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NewsWin Tickets to See Blancanieves
Director Pablo Berger’s retelling of the Grimm Brothers' Snow White story is generating a lot of buzz right now.
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NewsThe 11-Acre Portrait You Just Can’t Miss
Artist Jorge Rodriguez-Gerada's monumental portrait will soon be going to dust.
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NewsConcrete Playground Meets Mystery Road’s Ivan Sen and Aaron Pedersen
The master filmmaker and actor discuss Indigenous stories, going it alone and science fiction futures.
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NewsWes Anderson’s Grand Budapest Hotel Promises More Pastel Good Times
Time for another wild, pastel adventure with Wes Anderson.
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NewsWhy Beyond: Two Souls Should Be the First Video Game You Play
You'll want to see Ellen Page's Oscar-worthy performance, for one thing.
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NewsEat Streets: Meyers Place
Take a closer look at Meyers Place: that tiny laneway capillary between Bourke and Little Collins streets.
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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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NewsLessons in Life and Movies from Iconic ’80s Filmmaker John Landis
Some candid advice from the man who gave us The Blues Brothers and Thriller.
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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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NewsStunningly Vivid Camera Obscura Photography Brings the Outside In
Robyn Stacey creates magic with tools on the opposite ends of the technological spectrum: a simple camera obscura and a high-tech Hasselblad DSLR.
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NewsNine Inch Nails and Queens of the Stone Age Announce Co-Headline Australian Tour
Get ready for the ultimate rock bromance.
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NewsLose the Plot at the Groovin the Moo Spin-off Festival
Cattelyard Productions are set to bring all the electronic and dance noise Australia can muster to Sydney and Melbourne.
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NewsTelekinesis Tears a Cafe Apart in Hilarious Viral Ad
An internet video advertisement for the soon-to-be released Carrie remake brings the scares to the streets.
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NewsTake Remote Control of the Melbourne Tourist Experience
Control and watch the real experience of two tourists in the Victorian cultural hive.
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NewsTry Banana Bread and Espresso Butter Beer from 4 Pines and Single Origin
It's Up & Go for beer enthusiasts.
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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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NewsMeet the Company Turning a Phone Call Into a 24-Hour Work of Art
A conversation with conversation maestros the Nature Theater of Oklahoma.
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NewsFuture of the Left Tour Lies Ahead
Prepare for a meaty slice of rock 'n' roll and a welcome dose of cheeky laughs.
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NewsWin Tickets to See Patrick and a DVD Prize Pack
A remake of the cult classic Ausploitation horror film about a comatose patient.
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NewsConcrete Playground Meets Sun Choreographer Hofesh Shechter
Schecter creates a show that balances light and dark, freedom and oppression, and that happy place we all have under the sun.
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NewsTravelling ‘SUN’ Sculpture Lights up the Scandinavian Winter
Two Scandy designers brighten up the dark Norwegian winters with their light sculpture.
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NewsThe Pop Up Bar 14km Out at Sea
Kraken Rum is giving bartenders a chance to mix it up at an frighteningly unique bar - 9 miles out to sea.
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NewsBanksy Is Doing a ‘Residency’ on New York’s Streets Right Now
There's an audio guide and everything.
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NewsNGV Announces Mega Exhibition Melbourne Now
The biggest news in art is what's going on right now.
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NewsSnap Your City and Win a Calvin Klein Downtown Prize Pack
Calvin Klein rewards your creativity with a delightful deluge of the new fragrance Downtown.
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NewsSee Gaudi’s Famous Sagrada Familia Completed in Impressive Visualisation
The end is in sight, and it's pretty spectacular.
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NewsBallot Opens to Public Enemy-Headlined Golden Plains
The ballot opens today for tickets to the chilled out weekend at the Meredith Supernatural Amphitheatre.
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NewsUniqlo to Open First Australian Store
Heattech underwear, Ultra Light Down and bold design collaborations are on their way to Melbourne's Emporium.
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NewsSolange to Play Sideshows in Sydney and Melbourne
In her first Australian headline shows, li'l sis Knowles performs in Sydney and Melbourne.
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NewsThe Roots Announce Sideshow Dates
The Roots will be playing two sideshows with Sydney MC Urthboy as a special guest
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NewsThe Best Space Images of the Year Are Totally Captivating
Stargazers everywhere, both sciencey and romantic, can rejoice at this exciting time.
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NewsThe War on Drugs Announce Sydney and Melbourne Dates
American rock 'n' roll dudes The War on Drugs reveal two sideshow performances.
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NewsWin Tickets to Gurrumul at the Melbourne Festival
Your chance to hear an Australian icon perform live.
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NewsWin Tickets to Teenage Riot at the Melbourne Festival
You don't truly realise how parental and limiting adult writers can be towards children until you've seen the works of Ontroerend Goed.
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NewsWant to Write for Concrete Playground Melbourne?
Melbourne culture guide seeks eager writerly types.
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NewsThe Top Five Tracks to Hear This Weekend
The Killers are taking a shot at the night, Satellite Stories are letting the lights go low and Cruiser want you to kidnap them.
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