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    Somebody Once Told Us That Burlesque 'Shrek' Parody 'Shreklesque' Is Touring Down Under This Year

    When the animated hit reached cinemas back in 2001, no one knew it'd spark a burlesque and drag version decades later.

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    Netflix Has Announced the Enormous 86-Title List of New Movies It'll Be Streaming in 2022

    'Knives Out 2', a new Ryan Gosling-starring spy thriller, Jennifer Lopez as an assassin, and Jordan Peele and Keegan-Michael Key voicing a stop-motion animation — they're just some of the streamer's highlights for this year.

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    'The French Dispatch' Has Been Fast-Tracked to Disney+ for Prime Pastel-Hued Home Viewing

    Wes Anderson's latest is still in cinemas, but you can now stream the Bill Murray, Tilda Swinton and Timothée Chalamet-starring delight via Disney+.

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    Studio Ghibli's Long-Awaited Theme Park Is Officially Set to Start Spiriting Fans Away in November

    Located in Nagoya, the certain-to-be-magical 200-hectare spot now has a trailer, too.

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    Wellington's Beloved Fringe Festival Will Still Go Ahead at Red Light

    Festival organisers say they deliberately capped the first run of ticket sales to prepare for any traffic light changes.

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    Ten Films and TV Shows You Need to Stream in January

    Get stuck into an eerie found-footage horror series, a hilarious new murder-mystery comedy and one of Aubrey Plaza's best films.

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    Everything You Need to Put in Your Diary for February

    Candlelit orchestra performances, a lantern festival and a streetwide block party — it's all happening around Auckland in February.

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    Pandemic Drama 'Station Eleven' Is the Best Thing You Can Watch About Surviving an Outbreak Right Now

    Stop rewatching ‘Contagion’ and binge your way through this thoughtful HBO series instead.

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    Auckland's Much-Loved Lantern Festival Has Once Again Been Cancelled Due to COVID-19

    It's the third year in a row organisers have had to pull the plug on the city's largest cultural event.

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    'Yellowjackets' Is the Absolute Best New Show of the Past Few Months — and It'll Be Back for Season Two

    Plane crashes, teen cannibals, lingering trauma — this must-watch series has it all.

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    Netflix Has Officially Confirmed That 'Squid Game' Is Coming Back for a Second Season

    Squid goals unlocked: 2021's huge South Korean streaming hit will keep spinning its savage story.

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    Amazon's New 'Lord of the Rings' TV Series Finally Has a Full Title Ahead of Its September Premiere

    Add 'The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power' to your 2022 must-watch list.

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    Taika Waititi and Rhys Darby Set Sail in the First Trailer for Pirate Comedy 'Our Flag Means Death'

    Darby plays an aristocrat who leaves his life of privilege to become a pirate, while Waititi features as Blackbeard.

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    Big Gay Out 2022 Has Been Abruptly Cancelled Over COVID-19 Concerns

    The festival has been canned after organisers received advice from the Prime Minister.

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    Marvel's New Oscar Isaac-Starring Disney+ Series 'Moon Knight' Just Dropped Its Twisty First Trailer

    Set to hit streaming in March, the MCU's first TV show of 2022 stars Isaac as an ex-marine who grapples with new powers.

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    Auckland's Much-Loved Lantern Festival Is Returning Next Month

    After two years of disappointing cancellations, the city's largest cultural festival is making it's long-awaited return.

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    A Three Day Food, Wine and Music Festival Is Returning to Motutapu Island This Month

    A 35-minute ferry ride from Auckland's CBD, the island of Motutapu will once again play host to an exclusive festival.

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    Harry Styles, Billie Eilish and Ye Headline Coachella's Huge 2022 Lineup

    Start saving for that airfare — or planning that weekend on the couch watching the livestream.

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    'The Great' Is Coming Back for a Third Season So You'll Be Saying "Huzzah" for Ten More Episodes

    The Elle Fanning and Nicholas Hoult-starring series isn't done toying around with Russian history just yet.

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    The Long-Awaited 'Bob's Burgers Movie' Finally Has a Trailer So It's Time to Feast Your Eyes

    TV's burger-slinging family is heading to the big screen for a movie-length musical comedy-mystery-adventure.

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    We're Giving Away Two VIP Passes to a Luxe Secret Cinema

    Spoil your mate or impress your date at this top-secret outdoor cinema this summer.

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    Disney Is Sending Pixar's Next Adorable Movie 'Turning Red' Straight to Your Streaming Queue

    Now heading to Disney+ in early March, the film follows a teen who turns into a red panda when she's excited.

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    Eleven 2022 Golden Globe-Winning Films and TV Shows You Can Watch Right Now

    If you're going to binge-watch something this year — or head to the cinema to see a movie — make sure it's one of these award-winning titles.

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    'The Power of the Dog', 'West Side Story' and 'Succession' Just Won Big at the 2022 Golden Globes

    This year's event wasn't televised — but 'Squid Game', 'Hacks', 'No Time to Die', 'Dune' and 'Encanto' picked up awards, too.

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    Jamie Dornan-Starring Outback Thriller 'The Tourist' Is Your First Must-Binge Series of 2022

    'Memento' meets 'The Flight Attendant' in this six-part miniseries, which has plenty of fun with its many twists.

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    The Full Trailer for Disney+'s 'Pam & Tommy' Combines Red Swimsuits, Mullets and Sex-Tape Chaos

    Lily James transforms into Pamela Anderson, while Sebastian Stan plays Tommy Lee.

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    Ten Films and TV Shows You Need to Stream in December 2021

    Get stuck into a haunting new drama about life after a pandemic, Riz Ahmed's latest thriller and an over-the-top action-flick parody.

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    The New Movies You Can Watch at New Zealand Cinemas From Boxing Day 2021

    Spend the biggest cinema-going day of the year slipping back into ‘The Matrix’ franchise, getting swept up in a musical romance and catching a scorching new Shakespeare adaptation.

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    Marvel Has Just Dropped the First Trailer for 'Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness'

    The first sneak peek at the Marvel Cinematic Universe's 28th film follows on from where 'Spider-Man: No Way Home' left off.

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    The 12 Best Films of 2021

    From Oscar-worthy revisionist westerns to spice-war space operas, 2021 treated the big screen to a heap of stellar flicks. These are the very best.

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    The 12 Best Straight-to-Streaming Films and Specials of 2021

    Medieval fantasies, powerful documentaries, Jamie Dornan singing about seagulls — this year’s best streaming flicks just kept on delivering.

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    Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint Revisit Hogwarts in the 'Harry Potter' Reunion Trailer

    Celebrating 20 years since 'Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone' first hit cinemas, the HBO special reunites key 'Harry Potter' cast members to reminiscence about all things magical.

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    The 11 Best New TV Shows of 2021

    This year's standout new shows include rom-coms, murder mysteries, and multiple shows about the gap between the wealthy and everyone else — and they're all available to stream.

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    The Best Things to Do Around Auckland in January

    Take advantage of the quiet city and long summer days to enjoy events, exhibitions, theatre, markets and some great films.

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    Twelve Epic Gigs Popping Up Across New Zealand That Are Worth a Summer Road Trip

    Embrace summer with these dance-inducing gigs and Odd Company's party-perfect RTD vodka drinks.

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    The Full Lineup for 2022's Wellington Fringe Festival Has Just Dropped

    The 32nd year of the arts, culture and comedy festival is set to be the biggest one yet.

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    'Succession', 'The Power of the Dog' and 'Ted Lasso' Lead This Year's Golden Globe Nominations

    'Belfast', 'Don't Look Up' and 'King Richard' also picked up multiple nods in the film categories, while 'Squid Game', 'The Great' and 'Hacks' popped up in the TV fields.

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    Northern Bass, Hidden Valley and Other NYE Festivals Have Been Rescheduled Until Next Year

    Organisers have scrambled to find new dates and issue refunds following the announcement over the area's 'red' traffic light status.

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    'Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore' Just Conjured Up Its First Magical Trailer

    Mads Mikkelsen joins the cast as the new Grindelwald, and Jude Law returns as the young Albus Dumbledore.

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    Google Has Revealed All the Movies and TV Shows We've Been Searching for in 2021

    If you binged 'Squid Game', then started obsessively searching for everything about the show you could find, you weren't alone.

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    Multiple Spideys Are Still Better Than One in the First 'Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse' Trailer

    The best 'Spider-Man' movie ever made is getting a sequel — and it'll be split across two films.

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