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    NZIFF Has Made a Foray into Cannes

    NZIFF will screen seventeen films from the prestigious festival - including the winners of the Best Director, Jury Prize and Best Actor categories.

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    Understanding the Work of Marina Abramovic in Five Phases

    How the performance artist got from bodily extremes to quiet introspection — and with it, superstardom.

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    The Lido to Add New Flavour to Melbourne's Cinema Scene

    Rooftop cinema, a 'hidden' jazz room and Huxtaburger are all part of the picture at the Lido.

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    The Best, Worst and Weirdest Movies of the Sydney Film Festival 2015

    Here's what left our mouths agape, for one reason or another.

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    The Ten Best Boutique Cinemas in Auckland

    The following list includes mainstream, light art-house and hardcore art-house cinema.

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    Degraves Street Underpass to Relaunch Public Art Program

    Campbell Arcade's glass cabinets have been rechristened 'The Dirty Dozen'.

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    Volumes Is Sydney's Brand New Multi-Venue Music Festival

    Four stages, three Sydney venues, one day.

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    Listen Out Festival 2015 Lineup Revealed

    Leaked the old fashioned way.

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    Concrete Playground Meets Contemporary Artist Joe Helmore

    Like his paintings, Joe Helmore is a bit of a pick and mix.

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    The Beach Boys to Headline Bondi Beach's New Music Festival

    The Beach Boys, on Bondi Beach. Let it sink in.

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    Your Winter Film Guide

    The Hollywood blockbuster formula meets hard-to-tackle issues like mental health and the role of women.

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    Yoko Ono's One-Off Morning-Inspired Art Event Is Coming to MCA

    Meet us on the lawn for free early morning yoga, giant mandala-making and New York-themed brekkie.

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    Concrete Playground Wants You

    We are looking for an additional freelance cultural connoisseur based in either Wellington or Auckland.

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    Watch Michael Fassbender and Marion Cotillard in the First Macbeth Trailer

    Australian director Justin Kurzel's highly anticipated follow-up to Snowtown.

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    American Football is Coming to New Zealand Next Year

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  • Guide

    Five New Art Exhibitions Shaking Up June

    Visit '70s California, the strip club and the protest barricades.

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    Elizabeth Rose's New Single Is an Anthem for Marriage Equality

    With sale proceeds being used to help fight discrimination. What a legend.

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    Ostro's Josh Emett Is Bringing You a Side of Live Music with Your Mains

    Matter-of-factly named 'Dinner and a Show', you will be treated to exactly that.

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    Brilliant Things to Do in Wellington This June

    Leave your hot water bottle at home.

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    The State of Fun in Australia

    Gelato Messina, The Festivalists, Giant Dwarf and Secret Garden discuss active play, festival culture and whether red tape is killing creativity.

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    Brilliant Things to Do in Auckland this June

    Leave your hot water bottle at home.

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    Aotea Square Set For a Wintry Makeover

    Skating in a winter wonderland.

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    Win Tickets to See Grace Jones at Carriageworks

    Be front and centre for this legendary Vivid Sydney headliner — there will be costume changes.

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    See Studio Ghibli's Spirited Away as an 8-Bit Video Game

    Hayao Miyazaki's beloved film, as an adorable platform adventure.

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    Melbourne International Film Festival Reveals First Lineup for 2015

    Sundance smashes, Jason Segel taking on David Foster Wallace and Neil Armfield’s hotly-anticipated adaptation of 'Holding the Man'.

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    Florence and the Machine Announce Splendour 2015 Sideshows

    Their Coachella set finished up with 'Dog Days Are Over'. Just sayin'.

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    What It's Like Learning to Dance in Pointe Shoes in 12 Weeks

    To play Bottom in the Australian Ballet's The Dream, male dancers need to make like the ladies and go en pointe.

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    Ken Griffen's 'Face Value' Distills Superficial Encounters into Art

    The Huffer art director's first solo exhibition is a series of disembodied remainders of fleeting relationships.

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    Watch Royal Headache's Opera House Vivid Gig Get Shut Down By the Cops

    You can take the band out of the garage, but you can’t take the garage out of the band.

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    The Australia Council Has Started Suspending Funding to Artists After Budget Cuts

    Your calendar of shows to see might be looking a bit lighter a few months from now.

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