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NewsMelbourne Is Getting a Virtual Reality Film Festival
Ride creepy ghost trains and visit faraway islands from your seat.
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NewsSex, Lies and Tickling: Behind the Scenes of the Year's Strangest Documentary
'Tickled' all started with a very strange online ad and prompted legal threats within a week of pre-production.
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NewsWhy Down Under's Abe Forsythe Made the Cronulla Riots Into a Comedy
There's never been a more timely moment to release a film about the Cronulla riots (even though they were ten years ago).
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NewsThe Italian Film Festival Has Unveiled Its 2016 Program
Another ace year of excellent Italian cinema.
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GuideMust-Stream TV: All the Best Shows You Should Be Watching From 2024 So Far
Don't spend hours scrolling through streaming platforms — here's 2024 standout shows that you need to see.
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GuideSpectacular Autumn Events For Culture Vultures Seeking Their Next Fix
Make sure you add these must-do events to your Sydney culture calendar.
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NewsEurovision Alert: Here's When and Where 2024's Song Contest Is Unleashing Its Europop Marvels
Electric Fields are representing Australia with 'One Milkali (One Blood)', which features the language Yankunytjatjara from the Anangu peoples.
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NewsTwelve Films and TV Shows You Need to Stream This Month
Spend your couch time watching Andrew Scott step into Tom Ripley's shoes, a shattering docuseries about Nickelodeon's kids TV hits and Colin Farrell as a PI.
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NewsSeven New Movies You Can Watch Right Now That Have Been Fast-Tracked From Cinemas to Streaming
Get comfy on the couch with Sydney Sweeney as a nun, Timothée Chalamet's return to Arrakis and a Bob Marley biopic.
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NewsTwelve Films and TV Shows You Need to Stream in March
Spend your couch time watching Adam Sandler in space, a stunning Oscar-winning documentary, girl group-fuelled sitcom hilarity and Noel Fielding's latest show.
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NewsHop to It: 16 Classic and Eclectic Films You Can Stream This Easter Long Weekend
Some feature bunnies. Some include eggs or chocolate. Some have provocative takes on religion.
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NewsTwelve New Movies You Can Watch in March That Have Been Fast-Tracked From Cinemas to Streaming
Get comfy on the couch with a haunting Andrew Scott and Paul Mescal romance, Sofia Coppola's take on Priscilla Presley and stunning Oscar-winner 'Anatomy of a Fall'.
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NewsFrom the 'Mona Lisa' to 'Codex Atlanticus': A Look Inside The Lume's Multi-Sensory Leonardo da Vinci Exhibition
The only 360-degree exact replica of the world's most-famous enigmatic portrait, da Vinci's notebook pages, 40 of his machine inventions brought to life: they're all on display.
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NewsNine 2024 Oscar-Winning Films That You Can and Should Watch Immediately
'Oppenheimer', an astonishing Ukraine-set documentary, a Wes Anderson short, Emma Stone's most-spectacular performance yet: they each won 2024 Oscars, and you can check them all out now.
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NewsThe Best, Weirdest and Most Surprising Films of The 2016 Melbourne International Film Festival
Starting with the film with the most horrifying, taboo-shattering, laugh-or-you'll-vomit finale.
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NewsMelbourne International Film Festival Reveals 2016 Audience Award Winners
With a delightfully charming Swiss animated effort taking the feature gong.
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NewsFive Must-See Films at the 2016 Korean Film Festival in Australia
With lovers, killers, monsters and reverse mermen, this year's festival has it all.
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NewsUnpacking Iranian Horror with Under The Shadow Director Babak Anvari
A haunting set in '80s Tehran, a time when the city was being bombed by neighbouring Iraq.
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NewsWin a Double Pass to the Cine Latino Film Festival
See everything from cinematic poetry to Peruvian horror films at Australia's first fest dedicated to Latin American cinema.
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NewsSuicide Squad Fans Are Actually Trying to Shut Down Rotten Tomatoes
At the time of writing, this petition has 17,614 signatures protesting against the site.
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ShopCounterweight Vinyl & Espresso
32 Chambers Street, Footscray
Browse secondhand vinyl — the specialty is classic dance and bass — or sit down for a coffee and pastry.
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NewsFive Must-See Films at the 2016 Cine Latino Film Festival
See everything from cinematic poetry to Peruvian horror films at Australia's first fest dedicated to Latin American cinema.
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NewsGoing Viral and Getting James Wan's Attention with Lights Out's David F. Sandberg
The Swedish horror director caught Hollywood's eye with a two-and-a-half-minute short.
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NewsHow to Adapt Jane Austen for 2016 with Love and Friendship's Whit Stillman
"I hated the title Lady Susan, it wasn't Jane Austen's title."
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NewsGhostbusters Legend Ray Parker Jr. Is DJing at MIFF's Festival Bar
Ghosts or no, the Forum's called in the big guns for this one.
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NewsIvan Sen And Aaron Pedersen Talk Goldstone and Carving a Genre for Aussie Outback Noir
We speak to the only duo to make not one, but two politically-charged Australian films with an Indigenous cop as the main character.
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EventFree Wings at BEAST City
Friday, May 24, 2024
Beast City, Melbourne
Head to the CBD diner to score up to six free Southern-fried chicken wings this Friday afternoon.
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EventBurgundy vs Tasmania Wine Dinner
Monday, May 20, 2024
Pure South Dining, Southbank
Sample five courses of fine Tasmanian produce paired with handpicked drops from both the famed French wine region and the Apple Isle.
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EventSunset Boulevard
Tuesday, May 21 - Sunday, August 11, 2024
Princess Theatre, Melbourne
Starring Sarah Brightman as Norma Desmond, this Tony-winning musical based on the film of the same name is playing Melbourne.
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EventSister Act: A Divine Musical Comedy
Sunday, November 3 - Sunday, December 15, 2024
Regent Theatre, Melbourne
Your prayers have been answered: this smash-hit Broadway musical is finally bringing its screen-to-stage show to Melbourne.
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Event$8 Tickets for Eight Days at FoMo Cinemas
Friday, May 24 - Friday, May 31, 2024
FoMo Cinemas, Brunswick East
Hitting the flicks at this new East Brunswick Village cinema just got cheaper, with every ticket to every movie costing just $8 during this eight-day special.
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EventRocco's On Tour
Sunday, May 19 and Sunday, May 26, 2024
Toorak Cellars, Armadale
Rocco's will be slinging two of its most popular sandwiches at two southside pop-ups this month.
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EventSpanish Film Festival
Friday, June 14 - Wednesday, July 10, 2024
Select cinemas in Melbourne, Various locations
Say hola to the Melbourne's annual showcase of Spanish and Latin American movies — including a celebration of Salvador Dalí in cinema.
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EventDonut Festival 2024
Saturday, June 1 - Sunday, June 2, 2024
Queen Victoria Market, Melbourne
This annual homage to the world's favourite holey treat has gotten a whole lot bigger.
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EventMud Crab Special at Spice Temple
Wednesday, May 1 - Friday, May 31, 2024
Spice Temple, Southbank
This coveted mud crab special is making its long-awaited seasonal return to the Southbank restaurant's menu — but only for a limited time.
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NewsWin Tickets to the Melbourne International Film Festival's Opening Night Gala
Kick off the festival with a world premiere and the ultimate post-screening party.
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NewsTen Must-See Films at the 2016 Melbourne International Film Festival
We've sifted through hundreds of films to make your MIFF pickin' a little easier.
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NewsAustralia's New Cine Latino Film Festival Has Revealed Its First Ever Program
Australia's first national festival dedicated to showcasing the best in Latin American cinema.
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NewsMelbourne International Film Festival Reveals Their Complete 2016 Program
The list just keeps on getting bigger.
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NewsFive Must-See Films at the 2016 Scandinavian Film Festival
Catch an Icelandic rom-com, see a Finnish post-war drama and get into Nordic Noir.
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NewsWin a Private Screening of Maggie's Plan For You and 20 Mates
Get out of the cold and into a warm cinema with a Greta Gerwig-led modern rom-com.
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Melbourne International Film Festival to Screen 30 Titles Direct from Cannes
The French Riviera is coming to us.
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NewsFive Must-See Films to Catch at Palace Cinemas' New Documentary Festival
Hot Docs is here with boxing epics, cave diving nail-biters and an exploration on Chuck Norris.
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NewsMelbourne International Film Festival Reveals First Lineup for 2016
Start making your shortlist.
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Five Films From Cannes We Really Want to Come to Australia
From the Palm d'Or winner that made Cannes cry to a violent LA fashion world thriller from Drive's director.
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NewsAirbnb's Latest Listing? Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' Secret Lair
If this was a true TMNT experience, it'd be located in a sewer.
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NewsHunt For The Wilderpeople's Taika Waititi Talks Buddy Comedies and Taking On Thor
"The one thing that everyone relates to the most? Family dynamics. I don't relate to bank robbers."
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NewsFive Pieces of Homework to Do Before ACMI's SCORSESE Exhibition
Get watching, reading and cooking his mother's meatballs.
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NewsWhat the Government Doesn't Want You to See: Director Eva Orner Talks Chasing Asylum
Meet the Oscar-winning filmmaker responsible for one of the most confronting documentaries you'll see all year.
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NewsMelbourne International Film Festival 2016 to Open With Aussie Sci-Fi
Investigate The Death and Life of Otto Bloom.
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NewsWin Tickets to See Hunt for the Wilderpeople
See the delightful newbie from the brains behind Boy and What We Do in the Shadows.
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NewsFive Films to See at Australia's New American Indie Film Festival
There's no blockbusters or sequels to be seen at Essential Independents: American Cinema, Now.
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NewsSydney Film Festival's Entire Amazing 2016 Program Is Here
If you need us during June, we'll be holed up in a dark room.
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NewsHot Docs Film Festival Has Announced Its First Ever Australian Program
Get your documentary fix at this brand new Canadian import.
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NewsAustralia's Punk Documentary About West Papua Is Touring Bars Nationally
You might not have heard of PFWP, but you need to see this award-winning film.
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NewsByron Bay Film Festival Announces Virtual Reality Program
The coastal film fest is taking audience interaction to the next level.
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Five Must-See Films at the 2016 Human Rights Arts and Film Festival
Starting with "the film the Australian government doesn't want you to see".
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NewsHollywood Just Greenlit Two Uber-Themed Comedies, Is Officially Out of Good Ideas
This is just like Antz and A Bug's Life all over again.
