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    A Supremely Festive Mariah Carey Christmas Special Is Coming to Apple TV+ Next Month

    The beloved singer will sing, dance and get merry alongside Tiffany Haddish, Billy Eichner, Ariana Grande, Jennifer Hudson and Snoop Dogg.

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    'Aunty Donna's Big Ol' House of Fun' Is the Side-Splitting Absurdist Comedy Gem This Hectic Year Needs

    It's available on Netflix now — and you'll want to binge it all in one go.

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    Guns N' Roses Have Announced a 2021 Stadium Tour of Australia and New Zealand

    According to the rock band, international tours may be on the horizon.

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    Quentin Tarantino Is Turning 'Once Upon a Time in Hollywood' Into Your Next Must-Read Novel

    If you loved the Leonardo DiCaprio-starring movie, you'll soon be able to read Tarantino's novelisation — which'll mark his first fiction book.

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    This Huge Multi-Sensory Van Gogh Exhibition Is Coming Back to New Zealand

    Marvel at the genius of the poster boy for post-impressionism at indoors experiences in Wellington, Christchurch and Auckland.

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    Five Spontaneous Date Ideas to Not Plan This Spring

    Make the most of your next night out.

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    Marvel's First Disney+ Series 'WandaVision' Will Hit Your Streaming Queue in January

    The sitcom-style show focuses on the suburban lives of Wanda Maximoff (Elizabeth Olsen) and Vision (Paul Bettany).

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    Netflix Must-See 'The Queen's Gambit' Is the Involving Chess Thriller You Didn't Know You Needed

    The 50s and 60s-set seven-part series is stylish, twisty and inventive — and features a superb lead performance.

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    The Royal New Zealand Ballet Has Announced Its Jam-Packed 2021 Season

    The prestigious dance company is returning to the stage with new performances, Russian classics and a Shakespearean comedy.

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    The Trailer for Christmas Rom-Com 'Happiest Season' Has Arrived to Give This Year Some Festive Cheer

    It stars Kristen Stewart and Mackenzie Davis as a couple heading home for Christmas to meet the parents — who don't know that their daughter is gay.

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    Andy Samberg's New Time-Loop Rom-Com 'Palm Springs' Will Hit Streaming Down Under This Month

    The 'Brooklyn Nine-Nine' star plays a man forced to attend the same wedding over and over in this must-see Sundance hit.

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    Outerfields Is a New All-Local Music Festival Taking Over Western Springs

    Benee and Fat Freddy's Drop lead the first lineup.

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    Short-Form Streaming Service Quibi Will Shut Down in December Less Than Eight Months After Launching

    Its bite-sized format — streaming movies and shows in ten-minute portions — failed to attract an audience.

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    Auckland Museum's Next Big Exhibition Will Feature the Tallest Lego Model in the Southern Hemisphere

    The exhibition will showcase some of the biggest, fastest and tallest things you can construct out of Lego.

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    'Halloween Kills' Has Dropped Another Eerie Teaser Because It's That Time of Year

    Michael Myers will return to the big screen in October 2021.

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    The New Trailer for 'The Crown' Season Four Promises Multiple Royal and Political Power Struggles

    This season focuses on the Queen's showdowns with Margaret Thatcher, and the marriage of Prince Charles to Lady Diana Spencer.

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    Ten Unsettling and Unnerving 2020 Horror Films You Can Stream This Halloween

    It's that time, again — and 2020 has delivered a heap of top-notch new movies perfect for the occasion.

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    Seven of the Spookiest Events Happening in Wellington This Halloween

    From German expressionist horror in a gothic cathedral to a one-day street fiesta, here's where to get your scares (and candy) this Halloween.

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    Award-Winning Aussie Crime Novel 'The Dry' Has Been Adapted Into a Movie Starring Eric Bana

    You can watch the trailer now — and it'll hit cinemas in January.

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    The Trailer for David Fincher's 'Mank' Heads Back to 1930s Hollywood with a Star-Studded Cast

    Featuring Gary Oldman and Amanda Seyfried, the Netflix film follows screenwriter Herman J Mankiewicz as he's writing the screenplay for 'Citizen Kane'.

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    Smash-Hit Musical 'Wicked' Is Coming to Auckland Next Year

    The second-highest grossing musical in Broadway history is coming to Auckland for a short run.

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    'Aunty Donna's Big Ol' House of Fun' Is Netflix's New Attempt to Lighten Up This Hectic Year

    The six-part sketch comedy series stars Australia's Aunty Donna — and it hits the streaming platform in November.

  • News

    Femflix Is the New Streaming Service Dedicated to Films and Shows Made By, Starring and About Women

    It's available Down Under now, featuring films such as '52 Tuesdays', 'Tracks', 'Suffragette' and 'Julieta'.

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    Te Papa's Next Big Installation Is a Two-Storey Labyrinth of Black Wool from Chiharu Shiota

    The piece from the Japanese artist leads visitors through winding tunnels into a two-storey high artwork.

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    Nicolas Cage Fights Ninjas From Space in the Trailer for OTT New Action Movie 'Jiu Jitsu'

    The film follows a team of fighters forced to face off against alien invaders for control of earth.

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    The Full Trailer for 'The Crown' Season Four Teases a Famed Wedding, Dark Dramas and Troubled Times

    It also offers a glimpse of Gillian Anderson as Margaret Thatcher, too.

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    Japan's Multi-Level Super Nintendo Theme Park (and Its 'Mario Kart' Ride) Will Now Open in Early 2021

    It'll also feature the world's first Mario cafe, which is opening this month ahead of the rest of the park.

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    'Flowers Bombing Home' Is the New Teamlab Artwork That You Can View and Participate In At Home

    Check out the live-stream — or draw your own flowers, upload them, and they'll be added to the kaleidoscopic project.

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    Stephen King's Unsettling Plague Thriller 'The Stand' Is Returning to TV and It Has a Trailer

    The new nine-part mini-series stars James Marsden, Whoopi Goldberg, Amber Heard and Alexander Skarsgård.

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    Pixar's Next Film 'Soul' Is Skipping Cinemas and Going Straight to Disney+ This Christmas

    Featuring the voices of Jamie Foxx and Tina Fey, it follows an aspiring jazz musician who falls down a manhole and into the afterlife.

  • Guide

    Ten of the Best Events to Check Out at Artweek Auckland

    Dodge hundreds of flying tennis balls, enter the tomb of King Tut and express your creativity at a free sketching event.

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    'She Dies Tomorrow' Is the Anxiety-Inducing New Viral Thriller That Couldn't Feel More Relevant

    The absolute must-see movie was made before the COVID-19 pandemic hit, but proves immensely timely.

  • News

    David Attenborough's New Nature Documentary 'A Life On Our Planet' Is Coming to Your Streaming Queue

    The impassioned new doco looks back at the changing state of the planet across the broadcaster's seven-decade career — and ponders what the future might hold for the natural world.

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    The First Trailer for 'The Witches' Brings Roald Dahl's Childhood Classic Back to the Screen

    This version stars Anne Hathaway as the Grand High Witch — and features Stanley Tucci and Octavia Spencer, too.

  • News

    'Borat Subsequent Moviefilm' Hits Amazon Prime Video This Month and It Has a Trailer

    Sacha Baron Cohen is back as the Kazakh journalist, and he's coming to your streaming queue.

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    The First Trailer for 'The Craft: Legacy' Introduces a New Coven of Teen Witches

    More than two decades after 'The Craft' became a 90s favourite, this sequel is getting witchy again.

  • Guide

    Twelve of the Best Events to Check Out at Elemental AKL Festival

    Head on a wine and oyster-fuelled river cruise, listen to dance music in an underground ballroom and sample a variety of fire-cooked food.

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