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    'Oppenheimer', 'Poor Things', 'The Boy and the Heron', 'Godzilla Minus One': They All Won 2024 Oscars

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    From Air, Budjerah and Yasiin Bey to 40-Kilometre-Long Laser Beams: Vivid Sydney's Packed 2024 Program Is Here

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    Say Cheers to Hollywood's Night of Nights: Concrete Playground's Oscars 2024 Drinking Game

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    'Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey' Has Been Named the Worst Film of 2023 by the Razzie Awards

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    Predicting the Oscars: Who Should, Could and Will Win at the 2024 Academy Awards

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    Here's Why You Should Hit up The Big Picture Fest, Frankston's Biggest Street Art Festival

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    Here's Where You Can Watch 31 of 2024's Oscar-Nominated Movies in Australia Right Now

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    'Lessons in Chemistry' Author Bonnie Garmus Is Headlining 2024's Huge Sydney Writers' Festival Lineup

    The literary love-in's full program spans 223 events with nearly 300 speakers, including 35 international guests.

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    Walton Goggins Swaggers Through a Post-Apocalyptic Future in the Full 'Fallout' TV Series Trailer

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    'Poor Things' Has Been Fast-Tracked to Disney+ So You Can Stream the Emma Stone-Led Film Ahead of the Oscars

    Check out why this riff on Mary Shelley's 'Frankenstein' picked up 11 Academy Award nominations from your couch.

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    'Love Stories' Is the Next Trent Dalton Book That's Coming to Life on the Stage at Brisbane Festival

    Before 'Boy Swallows Universe' was turned into a Netflix series, it was adapted as a play first in Dalton's home town of Brisbane.

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    Andrew Scott Schemes His Way Through the Moody Full Trailer for New Netflix Crime-Thriller 'Ripley'

    The 'All of Us Strangers' and 'Fleabag' favourite joins the list of actors who've stepped into the fictional con man's shoes.

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    The sneak peek at the new version of the film also teases 'Maroon' among its four bonus tracks.

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    The 'Scrapper' cinematographer partly draws upon her own experiences as a British teen partying abroad in this Greek getaway-set drama — and it's essential viewing.

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    ACMI's World-Premiere 'Beings' Exhibition Will Feature Installations That Respond Differently to Every Visitor

    The playful winter 2024 showcase explores the work of art and design collective Universal Everything, featuring 13 pieces from its 20-year career.

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    Calling All 'Normal People' Obsessives: Sally Rooney's New Book 'Intermezzo' Will Hit Shelves This Spring

    You'll be able to read the acclaimed Irish author's fourth novel, which focuses on two grieving brothers, in September.

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    Jared Leto, Greta Lee, Evan Peters and Gillian Anderson star in the third film in the 'TRON' franchise, this time following AI from the digital world into reality.

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    A New Documentary About the Matildas Will Hit Your Streaming Queue in the Lead Up to the Paris Olympics

    'Trailblazers' features interviews with Sam Kerr, Steph Catley, Mary Fowler, Ellie Carpenter, Katrina Gorry, first-ever Matildas captain Julie Dolan and more.

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    A Six-Metre-Tall Puppet Will Tower Over the Red Centre at 2024's 'Parrtjima — A Festival in Light'

    The program also includes a three-night marketplace for the first time in the festival's history, featuring food and other products from local Aboriginal businesses.

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    Manchester's Rave Scene Is Heading Down Under: The Warehouse Project Has Announced Its First Australian Dates

    The British city's famous club night will make its Aussie debut in Sydney and Melbourne over one huge weekend, with Bonobo and Mall Grab headlining.

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    'The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin' Gives Noel Fielding Another Entertainingly Silly and Funny Comedy

    'The Mighty Boosh' star plays a real-life highwayman — but sticking to the facts clearly isn't this Apple TV+ series' remit.

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    Twelve Films and TV Shows You Need to Stream in February

    Spend your couch time watching the new 'Mr & Mrs Smith', one of this year's Oscar Best Picture nominees and a stellar new space thriller.

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    The Ten Best Places to Find Live Comedy in Melbourne All Year Round

    Head to these Melbourne pubs, fringe theatres and dedicated comedy clubs just about any day of the week for a night full of deep belly laughs.

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    For her first lead film role, the English actor swaps Crown Princess Cirilla of Cintra for talking to the dead in an inherited eerie pub.

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    Original Pages From Leonardo da Vinci's 'Codex Atlanticus' Are Set to Display in Australia for the First Time

    Penned by the artist and inventor, the priceless sheets will be on display at The Lume in Melbourne as part of its immersive da Vinci exhibition.

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    'Not on Your Rider' Is Back for 2024 with Another Round of 'Spicks and Specks'-Style IRL Music Game Shows

    Don't just play music game shows at home — join Aimon Clark, Patience Hodgson and Jeremy Neale for this regular live version.

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    Sweeping, Dazzling, Thrilling: Feudal Japan-Set Historical Epic 'Shogun' Is Grand and Gripping Viewing

    One of the best new TV shows of 2024 has arrived via this second small-screen adaptation of James Clavell's bestselling 1975 novel.

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    We've found your next reason to plan a trip to Bendigo Art Gallery: 'Paris: Impressions of Life 1880–1925'.

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    Get comfy on the couch with Zac Efron and Jeremy Allen White as wrestlers, Willy Wonka's origin story, Nicolas Cage haunting dreams and Sydney Sweeney's Sydney-shot rom-com.

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    This year also marks the circus troupe's 25th anniversary in Australia, with its latest production the tenth big-top show to visit the country.

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    'House of the Dragon' will return this year, then a new 'Game of Thrones' spinoff will join your streaming queue next year.

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    One half of the Coen brothers has made his first fictional feature without his sibling, teaming up with his long-term editor on a wildly delightful addition to his resume — and they told us all about it.

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    HBO Has Renewed 'True Detective' for a Fifth Season After 'Night Country' Proved Such a Hit

    After overseeing the detective series' fourth season, 'Tigers Are Not Afraid' filmmaker Issa López will return for season five, too.

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    Pearl Jam Have Added New Shows to Their First Down Under Tour in a Decade Due to Demand

    The Seattle-born band will be joined by Pixies, so Eddie Vedder and Black Francis will share a stage.

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    'The Boys' Is Bringing Back Its Chaotic Caped-Crusader Antics for Season Four This Winter

    Mark your diary: this page-to-screen take on superheroes will return in mid-June.

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