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    King of Hard-Hitting Docos Louis Theroux Is Bringing His New Live Show to Australia

    The fearless filmmaker will take the stage this summer to share his latest and greatest stories.

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    Legendary Composer Hans Zimmer Is Coming to Australia to Play All of His Film Scores Live

    Hear 'The Lion King', 'Pirates of the Caribbean' and 'Blue Planet II' performed by a live orchestra and a full band.

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    Brad Pitt Blasts Into Space in the First Trailer for the New Interplanetary Thriller 'Ad Astra'

    He's following in the footsteps of George Clooney, Matt Damon and Matthew McConaughey.

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    Khalid and Chvrches Lead Spilt Milk's Stacked 2019 Lineup

    This year, the festival is heading to both Canberra and Ballarat for the first time.

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    Welcome to the Teaser for Netflix's New Animated 'Jurassic Park' Spin-Off

    'Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous' is the latest dinosaur-filled creation to spawn from the hit 90s books.

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    Brockhampton to Headline One-Day, One-Stage Festival FOMO in 2020

    It's returning to Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne this summer.

Latest Guides
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    Melbourne's Century-Old Capitol Theatre Has Reopened

    The stunning theatre will be put to use once more, acting as a temporary home for ACMI while the museum undergoes its own refurbishment.

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    You Can Finally Hear Beyoncé as Nala in the New Teaser for the Live-Action 'Lion King'

    The film also stars Donald Glover as Simba — and hits cinemas next month.

  • News

    Psychedelic Rock Legends The Flaming Lips Are Coming to Australia

    Expect confetti canons, elaborate costumes and the highly acclaimed 'The Soft Bulletin' album in full — in both Sydney and Melbourne.

  • News

    The Visually Stunning First Trailer for Netflix's 'Dark Crystal' Prequel Series Is Here

    The streaming platform steps back into the story first told in Jim Henson's 1982 film.

  • News

    The Holey Moley Crew Is Opening a 70s-Themed Karaoke Bar in Melbourne Next Month

    Juke's Karaoke will be a haven of flares, punch bowls, ABBA and cheese fondue.

  • News

    Here's What ACMI Will Look Like After Its Multimillion-Dollar Makeover

    The museum is set to reopen in mid-2020 with new exhibitions, revamped cinemas and a bar.

  • News

    Melbourne International Film Festival Has Revealed Its First 2019 Films

    A 14-hour epic, Ai Weiwei's latest doco and a new zombie comedy starring Oscar-winner Lupita Nyong'o — and that's just in the first announcement.

  • News

    A Look at the NGV's New Exhibition of Ancient Terracotta Warriors and Contemporary Chinese Art

    Here we pick out the works you need to see, from the awe-inspiring original members of the Terracotta Army to Cai Guo-Quiang's large-scale works made from gunpowder.

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    Bong Joon-ho's 'Parasite' Has Won the Palme d'Or at This Year's Cannes Film Festival

    The 'Okja' and 'Snowpiercer' filmmaker made history, becoming the first Korean director to nab Cannes' top award.

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    A Huge Mural of New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern Is Now Gracing a Melbourne Silo

    The 25-metre-tall painting is a tribute to the victims of the Christchurch mosque shootings.

Latest Events
  • Event

    So Frenchy So Chic Bastille Day Soirée

    Saturday, July 20, 2024

    Meat Market, Melbourne

    What better way to celebrate Bastille Day than at a blissed-out, tune-filled soirée from the minds behind So Frenchy So Chic?

  • Event

    Winter Gin Market

    Friday, July 26 - Saturday, July 27, 2024

    The Craft & Co., Collingwood

    Taste and buy some of Australia's best gins at this two-day winter showcase at Smith Street's The Craft & Co.

  • Event

    'The Lord of the Rings' Marathon — Extended Edition

    Saturday, July 27 - Sunday, July 28, 2024

    Select cinemas in Melbourne, Various locations

    Stock up on lembas bread to make it through all three films, back to back and in their extended forms, on the big screen.

  • Event

    The Bikeriders

    Thursday, July 4 - Wednesday, July 24, 2024

    Various cinemas in Melbourne

    Austin Butler, Jodie Comer and Tom Hardy rev up this intimate and absorbing biker saga, which draws from a 60s photojournalism book of the same name.

  • Event

    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.

  • Event

    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.

  • Event

    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.

  • Event

    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.

  • Event

    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.

  • Event

    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.

  • News

    'The Babadook' Director Jennifer Kent Returns with Her Brutal New Film, 'The Nightingale'

    Five years after her debut hit, the Australian filmmaker returns with a different kind of horror.

  • News

    Thornbury Social Club Is Northside's Huge New Multi-Room Music Venue in an Old Warehouse

    Prepare to party until 5am in an old ballroom — and on squash courts — with some of the world's best DJs.

  • News

    Tony Award-Winning Musical 'Hamilton' Is Finally Coming to Australia

    Lin-Manuel Miranda's game-changing musical will hit Sydney in 2021.

  • News

    The Full Trailer Has Dropped for Quentin Tarantino's Star-Studded 'Once Upon a Time in Hollywood'

    It charts the end of Hollywood's golden age and the Manson Family murders — and features everyone from Brad Pitt to Al Pacino, Leonardo DiCaprio to Margot Robbie.

  • News

    'Westworld' Returns with a Futuristic Season Three Trailer — and Aaron Paul

    This season explores the 'Blade Runner'-esque world located outside of the titular amusement park.

  • Guide

    Melbourne's Best Wintry Events That Will Get You Out of the House Even When It's Freezing

    Ditch your doona to do a spot of ice skating, peruse stalls at a European-style night market and lock yourself into a cosy fondue-filled 'igloo'.

  • News

    Feel-Good Crowd-Pleaser 'Blinded by the Light' Turns Bruce Springsteen's Music Into a Coming-of-Age Movie

    Set in the 80s, it earned rave reviews at this year's Sundance Film Festival.

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    HBO Has Dropped the First Trailer for Its Next Big Fantasy Series, 'His Dark Materials'

    Adapting Philip Pullman's award-winning young adult trilogy of the same name, it stars James McAvoy, Ruth Wilson, Lin-Manuel Miranda and 'Logan' scene-stealer Dafne Keen.

  • News

    Check Out the Latest Trailer for 'Midsommar', the Unsettling New Horror Movie From the Director of 'Hereditary'

    It follows a holidaying couple as they visit a rural Swedish community — and it promises a nightmare in daylight.

  • News

    Nearly One Million Unhappy 'Game of Thrones' Fans Want the Show's Final Season to Be Remade

    Upset over the way the series is wrapping up, they're demanding a do-over without showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss.

  • News

    Netflix's Next Big Rom-Com 'Always Be My Maybe' Is Here (With Bonus Keanu Reeves)

    Sparks fly as Ali Wong plays a celebrity chef and Randall Park re-emerges as her childhood best friend.

  • News

    Netflix Has Dropped the Release Date and Trailers for the Latest Season of 'Black Mirror'

    More bleak technological tales are on their way — this time featuring robots, police standoffs and Miley Cyrus.

  • News

    Melbourne Will Host a Huge New Annual Winter Arts Festival from Next Year

    It will combine Melbourne International Arts Festival and White Night and move them to a new winter timeslot.

  • News

    We're Giving Away Passes for You and Your Mates to This Mini Festival in a Wildlife Sanctuary

    Spend your long weekend sipping merlot and meeting marsupials — on us.

  • News

    Five Contemporary Chinese Works You Need to See at the NGV's New White Rabbit Exhibition

    From an intricate sculpture made from 14,000 sheets of paper to a three-metre-long silk sheet embroidered with bullet holes, this new show features works from 26 of the most exciting Chinese artists working today.

  • News

    A Choose-Your-Own-Adventure Episode of 'Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt' Is Coming to Your Netflix Queue

    After the success of 'Black Mirror: Bandersnatch', the streaming platform is getting into interactive content in a big way.

  • News

    Watch the Trailer for Netflix's New Australian-Made Dystopian Sci-Fi Thriller 'I Am Mother'

    Rose Byrne voices a maternal robot in this new movie, which was shot in Adelaide and screened at Sundance.

  • News

    Palace Has Launched Its Luxe New Premium Cinema Experience in Melbourne

    Palace Platinum has launched at the Como in South Yarra.

  • News

    The US TV Version of 'What We Do in the Shadows' Has Been Renewed for a Second Season

    You'll be able to sink your fangs into ten more episodes in 2020.

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    The Full Trailer for the Star-Studded Second Season of 'Big Little Lies' Has Just Dropped

    This time around, Reese Witherspoon, Nicole Kidman, Laura Dern, Shailene Woodley and Zoë Kravitz face off against Meryl Streep.

  • News

    Dylan Moran Is Bringing His New Comedy Show to Australia

    The 'Black Books' star is touring the country for two months between October and December.

  • News

    Tony Costa's Portrait of Fellow Artist Lindy Lee Has Just Taken Out the 2019 Archibald Prize

    You can check out all the winners and finalists at the AGNSW when the exhibition launches tomorrow.

  • News

    The Housemuseum Is the Stunning New Art Gallery Hidden on a Residential Melbourne Street

    Inside you'll find immersive artworks and installations by some of Australia's best artists — including Patricia Piccinini and Callum Morton.

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