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    'Drive' Director Nicolas Winding Refn Has Launched His Own Free Streaming Service

    It features a different cult classic each month, as well essays, videos, photos and music.

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    Melbourne First Dedicated 'Harry Potter' Store Is Now Open

    The Store of Requirement opened in Collingwood on July 31 (yes, Harry Potter's birthday).

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    Eleven Must-See Films at the 2018 Melbourne International Film Festival

    Including a Bill Murray documentary, an unsettling 3D flick and the best performance of Jaden Smith's acting career.

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    These Are the Best Aussie Films of 21st Century According to Australian Film Critics

    51 critics picked Australia's 25 big-screen highlights from the past 18 years.

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    The 'Lord of the Rings' TV Series Just Became Your Most Anticipated Show of 2021

    Amazon Studios is developing a five-season TV show based on the renowned series of books.

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    How Jackie van Beek and Madeleine Sami from 'The Breaker Upperers' Made This Year's Funniest Comedy

    We chat to the film's two directors, writers and stars, about real-life break ups, smashing rom-com conventions and Celine Dion singalongs.

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    'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' Is Getting the Reboot Treatment

    Everyone's favourite vampire slayer is set to make a comeback in new 'richly diverse' series.

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    'Drive' Director Nicolas Winding Refn Is Launching His Own Free Streaming Service

    It'll feature a different cult classic each month, as well essays, videos, photos and music.

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    12 Stellar Movies From 2018 That You Need to Catch Up On

    This year has thrown up plenty of cinema gems so far — here's what you need to see.

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    Six Dark and Eerie Films to See at the 2018 Scandinavian Film Festival

    Including an incredibly dark Icelandic comedy, a 'Stranger Things'-inspired gothic horror and a chilling recreation of a mass shooting.

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

    You'll be able to unleash your inner jedi (or rebel, or sith) at these Battle Wars happening in Sydney and Melbourne later this year.

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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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    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

    "Think Mulder & Scully but in a country where nothing happens."

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    Ten Things We Learned Chatting with Greg Sestero About 'The Room', Tommy Wiseau and 'Best F(r)iends'

    The new film is based on the time Tommy Wiseau thought Sestero was going to kill him.

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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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    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.

Latest Events
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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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    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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    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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    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 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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    Netflix Might Be Getting Into the Cinema Game With Its Own Chain of Theatres

    It's the potential next step for the streaming giant, which will spend up to $8 billion on original content this year.

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    Five Films to See at the 2018 Spanish Film Festival

    Clear a few nights to see beloved Spanish classics, side-splitting comedies and gothic fables.

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    Thornbury Picture House Is Melbourne's New Retro-Style Independent Cinema

    Now open, the High Street cinema features a 57-seat cinema and an onsite bar.

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    Australia's Indie-Focused American Essentials Film Festival Has Unveiled Its 2018 Program

    Featuring Nicolas Cage's latest horror-comedy, a focus on classic LA-set flicks and a mob drama straight from Cannes.

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    Melbourne's ACMI Is Set to Undergo a $40 Million Revamp

    It'll see the Fed Square centre gain two new labs, an extension to its learning centre and an upgrade to its permanent exhibition.

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    Five Enchantingly Essential Studio Ghibli Gems From Co-Founder and Director Isao Takahata

    Before the director passed away this week aged 82, he was responsible for some of Ghibli's best flicks.

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    A Look Down the Rabbit Hole at ACMI's Wondrous World-First Wonderland Exhibition

    Yes, there's a Mad Hatter's Tea Party – and there's also much, much more than that.

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