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    Win Tickets to See The Little Death

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    Win Tickets to the Lavazza Italian Film Festival 2014

    Fall in love with movies Italian style, including a breathtaking restoration of one of the country's all-time classics.

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    Taika Waititi and Jemaine Clement's mockumentary about the undead keeps the genre alive and well.

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    Friday, May 24, 2024

    South City Square, Woolloongabba

    Plant-based and gluten-free eats are on the menu for a Friday night feast at this Woolloongabba precinct.

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    Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga

    Thursday, May 23 - Wednesday, June 19, 2024

    Various cinemas in Brisbane

    Enlisting Anya Taylor-Joy and Chris Hemsworth on a prequel to 'Fury Road', George Miller has made another 'Mad Max' franchise marvel.

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    Various cinemas in Brisbane

    Instead of aliens in 'A Quiet Place' and its sequel, John Krasinski ponders a world where imaginary friends are real in this warmly whimsical family-friendly fantasy.

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    Thursday, June 13 - Wednesday, July 10, 2024

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    Say hola to the Brisbane's annual showcase of Spanish and Latin American movies — including a celebration of Salvador Dalí in cinema.

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    Saturday, June 15 - Sunday, June 16, 2024

    Brisbane Showgrounds, Bowen Hills

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    Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre, South Brisbane

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    QPAC Lyric Theatre, South Brisbane

    It's electrifying: the 50s-set, five-decade-old show has scored a brand-new stage production, and it's rolling into Brisbane from January 2024.

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    Sunday, June 16, 2024

    Felons Barrel Hall, Brisbane City

    Catch Tirzah, Glass Beams, Bonny Doon and more at this riverside festival curated by Jet Black Cat Music at Felons Brewing Co.

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    Friday, June 14, 2024

    Davies Park, West End

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    Thursday, May 9 - Wednesday, May 29, 2024

    Select cinemas in Brisbane, Various locations

    Hirokazu Kore-eda's first Japanese film since 'Shoplifters' is yet another of the great director's deeply empathetic masterpieces.

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    The intoxicating sort-of documentary on the life of Nick Cave.

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    Instagram-age Renaissance man James Franco's thoughts on coming of age.

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    All the standard Scandinavian crime thrills come together in the newest addition to the ever-popular genre.

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    Melbourne International Film Festival Announces Full 2014 Program

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