Me Before You
Thu, 16 Jun - Wed, 10 Aug 2016
Various cinemas in Melbourne
A sub par tear-jerker.
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Melbourne's Sweating Through What Could be Its Hottest November Heatwave in 150 Years
Things aren't expected to cool down until Saturday.
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Jennifer Allora and Guillermo Calzadilla: Stop, Repair, Prepare
Fri, 16 Nov - Thu, 6 Dec 2012
State Library of Victoria, Melbourne
What noise does the doughnut hole make?
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The District Ice Slide
Sat, 29 Jun - Sun, 14 Jul 2019
The District Docklands, Docklands
A 15-metre ice slide is popping up in Docklands for winter.
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Rodenbach, Cheese, Opera & a Church
Mon, 16 May, 2016
St Stephen's Anglican Church, Richmond
So damn fancy.
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Sonny's Fried Chicken Burger Giveaway
Thu, 16 Aug - Fri, 17 Aug 2018
John Curtin Hotel, Carlton
The Carlton eatery is celebrating its first birthday with 1000 free fried chicken burgers.
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'The Hunger Games' Prequel 'The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes' Has Volunteered Its First Trailer as Tribute
If you've ever wondered about Coriolanus Snow's life before he became President of Panem, the answer will arrive in cinemas this November.
Death on the Nile
Thu, 10 Feb - Wed, 2 Mar 2022
Agatha Christie's moustachioed Belgian detective is back on the big screen, but not even the film's star-studded cast can keep it afloat.
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Death and the Maiden - MTC
Sat, 18 Jul - Sat, 22 Aug 2015
MTC, Sumner Theatre, Southbank
A tale of cultural and political oppression that still feels relevant today.
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Ten Things That Made the 2015 Golden Globes Worth It
"I put the pills in the people."
Melbourne Heads Back to the Trailer Park
Perhaps the only place where you can down a fried catfish po' boy for dinner and salted caramel creme brulee for dessert.
Stan's Creepy New True-Crime Drama 'Dr Death' Will Hit Your Streaming Queue Next Month
Based on the hit Wondery podcast, it stars Joshua Jackson as surgeon Christopher Duntsch.
The ABC's Music Quiz Show 'Spicks and Specks' Is Devoting Its Next Special to Early 2000s Tunes
Relive the decade that made Guy Sebastian, Lady Gaga, Kanye West and the Black Eyed Peas stars.
The Grain Store's Oktoberfest At-Home
Fri, 8 Oct - Sun, 10 Oct 2021
Online
Take your tastebuds on a trip to Bavaria with this German-inspired lockdown feasting box.
Carlton's La Mama Theatre Scores $1 Million to Help Rebuild After Fire
The rebuild is slated for completion by 2020.
Only Lovers Left Alive
Thu, 17 Apr - Wed, 28 May 2014
Traditional vampire mythology meets Jim Jarmusch's distinctively aloof brand of cool.
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Endgame - Melbourne Theatre Company
Sat, 21 Mar - Sat, 25 Apr 2015
It's been 15 years since MTC's taken on Samuel Beckett's idiosyncratic language.
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Emerging Writers' Festival 2023
Wed, 14 Jun - Sat, 24 Jun 2023
Various Melbourne venues and online, Melbourne
Whether you're heading along in-person in Melbourne or beaming in digitally, this is a must-attend event for word nerds.
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c3 Contemporary Art Space February Show
Wed, 3 Feb - Thu, 28 Jan 2016
c3 Contemporary Art Space, Abbotsford
A massive multi-disciplinary show of sculpture, photography and found objects.
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Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
Thu, 6 Feb - Wed, 19 Mar 2014
Condensing the life story of Nelson Mandela into a single film proves a too daunting task.
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Goldblum Marathon
Fri, 9 Aug, 2019
The Astor Theatre, St Kilda
Life (and MIFF) finds a way to deliver this all-night celebration of Jeff Goldblum.
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The Water Diviner
Fri, 26 Dec 2014 - Wed, 4 Feb 2015
The strength of Russell Crowe's directorial debut is in its entirely inglorious depiction of the Anzac experience.
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Should You Switch to Australian Netflix?
There are some Netflix shows we're slapping down our $8.99 for immediately. And then there are some glaring omissions.
Tipico and That's Amore Cheese Lunch
Sat, 14 Sep, 2019
Tipico Restaurant, Windsor
Make fresh mozzarella — then sit down to a four-course cheese lunch.
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Birds of Passage
Thu, 3 Oct - Wed, 23 Oct 2019
Select cinemas in Melbourne, Various locations
Engrossing from start to finish, this distinctive Colombian drug drama doubles as a breathtaking study of the country's Wayúu culture.
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Muir Architecture and Openwork: Doubleground
Thu, 22 Nov 2018 - Sun, 24 Mar 2019
Grollo Equiset Garden, NGV International, Melbourne
As the 2018 NGV Architecture Commission, this sleek bamboo garden, maze and deck will sit in the gallery's Grollo Equiset Garden.
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Chiharu Shiota: The Home Within
Thu, 6 Oct - Sun, 23 Oct 2016
Various locations across Melbourne, Melbourne
A complex installation of red webbing is taking over multiple CBD locations.
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The First Star-Studded Trailer for Greta Gerwig's 'Little Women' Is Here
Saoirse Ronan, Emma Watson, Laura Dern, Meryl Streep and Timothée Chalamet — it's huge.
Movie Frenzy 2021
Fri, 1 Oct - Thu, 7 Oct 2021
Rent some of the past year's big movies for pocket change.
Taika Waititi Keeps Mocking Hitler In the Full Trailer for World War II Satire 'Jojo Rabbit'
The NZ filmmaker also stars as the Nazi leader in his new offbeat anti-hate comedy.
Capitalism Works for Me! True/False
Thu, 13 Sep - Sat, 29 Sep 2018
Cast your vote in various spots around the city and see the results stack up in real-time.
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The Breakfast Club
Sun, 2 Apr, 2017
The House of Food & Wine, Melbourne
The teams from Magic Mountain Saloon, Top Paddock and MoVida come together to create the ultimate Melbourne brunch.
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Acland Street Projection Festival
Fri, 11 Sep - Sun, 20 Sep 2015
Acland Street, St Kilda
Buildings, laneways and cake shops of St Kilda's iconic street, transformed into works of art.
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Hot Takes & Takeaways Livestream 3: Is Our Enduring Appreciation For 'Fast Food' Reaching Its Apex?
Tue, 31 May, 2022
Join our panel of Melbourne hospitality aces in a live discussion about the future of 'fast food' and its ever-evolving place in our hearts (and stomachs).
Queer-aoke
Thu, 7 Oct and Thu, 14 Oct 2021
Don't miss this rollicking Zoom karaoke party dedicated to music's most iconic queer anthems.
Gucci's Luxury 'DIY' Clothes Customisation Service Has Landed in Melbourne
For a limited time, you'll be able to customise a huge range of the label's menswear and unisex jackets.
Saturday Sessions at Melbourne Museum — September
Sat, 24 Sep, 2022
Melbourne Museum, Carlton
Explore exhibitions and talks, plus tunes by DJ Natalie Ex when Melbourne Museum's after-hours parties return for September.
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Virgin Australia Has Scrapped Its Booking Change Fees Until January 2021
So you can make travel plans, but still amend them if circumstances change — without being slugged with a hefty charge.
True Love Travels on a Gravel Road
Wed, 15 May - Sun, 2 Jun 2013
fortyfivedownstairs, Melbourne
In Jane Miller and Beng Oh's new play, smooth streets may not be paved with gold, but love still walks their well-worn paths.
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THUMP's End of Year Party
Thu, 26 Nov, 2015
The Carlton, Melbourne
Nothing like a free party at Hasti Bala.
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Von-Routte's Get the Jab, Get 20 Percent Off
Sat, 31 Jul - Tue, 31 Aug 2021
Bondi sneaker brand Von-Routte is encouraging vaccination by offering anyone who has had the jab 20 percent off sneakers.
Garden State Hotel x St Ali x Bucha of Byron
Mon, 8 Oct - Fri, 26 Oct 2018
Garden State Hotel, Melbourne
A kombucha-fuelled brunch pop-up in the CBD's Garden State Hotel.
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A Most Violent Year
Thu, 26 Feb - Wed, 25 Mar 2015
An insidious and effective thriller set in 1981, New York City's most crime-ridden year.
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Residents of Last Year's Locked Down Public Housing Towers Have Created a Free Cookbook
'Cooking, Recovery and Connections' features 18 recipes from residents impacted by the lockdown of Victoria's nine public housing towers in 2020.
Gelato Messina Is Now Selling Chocolate-Covered Ice Cream Bars at Australian Supermarkets
You'll find them at supermarkets, convenience stories and petrol stations around the country.
Australia and New Zealand's Trans-Tasman Bubble Has Been Suspended for At Least Eight Weeks
With three Australian states currently in lockdown, New Zealand has once again paused quarantine-free travel.
You Can Now Take a Virtual Tour of The Netherlands' Biggest Tulip Garden
Usually, Keukenhof Flower Exhibit would be filled with tourists at this time of year — so it's showing off its floral blooms online.
Christmas Gift Alert: Stan Is Making a New Festive Aussie Comedy with Miranda Tapsell and Matt Okine
'Christmas Ransom' stars Okine as the owner of a toy store, which is held up on Christmas Eve — with Tapsell as the security officer trying to save the day.
The Menacing First Trailer for 'Mindhunter' Season Two Has Creepy Masks and Charles Manson
This time, the FBI duo is trying to solve the unnerving Atlanta murders of the late 70s.
Bar Saracen Is Melbourne's New Go-To for Modern Middle Eastern Fare
The team behind Rumi and Moor's Head go even more refined for their latest project.
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