handmade by an ex-Baduzzi chef and ice-cold beers on tap.
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EventYoga in the Sky
Multiple single dates
SkyCity Auckland, Auckland
Take your yoga practice to a whole new level — level 51, that is.
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EventSmales Farmers Market
Mon, 9 Dec, 2024
Smales Farm, North Shore
Auckland's newest farmers market arrives across the harbour.
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NewsNew Zealand International Film Festival Has Revealed Its Initial Homegrown Titles for 2023
This year's first NZ flicks include Alice Englert's feature directorial debut, a cosmic comedy-horror and a documentary about 90s band King Loser.
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NewsAliens, Putting Earth on Trial and an Out-of-This-World Adventure: They're All in Pixar's 'Elio' Trailer
A kid pretends to be the leader of earth in the animation studio's next film, which hits cinemas in February 2024.
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NewsThe Latest Trailer for A24's Next Unsettling Horror Flick 'Talk to Me' Is Here to Give You Nightmares
This Australian nerve-shredder is all about conjuring up spirits using an embalmed hand — and it hits cinemas in July.
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NewsEmma Stone Makes a Stunning Frankenstein's Monster in the New Trailer for Yorgos Lanthimos' 'Poor Things'
You haven't seen a riff on Mary Shelley's gothic-horror classic like this before.
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NewsThe New Trailer for Henry Cavill's Final Season of 'The Witcher' Teases a Dark and Menacing Future
Toss a coin to this latest look at Netflix's big fantasy series, which arrives in two parts this winter.
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NewsDisney+'s Next Big 'Star Wars' Series 'Ahsoka' Will Hit Your Streaming Queue in August
Jedi Ahsoka Tano gets her own series starring Rosario Dawson in this spinoff from 'The Mandalorian'.
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NewsThe Trailer for 'The Afterparty' Season Two Teases a Brand-New Murder-Mystery — This Time at a Wedding
The Apple TV+ series will return with more comedic sleuthing in July, with Tiffany Haddish, Sam Richardson and Zoe Chao back from season one.
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NewsAustralia's Museum of Underwater Art Off Townsville Just Scored an Impressive New Snorkel Trail
Located on the John Brewer Reef, 'Ocean Sentinels' features eight sculptures modelled after marine scientists and conservationists.
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NewsSigourney Weaver-Led Australian Drama 'The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart' Just Dropped Its First Trailer
This seven-episode adaptation of Aussie author Holly Ringland's 2018 novel hits Prime Video in August.
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NewsBubble, Bubble, 'Hocus Pocus 3' Is Officially on the Way with More Enchanted Trouble
After 2022's 'Hocus Pocus 2' proved such a hit, of course Disney is letting this witchy franchise run amok, amok, amok again.
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NewsHow Australia's Comedy Queens Made "Funny Broadchurch": Kate McLennan and Kate McCartney Talk 'Deadloch'
"We're just terrible at writing men, so it was easier just to have a dead one instead of writing dialogue for him."
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NewsFoo Fighters Are Heading Down Under This Summer for a Hefty Stadium Tour of Australia and New Zealand
This is a call to see the Dave Grohl-fronted band on their first headline tour of Australia and NZ since 2018.
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NewsKim Cattrall Isn't in the New 'And Just Like That...' Trailer, But She Will Pop Up in Season Two
Cosmos at the ready — the 'Sex and the City' followup is back with a few more familiar cast members.
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NewsThe Kates' Smart and Hilarious Murder-Mystery 'Deadloch' Kills It as a Crime Drama and as a Comedy
Get cracking — Kate McCartney and Kate McLennan's new series is one of the streaming highlights of the year.
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News'I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson' Season Three Is the Best Way to Spend 90 Minutes Right Now
Stop rewatching 'Coffin Flop' over sloppy steaks and start binging the latest hilarious sketches to drop from Netflix's best-ever comedy.
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NewsNetflix's Full 'Black Mirror' Season Six Trailer Is Here and Dripping with Existential Dread
Satirising streaming, travelling to space, 'Red Mirror' — they're all in store when the series unleashes five new tech nightmares on June 15.
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NewsTen Films and TV Shows You Need to Stream in May
Satirical takes on history, Pete Davidson playing Pete Davidson and Ana Scotney skulking around Wellington: they're all on this month's must-stream list.
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NewsPrime Video Is Making a Female-Led Australian Version of 'The Office' Starring Felicity Ward
Move over David Brent and Michael Scott — it's Hannah Howard's turn to get awkward, this time managing a packaging company.
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NewsNetflix's Queer Coming-of-Age Delight 'Heartstopper' Will Return for Season Two in August
Adapted from Alice Oseman's graphic novels, the 2022-premiering gem also has a third season in the works.
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NewsLight It Up Is the New Wiz Khalifa-Headlined Hip Hop Festival That's Touring Down Under This Spring
The 'Roll Up' and 'See You Again' rapper will be joined by Rae Sremmurd, Lola Brooke and Hooligan Hefs.
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NewsCults, Emotional Vampires and a Chilling Aussie Story: Miranda Otto and Kate Mulvany Chat 'The Clearing'
A drama inspired by Australian cult The Family isn't the kind of project that actors get offered every day.
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NewsHow to Bring Dinosaurs to Life in a David Attenborough Documentary with the 'Prehistoric Planet' Team
Executive producer Mike Gunton and series producer Tim Walker tell us all about Apple TV+'s stunning series, which is back for its second season.
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NewsBarbie and Ken Get Arrested in the Real World in the Full (and Extremely Pink) New 'Barbie' Trailer
The latest sneak peek at Greta Gerwig's Margot Robbie- and Ryan Gosling-starring movie sees the usually blissful dolls experiencing an existential crisis.
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NewsCat Power Talks Her Love of Bob Dylan, Making Thurston Moore Cry and New Music on the Horizon
"Thurston Moore was in town and he said — he's gonna kill me — but he said 'Mr Tambourine Man' made him cry. Isn't that sweet?"
