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NewsMelbourne's Palais Theatre Is Screening Star Wars Complete with a Live Orchestra
It will celebrate not only the space opera saga's longevity, but the upcoming release of Star Wars: Episode VIII — The Last Jedi in December.
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NewsThis Year's Venice Film Festival Features a Dedicated Virtual Reality Island
The world's oldest major film festival is also hosting its first-ever VR competition.
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NewsThe Best, Weirdest and Most Unexpected Films of Melbourne International Film Festival 2017
A documentary about rats, an Australian film on faking it till you make it and a Parisian terrorist thriller all make it onto our must-watch list from MIFF.
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NewsThis Immersive Cinema Experience Will Let You Pretend You're On the Titanic
Sail Sydney Harbour while watching Kate and Leo tussle with an iceberg.
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NewsWatch the Chilling New Trailer for 'Black Mirror' Season Four
The first look at the new six-episode season.
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NewsThis New Subscription Service Wants to Give You Access to Super Cheap Movie Tickets
They're calling themselves the Netflix of cinema.
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GuideMany of the Best Seats at Sydney Festival 2025's Headline Shows Are on Sale for Just $49 — Here's Why
As NSW's flagship arts fest prepares to celebrate its 49th birthday, affordability has been very much front of mind for Festival Director Olivia Ansell.
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NewsNine 2024 Emmy-Winning TV Shows That You Should Watch Immediately
Your new must-watch list of Emmy-winners includes 'Baby Reindeer' and its has-to-be-seen-to-be-believed tale, the history-making 'Shōgun' and, yes, 'The Bear'.
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NewsNine New Movies You Can Watch Right Now That Have Been Fast-Tracked From Cinemas to Streaming
Get comfy on the couch with Austin Butler's latest brooding role, serial-killer chiller 'Longlegs' and the animated antics of 'Inside Out 2'.
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NewsTwelve Films and TV Shows You Need to Stream This Month
Spend your couch time watching Rashida Jones navigate a sci-fi mystery in Japan, Nicolas Cage face a post-apocalyptic future and a gripping Australian romance-scam thriller.
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NewsThe 15 Best Straight-to-Streaming Movies of 2024 So Far
From 2024's first half, you need to be catching an Oscar-winning documentary, Glen Powell as a fake assassin and plenty of horror shocks from your couch.
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NewsEight New Movies You Can Watch in July That Have Been Fast-Tracked From Cinemas to Streaming
Get comfy on the couch with 'Furiosa', the latest gem from Hirokazu Kore-eda and a hypnotic vision of an AI-dominated future.
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GuideMust-Stream TV: All the Best Shows You Should Be Watching From 2024 So Far
Don't spend hours scrolling through streaming platforms — here's 2024's standout shows that you need to see.
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NewsThe 15 Best Returning TV Shows of 2024 So Far
These are the beloved small-screen favourites to say "yes chef!" to, sleuth along with and giggle with — and get catchy songs stuck in your head from, too.
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NewsThe 15 Best Films of 2024 So Far
The best movies from 2024's first half include a meditative trip to Tokyo, a scorching neo-noir thriller, multiple Oscar-winners and a stunning robot story.
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NewsThe 15 Best New TV Shows of 2024 So Far
From gloriously surreal comedies and unforgettable true tales to stunning remakes and savvy sci-fi mysteries, 2024 has been filled with new small-screen highlights.
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NewsFive Must-See Films at the 2017 Korean Film Festival in Australia
From a Kill Bill-like vengeance movie to an animated train station zombie flick.
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NewsItalian Film Festival Announces Characteristically Eccentric 2017 Program
IFF's 28-film, six-week national tour features excursions off the beaten track, Oscar winners and an ode to coffee.
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NewsFive Different Takes on the Heist Film
Essential reading ahead of your next movie night… or if you’re planning to rob a bank.
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NewsYou Can Now Visit Pennywise's Lair from Stephen King's 'It'
Spend some quality time with your friendly, neighbourhood murder clown.
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NewsSydney Underground Film Festival Announces Killer 2017 Program
SUFF will showcase alternative, independent and experimental cinema over four days.
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NewsMeet the Director of Australia's First Muslim Rom-Com, Ali's Wedding
Will local, mainstream audiences be willing to embrace a story about a Muslim immigrant, in which there is hardly a white character in sight?
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NewsWe're Giving Away Double Passes to See New Heist-Comedy 'Logan Lucky'
See the latest from Steven Soderbergh featuring on-screen brothers Channing Tatum and Adam Driver in an 'Ocean's Eleven' meets 'Dukes of Hazzard'.
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NewsThis New Ghostly Pop-Up Wants to Deck You Out for the Afterlife
For the release of A Ghost Story, Melburnians can get kitted out with 'clothing' for eternity.
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NewsYou'll Soon Be Able to Stay in the World's First Marvel Hotel
Cosy up with caped crusaders at Disneyland Paris.
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NewsWatch the Thrilling New Trailer for 'Stranger Things' Season Two
Catch a glimpse before the second season drops in October.
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NewsWe're Giving Away Tickets to See A Ghost Story
See the minimalistic ghost story what was a Sundance and Sydney Film Festival favourite.
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NewsA Huge Studio Ghibli Showcase Is Coming to Australia
Prepare to be spirited away as all 22 of the Japanese animation house's films are screened around the country.
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EventRhys Darby: The Legend Returns
Thu, 24 Apr, 2025
Enmore Theatre, Newtown
The New Zealand comedian is bringing his first stand-up show in almost a decade to Sydney.
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EventThe Lord of the Rings — A Musical Tale
Tue, 7 Jan - Sat, 1 Feb 2025
State Theatre, Sydney
The musical version of JRR Tolkien's classic is taking the hobbits to Sydney's State Theatre.
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EventThis Never Happened Presents
Sat, 18 Jan, 2025
Liberty Hall, Moore Park
Dance Music record label This Never Happened is back for another Sydney party that won't allow phones.
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EventEnchanted Christmas Markets at Westfield Bondi
Thu, 28 Nov - Sun, 22 Dec 2024
Westfield Bondi Junction, Bondi Junction
Pick up a one-of-a-kind gift at this festive market.
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EventDouble Bay Christmas Festival
Sat, 30 Nov, 2024
Steyne Park, Double Bay
Bring the whole family along for 100-plus stalls, live music, carnival rides and fireworks by the water.
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EventPaddo Collective Walking Tour
Sun, 12 Jan, 2025
Paddington, Paddington
Uncover the vibrant cultural heritage of this Sydney suburb through local sites and thrilling unsolved mysteries.
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EventWoollahra Hotel Christmas Market
Thu, 28 Nov, 2024
Woollahra Hotel, Woollahra
Celebrate the holiday season at this popular pop-up market that's sure to be a merry night to remember.
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EventChristmas Actually — The Little Red Company
Sat, 21 Dec, 2024
Sydney Coliseum Theatre, Rooty Hill
An end-of-year favourite, this supremely festive cabaret show sings through all the hits from 'Love Actually'.
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EventJulie Mehrtu: 'A Transcore of the Radical Imaginatory' at MCA Australia
Fri, 29 Nov 2024 - Sun, 27 Apr 2025
MCA, Sydney
The first exhibition dedicated to Julie Mehretu to be shown in the Southern Hemisphere is coming to the MCA in November.
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EventThe Sydney Good Food & Wine Show Christmas Markets
Fri, 22 Nov - Sun, 24 Nov 2024
Carriageworks, Eveleigh
Stock up on Christmas gifts for all the foodies in your life at this massive seasonal market featuring stalls from more than 150 different local producers.
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NewsFive Must-See Films at the 2017 Scandinavian Film Festival
With odes to real-life figures of sexual freedom and explorations of indigenous plights, Nordic noir is just the start of this Scandi film offering.
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NewsA Look Inside ACMI's Cracking New Wallace & Gromit Exhibition
Get a glimpse at the magic and creative process behind beloved animation studio Aardman.
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NewsThe Best, Weirdest and Most Unexpected Films of Sydney Film Festival 2017
Our critics needed a good night's sleep and a home-cooked meal after sifting through 250-plus movies.
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NewsWe're Giving Away Tickets to See Baby Driver
See the highly anticipated SXSW Audience Award winner about a talented getaway driver with a killer personal soundtrack.
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NewsHungarian Film On Body and Soul Wins 2017 Sydney Film Festival Official Competition
It is the first film that's been directed by a female filmmaker to win the Sydney Film Prize.
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NewsMore Australian Content Might Be Coming to Netflix and Stan
The Australian government are considering enforcing local content quotas.
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NewsAustralia's Scandinavian Film Festival Announces Full 2017 Program
See 20 features from Sweden, Finland, Norway, Denmark and Iceland — including the winner of the Silver Bear for best director at this year's Berlinale.
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NewsSydney Film Festival Adds Three Days of Bonus Screenings to Their 2017 Lineup
The Back by Popular Demand program gives you one last chance to see the most popular films of the festival.
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NewsBreaking Bad Is Coming Back as a Virtual Reality Experience
Prepare to follow in Walter White's footsteps.
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NewsSydney Film Festival Adds Seven Cannes Titles to Their 2017 Program
Hope you've got some room on your flexipass.
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NewsSydney's Inner West Is Getting a New Community Cinema
The independent screening space will host sessions by local community groups and indie film festivals.
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Studio Ghibli Is Building Its Very Own Theme Park
The Totoro-themed park is scheduled to open in 2020 — and if it doesn't feature a catbus, we'll eat this susuwatari.
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NewsTen Must-See Films at the 2017 Sydney Film Festival
Aubrey Plaza and Alison Brie as nuns, Netflix-produced monster movies and the debut full-length feature from Afghanistan's first female filmmaker.
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NewsFive Films from Cannes 2017 We Can't Wait to See in Australia
Now showing in French Riviera cinemas between May 17 and 28, and hopefully coming soon to a screen near you.
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NewsThis Short Film Competition Gives Filmmakers the Chance to Work With Dominic West
Write a killer seven-page script and The Wire's Jimmy McNulty could star in it.
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NewsSession Time: What's On in Sydney Cinemas This Week
These are the just-released films you should spend your pocket money on this week.
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NewsSydney Film Festival Announces Stacked 2017 Program
See Sofia Coppola's new Civil War thriller, Ben Mendelsohn play a convicted sex offender and a slew of stars in an Austin music scene-set love story.
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NewsThe Creators of Wallace & Gromit Are Coming to Australia
Peter Lord and David Sproxton will help launch ACMI's massive Aardman Animations exhibition with a series of talks and masterclasses.
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NewsThis Is Your Chance to Cruise Through Vivid Sydney on a Pirate Ship
All in celebration of Starz's Black Sails, of course.
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News'Wet Hot American Summer' Is Being Turned Into a Role-Playing Game
Make your dream of stepping into the 2001 cult hit a reality with this crowdfunded tabletop game.
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NewsHow Modern Filmmakers Are Tackling the Complex Topic of Psychological Manipulation
With the release of Cate Shortland's Berlin Syndrome, we look at how victims and perpetrators of psychological abuse are portrayed in modern film.
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NewsFive Must-See Films at the 2017 Spanish Film Festival
Our picks from the 39 features on the bill, from Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon's latest Trip to a sumptuous period piece and a classic cat-and-mouse thriller.
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NewsAmerican Essentials Film Festival Reveals Indie-Focused 2017 Program
Two Greta Gerwig films, Australia's own Bond and Ewan McGregor jumping behind the camera rank among the second-year festival's 31 titles.
