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    This 'Star Wars' Party Will Let You Battle It Out Like You're a Real Jedi

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    Melbourne International Film Festival Reveals Its Huge 2018 Program

    With 393 features, shorts and virtual reality experiences, it’s the biggest lineup in MIFF’s history.

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    International Filmmakers Announced to Speak at NZIFF 2018

    Featuring an Academy Award nominated filmmaker, the makers of a 'counter-narrative to Australian mythology' and a documentary maker exploring the relationship between roller-skating rinks, hip hop culture and property developers.

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    Brisbane Is Getting Another Star Wars Screening with a Live Orchestra

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    The Cast of 'Twin Peaks' Is Coming to New Zealand

    Five of the series' stars head down under to chat doppelgängers, David Lynch and life inside the Black Lodge.

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    The Cast of 'Twin Peaks' Is Coming to Australia

    Five of the series' stars head down under to chat doppelgängers, David Lynch and life inside the Black Lodge.

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    The Trailer for 'What We Do in the Shadows' TV Spinoff 'Wellington Paranormal' Is Here

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    Queensland Film Festival Returns with a Huge 2018 Lineup

    And more than 80 percent of the lineup of 59 features and shorts is either directed or co-directed by women

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    MIFF Will Feature a Whopping 43 Films From Cannes in Its 2018 Lineup

    Including the Palme d'Or winner, Gaspar Noé's latest and a film based on a Haruki Murakami short story.

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    New Zealand International Film Festival's Jam-Packed 2018 Program Is Here

    Featuring winners from Cannes, New Zealand-made features and a series of world premieres, this year's NZIFF is shaping up to be a big one.

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    Arrested Development's Alia Shawkat Is Coming to Melbourne for a One-Off Talk

    Best known for her role as Maeby Fünke, Shawkat will speak about her career as an actor and artist as part of this year's Melbourne International Film Festival.

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    New Zealand International Film Festival's Jam-Packed 2018 Program Is Here

    Featuring winners from Cannes, New Zealand-made features and a series of retrospective screenings, the 50th edition of NZIFF is shaping up to be a big one.

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    The Best, Weirdest and Most Unexpected Films of Sydney Film Festival 2018

    From empathetic dramas about life on the margins to lurid dance party horrors and silent nature documentaries, our film critics saw it all. Here are the films they suggest you track down this year.

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    A Crowdfunding Campaign Is Underway to Reopen Melbourne's Historic Capitol Theatre

    The revamped space, which dates back to 1924, will be used for festivals, film screenings, concerts and conferences.

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    Daria Is Heading Back to Your TV Screen Courtesy of an All-New Reboot

    La la la la la — everyone's favourite sardonic 90s teen is heading back to the small screen.

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    A 'Game of Thrones'-Style Medieval Banquet Is Coming to Sydney

    It'll be just like The Red Wedding — but with more ale and less murder.

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    Paraguayan Film 'The Heiresses' Takes Out Top Prize at the 2018 Sydney Film Festival

    And a film about a Sydney ghost hunter won best documentary.

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    You'll Soon Be Able to Visit a James Bond Museum Built Into an Austrian Mountain

    Explore the world of Britain's most famous fictional spy on one of the mountains seen in Spectre.

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    'Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire' Is the Latest Wizarding Movie Getting the Live Orchestra Treatment

    Another night of muggle movie and music magic, this time screening the fourth film in the franchise.

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    Australia's Scandinavian Film Festival Reveals Its Dark and Eerie 2018 Lineup

    Including a chilling recreation of a mass shooting and a gothic interpretation of a folk tale.

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    Ten Stellar Sydney Film Festival Titles You Can Still Grab Tickets To

    These films have been festival favourites so far — and you can still get yourself along to a screening this week.

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    Behind the Scenes of 2018's Scariest Film with 'Hereditary' Director Ari Aster

    We talk to Aster about the catharsis of horror, casting Toni Collette and what makes the film so terrifying.

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    A Huge Program Has Been Announced for Matariki Festival 2018

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

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    Like Winter, a Game of Thrones Prequel Series Is Coming

    HBO has ordered a pilot for a potential spin-off, set thousands of years before the current series.

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    Five Films from Cannes 2018 We Can't Wait to See in New Zealand

    Some of them may already be on their way to our cinemas; others we'll have to cross our fingers for.

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    Ten Must-See Films at the 2018 Sydney Film Festival

    Including a lesbian romance set in Nairobi, a compilation of previously censored clips and a stunning Japanese animation.

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    Five Films from Cannes 2018 We Can't Wait to See in Australia

    Some of them are already on their way to our cinemas; others we'll have to cross our fingers for.

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    Sydney Film Festival Adds Eight Films From Cannes to Its 2018 Program

    Including the winner of the acclaimed Palme d'Or and the latest film from Jean-Luc Godard.

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    Eight Homegrown Films Have Been Announced for NZIFF

    Including five world premieres and the return of live cinema with the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra.

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    Melbourne International Film Festival Has Revealed Its First 2018 Films

    The first 32 films of the mammoth August film festival include Australian premieres, highly recommended docos, and Cannes and Sundance winners.

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    This New Pop-Up Is Taking Retro Cinema to Brisbane's Most Unlikely Venues

    The first FilmHouse screening will be held at East Brisbane's Mowbraytown Hall.

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    A New HBO Documentary Series Will Revisit the Case Against Serial's Adnan Syed

    It's being made by the director of true crime doco 'West of Memphis' and will have a score by Nick Cave.

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    A Concert Series Pairing National Geographic Footage with a Live Orchestra Is Touring Australia

    The images will draw upon Nat Geo's 130-year archives, while the score will feature the work of composers such as Hans Zimmer, Austin Fray and Andrew Christie.

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    The New Zealand International Film Festival Teases Its 2018 Program with Nine Features

    Including the story of a show-stopping Chinese designer, a haunting new film from the director of 'Winter’s Bone' and a Cannes award winner.

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    Sydney Film Festival's Full Jam-Packed 2018 Program Is Here

    With New Zealand comedies, Sundance hits and no fewer than 326 films screening across 12 days, this year's SFF is panning out to be a big one.

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    Concrete Playground's Picks for The Documentary Edge International Film Festival 2018

    Screening 74 docos from across the globe, this year's Doc Edge has something for everybody.

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    Studio Ghibli's Magical Theme Park Will Now Open in 2022

    The park will spirit visitors away into the Ghibli universe, featuring attractions from 'My Neighbour Totoro', 'Kiki's Delivery Service' and 'Howl's Moving Castle'.

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    A Group of Handmaids Are Freaking Out Sydneysiders to Promote 'The Handmaid's Tale' Season Two

    Red-clad ladies are wandering silently around Sydney ahead of the season premiere tonight.

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    Five Pieces of Homework to Do Before 'The Handmaid's Tale' Drops Its Second Season

    The second season will premiere on SBS this week — if it's been a while since you binged the first, here's what you can do to catch up.

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