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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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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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NewsTwenty-Five Exceptional Films by Indigenous Australian Filmmakers That You Can Stream Right Now
Celebrate Australia's First Nations filmmakers with these potent westerns, horror standouts, coming-of-age gems, Top End rom-coms, outback noirs, and expressive dance flicks.
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NewsA List of All of the Wes Anderson Films, Ranked
No one makes movies quite like Wes Anderson, so we've revisited and ranked them all — even though every single one is a gem.
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NewsIt's Eurovision Time: Here's When You Can Watch 2025's Song Contest (with Tony Armstrong and Courtney Act Hosting Australia's Coverage)
This year's Australian entry: Go-Jo with the song 'Milkshake Man', which is being performed with a four-metre-tall blender as part of the set.
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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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NewsTen 2025 Oscar-Winning Films That You Can and Should Watch Immediately
Your newly Oscars-approved viewing list includes movies about determined architects, whirlwind romances, catty cardinals, sandworms and more.
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NewsPredicting the Oscars: Who Should, Could and Will Win at the 2025 Academy Awards
From 'Anora' and 'A Real Pain' to 'I'm Still Here' and 'No Other Land', here's what's likely to emerge victorious at the 2025 Oscars.
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NewsHere's Where You Can Watch 33 of 2025's Oscar-Nominated Movies in Australia Right Now
Massive musicals, monumental dramas, stunning animated gems, heartbreaking documentaries, two Timothée Chalamet movies: they're all Oscar contenders, and you can watch them all.
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NewsEleven 2025 Golden Globe-Winning Films and TV Shows That You Can (and Should) Watch Right Now
Make a cinema or couch date with a freshly minted Golden Globe-winner — here's what you can watch right away, and where.
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NewsTwenty-Five Movies That You Can Stream This Christmas No Matter How You Feel About the Festive Season
Pour a glass of eggnog, find your comfiest spot on the couch, then enjoy everything from 'The Holdovers' and 'Die Hard' to 'Last Christmas' and 'Eyes Wide Shut'.
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NewsNine 2024 Emmy-Winning TV Shows That You Should Watch Immediately
Your new must-watch list of Emmy-winners includes 'Baby Reindeer' and its has-to-be-seen-to-be-believed tale, the history-making 'Shōgun' and, yes, 'The Bear'.
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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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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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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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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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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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EventAfrican Film Festival Australia
Fri, 27 Mar - Sun, 29 Mar 2026
Cinema Nova, Carlton
Carlton's Cinema Nova will host three days of award-winning African films.
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EventJackalope Cinema 2026
Sun, 1 Mar - Tue, 31 Mar 2026
Jackalope Hotel Mornington Peninsula, Merricks North
Make your Mornington Peninsula stay even more picture-perfect, with this month-long open-air cinema program.
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EventTWOOBS Pop-Up
Multiple single dates
Hutton House Studio, Collingwood
Get your dogs out: this super-popular platform thong brand is popping up on Collingwood for four days.
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EventUNO Social Club at Hotel Esplanade
Mon, 2 Feb - Mon, 2 Mar 2026
Hotel Esplanade, Saint Kilda
Combine nostalgia and nightlife, as this card game experience transforms this much-loved Melbourne pub into an UNO-themed escape.
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Event15th Birthday BBQ Summer Series at Toorak Cellars
Sun, 1 Feb - Sun, 15 Mar 2026
Toorak Cellars, Armadale
No ordinary backyard barbecue, this seven-week birthday celebration sees top Melbourne chefs team up to showcase their masterful skills with the tongs.
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EventRooftop Pickleball at Hilton Melbourne Little Queen Street
Wed, 21 Jan - Sat, 28 Feb 2026
Hilton Melbourne Little Queen Street, Melbourne
Level up your pickleball skills in style, as this CBD hotel brings back its sunny rooftop court for the tennis season.
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EventNGV & Midsumma: Queer Histories, Futures & Creativity
Fri, 30 Jan and Sat, 7 Feb 2026
NGV International, Melbourne
Catch these curator-led tours, conversations and a special edition of NGV Friday Nights, each exploring a new perspective of LGBTQIA+ art and culture.
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EventRooftop Racquet Club at QT Melbourne
Thu, 8 Jan - Sun, 1 Mar 2026
QT Melbourne, Melbourne
Keep an ace up your sleeve this summer, as this glamorous hotel serves up a rooftop pickleball court, signature cocktails and late-night DJs.
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EventThe Royal Family Dance Crew Presents 'Defend the Throne'
Wed, 27 May - Sun, 7 Jun 2026
Hamer Hall, Southbank
Global street-dance icons The Royal Family Dance Crew will headline RISING 2026 with 'Defend the Throne,' a high-energy showcase blending 14 years of their most iconic choreography with brand-new work ...
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EventLu-Niverse: Countess Luann at Melbourne Recital Centre
Mon, 23 Feb, 2026
Melbourne Recital Centre, Southbank
Be cool, as this reality TV star brings her infectious energy to Melbourne for a tea-spilling deep dive into a slew of wild moments.
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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.
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NewsThe Rewriters: How Director Jason Perini Went From KFC Commercials to Hollywood
Meet the Sydney director who's now casually working with Tinseltown superstars.
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NewsHow The Jungle Book Director Jon Favreau Took Disney Beyond the Bare Necessities
We chat talking animals and tracking down Bill Murray with the actor-turned-director.
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NewsCinemas in Melbourne and Sydney Are Screening Purple Rain in Honour of Prince
See the artist work his magic on the big screen one more time.
