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    'Dune: Part Two' Now Won't Hit Cinemas Until March 2024 Amid Hollywood's Strikes

    The first Timothée Chalamet-starring 'Dune' film was also delayed from 2020 to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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    The 'Cat Person' Trailer Turns the Viral 'New Yorker' Story Into a Nicholas Braun-Starring Dating Thriller

    Kristen Roupenian's widely read 2017 tale leaps to the screen, with 'CODA' star Emilia Jones as a college student navigating a dating nightmare.

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    Attenzione: The Italian Film Festival's 2023 Lineup Is Here and Filled with Europe-Set Must-Sees

    Head to Italy from your cinema seat with a feast of films set everywhere from Milan, Puglia and the Italian Alps to Naples, Sicily, Tuscany and Rome.

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    Louise Bourgeois' World-Famous Spider Sculpture 'Maman' Is Coming to Australia for the First Time

    The iconic nine-metre-high, ten-metre-wide piece will be on display during the 2023–24 Sydney International Art Series.

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    SXSW Sydney's Screen Festival Will Open with the Julia Garner-Starring Aussie Thriller 'The Royal Hotel'

    Australian filmmaker Kitty Green reteams with the 'Inventing Anna' and 'Ozark' star after 'The Assistant' to launch the event's first screen fest Down Under.

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    'Justified: City Primeval' Brings Timothy Olyphant and His Stetson Back for a Perfect TV Revival

    Welcome back Deputy US Marshal Raylan Givens, this time in Detroit in a miniseries that has hit streaming eight years after the original 'Justified' wrapped up.

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    Break Out the Cosmos: HBO Has Just Renewed 'And Just Like That...' for Season Three

    The Sarah Jessica Parker-led series just needs another three seasons, then two movies, to match 'Sex and the City'.

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    Joji Is Returning to Australia and New Zealand This Spring for His First-Ever Headline Tour

    Joji's 'Pandemonium' tour will hit arenas across Australia's east cost and Auckland in November.

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    The First-Ever Angelika Film Centre Outside of the US Is Opening in Brisbane This Week

    The arthouse cinema chain launched in New York in 1989 — and now it's bringing its movie-loving experience to an eight-screen site in Woolloongabba.

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    Ms Lauryn Hill Is Touring Australia to Celebrate 25 Years Since 'The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill' Released

    It's been a quarter-century since singer and rapper's only solo release, and she's hitting the Gold Coast, Melbourne and Sydney to mark the occasion.

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    '& Juliet' Is Taking Its Olivier Award-Winning Shakespeare-Meets-Pop Spectacle to Sydney in 2024

    Blending the Bard's greatest tragedy with pop songs by Britney Spears, Backstreet Boys, Robyn and more, this "what if?" take on 'Romeo and Juliet' is hitting the Harbour City.

  • News

    New 'Star Wars' Series 'Ahsoka' Chooses Wisely in Making Rosario Dawson Its Formidable On-Screen Force

    Disney's favourite galaxy far, far away delivers another master-and-apprentice tale, this time focusing on a 'Clone Wars' and 'Rebels' figure in live-action.

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    Lost Paradise Has Unveiled Its Dance-Heavy New Year's Eve 2023 Lineup with Flume and Basement Jaxx

    Dom Dolla, Foals, Bicep, Kelis and Carl Cox will also be ringing in the new year in Glenworth Valley.

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    Fresh From Starring in 'The Idol', The Weeknd Is Bringing His 'After Hours Til Dawn' Stadium Tour Down Under

    The Weeknd is heading to Australia and New Zealand this November and December, with Mike Dean and Chxrry22 in support.

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    Just In: Christina Aguilera Is Coming to Australia for a One-Night-Only Show in Melbourne

    Victoria's 'Always Live' program also includes Eric Prydz, Jai Paul and Jessie Ware as part of more than 165 artists at 60-plus events.

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    Sparks, Santigold, Chromeo and The Lemon Twigs Are Doing Harvest Rock Sideshows on the East Coast

    Can't make it to Adelaide for two music-filled October days? Four of the festival's highlights are doing their own gigs.

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    Netflix Is Turning 'The Survivors' by 'The Dry' Author Jane Harper Into a Crime-Thriller Streaming Series

    The streaming platform has announced four new Australian projects, including an outback succession tale called 'Desert King'.

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    Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Is Bringing Back Its Hans Zimmer Tribute for Two More Nights of Film Scores

    The first round of concerts in May sold out, so MSO is bringing the legendary composer's movie music back to Hamer Hall in December.

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    'Jurassic World': The Exhibition

    Fri, 2 Aug - Mon, 28 Oct 2024

    Fever Exhibition Hall, Brunswick

    This exhibition filled with life-sized, lifelike creatures is your latest excuse to indulge your dinosaur obsession in Melbourne.

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    Hear My Eyes: 'Wake in Fright'

    Fri, 16 Aug, 2024

    Hamer Hall, Arts Centre Melbourne, Melbourne

    In its all of its newly restored 4K glory, this iconic Australian thriller is getting the Hear My Eyes treatment with Surprise Chef providing a new soundtrack.

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    Accidentally Wes Anderson: The Exhibition

    Wed, 18 Sep - Sun, 3 Nov 2024

    360 Bourke Street, Melbourne, Melbourne

    Bringing the Instagram feed to the IRL realm, this symmetry-loving exhibition is making its Australian debut in Melbourne.

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    Ben Schwartz & Friends

    Sun, 4 May, 2025

    Hamer Hall, Arts Centre Melbourne, Melbourne

    The 'Parks and Recreation' and 'The Afterparty' star is bringing his live improv show to Melbourne.

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    Oktoberfest in the Gardens

    Sat, 12 Oct, 2024

    Catani Gardens, St Kilda West

    This big Bavarian celebration is bringing its steins, schnitties, schnapps and strudels to Catani Gardens.

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    Trap

    Thu, 1 Aug - Wed, 21 Aug 2024

    Various cinemas in Melbourne

    Playing a serial killer attempting to evade the police at a pop concert with his teen daughter, Josh Hartnett is transfixing in M Night Shyamalan's latest thriller.

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    Pinot Palooza

    Fri, 22 Nov - Sat, 23 Nov 2024

    Royal Exhibition Building, Carlton

    Red wine fans, rejoice: this vino festival is showcasing up to 100 wineries over two spring days at the Royal Exhibition Building.

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    In a Violent Nature

    Thu, 1 Aug - Wed, 21 Aug 2024

    Various cinemas in Melbourne

    Even if think you’ve caught every twist on killer-in-the-woods flicks, you haven't watched one as stunningly executed as this gorefest before.

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    Aperitivo Nights at Lollo

    Tue, 30 Jul - Thu, 28 Nov 2024

    Lollo at W Melbourne, Melbourne

    You can score $2 oysters on Tuesdays, cheap margarita cocktails and margherita pizzas on Wednesdays, and discounted hot wings and beers on Thursdays.

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    CollectFest Melbourne

    Sat, 5 Jul - Sun, 6 Jul 2025

    Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, South Wharf

    Marvel at some epic collections (or add to your own) at this huge convention.

  • News

    SXSW Sydney's Music Festival Will Give You Access to 300-Plus Performances Across 25 Venues

    SXSW Sydney is creating a bustling live music precinct for four days — with sets stretching from the Hollywood Hotel to Tumbalong Park.

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    'Hot Potato: The Story of The Wiggles' Is SXSW Sydney's First Big Local World-Premiere Film

    Can't wait to watch your way through the first SXSW Screen Festival Down Under? Wristbands go on sale on Friday, August 25.

  • News

    Senegalese-French Love Story 'Banel & Adama' Just Won MIFF's 2023 Bright Horizons Award

    Soda Jerk's 'Hello Dankness' also picked up the Melbourne International Film Festival's annual prize for Australian innovation.

  • News

    Nine New Movies You Can Watch in August That Have Been Fast-Tracked From Cinemas to Streaming

    Get comfy on the couch with Sydney Sweeney's best performance yet, the latest dazzling 'Spider-Verse' film and a hilarious road-trip comedy.

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    HBO's Stunning New Scammer Docuseries 'Telemarketers' Is Your Latest True-Crime Obsession

    The Safdie brothers executive produce this has-to-be-seen-to-be-believed three-parter about the shoddiest and shadiest of call-centre operations.

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    'Killing It' Season Two Tussles with Different Snakes — and This Savvy Satire Gets Even Sharper

    Craig Robinson and Claudia O'Doherty are no longer polishing off pythons, but they're still facing savage inequality while chasing the American dream.

  • News

    The Matildas' Semi-Final Against England Was Australia's Most-Watched TV Program Since 2001

    It didn't turn out the way that the nation hoped, but Sam Kerr and company still smashed records against the Lionesses.

  • News

    Caroline Polachek, Alvvays and Alex G Just Joined Kraftwerk on Meredith's Hefty 2023 Lineup

    You'll also be catching Eris Drew & Octo Octa, Flowdan, Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs, Sneaky Sound System, No Fixed Address and Souls of Mischief.

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    We Are Sex Bob-Omb!: The First Trailer for Netflix's Animated 'Scott Pilgrim Takes Off' Series Is Here

    The film's whole cast is back for this new take on the graphic novels, which hits streaming in mid-November.

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    Bradley Cooper Picks Up the Baton in the First Trailer for Leonard Bernstein Biopic 'Maestro'

    As well as starring opposite Carey Mulligan, Cooper directs, jumping back behind the lens for the first time since 'A Star Is Born'.

  • News

    Good Things' Huge 2023 Lineup Is Here with Devo, Fall Out Boy, Limp Bizkit, Corey Taylor and Pennywise 

    Celebrating Australian alternative rock as well, Spiderbait, Frenzal Rhomb, Jebediah and Eskimo Joe lead the festival's local contingent.

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    Tom Jones, Jack Johnson and Elvis Costello Lead Bluesfest's First 35th-Anniversary Lineup for 2024

    Elvis Costello & The Imposters had to drop out of 2023's Bluefest, so they're making the trip in 2024 instead.

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    RÜFÜS DU SOL, Central Cee, Peggy Gou and Kelis Lead Beyond The Valley's NYE 2023 Lineup

    Destroy Lonely, DMA'S, G Flip, Mall Grab, The Jungle Giants — the list goes on for what's set to be a huge New Year's festival in Hesse.

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    Just In: Fall Out Boy Are Teasing a New Australian Tour Like Its the 2000s Again

    You don't post an Aussie flag, a kangaroo emoji and a clip from the Australian episode of 'The Simpsons' on social media if you're not going to follow through — we hope.

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    TodayTix Is Bringing Its 'Moulin Rouge!' Lottery Back to Melbourne So You Can See the Hit Musical for Just $30

    This is Melbourne's spectacular (spectacular) second chance to see the acclaimed screen-to-stage production — and for cheap.

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    Surround-Screen Viewing Is Coming to Australia: Event Cinemas' New ScreenX Projects Movies Over Three Walls

    Catch a film in this new multi-projection format, which is making its Australian debut on the Gold Coast, and you'll have a 270-degree field of view.

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    The Matildas' Match Against France Was Australia's Biggest TV Sports Program in a Decade

    The nerve-shredding clash, epic penalties included, was also the country's biggest streaming event ever.

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    Rousing Matildas Documentary Series 'The World at Our Feet' Is Absolutely Essential Viewing Right Now

    This six-part Disney+ doco charts the national Australian women's soccer team's path to the 2023 World Cup — wins, challenges and all.

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    Start Chanting Three Times: The 'Beetlejuice' Musical Will Make Its Australian Premiere in 2025

    Eddie Perfect's song-filled take on Tim Burton's beloved film will enjoy its local debut at Melbourne's Regent Theatre.

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    Huge News: Adelaide-Born Music Festival Heaps Good Is Expanding to Melbourne and Brisbane This Summer

    The Secret Sounds-presented fest will make three stops in three states in its second year, starting with a big New Year's Eve gig at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl.

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    Mark Your Calendar: Smash-Hit Musical 'Chicago' Has Locked in the Dates for Its Big Australian Return

    The Broadway hit will unleash its razzle dazzle from November, with Zoë Ventoura as Velma Kelly and Lucy Maunder as Roxie Hart.

  • News

    Weezer Are Returning to Australia in October for Three Big Arena Shows (Including Supporting KISS)

    Catch the alt-rock favourites doing headline shows in Melbourne and Brisbane supported by Regurgitator, and warming up for KISS in Sydney.

  • News

    It's Official: The 2023 Emmys Has Been Postponed to January 2024 Due to Hollywood's Strikes

    With writers and actors currently on strike, America's big annual TV awards has been pushed back four months.

  • News

    'Blade Runner' Is the Next Movie Classic That's Returning to the Big Screen Down Under with a Live Score

    Bring on the synths: Vangelis' stunning score will echo as Ridley Scott’s sci-fi great flickers at Melbourne's Hamer Hall.

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