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    The New Movies You Can Watch at New Zealand Cinemas This Week

    Head to the flicks to see Dev Patel take on Charles Dickens, Judd Apatow's latest comedy and a WWII-set drama.

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    Wellington's Third Pop-Up Library Is Opening This Week

    Te Awe (meaning White Feathers) is the largest of the Council's three interim libraries.

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    'Dead to Me' Will End Its Secrets, Twists and Murder Cover-Ups After the Show's Third Season

    Starring Christina Applegate and Linda Cardellini, the grief-fuelled Netflix dark comedy will return one last time.

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    Michael Myers Is Back in the Ominous First Teaser Trailer for 'Halloween Kills'

    But the franchise's latest sequel has been delayed a whole year — until October 2021.

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    Netflix Has Extended 'The Crown' and Its Royal Dramas for a Sixth Season

    It was originally planned to run for six seasons, then reduced back to five — and now it has been extended to six again.

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    A 'Friends' Musical Parody Is Touring New Zealand in September and October

    The comedic stage production turns the beloved 90s sitcom into a song-filled satire — and it's touring the country.

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    Flume and Peking Duk Lead the First Lineup for Bay Dreams 2021

    In anticipation of the trans-Tasman bubble, organisers have secured a string of acts from across the ditch.

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    The Trailer for Eerie and Unnerving New Australian Horror Film 'Relic' Is Here to Creep You Out

    The instantly disturbing but still slow-burning film follows three generations of women in a remote Victorian house.

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    The Filmed Version of 'Hamilton' Has Hit Streaming and It's As Phenomenal As You've Heard

    Recorded in 2016 with the original Broadway cast — including Lin-Manuel Miranda — the historical hip hop musical has just hit Disney+.

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    The New Movies You Can Watch at New Zealand Cinemas from July 2

    Head to the flicks to see a stunning South America-set thriller, get creeped out by a box office-topping horror movie and watch a devastatingly astute #MeToo thriller.

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    Rhythm and Alps Has Dropped Its First All-Local Lineup for 2020

    Celebrate the New Year in a picture-perfect location.

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    Hit Broadway Musical 'Mary Poppins' Is Coming to Auckland

    The supercalifragilistic production is back after breaking an eight-year box office record.

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    Roxy Cinema Has Launched a New Pay-Per-View Streaming Service

    For those wanting something more thoughtful than big-budget blockbusters.

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    Ten New Films You Can Look Forward to Seeing on the Big Screen in 2020

    Get ready for Christopher Nolan's latest mind-bender, the creepy new 'Candyman' movie and Timothée Chalamet going sci-fi in 'Dune'.

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    A Huge Exhibition of Contemporary Maori Art Is Coming to Auckland

    It will be the largest exhibition in the 132-year history of Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki.

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    Ten Stellar Movies From 2020 That You Need to Catch Up On

    Cinemas have been closed for months, but this year has still thrown up plenty of big-screen gems — here's what you need to see.

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    The New Zealand International Film Festival Has Dropped a Jam-Packed Lineup for 2020

    This year, more than 70 features and seven collections of short films from 41 countries will screen online and in selected cinemas.

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    The New Zealand International Film Festival Has Announced Five Homegrown Titles for 2020

    Including a five-episode web series screening in its entirety.

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    Ten Exceptional New TV Shows From 2020 That You Need to Catch Up On

    This year has served up plenty of new must-see TV so far — here's what you need to stream.

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    These Five Documentaries About Race and Injustice Are Streaming on YouTube for Free

    Australian distributor Madman has made the five powerful films available for the month of June.

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    The Full Trailer for HBO's Golden State Killer Docuseries 'I'll Be Gone in the Dark' Is Here

    The true-crime series is based on Michelle McNamara's book of the same name.

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    Coachella Has Completely Cancelled Its 2020 Festival

    The huge Californian music festival will now return in April 2021.

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    Splendour in the Grass Has Postponed Its 20th-Anniversary Festival Until Winter 2021

    It was first postponed from July until October, but now it won't go ahead in 2020 at all.

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    Ten Major Events and Festivals Still Happening in New Zealand This Year

    Prepare for food, wine and music festivals, inclusive snow-filled adventures and events honouring Aotearoa's Māori identity.

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    Studio Ghibli Is Making Its First Completely CG-Animated Film, 'Aya and the Witch'

    It'll screen on Japanese TV this year — fingers crossed it makes its way Down Under then, too.

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    Jordan Peele's New HBO Series 'Lovecraft Country' Explores Both Supernatural and Real-Life Terrors

    The new drama is based on the 2016 novel of the same name — and it's set in 50s-era America.

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    Charlize Theron Leads a Team of Immortal Warriors in the First Trailer for Netflix's 'The Old Guard'

    The 'Atomic Blonde' and 'Mad Max: Fury Road' star is back in action mode in the new streaming film.

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    You Can Now Take an Online Tour of Japan's Adorable Studio Ghibli Museum

    No one can physically step inside at the moment, but you can roam through the gorgeous site virtually.

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    Dark Comedy 'The Great' Is the Satirical Take on Russian History You Didn't Know You Needed

    The acerbically funny period-set series stars Elle Fanning and Nicholas Hoult — and it lives up to its name.

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    The New Trailer for Christopher Nolan's 'Tenet' Is Here with Time-Twisting Thrills Aplenty

    And it just might be the first blockbuster to hit the big screen when cinemas reopen.

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    Rising Is Melbourne's Huge New Annual Winter Arts Festival

    Replacing Melbourne International Arts Festival and White Night, the inaugural festival will start on a full moon in May 2021.

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    Documentary Edge Festival Has Dropped a Massive 83-Film Lineup for 2020

    This year's lineup will focus on ongoing challenges, from crusading journalists to unstable politicians and UFO cults.

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    The First Trailer for Spike Lee's New Vietnam War Heist Thriller 'Da 5 Bloods' Is Here

    The film stars Chadwick Boseman and follows four African American veterans who head back to Saigon decades after the conflict.

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    Auckland Council's Libraries and Fitness Centres Are Reopening This Week

    But those hoping to dip their toes in a council-operated swimming pool will be sorely disappointed.

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    You Can Now Take a Virtual Tour of Auckland Art Gallery

    The Gallery isn't reopening its doors to the public until late June.

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    It Looks Like Netflix Is Bringing 'Tiger King' Back for a Second Series

    It won't be about Joe Exotic, though — instead, it'll focus on the 2003 mauling attack at a Siegfried and Roy show.

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    The Trailer for Hannah Gadsby's New Stand-Up Show 'Douglas' Is Here

    The witty Aussie comedian's latest show hits Netflix this month.

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