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NewsFive Must-See Films at the 2016 Lavazza Italian Film Festival
Coming of age dramas, politically incorrect comedies and an Australian-Italian co-production.
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NewsThe Simpsons' Matt Groening Is Coming to Australia for the First Time
The cartoonist will speak at the Sydney Opera House's GRAPHIC festival.
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NewsAn Epic Banksy Exhibition Is Coming to Australia
It's the largest showcase of Banksy pieces to ever make its way to our shores.
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NewsFive New Artists to Watch at Bigsound 2016
Track 'em down — they're all playing Brisbane's huge annual music hoo-ha this week.
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NewsThe School of Life Is Launching a Brand New Philosophy Festival in Melbourne's West
Think West will take over some of the inner west's most iconic venues this November.
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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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GuideThe Ten Most Interesting Things to See at Melbourne Fringe Festival 2016
Lasers and white lights, cabaret and comedy — and everything in-between.
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NewsMalthouse Theatre Announces Slam Dunk of a 2017 Program
We're in for one heck of a year of theatre.
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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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NewsMelbourne Is Getting a Virtual Reality Film Festival
Ride creepy ghost trains and visit faraway islands from your seat.
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NewsMelbourne's Newest Library Is Located on the City's Trains, Trams and Buses
Books on the Rail sees books travelling on the city's public transport network.
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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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NewsMeet the Aussie Photographers Shooting the Country's Best Bar Teams
Capturing the multi-sensory world of the cocktail.
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EventDewberry Roller-Rama by The Body Shop at Queensbridge Square
Fri, 13 Feb - Sun, 15 Feb 2026
Queensbridge Square, Southbank
The fragrance of the 90s is officially back, so celebrate with a free, nostalgic roller rink experience happening over Valentine's Day weekend.
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EventRoyal Stacks 10th Birthday Celebration
Multiple single dates
Royal Stacks, Melbourne
Throwing it back to 2016, this Melbourne-born burger spot is celebrating a decade of mouthwatering takeaway with free burgers and OG prices.
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EventLaunch Weekend at Upstate Oakleigh
Sat, 28 Feb - Sun, 1 Mar 2026
Upstate Oakleigh, Oakleigh
Get in a high-energy workout in the southeast, as this rapidly growing brand of Pilates studios launches its latest wellness destination in Oakleigh.
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EventAfrica 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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NewsLondon's Latest Interactive Art Exhibition Is Designed Entirely for Dogs
With a dog bowl-shaped ball pit and a meat-scented car window simulator.
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NewsThe New York Times Might be Launching in Australia
They're "focused" on Oz as part of their global expansion.
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NewsFalls Festival Drops Colossal Full 2016 Lineup
Ring in the New Year with The Avalanches, Childish Gambino and London Grammar.
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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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NewsLondon Grammar and Childish Gambino to Headline Falls Festival 2016
The rest of the lineup will be announced this arvo.
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NewsMelbourne's Dog-Friendly Music Festival is Back
The music event of every pet-lover's dreams of is back.
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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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NewsFairgrounds Festival Announce Stellar 2016 Lineup for Second Year
Rodriguez will headline country NSW's freshest festival.
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NewsLost Paradise Drops Stellar 2016 New Year's Eve Festival Lineup
Planning your NYE camping adventure? Here's a spanner in the works.
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Melbourne Fringe Reveals Doozy of a 2016 Program
Featuring lasers and white lights as well as cabaret, comedy and all the regular festivities.
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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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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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NewsMelbourne Festival Announces Killer 2016 Program
Featuring free hair cuts from children, fiery drummers and an epic Bowie tribute.
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NewsBedroom Producers: Inside the DIY Studio with Kllo
Melbourne's one-to-watch duo take us into their self-made studio space — they're not using a doona as a vocal booth any more.
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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.
