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    Australia's Hot Chocolate Festival Is Back for 2023 with Booze, Biscoff and a 'Barbie'-Inspired Flavour

    Three Victorian chocolateries are serving up 31 different varieties in August, including via at-home packs.

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    'Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse' Is Swinging Back Onto the Big Screen with a Live Orchestra and DJ

    The animated masterpiece will be accompanied by a 32-piece orchestra, plus DJ Total Eclipse on the turntables, at an Australian-premiere Melbourne screening.

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    From RackaRacka's Viral Videos to 2023's Creepiest Horror Movie: Danny Philippou Chats 'Talk to Me'

    Since they were nine, Adelaide-born twins Danny and Michael Philippou wanted to make movies. Now they've directed the A24-distributed horror sensation of the year.

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    Shut Up and Take My Money: The Newly Defrosted and Still-Hilarious 'Futurama' Is Back in Vintage Form

    It's been 24 years since it debuted, and ten since it last aired episodes, but Matt Groening's other big animated hit feels like it never left.

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    Nine New Movies You Can Watch in July That Have Been Fast-Tracked From Cinemas to Streaming

    Get comfy on the couch with Nicolas Cage playing Dracula, mind-bending body horror starring Alexander Skarsgård and a couple of stellar Australian films.

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    Higher, Further, Faster: The Full Trailer for 'The Marvels' Is Here with Space Fights and Flerkens

    Continuing its fifth phase, the MCU is teaming up Carol Danvers, Monica Rambeau and Kamala Khan to save several worlds.

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    It Looks Like Some of 2023's Big Movies Might Delay Releasing Until 2024 Due to the Actors' Strike

    'Dune: Part One' was delayed due to the pandemic — and 'Dune: Part Two' might take longer to make it to the big screen, too.

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    Oktoberfest in the Gardens Is Back for 2023 with Another Round of Big Bavarian Celebrations

    This one-day German party features food stalls, roving performers, rides, sideshows and a silent disco.

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    'War on Waste' Has Set Up a Fast Fashion Graveyard at Splendour to Highlight Textiles in Landfill

    The Byron Bay festival now boasts Lizzo, Flume, Mumford & Sons and a cemetery calling attention to fashion waste.

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    Getting Paul Mescal Dancing in the Australian Desert: Benjamin Millepied Chats Reimagining 'Carmen'

    In the acclaimed dancer-turned-filmmaker's hands, outback town Broken Hill backdrops a brand-new take on the classic opera.

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    Pizza Hut Is Giving Away 200 Free Pizzas for Every Single Goal Scored During the Women's World Cup

    For each goal that the Matildas kick, there'll be 600 free pizzas on offer.

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    'The Lion King' in Concert with a Live Orchestra Is Coming to Australia for the Film's 30th Anniversary

    Disney's animated stroll through the jungle is the latest film returning to the big screen with a live orchestra, this time playing Hans Zimmer's score and Elton John and Tim Rice's songs.

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    'The Bear' Serves Up Another Course of Sublime TV in the Hit Dramedy's Sizzling Second Season

    Yes chef — the best new show of 2022 is finally back, and it's just as appetising and intense as ever.

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    'The Dry' Sequel 'Force of Nature' Is No Longer Hitting Cinemas in August Due to the Actors' Strike

    You'll have to wait a little longer to see Eric Bana return as detective Aaron Falk, with a new release date not yet confirmed.

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    Sydney's Queer Screen Film Fest Is Celebrating Ten Years with 30-Plus Movies and an Online Program

    Whether you can head along in-person in Sydney or you'll be streaming from your couch, expect plenty of LGBTQIA+ cinema gems.

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    A 14-Metre-Tall Inflatable Sphere That Breathes Is Popping Up Outside Melbourne's NGV This Summer

    NGV’s 2023 Architecture Commission '(This is) Air' will expand with air, then release it, inhaling and exhaling all day.

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    McDonald's Is Opening the World's First Fry-Thru in Australia — and It's Even Shaped Like Giant Fries

    Would you like fries from that? A pop-up Macca's shaped like a five-metre-tall packet of fries is hitting Sydney for the Women's World Cup.

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    'Jurassic World: The Exhibition' Is Roaring Into Sydney for the Dinosaur Franchise's 30th Anniversary

    Walk through the famous gates and get up close to lifelike dinosaurs to celebrate three decades since 'Jurassic Park' first hit cinemas.

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    Virgin's Latest Big Australian Flight Sale Is Slinging 500,000 Domestic Fares Starting From $49

    Byron Bay, the Sunshine Coast, Cairns and Hobart, here you come — but you've only got a few days to nab a bargain.

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