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NewsWhen a Journalist's Nightmare Becomes a Timely Big-Screen Reminder: Richard Roxburgh, Peter Greste and Kriv Stenders Talk 'The Correspondent'
More than ten years after he was arrested and imprisoned in Egypt for doing his job, Australian war correspondent Peter Greste's experience fighting for his freedom couldn't be more relevant.
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NewsHow a Butterfly Effect-Style Video Game Became a Time-Loop Horror Film: David F Sandberg and Gary Dauberman Chat 'Until Dawn'
"It was really about 'okay, how can we stay true to the game, the world and all that, but also be able to do our own thing as well within the genre?'."
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NewsNew 'Hunger Games' Prequel 'Sunrise on the Reaping' Has Found Its Young Haymitch — and It's Australian Actor Joseph Zada
This 'Invisible Boys' star will follow in Woody Harrelson's footsteps in the big-screen adaptation of Suzanne Collins' latest book.
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News"I Do My Best Work in the Dark": Jenna Ortega Gets Creepy and Kooky Again in the First 'Wednesday' Season Two Trailer
You'll need to mark a couple of dates in your diary for this Tim Burton-directed series' return, with its second season dropping in two parts.
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NewsWith 'Mountainhead', It Looks Like 'Succession' Creator Jesse Armstrong Is Back in Eat-the-Rich Mode — and There's a Trailer
In this straight-to-streaming Max film, Steve Carell, Jason Schwartzman, Cory Michael Smith and Ramy Youssef play billionaires on holiday amid an international crisis.
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NewsSydney Film Festival 2025 Is Opening with Alison Brie- and Dave Franco-Starring Australian Film 'Together'
Making its Australian premiere in the Harbour City, this Sundance hit and body-horror flick follows a couple who move to the countryside.
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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 films 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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NewsTwenty-Five Exceptional Films by Indigenous Australian Filmmakers That You Can Stream Right Now
Celebrate Australia's First Nations filmmakers with these horror standouts, coming-of-age gems, Top End rom-coms, outback noirs, Aussie westerns and expressive dance flicks.
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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 a 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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NewsThe Six Best Ways to Celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival in Melbourne
Celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival (Moon Festival) in Melbourne by hitting up cultural performances, noshing on mooncakes, and gathering together a big group mates for a yum cha feed.
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NewsNine New Movies You Can Watch Right Now That Have Been Fast-Tracked From Cinemas to Streaming
Get comfy on the couch with Austin Butler's latest brooding role, serial-killer chiller 'Longlegs' and the animated antics of 'Inside Out 2'.
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NewsThe Trailer for the New 'I Know What You Did Last Summer' Is Here with Jennifer Love Hewitt and Freddie Prinze Jr Back Among the Cast
If you're a fan of 90s horror getting a new lease on life, we know what you're doing this winter Down Under.
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NewsThree Decades On, It Looks Like 'Clueless' Is Getting a Small-Screen Sequel Series Featuring Alicia Silverstone
This isn't the first time that the hit 1995 film has made the jump to TV — but it is the only small-screen series with Silverstone as Cher Horowitz.
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NewsBluesfest Is Returning in 2026 After Initially Announcing That 2025's Event Would Be Its Last-Ever Festival
More than 109,000 people went to the Byron Bay festival in 2025, making it the third-largest in the event's history.
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NewsThe Pedro Pascal-Led Fantastic Four Face Julia Garner's Silver Surfer in the New Full 'First Steps' Trailer
Marvel's first family is finally joining the MCU — and so are some of their adversaries, including Galactus.
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News"There Are Many Kinds of Death" in the Intense New Trailer for Danny Boyle and Alex Garland's '28 Years Later'
Starring Jodie Comer, Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Ralph Fiennes, this British zombie franchise is back — 23 years since the first film and 18 since its initial sequel.
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NewsDepicting the Hell of War with Unflinching Realism: D'Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai, Will Poulter, Alex Garland and Ray Mendoza Talk 'Warfare'
Based on the memories of one of its co-directors and his unit, this film is designed to feel as relentless and immersive — and horrific — as being in combat.
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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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NewsInside 'Sinners': Michael B Jordan, Ryan Coogler and the Movie's Co-Stars on Making Southern Gothic Horror with the Blues, Blood and Bite
Jordan and Coogler's decade-plus-long collaboration just keeps getting better and better, this time in a 30s-set, Mississippi Delta-set battle with evil.
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NewsWhen Murderous Memes Disrupt a First Date in a Nifty, Twisty Thriller: Meghann Fahy and Brandon Sklenar Chat 'Drop'
The latest movie from 'Happy Death Day' filmmaker Christopher Landon aims to mix a modern Hitchcock feel with 90s thrillers — and that was part of the appeal for its two stars.
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NewsAddictive Aussie Noir, Being Haunted by the Past and Ignoring Jason Isaacs' Advice: Luke Arnold and Bella Heathcote Talk 'Scrublands: Silver'
One of the best new Australian series of 2023 is back for a second season, bringing another of Chris Hammer's Martin Scarsden novels to the small screen.
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NewsAfter Already Announcing a Second Melbourne Show, Lady Gaga Has Added Another Sydney Gig to Her 2025 Australian Tour
This is the final concert that'll be added to her trip Down Under, with the music megastar doing two shows each in Sydney and Melbourne, plus one in Brisbane.
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Hop 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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NewsNatasha Lyonne Has More Mysteries to Solve in the Star-Studded Full Trailer for 'Poker Face' Season Two
Cynthia Erivo, John Cho, John Mulaney, Melanie Lynskey, Katie Holmes, Awkwafina and Giancarlo Esposito are just some of this season's guest cast members.
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EventAustralian Heritage Festival Victoria
Fri, 18 Apr - Sun, 18 May 2025
Various locations around Victoria, Melbourne
Choose from 300 free and ticketed events that reveal the people, places and cultures that have shaped present-day Victoria.
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EventCoravin World Wine Tour: Clover
Thu, 1 May - Sat, 31 May 2025
Clover, Richmond
Sip from every bottle on the menu by the glass for one month only — no corkscrew required.
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EventDo More Than Dine
Thu, 1 May, 2025
Square One Rialto, Melbourne
Put your money where your mouth is at hospitality social enterprise Scarf's annual gala fundraising dinner.
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EventAperol Hour at Baby Pizza
Mon, 3 Mar - Sat, 31 May 2025
Baby Pizza, Richmond
From 4–6pm every day, you can treat yourself to $9.50 cocktails, $7.50 wines and $6.50 beers for two heavenly hours.
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Event29-Cheese Gnocchi at Cucinetta
Tue, 1 Apr - Wed, 30 Apr 2025
Cucinetta, South Yarra
Melbourne just can't get enough of this special — this is the dish's eighth appearance, driven by insanely high popular demand.
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EventBernie Dieter's Club Kabarett
Thu, 3 Apr - Sun, 11 May 2025
Meat Market, Melbourne
Come for the no-holds-barred kabarett, then stay for the astonishing circus, gender-bending aerial and fire-breathing sideshow.
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EventCheese Wheel Pasta at Vaporetto
Tue, 1 Apr - Wed, 30 Apr 2025
Vaporetto Bar & Eatery, Hawthorn
Warm up with a giant plate of pasta cooked just right and finished before your eyes in a giant cheese wheel.
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EventBanff Mountain Film Festival World Tour
Wed, 14 May 2025 and Fri, 16 May 2025
Select cinemas in Melbourne, Various locations
From snowboarding on Antarctic icebergs to wingsuit flying in the Swiss Alps, this celebration of adventurous cinema will get your pulse racing.
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EventFantastic Film Festival Australia
Thu, 24 Apr - Thu, 15 May 2025
Select cinemas in Melbourne, Various locations
Finn Wolfhard's new slasher flick, nude 'Austin Powers', a Lynne Ramsay retrospective: 2025's FFFA has them all.
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EventThe Offspring: Supercharged Worldwide in '25 Tour
Wed, 7 May - Thu, 8 May 2025
Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne
Come out and play: The Offspring's latest arena tour with Simple Plan is hitting Australia, including Melbourne, in 2025.
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NewsAuthenticity, Chemistry and Honouring a Harrowing Chapter of History: Jacob Elordi and Odessa Young Chat 'The Narrow Road to the Deep North'
"There couldn't be a better opportunity to come home," Jacob Elordi told us about leading this page-to-screen miniseries, which adds a new great to the Aussie TV canon.
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NewsMark Your Calendar: Good Things Will Be Back in 2025 and Has Just Dropped Its December Festival Dates
Across one huge weekend to start off summer, this returning fest will hit up Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane for another year.
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NewsSave the Date: The Big Pineapple Festival Is Returning in November 2025 to Celebrate Its Tenth Anniversary
Mark your calendar now: there's no lineup yet, but this beloved music fest is returning to Pineapple Fields in Woombye on the Sunshine Coast this spring.
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NewsDoomscrolling, the Pandemic, Joaquin Phoenix and Pedro Pascal Feuding: The First Trailer for Ari Aster's 'Eddington' Has Them All
Emma Stone and Austin Butler also star in the Cannes-premiering latest movie from the 'Hereditary', 'Midsommar' and 'Beau Is Afraid' filmmaker.
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NewsAnother Twisty Blake Lively- and Anna Kendrick-Starring Caper Is in Store in the Full 'Another Simple Favour' Trailer
This time, the frenemy antics are heading to Italy for a Capri-set wedding filled with murder and betrayal — and to your streaming queue.
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NewsAustralia Has Gone Dotty for the NGV's Massive Yayoi Kusama Showcase, Making It the Country's Highest-Attended Ticketed Exhibition
More than 480,000 people have seen this celebration of the Japanese artist and icon's work — spots, pumpkins, tentacles and infinity rooms included.
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NewsFighting for Survival, Facing Clickers and Figuring Out a New Future: Isabela Merced, Gabriel Luna and Young Mazino Talk 'The Last of Us'
What it takes to endure in dystopian times sits at the heart of HBO's smash-hit series — for audiences, and for both its returning and new stars.
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NewsWhen You Get the Idea to Have Paul Rudd Kill a Beloved Mythical Creature: Alex Scharfman Chats 'Death of a Unicorn'
For his feature directorial debut, this filmmaker ran with a concept that just popped into his head — and he also enlisted Jenna Ortega, Will Poulter, Téa Leoni and Richard E Grant to help.
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NewsStunts Are Finally Being Rewarded with a Dedicated Oscar, Starting at the 100th Academy Awards in 2028
There'd be no cinema without stunt design — and the talents behind one of the key components of movie magic will finally start receiving Hollywood's most-prized statuettes.
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NewsHBO Has Renewed 'The Last of Us' for Season Three Before the Game-to-TV Smash's Second Season Arrives
There might only be two games so far, but there'll be at least three seasons of the Pedro Pascal- and Bella Ramsey-starring hit television series.
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NewsA Third Season of Harriet Dyer and Patrick Brammall's Delightful 'Colin From Accounts' Is Officially on the Way
"To be honest, with the way we ended season two it would have been weird not to make a third, so here we are," said Dyer and Brammall.
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Lady Gaga Is Bringing Her 'MAYHEM Ball' Tour Down Under for Her First Australian Shows in 11 Years
Heading to Melbourne, Brisbane and Sydney, Lady Gaga's three-city visit will also mark her first-ever Australian stadium shows.
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NewsBrisbane's River Pride Parade Is Returning for Melt 2025 for a Second Year of Floating LGBTQIA+ Celebrations
After 2024's debut event proved a hit, a flotilla of boats and watercraft will again sail from West End to Brisbane Powerhouse to help wrap up this year's festival.
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NewsYour Latest Mission: Watching Tom Cruise Try More Death-Defying Stunts in the 'Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning' Trailer
If this really is the last 'Mission: Impossible' movie, its star is seeing it off by continuing to test his limits — and hang off of planes.
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NewsAnother All-Star Cast, Another Tale of Family Chaos: The Trailer for Wes Anderson's 'The Phoenician Scheme' Is Here
Benicio del Toro, Michael Cera, Riz Ahmed, Scarlett Johansson, Tom Hanks, Bryan Cranston, Richard Ayoade, Jeffrey Wright and Benedict Cumberbatch are among Anderson's latest ensemble.
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NewsSXSW Sydney Has Announced the First 40 Speakers That'll Be Taking to the Stage at Its 2025 Conference
GoFundMe CEO Tim Cadogan, former foreign correspondent Peter Greste, Girls That Invest founder Simran Kaur, 'Crazy Rich Asians' actor Remy Hii and Dr Karl are among the initial names.
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NewsHere's How First Nations Arts Celebration 'Parrtjima — A Festival in Light' Is Dazzling the Red Centre in 2025
This is the tenth time that this Indigenous festival has lit up Alice Springs Desert Park, with the 300-million-year-old MacDonnell Ranges as a backdrop.
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NewsCoachella Has Dropped Its 2025 Set Times for Both Weekends So That You Can Plan When to Livestream Along
Catch Lady Gaga, Green Day, Post Malone, Missy Elliott, Charli XCX, Megan Thee Stallion, The Prodigy, Weezer and more from your couch.
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News"There's No Going Back": The Grid Meets the Real World in the Initial Trailer for Third 'TRON' Movie 'Ares'
What happens when artificial intelligence from the digital world enters reality? That's the focus of this Jared Leto- and Greta Lee-starring film.
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NewsMovie Debuts, Almost-True Coming-of-Age Tales and Christchurch's Post-Punk Music Scene: BENEE and Ed Oxenbould Talk 'Head South'
Stella Bennett has always wanted to be in a film — and this music-fuelled NZ movie, led by an Aussie star who has been acting since childhood, has made that dream come true.
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NewsNicole Kidman Is Back in Wellness Guru Mode: 'Nine Perfect Strangers' Season Two Will Hit Your Streaming Queue in May
Also starring this time around: Henry Golding, Lena Olin, Annie Murphy, Christine Baranski, Murray Bartlett, Dolly de Leon, Mark Strong and more.
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NewsWith The Horrors, Clown Core, a Car Crash and an Artist Inside an Hourglass on Its 2025 Lineup, Dark Mofo Is Definitely Back
After a year off, this Tasmanian winter arts festival is returning with a boundary-pushing feast of art, performances, music and more.
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NewsIf You're Keen for an Almost Five-Minute Sneak Peek at 'Superman', James Gunn Has Unveiled Exactly That
Krypto and the Fortress of Solitude feature in the latest glimpse at the new Man of Steel movie — as does David Corenswet as Superman, of course.
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NewsAn Australian-Exclusive Performance by Broadway Icon Bernadette Peters Is the First Event on Melt Festival's 2025 Lineup
She originated the role of The Witch in 'Into the Woods' and starred in TV's 'Mozart in the Jungle', and now she's heading to Brisbane.