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    Documentary Edge Festival Announces Packed 2018 Program

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    CherryPicks Is the Rotten Tomatoes Alternative Focusing on Female Film Critics

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    Six Must-See Films at the 2018 Alliance Francaise French Film Festival

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    Eleven 2018 Oscar-Winning Films You Should Watch Immediately

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    Ten Picks for New Zealand Festival 2018

    Psychedelic dreaminess, a ballet classic, large-scale theatre and high-flying circus — there's no excuse for sitting at home this March.

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    The Aotearoa Surf Film Festival Is Back for Its Sixth Year

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    Alliance Francaise French Film Festival Reveals Its 2018 Lineup

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    Coming Soon — Super Bowl Edition: All the New Trailers You Need to Watch

    From Star Wars heroes to apocalyptic thrillers to The Rock versus a tall building.

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    You Can Watch the Latest 'Cloverfield' Movie on Netflix Right Now

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    A World-First Muppets Retrospectacle Is Coming to Wellington

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    Ten Films from Sundance 2018 We Really Want to See in New Zealand Cinemas

    Here's hoping we get to see the new Yayoi Kusama doco, the terrifying Toni Collette-starring thriller and the smart social satire that's been compared to 'Get Out'.

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    'The Shape of Water' and 'Get Out' Lead This Year's History-Making Oscar Nominations

    Both an African-American director and a female director have been nominated for the big one — for just the fifth time in the history of the awards.

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    Ten Films You Need to See in 2018

    From an all-female 'Ocean's Eleven' to stylistic 70s horror remakes to Wes Anderson's dystopian dog future.

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    Ten Golden Globe Winners to Add to Your 2018 Must-Watch List

    If you're going to binge watch something this year, make sure it's the highest possible quality.

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    What We Do in the Shadows Is Getting Remade for US Television

    Jemaine Clement is writing the pilot script, and expects it to shoot this year.

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    Concrete Playground's Top Ten Films of 2017

    If you didn't catch these in cinemas, make it your mission to seek them out before the year's end.

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    Concrete Playground's 2017 Boxing Day Movie Smackdown

    Get maximum bang for your Kris Kringle gift voucher buck.

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    The Ten Best Films Hardly Anyone Saw in 2017

    Forget lightsabers, caped crusaders, fast cars and fairy tales and catch up on these under-seen gems over summer.

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    Smales Farm Drops Its Summer Entertainment Lineup

    It's shaping up to be one helluva summer at the North Shore community space.

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    Silo Park Drops Its Huge 2017-18 Summer Program

    Heading into its seventh season with a jam-packed schedule of films, markets and events under the stars.

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    A Huge Lineup Has Been Announced for Auckland Council's Openair Music and Film Series

    The 2018 edition will see 24 gigs and 26 movies play out under the stars of Tamaki Makaurau.

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    Brigsby Bear's Kyle Mooney on Making a Movie Inspired by Weird 80s VHS Tapes

    The Saturday Night Live star's new film was influenced by his obsession with low budget educational films from the 80s and 90s.

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    Wellington's TSB Bank Arena Is Screening the Original Star Wars Complete with a Live Orchestra

    Celebrate the space opera saga's longevity with this special live event.

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    A London Cinema Is Hosting a Free Four-Day Game of Thrones Marathon

    Screening all 67 episodes of the series to date in one massive sitting.

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    A Lord of the Rings TV Series Could Soon Be a Thing

    Sources say that Amazon Studios wants to develop a TV show based on the renowned series of books.

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    Watch the Spooky Final Trailer for 'Stranger Things' Season Two

    Get your last sneak peek before new episodes hit.

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    This Year's Venice Film Festival Features a Dedicated Virtual Reality Island

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    Watch the Chilling New Trailer for 'Black Mirror' Season Four

    The first look at the new six-episode season.

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    You Can Now Visit Pennywise's Lair from Stephen King's 'It'

    Spend some quality time with your friendly, neighbourhood murder clown.

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    You'll Soon Be Able to Stay in the World's First Marvel Hotel

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