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    Five Films to See at the 2018 Spanish Film Festival

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    Australia's Indie-Focused American Essentials Film Festival Has Unveiled Its 2018 Program

    Featuring Nicolas Cage's latest horror-comedy, a focus on classic LA-set flicks and a mob drama straight from Cannes.

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    Five Enchantingly Essential Studio Ghibli Gems From Co-Founder and Director Isao Takahata

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    A Look Down the Rabbit Hole at ACMI's Wondrous World-First Wonderland Exhibition

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    Sydney Film Festival Unveils the First Part of Its Ace 2018 Program

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    Spanish Film Festival Announces Packed 2018 Program

    Featuring Guillermo del Toro's previous Oscar winner and Javier Bardem as Pablo Escobar amongst its 25-film program.

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    Melbourne Is Now Home to a Harry Potter-Inspired Escape Room

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    Palace Is Opening a 12-Screen Cinema in Surfers Paradise

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    CherryPicks Is the Rotten Tomatoes Alternative Focusing on Female Film Critics

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    Sydney Is Getting Another Star Wars Screening with a Live Orchestra

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    The Best of Berlinale 2018: Ten New Films We Can't Wait to Hit Australian Cinemas

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    James Cameron Is Premiering His Huge Immersive Deep Sea Exhibition in Sydney

    Challenging the Deep will dive deep into the Titanic and Avatar director's rather expensive hobby: deep-sea exploration.

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

    Watch an AIDS activism drama, see Juliette Binoche star in a rom-com and follow Jean-Luc Godard's famed affair in a biopic.

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    Eleven 2018 Oscar-Winning Films You Should Watch Immediately

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    This Immersive Film Experience Will Recreate the 'Alice in Wonderland' Mad Hatter's Tea Party

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    Five Must-See Films at the 2018 Mardi Gras Film Festival

    A NSW-wide program that demonstrates the depth and breadth of queer cinema.

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    A Live Concert of David Attenborough's 'Planet Earth II' Is Coming to Australia

    The documentary will be narrated live by Eric Bana and accompanied by a live orchestral score composed by Hans Zimmer.

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

    It's great news if you want to watch the film ASAP — but it could be indicative of a worrying trend.

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    Ten Films from Sundance 2018 We Really Want to See In Australian 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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    Brisbane Is Preparing to Say Farewell to the City's Last IRL Video Store

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    Alliance Francaise French Film Festival Reveals Loaded 2018 Lineup

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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 New Australian Films You Need to See in 2018

    Last year was a standout for Australian film, and 2018 will bring a whole new slew of important homegrown stories to our cinemas.

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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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    Sydney's Mardi Gras Film Festival Unveils Packed 2018 Lineup

    Celebrating the festival's 25th year with 55 features and 69 short films across 71 sessions.

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    SBS Viceland Is Airing a Very Extended 17-Hour Doco on the Journey of The Ghan

    It'll feature the entire 2979 kilometres of the train's trip from Adelaide to Darwin (well, minus the sections at night).

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

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

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    Village Cinemas Has Cancelled Its Surge Pricing Trial

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    Village Cinemas Is Trialling Surge-Priced Movie Tickets Over Summer

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    Concrete Playground's Top Ten Films of 2017

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    Concrete Playground's 2017 Boxing Day Movie Smackdown

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    Five Great Date Night Ideas at American Express Openair Cinemas in Sydney 

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    Sydney's St George OpenAir Cinema Unveils 2018 Summer Film Program

    It's back with a strong film lineup, food from Chiswick and spectacular panoramic view of the city.

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    A World-First Interactive Alice in Wonderland Exhibition Is Coming to Australia

    Go down the rabbit hole at ACMI and into the curious history of Alice's adventures in Wonderland through film, puppetry, CGI and more.

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