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    Studio Ghibli's Hayao Miyazaki Is Officially Coming Out of Retirement

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    Concrete Playground's Helpful Guide to the 2017 Oscar Race

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    Alliance Française French Film Festival Reveals 2017 Lineup

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    Donald Glover's Atlanta Finally Available to Stream in Australia

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    Eat, Drink and Cry at the Third Annual Cinema Peroni

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    Alliance Française French Film Festival Reveals 2017 Lineup

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    Ten Films From Sundance 2017 We're Hoping Make it to New Zealand Cinemas

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    Ten Films From Sundance 2017 We're Hoping Make it to Australian Cinemas

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    How Lion Director Garth Davis Turned an Unbelievable True Tale into an Oscar Contender

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    La La Land, Diversity and Aussie Films Shine In This Year's Oscar Nominations

    The 2017 Academy Awards are all about that whimsical Hollywood musical.

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    Aussie Film-Focused Streaming Service Ozflix to Launch on Australia Day

    Like Netflix or Stan, but only for homegrown movies.

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    Brisbane Queer Film Festival Reveals First Look at Newly Independent Program

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    Sydney's Mardi Gras Film Festival Unveils Stacked 2017 Lineup

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    Ben and Jerry's Openair Cinema Returns For 2017

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    Smales Farm's Outdoor Film Series Returns for 2017

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    Ten New Australian Films You Need to See In 2017

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    Ten Golden Globe Winners to Add to Your 2017 Must-Watch List

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    The Best Free Things to Do in Auckland This Week

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    Ten Films You Need to See in 2017

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    Google and Amazon Are Offering 99 Cent Movie Rentals

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    Concrete Playground's 2016 Boxing Day Movie Smackdown

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    Win Tickets to Eco-Drama The Catch

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    The World's First Live Movie Is Coming to Cinemas

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    Concrete Playground's Top Ten Movies of 2016

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