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    The 'Breaking Bad' prequel will start screening new episodes from February.

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    'Brooklyn Nine-Nine' Has Just Dropped an 80s-Style Trailer for Its Cool Cool Cool Seventh Season

    Crafted to look like grainy VHS footage, the just-released 80s-style trailer picks up where the series' sixth season left off.

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    Award-Winning Korean Thriller 'Parasite' Is Being Turned Into a HBO TV Series

    Director Bong Joon-ho has teamed up with the US network to take the film — which was one of last year's best — to the small screen.

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    The New Trailer for Marvel's Long-Awaited 'The New Mutants' Turns 'X-Men' Into a Horror Film

    The film was shot back in 2017 and is finally hitting the big screen this year.

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    Ten Golden Globe-Winning Films and TV Shows to Add to Your 2020 Must-Watch List

    If you're going to binge watch something this year, make sure it's one of these top-notch titles.

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    The Action-Packed Full Trailer for Jordan Peele's New Nazi-Fighting Series 'Hunters' Is Here

    Set in the 70s and inspired by true events, it stars Al Pacino as the leader of a vigilante squad determined to rid the US of escaped Nazis.

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    Netflix Sinks Its Teeth Into a Gothic Horror Classic In the Bloody and Brooding Trailer for 'Dracula'

    Created by the team behind 'Sherlock', the new three-part series drops this weekend.

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    The First Trailer for 'A Quiet Place Part II' Delivers More Silence, Monsters and Kick-Ass Emily Blunt

    The sequel to the 2018 horror hit also features Cillian Murphy and Djimon Hounsou.

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    Ten Films You Need to See in 2020

    Get ready for the long-awaited 'Bill & Ted Face the Music' to an 'Inception'-like flick and Sofia Coppola's new film starring Bill Murray.

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    Mount Smart Stadium Will Become New Zealand's Biggest Drive-In Cinema Next Month

    For a one-off screening of the award-winning Queen biopic.

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    Australia Is Now Home to the Southern Hemisphere's First Museum of Underwater Art

    The first two artworks have just been installed off Townsville, with four locations planned across the Great Barrier Reef.

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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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    'The Woman in the Window' Is the Next Twisty Page-Turner to Get the Big-Screen Treatment

    Based on the psychological mystery novel of the same name, it stars Amy Adams, Julianne Moore, Gary Oldman and Anthony Mackie.

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    The Ten Best Films of 2019

    This year we reviewed close to 150 films — and this devious South Korean masterpiece and hard-to-watch Australian thriller are among the absolute best.

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    The Mind-Bending Trailer for Christopher Nolan's 'Tenet' Is Here with Big 'Inception' Vibes

    It stars 'BlacKkKlansman' breakout John David Washington, as well as Robert Pattinson, Michael Caine and Aussie actor Elizabeth Debicki.

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    The Ten Best New TV Shows of 2019

    From melancholy animation and offbeat sketch comedies to a grim drama based on a real-life tragedy.

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    Auckland Museum Is Now Home to an Immersive Antarctica Experience

    Get up close and personal with the frozen continent in this new virtual reality adventure.

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    This New 'Twin Peaks' Virtual Reality Game Will Immerse You in a Place Both Wonderful and Strange

    Wander through the world created by David Lynch and Mark Frost — not only hanging out in the show's famous settings, but solving escape room-style puzzles.

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    The Anarchic Fourth Season of 'Rick and Morty' Is Finally Bringing Its Interdimensional Chaos Down Under

    And it features guest voice work by Taika Waititi, Sam Neill, Matthew Broderick and Elon Musk.

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    The Ten Best Movies Hardly Anyone Saw in 2019

    With this year's big blockbusters hogging all the hype, you might have missed this electrifying Swedish horror-fantasy film and the unbelievable true tale of an Australian journo and artist. Now's the time to catch up.

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    The Best Outdoor Cinemas in Auckland to Check Out Over Summer

    Pack a picnic and get comfy under the stars of Tāmaki Makaurau.

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    The Spooky 'Stranger Things'-Esque First Trailer for 'Ghostbusters: Afterlife' Is Here

    This time, it swaps New York for Oklahoma and grown men and women for children — and it stars Paul Rudd.

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    Auckland Art Gallery Is Hosting Five Major International Exhibitions in 2020

    It will be the first year the Gallery has shown five major international exhibitions in just 12 months. 

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    Silo Theatre Has Unveiled a Diverse Four-Show Program for 2020

    The season brings Pacific poetry to life, solo shows about depression and a new work about bread.

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    The Creepy Full Trailer for HBO's New Stephen King-Penned Murder Mystery 'The Outsider' Is Here

    Focusing on "an insidious supernatural force", the ten-part mini-series stars Jason Bateman and Aussie actor Ben Mendelsohn.

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    Disney Has Dropped the Action-Packed Full Trailer for Its Live-Action Version of 'Mulan'

    The remake will bring its sword-swinging, arrow-flinging antics to cinemas next year.

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    Classic Blue Is Pantone's "Dependable and Stable" 2020 Colour of the Year

    It's been a testing year. Will this shade help us through 2020?

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    The Summer on Queens Wharf Lineup Is Here with Live Drawing and Sunrise Dance Parties

    Three months of free community events and activities by the water's edge.

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    Daniel Craig Steps Into James Bond's Shoes for the Last Time in the 'No Time to Die' Trailer

    Craig's fifth stint as Bond will see him battling a new villain played by Oscar-winner Rami Malek.

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    Auckland Live's Free Outdoor Entertainment Series Is Back for Summer

    Don't forget to pack your sunscreen for the summer-long outdoor event series.

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    The First Trailer for Marvel's Long-Awaited Solo 'Black Widow' Film Is Here

    It'll be only the second Marvel Cinematic Universe film focused solely on a female character.

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    Quiet Please! Is Heading Back to Centre Court for a Second Set

    The grand slam of house music returns to ASB Tennis Arena in February.

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    The Pussycat Dolls, Steps and Smash Mouth Are Heading Down Under for a Huge Throwback Pop Tour

    All those Saturday mornings you spent watching 'Video Hits' are about to come in handy.

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    The New Horror Remake of 70s TV Show 'Fantasy Island' Turns a Tropical Getaway Into a Nightmare

    It's definitely worlds away from the mild-mannered television fantasy that aired until the mid-80s.

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    A Huge Lineup Has Been Announced for Auckland Council's Openair Entertainment Series

    The 2020 edition will see 25 gigs and 26 films play out under the stars of Tāmaki Makaurau.

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    Silo Park's Huge Summer Lineup Is Here with Openair Films, Ice Cream Markets and Free Gigs

    Heading into its ninth season with a jam-packed schedule of films, markets and live entertainment under the stars.

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    A Major Exhibition of Ancient Greek Treasures Is Coming to Auckland

    'Ancient Greeks: Athletes, Warriors and Heroes' arrives from the British Museum's world-renowned collection.

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    Jordan Peele's Tense New TV Series 'Hunters' Pits Al Pacino Against Escaped Nazis

    It's set in the 70s — and the ten-episode first season will hit Amazon Prime Video next year.

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    Interview: 'Last Christmas' Director Paul Feig Picks His Favourite Festive Flicks

    We also chat to the ‘Bridesmaids’ and ‘A Simple Favour’ filmmaker about the elements of a successful Christmas movie.

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    Another Slightly Terrifying (but Highly Entertaining) 'Cats' Trailer Has Just Dropped

    Watch Idris Elba, Taylor Swift, Judi Dench and Ian McKellen prance, preen and purr across the screen.

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