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    Soundtrack your travels with song selections curated by homegrown acts like Alice Skye, Evelyn Ida Morris and Benny Walker.

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    The 'Killing Eve' star plays a brilliant young barrister in this scorching one-woman play, which'll screen in cinemas Down Under in July.

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    The Piano Man is heading Down Under to play one show in Melbourne, featuring everything from 'Uptown Girl' to 'We Didn't Start the Fire'.

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

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    You Can Currently Wander Through a 700-Square-Metre Kaleidoscope Outside Arts Centre Melbourne

    After 'House of Mirrors' and '1000 Doors', installation artist Keith Courtney now wants you to mosey through a huge expanse of glass, steel, mirrors and moving prisms that resembles a human-sized kaleidoscope.

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    The Aboriginal Flag Will Fly Permanently on the Sydney Harbour Bridge by the End of 2022

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    Fresh from nabbing the Grand Prix at this year's Cannes Film Festival, Lukas Dhont's sophomore feature about a teenage friendship has picked up SFF's biggest award.

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    HBO Has Renewed Rose Matafeo's Delightful Rom-Com Sitcom 'Starstruck' for a Third Season

    The charming 'Notting Hill'-style series will return for another round of smartly updated and subverted romantic comedy tropes.

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    Thirteen Weird, Wild and Wonderful Nicolas Cage Double Features to Stream

    One actor, 26 films and so many facial expressions — this is the movie marathon you didn’t know you needed.

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    It Looks Like HBO Might Be Making a New 'Game of Thrones' Sequel Series About Jon Snow

    Now you know something: Kit Harington is reported to be returning to his most famous role.

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    Bill Hader's 'Barry' Is the One of Most Gripping Shows on TV — and It Just Keeps Getting Better

    Even more phenomenal than its first two seasons, the hit HBO show’s third batch of episodes is available to stream in full now.

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    Roald Dahl's beloved story leaps from the page and stage back to the screen, with Emma Thompson as the villainous Miss Trunchbull.

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    Harry Styles Navigates a Love Triangle in the Teaser for 'Carol'-Style Period Drama 'My Policeman'

    The former One Direction member has two new movies hitting screens before 2022 is out, both set in the 1950s.

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    The New Movies You Can Watch at Australian Cinemas From June 16

    Head to the flicks to see Pixar's new Buzz Lightyear-focused 'Toy Story' spinoff and the new eerie film from 'Ex Machina' filmmaker Alex Garland.

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    Hear My Eyes Is Bringing Aussie Classic 'Chopper' Back to the Big Screen with an All-New Live Score

    Catch the Eric Bana-starring gem at this year's Melbourne International Film Festival — and then at Sydney's City Recital Hall.

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    Everyone's a Person of Interest in the Latest 'Only Murders in the Building' Season Two Trailer

    Murder-mystery fans, rejoice — it’s almost time to get sleuthing again.

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    TISM, Bring Me the Horizon, The Amity Affliction, NOFX and Millencolin Lead Good Things' 2022 Lineup

    Aussie legends TISM will play their first live gigs in 19 years when Good Times heads to Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane this summer.

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    BEAST Meat Masters

    Monday, July 1 - Saturday, November 30, 2024

    Beast City, Melbourne

    Everything served at BEAST's Meat Masters takeover series is heavy, meaty and heartburn-inducing. Bring on the food coma.

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    A Quiet Place: Day One

    Thursday, June 27 - Wednesday, July 17, 2024

    Various cinemas in Melbourne

    The always-excellent Lupita Nyong'o and 'Pig' writer/director Michael Sarnoski take this hit horror franchise back to the alien invasion's beginning in a thoughtful Big Apple-set spinoff.

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    Sweet Home Dog-abama Fourth of July Party at Moon Dog Wild West

    Thursday, July 4, 2024

    Moon Dog Wild West, Footscray

    Moon Dog Wild West's first-ever Fourth of July party comes with live music, food and drink deals, and an all-American hot dog-eating competition.

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    The Finders Keepers Autumn/Winter Market

    Friday, July 12 - Sunday, July 14, 2024

    Royal Exhibition Building, Carlton

    Support the next wave of independent artisans at this three-day art and design market that features over 270 makers, foodies and designers.

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    Horizon — Bangarra Dance Theatre

    Wednesday, August 28 - Saturday, September 7, 2024

    Arts Centre Melbourne, Melbourne

    The iconic Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander performing arts company's first mainstage cross-cultural collaboration tells tales from across Oceania.

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    Scandinavian Film Festival

    Friday, July 19 - Wednesday, August 7, 2024

    Select cinemas in Melbourne, Various locations

    Whether you're after the latest 'Department Q' mystery or a documentary about the Norwegian wilderness, this film festival has something for you.

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    Disaronno at Palace Cinemas in Melbourne

    Monday, May 27 - Wednesday, July 31, 2024

    Various Melbourne venues, Melbourne

    Where to taste an authentic amaretto sour across Melbourne.

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    Bastille Day

    Saturday, July 13 - Sunday, July 14, 2024

    Queen Victoria Market, Melbourne

    Queen Victoria Market will be filled with buttery pastries, cooking masterclasses, live music and more to celebrate France's national day.

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    Queen Victoria Market's Australian Sake Festival

    Saturday, July 20 and Sunday, July 21, 2024 

    Queen Victoria Market, Melbourne

    Take your pick from more than 200 different sakes at the Australian Sake Festival, coming to Queen Vic Market this winter.

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    The Promised Land

    Thursday, June 20 - Wednesday, July 10, 2024

    Select cinemas in Melbourne, Various locations

    More than a decade after 'A Royal Affair', Mads Mikkelsen and filmmaker Nikolaj Arcel have made another grand and gripping drama set in Denmark's past.

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    Blessed Be the Dystopian Dramas: 'The Handmaid's Tale' Will Drop Its Fifth Season This Spring

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    'The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent' and Its Nic Cage Chaos Has Been Fast-Tracked to Digital

    Spend your next at-home movie night watching Nicolas Cage play Nicolas Cage.

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    Docklands' After-Dark Arts Festival Firelight Returns for Three Fire-Filled Nights This July

    After a two-year hiatus, this program of flaming sculptures, light installations and wintry fare is firing up the inner-city precinct once more.

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    'Star Wars' Just Topped the ABC Classic 100 Countdown of the Best Film, TV and Game Scores

    The force was strong with this countdown — and you've now got 100 iconic soundtracks to listen to.

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    Green Light: Netflix Just Dropped the First Teaser Trailer for 'Squid Game' Season Two

    Creator Hwang Dong-hyuk has confirmed that Seong Gi-hun will be back for 'Squid Game' season two — and so will the Front Man.

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    These Australian Icons Are Turning 90 This Year — Here's How They've Made a Lasting Impact

    A boot brand, a broadcaster and a big ol' bridge — say three cheers to this lot for reaching the big 9-0 in 2022.

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    HBO's Brilliant New Meta Miniseries 'Irma Vep' Is a Bold Film-to-TV Remake About a Film-to-TV Remake

    Instantly one of 2022’s best new shows, this smart and savvy eight-part film-industry satire stars Alicia Vikander as a huge Hollywood actor making a new series in France.

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    Disney+'s 'Ms Marvel' Loves the MCU More Than You — and It's a Whole Lot of Infectiously Joyous Fun

    Marvel’s first Muslim superhero headlines an engaging and entertaining coming-of-age streaming series — the MCU's seventh in 18 months — that’s steeped in fandom.

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    "You Can't Stop This Now": Here's Your First Sneak Peek at 'Stranger Things' Season Four Volume Two

    Netflix won't drop the last two episodes in 'Stranger Things' season four until July 1 — but it has just released a first teaser trailer.

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    Creepy Clouds Are Just the Beginning in the Full Trailer for Jordan Peele's New Horror Epic 'Nope'

    The 'Get Out' and 'Us' filmmaker is back with another eerie thriller that'll have you looking up.

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    We Bet You'll Look Good on the Dance Floor at Arctic Monkeys' Big 2023 Aussie Outdoor Gigs

    Sheffield's finest are returning Down Under for Falls Festival and Lost Paradise — and they've just added standalone gigs in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.

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    The New Movies You Can Watch at Australian Cinemas From June 9

    Head to the flicks to see the latest entry in the 'Jurassic' franchise, or the new masterpiece by Iranian filmmaker Asghar Farhadi.

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    Dwayne Johnson Gets Superpowers (and Joins Another Franchise) in the First 'Black Adam' Trailer

    In the latest entry in the DC Extended Universe — and a spinoff from 'Shazam!' — The Rock plays an ancient prisoner turned god.

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    Melbourne International Film Festival Has Revealed the First 33 Movies From Its Huge 2022 Lineup

    MIFF will celebrate its 70th fest with almost a month of impressive titles, expanded screenings in suburban cinemas and the return of its online program.

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    The Silo Art Trail Has Just Scored a New Two-Part Mural in Horsham

    A portrait of a Wotjobaluk warrior by street artist Smug is the latest work to grace the outdoor gallery.

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    'A League of Their Own' Has Been Turned Into a TV Series Starring Abbi Jacobson and Nick Offerman

    There's no crying in baseball, again — with 'Broad City' star Abbi Jacobson also co-creating this TV remake of the classic 90s flick.

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    After-Dark Arts Festival WinterWild Will Return to Illuminate Apollo Bay This Winter

    This year, the Otway Coast's eclectic celebration will feature community seafood feasts, bonfire productions, tunes by Cash Savage and The Last Drinks, and stacks more.

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    Netflix Has Just Dropped a New Trailer for Its Huge Page-to-Screen Fantasy Series 'The Sandman'

    Based on Neil Gaiman's graphic novels, the series will follow a being called Dream — who is also the king of dreams.

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    The Third Season of 'The Boys' Is Still a Bloody Ace (and Very Bloody) Antidote to Superhero Fatigue

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    The 'What If The Future Never Happened?' Trailer Turns Daniel Johns' Teen Years Into a Sci-Fi Film

    The semi-autobiographical featurette stars Rasmus King, a dead ringer for the Aussie Silverchair muso in his teenage years, and ponders what might've happened if things turned out differently.

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    Ex-Video Store Employee Quentin Tarantino Is Launching His Own Podcast About VHS Tapes

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    The Grass Is Greener Is Returning to the Gold Coast in 2022 — and Debuting in Canberra and Geelong

    The hit Queensland music, food and art festival is expanding — and heading down south for the first time.

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