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NewsSecret Garden Festival Hosted Its First Ever Real Legally-Binding Wedding
Music and matrimony combined, complete with Peter Pan-themed vows and a confetti cannon.
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NewsStudio Ghibli's Hayao Miyazaki Is Officially Coming Out of Retirement
The acclaimed animator is currently preparing to make his next full-length film.
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NewsConcrete Playground's Helpful Guide to the 2017 Oscar Race
Who will win, who should win, and who got snubbed at the 89th Academy Awards.
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NewsHilarious Erotic Novel Podcast My Dad Wrote a Porno Announces Live Australian Tour
The hysterical smut is coming to our shores in August.
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NewsThe Other Art Fair Is Coming to Melbourne
After events in Sydney, London's four-day accessible art fair is finally making its way to Melbourne.
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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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NewsTwelve Films and TV Shows You Need to Stream This Month
Spend your couch time watching Rashida Jones navigate a sci-fi mystery in Japan, Nicolas Cage face a post-apocalyptic future and a gripping Australian romance-scam thriller.
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NewsThe 15 Best Straight-to-Streaming Movies of 2024 So Far
From 2024's first half, you need to be catching an Oscar-winning documentary, Glen Powell as a fake assassin and plenty of horror shocks from your couch.
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NewsEight New Movies You Can Watch in July That Have Been Fast-Tracked From Cinemas to Streaming
Get comfy on the couch with 'Furiosa', the latest gem from Hirokazu Kore-eda and a hypnotic vision of an AI-dominated future.
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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's standout shows that you need to see.
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NewsMelbourne Queer Film Festival Announces 2017 Program
Take your pick from 135 features, shorts and documentaries focused on LGBTIQ stories.
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NewsA White Night Itinerary: Ten Things Not to Miss
Step by step, we've planned out your all-night art adventure with the help of artistic director David Atkins.
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NewsThe Workings of White Night: How to Run an All-Night Arts Festival in Melbourne
Pulling together a 12-hour city-wide show is no easy feat — we speak to artistic director David Atkins about how the White Night team pulls it off.
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NewsCity of Melbourne Allocates a Casual $2.6 Million in Public Event Funding
Supercharging Melburnian calendars, this funding focuses on making big-ticket events more accessible (and free).
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NewsFlume Wins First Grammy Award for Best Electronic Album
Harley Streten collects his first Grammy for lauded album Skin.
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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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NewsAustrian Street Artist Nychos Is Coming to Australia
Splitting his time between Sydney and Melbourne — and he'll be doing original wall work.
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GuideSix Essential Melbourne Art Exhibitions to See in February
Cool down over ocean photography, see some Georgia O'Keeffe works at Heide or discover a new Southeast Asian artist.
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NewsAn Amy Winehouse Exhibition Is Coming to Australia
See family photos, costumes, cookbooks and more, all curated by Winehouse's brother and sister-in-law.
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NewsMeet The Third Day, North Melbourne's Newest Warehouse Event Space
“Being in Melbourne is a bit like the Berlin way too. You’ve got to seek out your parties."
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NewsInterview: M. Night Shyamalan on His New Film Split, Plot Twists and Taking Risks
His latest film features James McAvoy fielding 23 different personalities.
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NewsThe Team Behind Serial and This American Life Is Releasing a Brand New True Crime Podcast
S-Town will investigate a true story set in rural Alabama.
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EventSection 8 Birthday Beach Party
Mon, 24 Feb - Sun, 2 Mar 2025
Section 8, Melbourne
The return of a cult classic Melbourne laneway party to celebrate a very special occasion.
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EventTesselaar KaBloom Festival of Flowers
Sat, 29 Mar - Sun, 27 Apr 2025
Tesselaar Tulip Farm, Silvan
Give your autumn a blooming boost with this floral event, featuring flower displays, acrobats, food trucks and, for the first time, a soaring ferris wheel.
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EventSingaMalaya Festival
Sun, 23 Feb, 2025
EziStreat, North Melbourne
Bringing a hawker-style night market to the heart of North Melbourne, this one-day event celebrates the best of cuisine, culture and community.
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EventCorteo — Cirque du Soleil
Fri, 22 Aug - Sun, 24 Aug 2025
John Cain Arena, Melbourne
Focusing on a clown imagining his funeral procession, this dazzling hit filled with acrobatic wonders features the Montreal-based company's first-ever central stage setup.
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EventWine & Cheese Fest 2025
Sat, 1 Mar, 2025
The Timber Yard, Port Melbourne
The best days out are ones packed with dreamy local cheese, vino and grape stomping.
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EventHans Zimmer Live
Tue, 29 Apr - Wed, 30 Apr 2025
Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne
Hear 'Dune', 'Gladiator', 'Interstellar' 'The Lion King' and more performed by a live orchestra and a full band.
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EventYounghusband Market
Multiple single dates
Younghusband Precinct, Kensington
Once a month until July, you can drop by this newly developed precinct in Kensington to shop all sorts of local artisan wares.
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EventHerb & Chilli Festival
Sat, 15 Mar - Sun, 16 Mar 2025
125 Quayle Road, Wandin, Wandin
Spice up your life at this Yarra Valley food fest, featuring live music, chilli-eating contests, cooking demos and hot sauce aplenty.
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EventEA Presents 'The Sims 25' Pop-Up
Fri, 21 Feb - Sun, 23 Feb 2025
ACMI, Melbourne
This Y2K-inspired 'The Sims' pop-up is hitting ACMI to celebrate 25 years of the beloved life simulation game.
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NewsDonald Glover's Atlanta Finally Available to Stream in Australia
Coming to SBS Viceland — and even better, SBS On Demand.
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NewsWin a Trip to Flick the Switch and Turn On the Lights at Enlighten Canberra
You and a friend could be heading to Enlighten 2017 to light up the city.
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NewsBasking in the Beauty of Moonlight with Oscar-Nominated Filmmaker Barry Jenkins
He chats to us about representing alternate characters, male vulnerability and black consciousness in a feature film.
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NewsAlliance Française French Film Festival Reveals 2017 Lineup
With 45 formidable films on offer, from the Audrey Tatou-starring Jacques Cousteau biopic to Venice Film Festival highlight Planetarium.
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NewsTen Films From Sundance 2017 We're Hoping Make it to Australian Cinemas
Ghost stories, dance docos and rags-to-riches rap efforts.
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NewsGroovin the Moo Announce 2017 Lineup
GTM returns to regional Australia with The Darkness, Loyle Carner and a whole lot of local talent.
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NewsThe NGV's Latest Artwork Is Essentially an Oversized Game of Hopscotch
Hop, skip and jump your way down a free, 16-metre long game.
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NewsHow Lion Director Garth Davis Turned an Unbelievable True Tale into an Oscar Contender
Take an incredible story, a top-notch cast and a trip to India and add All The Feels.
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NewsLaneway Launches Hotline for Reporting Festival Harassment in Real Time
Because everyone should feel safe while dancing their heart out.
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NewsLa La Land, Diversity and Aussie Films Shine In This Year's Oscar Nominations
The 2017 Academy Awards are all about that whimsical Hollywood musical.
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NewsAustralian Hip Hop Artists Release Australia Day Protest Single 'Change the Date'
Featuring Thundamentals, L-Fresh the Lion, Urthboy and more.
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NewsSix Ways to Spend the Australia Day Public Holiday in Melbourne
Join a protest, see a local film, brush up on your history and really appreciate Australia's natural beauty.
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NewsAn Overwhelmed Punter's Guide to What to See, Hear and Eat at Laneway Festival 2017
See NAO, inhale Belles Hot Chicken, pre-prepare with a podcast.
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NewsShia LaBeouf Has Launched a Four-Year-Long Anti-Trump Live Stream
It's designed to act "as a show of resistance or insistence, opposition or optimism".
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NewsWomen's Marches Draw Massive Crowds Around the Globe
Hundreds of thousands of people turned out worldwide.
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NewsAussie Film-Focused Streaming Service Ozflix to Launch on Australia Day
Like Netflix or Stan, but only for homegrown movies.
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NewsTen New Australian Films You Need to See In 2017
A Muslim rom-com, Martin Freeman braving the apocalypse, and Dev Patel in everything always.
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NewsHot Dub Time Machine Announces Australian-Wide Winery Tour
Music and wine come together for a party in the vines.
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NewsLa La Land Might Be Adapted Into a Stage Musical
The hit flick might be taking its singing and dancing to the theatre.
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NewsYou Could Soon Be Able to Sleep Overnight at the Sydney Opera House
The ultimate Australian Airbnb.
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NewsNew York Electronic Duo Sofi Tukker Announces Two Australian Shows
See the Grammy nominees known for their 'Book Tree', a six-foot-tall instrument made of, yep, books.
