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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.
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NewsCollingwood Technical School to Be Turned into a Huge Creative Arts Precinct
They've received the final bit of funding to ensure the project goes ahead.
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NewsThis New Off-Broadway Show Encourages Selfies During the Performance
Yes, that's Daniel Radcliffe sneakin' a selfie.
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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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GALLERY: Sonos and Concrete Playground's Byron Bay Beach Break
We threw a party by the beach with Banoffee and Kllo, and it felt like summer all over again.
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NewsThe Very Best Eats and Beats at Splendour in the Grass 2016
What we ate, drank and threw shapes to at this year's blue sky-happy Byron shindig.
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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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NewsAustralia's Largest Bamboo Structure Is Being Constructed for MPavilion 2016
And with it will come a four-month program of cultural activities.
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NewsEdinburgh Festival Programs Controversial Opera, Then Offers Refunds Before It Opens
Programmed unseen, Christophe Honoré's 'Così fan tutte' has been slammed for "volatile, violent racism".
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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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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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NewsMona's Dark Mofo Just Got $10.5 Million in Funding from the Tasmanian Government
There's many more dark wintry art times in Hobart ahead.
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NewsFive Unforgettable Live Performances by James Blake
Binge-watch Blake before his Splendour shows.
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EventFree Classes for Gut Health Day at KICStudio
Fri, 29 May, 2026
KICStudio, Cremorne
From somatic flows to yoghurt bowls, treat your gut this Gut Health Day with a free session and a feel-good snack.
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EventThe Shortest Lunch 2026
Sat, 20 Jun - Sun, 21 Jun 2026
Various Yarra Valley venues, Coldstream
13 Yarra Valley wineries will host this popular weekend of tastings and food, in celebration of the winter solstice.
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EventThe Big Design Market: Almost Winter
Fri, 22 May 2026, Sat, 23 May 2026 and Sun, 24 May 2026
Royal Exhibition Building, Carlton
This truly massive event features more than 250 independent designers and over 75 artisanal food stalls, ensuring you're fully stocked for the cold months ahead.
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EventSt Kilda Film Festival
Thu, 4 Jun - Sun, 14 Jun 2026
Various locations in St Kilda, St Kilda
Great movies come in small packages at this standout short film festival, with 190-plus titles screening across 11 days in 2026.
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EventDiscoteca Italiana at Melbourne Museum
Sat, 6 Jun, 2026
Melbourne Museum, Carlton
Step from centuries-old relics onto the dance floor as this one-night-only Italo disco party combines the ancient world and after-dark fun.
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EventBring a Friend for Free at Peninsula Hot Springs
Fri, 1 May - Fri, 29 May 2026
Peninsula Hot Springs, Fingal
Book in a midweek chill, as this month-long promotion offers a two-for-one soak for you and a bestie.
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EventIndependent Music Exchange at Northcote Town Hall
Sat, 6 Jun - Sun, 7 Jun 2026
Northcote Town Hall, Northcote
Celebrate independent music as label founders and crate diggers come together to champion physical media and share community-driven knowledge.
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EventSorrento Solstice Festival
Sat, 20 Jun - Sun, 21 Jun 2026
Various locations in Sorrento, Sorrento
Celebrating, not hiding away from the year's shortest days, this emerging solstice festival offers firelight by the ocean.
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EventBook Doof — A Reading Rave at Revolver
Sat, 30 May, 2026
Revolver Upstairs, Prahran
Transforming the dance floor into a cosy book-lovers' den, this community-driven reading event is raising funds for Indigenous literacy.
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EventVera Blue x Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Orchestral Veil
Sat, 11 Jul, 2026
Hamer Hall, Southbank
The groundbreaking Australian artist is once again reimagining her music with Victoria's top orchestra this July.
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GuideSix Splendour Sideshows You Can Still Buy Tickets For
Not heading to Splendour? Just bring the festival to you.
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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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NewsHow to Take the Ultimate Photo of Australian Life
You don’t need to be a pro photographer to win $10,000.
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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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NewsThousands of Nude People Paint Themselves Blue for Spencer Tunick's Latest Installation
Over 3000 punters "blue" themselves in the name of art.
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NewsThe Finalists for the 2016 Archibald Prize Have Been Announced
Time for your yearly dose of prestigious portraits of prominent Aussies.
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NewsMelbourne International Film Festival Reveals Their Complete 2016 Program
The list just keeps on getting bigger.
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NewsSydney's Festival of Dangerous Ideas Announces Provocative 2016 Program
From #BlackLivesMatter to teenage communists and our own Federal Government (TBC).
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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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NewsFour Indigenous Aussie Hip Hop Artists You Should Know
Damn good local music to get in your ears before Klub Koori.
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NewsThese Giant Portraits of Federal Politicians Have Popped Up in Sydney and Melbourne
This election campaign can't finish quickly enough.
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NewsBrisbane Festival Is Bringing Pharrell Williams' Latest Arts Project to Australia
Before New York even gets a glimpse of it.
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NewsFalls Festival Is Heading to Western Australia This Summer
The summer festival will takeover downtown Fremantle in 2017.
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GuideFive Brilliant New Melbourne Art Exhibitions to See During July
Dive into Degas, Del Kathryn Barton and detailed paintings of delicate animals.
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NewsThis New App Lets You Hear the Stars Sing
A Galaxy of Suns translates constellations into beautiful musical scores.
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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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NewsWhite Night Is Coming to Ballarat for the First Time Ever
Joining Melbourne, Paris, Toronto and São Paulo as the newest global location for the one-night festival of light.
