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    “I wanted it to get to a point where the audience felt ‘please save them, they have had enough!’.”

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    Sydney Town Hall Has Temporarily Turned Into an Indoor Beach Complete with 26 Tonnes of Sand

    Playing Sydney Festival and contemplating climate change, award-winning Lithuanian opera 'Sun & Sea' follows holidaymakers sunbathing on the sand.

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    Netflix Has Renewed 'Wednesday' for a Creepy, Kooky, Mysterious and Spooky Second Season

    After the first Jenna Ortega-starring season broke the Netflix record for most hours viewed in a single week twice, this 'Addams Family' revamp has been renewed for a second run.

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    Hoodoo Gurus, Confidence Man and Christine Anu Will Headline St Kilda Festival's Bumper 2023 Program

    The iconic free fest is back for a huge 42nd edition, with the full music lineup dropping in mid-January.

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    The Full Trailer for New Mystery Series 'Poker Face' Will Fill the 'Knives Out'-Shaped Hole in Your Life

    After 'Knives Out' and 'Glass Onion', filmmaker Rian Johnson has made a whodunnit TV show starring Natasha Lyonne.

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

    Get comfy on the couch with the latest movie version of 'Matilda', another take on 'Pinocchio', Adam Driver's new must-see and an eerie horror standout.

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    Nicolas Cage Plays Dracula in the Glorious First Trailer for Horror-Comedy 'Renfield'

    More than three decades after screaming “I’m a vampire! I’m a vampire! I’m a vampire!” in 'Vampire's Kiss', Cage plays the most famous bloodsucker there is.

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    Netflix Heist Thriller 'Kaleidoscope' Is Ridiculously Easy to Binge No Matter Which Order You Watch It In

    Choose your own way through this eight-part series, which stars ‘Breaking Bad’ and ‘Better Call Saul’ alum Giancarlo Esposito.

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    Awards Season Alert: The 2023 Golden Globes Will Stream Live in Australia Via Stan

    Come Wednesday, January 11, you can stream the red carpet arrivals and the ceremony — with Jerrod Carmichael on hosting duties.

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    HBO Might Not Be Making Quite as Many 'Game of Thrones' Spinoffs After All

    Author George RR Martin reports that a couple of HBO's previously floated new 'Game of Thrones'-related series have been shelved.

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    Midsumma Festival Is Blazing Into 2023 with a Stacked Program of More Than 200 LGBTQIA+ Events

    Victoria's major LGBTQIA+ arts and cultural celebration is back for its 34th year, delivering a jam-packed lineup of performances, theatre, exhibitions, parties and more.

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    Kim Petras Has Just Joined the Lineup for Sydney WorldPride's Huge Rainbow Republic Closing Concert

    The German pop star joins MUNA, G Flip, Keiynan Lonsdale, Peach PRC, Alter Boy, BVT and Vetta Borne.

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    Gripping Murder-Mystery 'Black Snow' Is Streaming's First Must-See New Australian Series of 2023

    Travis Fimmel leads this North Queensland-set thriller, which jumps between 1994 and 2019 to investigate a shock murder of an Australian South Sea Islander teenager.

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    Twelve Films and TV Shows You Need to Stream in December

    Make a couch date with the new 'Knives Out' whodunnit, Annie Murphy's latest gem, a steamy romance and an ace Aussie rom-com sitcom.

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    The New Movies You Can Watch at Australian Cinemas From Boxing Day 2022

    Spend the biggest cinema-going day of the year with an Oscar frontrunner, a savage satire of privilege, a Whitney Houston biopic and Antonio Banderas voicing a mischievous cat.

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    Hello Wisconsin: The Trailer for Netflix's 'That '90s Show' Is Here and Dripping with Nostalgia

    'That '70s Show' is getting a sequel series, focusing on 90s teen Leia Forman — and featuring the bulk of the OG sitcom's cast.

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    The 15 Best Films of 2022

    From mesmerising South Korean thrillers to spectacular music documentaries — and including multiverse madness, volcano love stories and a cannibalistic Timothée Chalamet, too — here's the cream of 2022's cinematic crop.

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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.

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    The 15 Best Straight-to-Streaming Movies of 2022

    These flicks might've bypassed your favourite cinema, but they're still among the year's absolute best.

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    The 15 Best New TV Shows of 2022

    If you only catch up with 15 of 2022's exceptional brand-new TV shows over summer, make it this 15.

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    The 15 Best Returning TV Shows of 2022

    This year's returning small-screen highlights include exceptional crime dramas, savvy comedies, mind-bending animation and playful murder-mysteries.

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    Must-Stream TV: All the Best Shows You Should Be Watching From 2022

    Looking for something to watch? 2022 served up plenty of ace TV — here's everything you need to catch up with.

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    Disney+ Has Dropped a Sneak Peek at Its 2023 Streaming Highlights — Including 'Loki' Season Two

    The God of Mischief is returning for a second season — and Disney just delivered a glimpse at its other 2023 streaming standouts.

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    Australia's Only Fulldome Film Festival Is Returning to the Melbourne Planetarium This Summer

    Featuring 25 films from 14 countries, this film fest screens movies specifically made to play across Scienceworks' 16-metre domed ceiling.

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    Christopher Nolan's Explosive New Atomic Bomb Drama 'Oppenheimer' Just Dropped Its Full Trailer

    "I don't know if we can be trusted with such a weapon, but we have no choice."

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    Fifteen Excellent New TV Shows From 2022 That You Might've Missed

    Your summer catch-up list includes affectionate Hollywood docos, true-crime thrillers, TV shows based on movies and plenty of top-notch comedies.

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    The 15 Best Movies Hardly Anyone Saw in 2022

    This year's underappreciated gems span Japanese animated takes on 'Beauty and the Beast', Australian stunners and Tilda Swinton searching for a mysterious sound.

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    Let's Go Party: The First Trailer for Greta Gerwig's Margot Robbie-Starring 'Barbie' Is Here

    Cinema's latest toy-to-film adaptation also stars Ryan Gosling as Ken — and features plenty of pink.

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    Moonlight Cinema Has Released Its January Lineup So You Can Start 2023 with Movies Under the Stars

    Pack a picnic, grab a beanbag, and catch 'Avatar: The Way of Water', Steven Spielberg’s 'The Fabelmans', and throwback sessions of 'Twilight' and the OG 'Top Gun'

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    Push the Button: Sugababes' Original Lineup Is Touring Australia's East Coast This Summer

    The latest throwback tour to hit out shores will see Mutya Buena, Keisha Buchanan and Siobhan Donaghy take to the stage in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.

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    'Yellowjackets' Has Already Been Renewed for a Third Season Before Its Second Season Even Airs

    Following a plane crash in the 90s and its aftermath, 'Yellowjackets' isn't solving its mysteries anytime soon.

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    Break Out the Gin and Juice: Snoop Dogg Is Dropping His Rescheduled Arena Tour Into Australia in 2023

    The hip hop icon will play stadium shows in Perth, Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Adelaide.

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    If You've Always Wanted to See Adam Driver Fight Dinosaurs, the Trailer for Sci-Fi Film '65' Delivers

    If 'Planet of the Apes' and 'Jurassic Park' combined, it'd look like this.

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    Ghostface Takes (and Terrorises) Manhattan in the First 'Scream VI' Trailer

    Jenna Ortega, Melissa Barrera, Jasmin Savoy Brown, Hayden Panettiere and Courteney Cox star in the slasher franchise's latest sequel, which swaps Woodsboro for New York City.

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    Magical News: Studio Ghibli Is Releasing Hayao Miyazaki's New Film 'How Do You Live' in 2023

    A decade after 'The Wind Rises', the beloved director and studio co-founder will finally return to the big screen.

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    Look Out: Here Comes the Amazing New 'Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse' Trailer

    Sure, 'No Way Home' had three spider-men — but the dazzling 'Spider-Verse' movies have that beat.

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    Vanessa Amorosi and Benee Will Headline the Inaugural, Music-Filled AO Finals Festival

    They'll join Flight Facilities, Thelma Plum, Montaigne and more for a musical grand slam at the 2023 Australian Open.

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    'The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck' Has Been Turned Into a Brutally Honest Self-Help Documentary

    The film based on Mark Manson's bestseller arrives in early 2023, just in time to help with those New Year's resolutions.

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    Pentridge's Openair Cinema Is Back for Another Season with a Packed Lineup of New and Classic Flicks 

    From mid-December through till March, Palace is setting up a big screen, deck chairs and a pop-up bar outside its Pentridge Cinema.

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    Mark Your Diaries: Australia's Alliance Francaise French Film Festival Has Locked In Its 2023 Dates

    For its 34th year, Australia's annual celebration of French cinema will hit the country's capital cities and expand its regional locations.

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    A heap of Australians are in the running for the 2023 Golden Globes, including Baz Luhrmann, Cate Blanchett and Margot Robbie.

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    A World-Premiere Exhibition About Women Across Film History Will Take Over Melbourne's ACMI in 2023

    Curated by ACMI, 'Goddess' shines a spotlight on femininity on-screen, featuring 150-plus original objects, artworks, props and sketches.

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