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NewsHow to Make a Raw and Authentic Coming-of-Age Film About Consent: Molly Manning Walker Chats 'How to Have Sex'
The 'Scrapper' cinematographer partly draws upon her own experiences as a British teen partying abroad in this Greek getaway-set drama — and it's essential viewing.
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NewsCalling All 'Normal People' Obsessives: Sally Rooney's New Book 'Intermezzo' Will Hit Shelves This Spring
You'll be able to read the acclaimed Irish author's fourth novel, which focuses on two grieving brothers, in September.
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News'TRON: Ares' Is Finally Set to Return to the Grid in 2025, 15 Years After 'TRON: Legacy'
Jared Leto, Greta Lee, Evan Peters and Gillian Anderson star in the third film in the 'TRON' franchise, this time following AI from the digital world into reality.
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News'The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin' Gives Noel Fielding Another Entertainingly Silly and Funny Comedy
'The Mighty Boosh' star plays a real-life highwayman — but sticking to the facts clearly isn't this Apple TV+ series' remit.
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NewsTen Films and TV Shows You Need to Stream in February
Spend your couch time watching the new 'Mr & Mrs Smith', one of this year's Oscar Best Picture nominees and a stellar new space thriller.
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NewsSticking with the Supernatural as a New Horror Heroine: 'The Witcher' Star Freya Allan Talks 'Baghead'
For her first lead film role, the English actor swaps Crown Princess Cirilla of Cintra for talking to the dead in an inherited eerie pub.
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NewsEleven Films and TV Shows You Need to Stream This Month
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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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 standout shows that you need to see.
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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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Ten Films and TV Shows You Need to Stream in February
Spend your couch time watching the new 'Mr & Mrs Smith', one of this year's Oscar Best Picture nominees and a stellar new space thriller.
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NewsTen Films and TV Shows You Need to Stream in January
Spend your couch time watching an Oscar-nominated true tale, the 'Boy Swallows Universe' TV series and the stunning return of 'True Detective'.
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NewsSweeping, Dazzling, Thrilling: Feudal Japan-Set Historical Epic 'Shogun' Is Grand and Gripping Viewing
One of the best new TV shows of 2024 has arrived via this second small-screen adaptation of James Clavell's bestselling 1975 novel.
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NewsA Second Season of 'Beef' Might Be in the Works Starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Anne Hathaway
Cailee Spaeny and 'May December' star Charles Melton have also been named as possible season-two talents, with the anthology series' next storyline featuring two feuding couples.
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NewsHBO's Next 'Game of Thrones' Prequel 'A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: The Hedge Knight' Will Arrive in 2025
'House of the Dragon' will return this year, then a new 'Game of Thrones' spinoff will join your streaming queue next year.
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NewsTen Upcoming Indie Games That Are Wishlist Worthy
If your gaming wishlist is looking a little weedy, we've assembled ten indie titles set to release this year that are sure to be bangers.
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NewsReally Tying Crime Capers, Queer Comedies and Road Movies Together: Ethan Coen and Tricia Cooke Chat 'Drive-Away Dolls'
One half of the Coen brothers has made his first fictional feature without his sibling, teaming up with his long-term editor on a wildly delightful addition to his resume — and they told us all about it.
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NewsHBO Has Renewed 'True Detective' for a Fifth Season After 'Night Country' Proved Such a Hit
After overseeing the detective series' fourth season, 'Tigers Are Not Afraid' filmmaker Issa López will return for season five, too.
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RestaurantThis That
57 Lorne St , Auckland City
A glimmer of hope for what the rest of Lorne Street could soon become.
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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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NewsPearl Jam Have Added New Shows to Their First Down Under Tour in a Decade Due to Demand
The Seattle-born band will be joined by Pixies, so Eddie Vedder and Black Francis will share a stage.
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News'The Boys' Is Bringing Back Its Chaotic Caped-Crusader Antics for Season Four This Winter
Mark your diary: this page-to-screen take on superheroes will return in mid-June.
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NewsThe First Trailer for the 'Borderlands' Movie Is Here with Cate Blanchett and Big 'Guardians of the Galaxy' Vibes
Jamie Lee Curtis, Kevin Hart and Ariana Greenblatt also star in the Eli Roth-helmed game-to-screen adaptation, while Jack Black voices Claptrap.
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NewsTense and Terrific New Space Thriller 'Constellation' Is Streaming's Next Stellar Sci-Fi Series
Noomi Rapace and Jonathan Banks star in Apple TV+'s new mystery, which follows astronauts grappling with their trips to the heavens.
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NewsYou'll Have to Wait Till 2025 to See Bong Joon-ho's New Robert Pattinson-Starring Sci-Fi Film 'Mickey 17'
Hanging out for the Oscar-winning filmmaker's first movie since 'Parasite'? It's been delayed from 2024, so you'll now see it next year.
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NewsThe Kid LAROI Is Getting the Documentary Treatment — and It'll Hit Your Streaming Queue in February
Featuring chats with The Kid LAROI, Justin Bieber, Post Malone and more, 'Kids Are Growing Up' will be available via Prime Video from Thursday, February 29.
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EventBoy Kills World
Thursday, May 2 - Wednesday, May 22, 2024
Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland
Bill Skarsgård makes a mesmerising action star in this cartoonishly OTT revenge flick that's produced by iconic 'Evil Dead' filmmaker Sam Raimi.
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EventThe Fall Guy
Wednesday, April 24 - Wednesday, May 15, 2024
Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland
Ryan Gosling is at his most charming — including while batting around screwball banter with Emily Blunt — in this dynamic action/rom-com ode to stunt performers.
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EventChallengers
Thursday, April 18 - Wednesday, May 8, 2024
Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland
For 'Call Me By Your Name' director Luca Guadagnino, Zendaya, Josh O’Connor and Mike Faist star in a smash of a tennis- and love triangle-fuelled drama.
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EventBack to Black
Thursday, May 2 - Wednesday, May 22, 2024
Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland
Amy Winehouse was anything but formulaic, but the same can't be said about this by-the-numbers biopic about the British singer.
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EventRobot Dreams
Thursday, April 25 - Wednesday, May 15, 2024
Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland
This Oscar-nominated animated gem explores love, loneliness, finding a connection and facing fate's chaos through the friendship of a dog and a robot.
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EventLovers and Castaways
Wednesday, March 6 - Sunday, June 9, 2024
The Pah Homestead, Auckland
This exhibition allows visitors to experience 1980s Aotearoa through the eyes of some of New Zealand's most treasured artists.
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EventThe Effect — Auckland Theatre Company
Tuesday, April 16 - Saturday, May 11, 2024
ASB Waterfront Theatre, Auckland
This ethically ambiguous, toxic love story is the work of Lucy Prebble, one of the brains behind HBO’s ‘Succession’.
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EventAotearoa High Tea in The Libraries at The Hotel Britomart
Saturday, March 16, 2024, Saturday, April 13, 2024 and Sunday, May 12, 2024
The Hotel Britomart, Auckland
Enjoy some of Aotearoa's best food in the elegant, heritage spaces of The Libraries.
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NewsSleater-Kinney Are Touring Down Under in May Three Decades After Recording Their First Album in Australia
Fresh from releasing their 11th studio album 'Little Rope', Corin Tucker and Carrie Brownstein have announced a five-city tour.
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NewsGoodbye 'Breaking Bad' Favourite Mike Ehrmantraut, Hello Astronauts: Jonathan Banks Talks 'Constellation'
After 'Breaking Bad' and 'Better Call Saul', Jonathan Banks swaps two of the best shows of the 21st century for a thrilling new sci-fi series.
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NewsOdyssey Sensory Maze Is Auckland's Immersive New 19-Room Space to Get Lost Inside
This is so much more than a maze, its an all-encompassing experience that'll transport you to other worlds.
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NewsPixar Is Bringing 'Soul', 'Turning Red' and 'Luca' to Cinemas Down Under for the First Time
The Pixar Film Fest is playing the animation studio's movies that went straight to the small screen during the pandemic.
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NewsMeryl Streep Will Get Sleuthing Again When 'Only Murders in the Building' Returns for Season Four
'Saturday Night Live' great Molly Shannon is also joining the cast — and Martin Short, Steve Martin and Selena Gomez are back, of course.
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NewsSurreal and Sharp Rapper Comedy 'The Vince Staples Show' Is Your Next One-Sitting Netflix Binge
The musician and actor plays himself in this five-part limited series, which'll help fill the 'Atlanta'-sized hole in your streaming queue.
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News'Fantastic Four' Will Join the Marvel Cinematic Universe in 2025 with Pedro Pascal Leading the Cast
Vanessa Kirby, Ebon Moss-Bachrach and Joseph Quinn round out the superhero quartet's latest big-screen stint, following past flicks in 2005, 2007 and 2015.
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NewsNew Zealand International Film Festival Has Announced Dates, Locations and a New Artistic Director for 2024
Under Paolo Bertolin, this year's NZIFF will screen in four cities, hitting Wellington, Auckland, Dunedin and Christchurch.
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NewsStylish Drama 'The New Look' Stitches Together Christian Dior and Coco Chanel's WWII and Post-War Histories
Ben Mendelsohn and Juliette Binoche star in this series about the two fashion figures, plus the importance of haute couture to French culture after the war.
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NewsThe First 'Deadpool & Wolverine' Sneak Peek Has Become the Most-Watched Movie Trailer of All Time
The initial glimpse at both Deadpool and Wolverine's MCU debuts notched up 365-million views in 24 hours.
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NewsDelicious Streaming News: 'The Bear' Is Set to Dish Up Its Third Season This Winter
Even with 2023's Hollywood strikes, this award-winning kitchen-set dramedy is still making a midyear booking with your streaming queue.
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Pearl Jam Are Bringing Their Latest World Tour to Australia and New Zealand with Pixies in Support
Locking in shows for November, this is the first time in a decade that the Eddie Vedder-led, Seattle-born band will play Down Under.
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NewsThe Man, the Music, the Message: Chatting Bob Marley Biopics with Kingsley Ben-Adir, Lashana Lynch and the 'One Love' Team
The leads of the first major biopic about the Jamaican reggae icon, plus co-star James Norton and filmmaker Reinaldo Marcus Green, told us all about honouring a legend.
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NewsGlen Powell Is a "Tornado Wrangler" in the First Trailer for Storm-Chasing Sequel 'Twisters'
It's been 28 years since 'Twister' hit cinemas — and now it's a franchise, with this followup swirling into cinemas in July.
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NewsThe First 'Wicked' Movie Starring Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo Has Just Dropped Its Debut Trailer
Grande dons pink as Glinda in this first glimpse of 'Wicked: Part One', while Erivo defies gravity as Elphaba, aka the Wicked Witch of the West.
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News"Your Little Cinematic Universe Is About to Change Forever": The First 'Deadpool & Wolverine' Trailer Is Here
The Merc with a Mouth calls himself "Marvel Jesus" in the sneak peek for the first 'Deadpool' film in the MCU.
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NewsThe First Timothée Chalamet-Starring 'Dune' Is Back in Cinemas Down Under to Help You Prepare for Part Two
Get twice the spice by seeing Denis Villeneuve's two 'Dune' movies — some cinemas are doing double features, too.
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NewsSpy Franchises, Secret Authors, Stellar Casts and Sam Rockwell Dancing: Matthew Vaughn Chats 'Argylle'
When you’ve just made three 'Kingsman' movies, what comes next? More espionage — this time starting a new big-screen series.
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NewsThe Sequel to 'Moana' Will Hit Cinemas in 2024 — and What Can Disney Say Except "You're Welcome?"
In 'Moana 2', which will reach the big screen in November, Moana will take to the seas of Oceania to answer the call from her ancestors.
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NewsTaylor Swift's 'Eras' Tour Concert Film Is Coming to Disney+ in March with Five Extra Songs
Ready for it, Swifties? The streaming platform is calling it "the concert film in its entirety for the first time".
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NewsFresh From Winning Three Grammys, SZA Has Announced a 2024 Australian and New Zealand Tour
The R&B singer just picked up Grammys for Best Progressive R&B Album, Best R&B Song and Best Pop Duo/Group Performance with Phoebe Bridgers.
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NewsLupita Nyong'o Tries to Survive an Alien Invasion in the Trailer for 'A Quiet Place' Prequel 'Day One'
The New York-set third film in the franchise jumps back to the events that started it all — with 'Stranger Things' star Joseph Quinn also featuring.
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NewsNoel Fielding Swaps 'The Mighty Boosh' for Outlaw Life in 'The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin'
There's an 'Our Flag Means Death' vibe to this new six-episode British comedy, which sees its star riff on a real-life highwayman.
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NewsTenacious D Are Heading to Australia and NZ in 2024 for Their First Down Under Tour in Over a Decade
Jack Black and Kyle Gass will play seven arena shows on the Australian and New Zealand leg of their 'Spicy Meatball' tour.
