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    Green Day's 'American Idiot' Musical Is Coming to Auckland

    The rock musical is based on the punk band's iconic 2004 album.

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    A Huge Program Has Been Announced for Matariki Festival 2019

    Mark the arrival of Māori New Year with a massive street party, gourmet hāngi and an illuminated parade.

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    A Jam-Packed Program Has Been Announced for Aotea Square's New Winter Hub

    Including an ice skating rink, transparent 'igloos' and the iconic Auckland Night Markets.

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    'The Chef Show' Is Netflix's New Laidback Cooking Series with a Star-Studded Cast

    It's co-hosted by actor/director Jon Favreau, and also features his Marvel co-stars Robert Downey Jr, Tom Holland and Gwyneth Paltrow.

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    King of Hard-Hitting Docos Louis Theroux Is Bringing His New Live Show to Auckland

    The fearless filmmaker, journalist and social commentator is heading back Down Under in 2020.

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    Brad Pitt Blasts Into Space in the First Trailer for the New Interplanetary Thriller 'Ad Astra'

    He's following in the footsteps of George Clooney, Matt Damon and Matthew McConaughey.

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    Welcome to the Teaser for Netflix's New Animated 'Jurassic Park' Spin-Off

    'Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous' is the latest dinosaur-filled creation to spawn from the hit 90s books.

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    James Cameron's Huge Immersive Deep Sea Exhibition Is Coming to New Zealand

    Challenging the Deep will dive deep into the Titanic and Avatar director's rather expensive hobby: deep-sea exploration.

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    One-Night, Clash-Free Festival FOMO Is Back for Its Second Year

    Australia's clash-free festival is jumping the ditch next January.

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    You Can Finally Hear Beyoncé as Nala in the New Teaser for the Live-Action 'Lion King'

    The film also stars Donald Glover as Simba — and hits cinemas next month.

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    The Visually Stunning First Trailer for Netflix's 'Dark Crystal' Prequel Series Is Here

    The streaming platform steps back into the story first told in Jim Henson's 1982 film.

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

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    New Zealand Is Getting a Bingo Rave

    Just yell "bingo" and wait for the drop.

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    Bong Joon-ho's 'Parasite' Has Won the Palme d'Or at This Year's Cannes Film Festival

    The 'Okja' and 'Snowpiercer' filmmaker made history, becoming the first Korean director to nab Cannes' top award.

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    A Huge Mural of New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern Is Now Gracing a Melbourne Silo

    The 25-metre-tall painting is a tribute to the victims of the Christchurch mosque shootings.

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    'The Babadook' Director Jennifer Kent Returns with Her Brutal New Film, 'The Nightingale'

    Five years after her debut hit, the Australian filmmaker returns with a different kind of horror.

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    The Full Trailer Has Dropped for Quentin Tarantino's Star-Studded 'Once Upon a Time in Hollywood'

    It charts the end of Hollywood's golden age and the Manson Family murders — and features everyone from Brad Pitt to Al Pacino, Leonardo DiCaprio to Margot Robbie.

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    'Westworld' Returns with a Futuristic Season Three Trailer — and Aaron Paul

    This season explores the 'Blade Runner'-esque world located outside of the titular amusement park.

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    Feel-Good Crowd-Pleaser 'Blinded by the Light' Turns Bruce Springsteen's Music Into a Coming-of-Age Movie

    Set in the 80s, it earned rave reviews at this year's Sundance Film Festival.

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    HBO Has Dropped the First Trailer for Its Next Big Fantasy Series, 'His Dark Materials'

    Adapting Philip Pullman's award-winning young adult trilogy of the same name, it stars James McAvoy, Ruth Wilson, Lin-Manuel Miranda and 'Logan' scene-stealer Dafne Keen.

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    Check Out the Latest Trailer for 'Midsommar', the Unsettling New Horror Movie From the Director of 'Hereditary'

    It follows a holidaying couple as they visit a rural Swedish community — and it promises a nightmare in daylight.

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    Nearly One Million Unhappy 'Game of Thrones' Fans Want the Show's Final Season to Be Remade

    Upset over the way the series is wrapping up, they're demanding a do-over without showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss.

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    Netflix's Next Big Rom-Com 'Always Be My Maybe' Is Here (With Bonus Keanu Reeves)

    Sparks fly as Ali Wong plays a celebrity chef and Randall Park re-emerges as her childhood best friend.

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    The New Zealand International Film Festival Teases Its 2019 Program with Five Features

    Including a 59-minute 3D tracking shot, Southern California neo-noir mystery, and a Colombian 'Lord of the Flies'-style thriller.

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    Netflix Has Dropped the Release Date and Trailers for the Latest Season of 'Black Mirror'

    More bleak technological tales are on their way — this time featuring robots, police standoffs and Miley Cyrus.

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    A New Tech, Music, Film and Design Festival Is Coming to Wellington

    Held across five days, it will bring together some of the world’s most exciting innovators — from tech geeks to film gurus, aspiring musicians and serial entrepreneurs.

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    Dylan Moran Is Bringing His New Comedy Show to New Zealand

    The 'Black Books' star is touring the country this October.

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    A Choose-Your-Own-Adventure Episode of 'Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt' Is Coming to Your Netflix Queue

    After the success of 'Black Mirror: Bandersnatch', the streaming platform is getting into interactive content in a big way.

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    Watch the Trailer for Netflix's New Australian-Made Dystopian Sci-Fi Thriller 'I Am Mother'

    Rose Byrne voices a maternal robot in this new movie, which was shot in Adelaide and screened at Sundance.

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    The US TV Version of 'What We Do in the Shadows' Has Been Renewed for a Second Season

    You'll be able to sink your fangs into ten more episodes in 2020.

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    The Full Trailer for the Star-Studded Second Season of 'Big Little Lies' Has Just Dropped

    This time around, Reese Witherspoon, Nicole Kidman, Laura Dern, Shailene Woodley and Zoë Kravitz face off against Meryl Streep.

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    The First Creepy 'IT: Chapter Two' Trailer Has Arrived to Reignite Your Clown Phobias

    27 years later, Pennywise is back — and this time he's terrifying Jessica Chastain, Bill Hader and James McAvoy.

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    Ten Years After the Movie, the First Teaser for the New 'Watchmen' TV Series Is Here

    With 'Game of Thrones' finishing, HBO hopes this will be its next pop culture phenomenon.

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    Ten Picks for Auckland Writers Festival 2019

    Sit down with a Pulitzer Prize winner, a BAFTA-winning rapper and our Prime Minister at this year's literary bonanza.

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    Auckland's Full-Scale Globe Theatre Has Announced Its First Winter Season

    A new roof has transformed the theatre into an all-weather venue.

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    Check Out the Trailer for 'Crawl', the New Killer Alligator Movie Snapping Its Way Into Cinemas

    Taking place in Florida just as a huge hurricane hits, it pits a father and daughter against a creature with quite the bite.

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    'Magic Mike' Is Being Turned Into a Stage Musical

    It's due to premiere in the US in November, and is eyeing off a Broadway run.

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    Auckland's New Winter Festival Has Dropped Its 2019 Lineup

    Tune out winter with interactive light shows, culinary events and cultural performances.

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