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NewsDowntown Drive-In Announces Surprise Location & Season
Rediscover the lost world of the drive-in cinema, only with tastier food.
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NewsWin Tickets to Concrete Playground’s Screening of Seven Psychopaths
Concrete Playground has teamed up with Hopscotch Films to present a screening of this comically twisted film with a killer cast.
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NewsBehind-the-Scenes Footage From Seminal Films
Uncut, unreleased and unseen movie footage provide fans with a unique and fascinating insight into the creative process of cinema's great artists.
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NewsWin Tickets to Searching for Sugar Man
Win tickets to see the incredible, heart-warming documentary about the mysterious disappearance of cult musician.
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NewsWin Tickets to See Killing Them Softly
Brad Pitt, Ray Liotta and Ben Mendelsohn show us just how complicated it is to be a crim in modern America.
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NewsDowntown Drive-In Comes to Sydney
The classic drive-in movie theatre lands in central Sydney with a contemporary, creative and challenging twist.
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NewsEight New Movies You Can Watch Right Now 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 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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NewsTwelve Films and TV Shows You Need to Stream This Month
Spend your couch time watching the delicious return of 'The Bear', Glen Powell playing a fake hitman and Lily Gladstone's latest excellent performance.
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NewsEight New Movies You Can Watch in June That Have Been Fast-Tracked From Cinemas to Streaming
Get comfy on the couch with the Sydney-shot action antics of 'The Fall Guy', a heartbreaking Oscar-nominated animated gem and the love-triangle games of 'Challengers'.
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NewsTwelve Movies to Put on Your Must-See List at the 2024 Sydney Film Festival
Whether you're keen on a dose of weirdness with your SFF sessions, to embrace a Sydney icon or to see award-winning flicks, there's something for you among these titles.
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NewsTwelve Films and TV Shows You Need to Stream in May
Spend your couch time watching a documentary about Jim Henson, an Elisabeth Moss-led spy thriller and the new season of an Aussie rom-com sitcom.
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Thirteen New Movies You Can Watch in May That Have Been Fast-Tracked From Cinemas to Streaming
Get comfy on the couch with Kirsten Dunst as a war photographer in a divided America, Dev Patel directing himself in an action-packed revenge thriller and Kristen Stewart turning heartthrob.
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GuideSpectacular Autumn Events For Culture Vultures Seeking Their Next Fix
Make sure you add these must-do events to your Sydney culture calendar.
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NewsWin Tickets to see On The Road
Win tickets to see Kristen Stewart, Sam Riley and Garrett Hedlund head up a stellar cast in the adaptation of cult novel On The Road.
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NewsWin Tickets to see Ruby Sparks
Win tickets to see Ruby Sparks, a cute fantasy-romance starring Paul Dano and real-life girlfriend Zoe Kazan.
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NewsWin Tickets to see Beasts of the Southern Wild
Win a double pass to see one of the most talked about films of the year.
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NewsWin Tickets to see Hit & Run
Win a double pass to see Dax Shepard's new movie starring Bradley Cooper.
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NewsThe Ten Best Things to See and Do at Sydney Fringe 2012
Concrete Playground has put together this guide to help you come to grips with this year's program of alternative arts.
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NewsWin Tickets to see Holy Motors
Holy Motors follows the life of Monsieur Oscar, a roving assassin who meanders between varying identities and lives.
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NewsWin a Copy of This Must Be The Place on DVD
Writer/director Paolo Sorrentino itched to create a character based on The Cure's Robert Smith, and this is the result.
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NewsWin Tickets to see Bernie
Bernie Tierde is a kind-hearted assistant funeral director who wouldn't hurt a fly. So how would he be able to murder a woman?
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NewsWin Tickets to see The Sapphires
The Sapphires is a feel-good, sparkle-spangled film uncovering the journey of four Aboriginal girls.
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NewsA Short Film Made Using Musical Bicycle Parts
Brooklyn artist Stephen Meierding has pulled bicycles apart in order to make his short film 'Bicycle Sounds'.
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NewsSydney Locations Made Famous In Film
Peter Templeman's Not Suitable For Children has recently brought cinematic eyes to the city, but this is not the first film to do so.
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NewsWin a Double Pass to see The Dark Knight Rises at IMAX
See The Dark Knight Rises, which was filmed using IMAX cameras, on the world's largest screen.
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EventCollectFest Sydney
Sat, 30 Aug - Sun, 31 Aug 2025
ICC Sydney, Sydney
Marvel at some epic collections (or add to your own) at this huge convention.
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EventFleurs de Villes VOYAGE
Fri, 9 Aug - Sun, 18 Aug 2024
The Calyx, Sydney
15 fresh floral mannequins inspired by different international destinations are blooming in The Calyx this August.
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EventFFWD Festival
Thu, 1 Aug - Sun, 4 Aug 2024
Machine Hall Precinct, Sydney
Fashion, food and festival vibes combine at this four-day event celebrating world-class clothing design and top-of-class Australian hospitality.
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EventChefs of the House
Thu, 1 Aug - Fri, 30 Aug 2024
Sydney Opera House, Sydney
Let four of Australia's top chefs take you on an immersive journey into the culinary philosophies that underpin the hospitality offerings at the nation's most famous building.
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EventHistory of House — Sydney Fringe Festival
Fri, 30 Aug - Sun, 29 Sep 2024
Sydney Spiegeltent, Moore Park
The world's leading gospel choir returns to Sydney with a toe-tapping tour through the history of dance music.
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EventKorean Film Festival in Australia
Thu, 22 Aug - Tue, 27 Aug 2024
Event Cinemas George Street, Sydney
Get your Korean cinema fix with six days of top-notch films at Event Cinemas George Street, including a serial-killer thriller, a couple of rom-coms and an ode to dogs.
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Event$1 Ramen at Motto Motto Sydney Plaza
Sat, 27 Jul, 2024
Motto Motto Japanese Kitchen - Sydney Central Plaza, Sydney
Head to Pitt Street Mall this weekend to score a cozzie-livs-defying deal from this rapidly growing Japanese chain.
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EventQueer Screen Film Fest
Wed, 28 Aug - Sun, 1 Sep 2024
Event Cinemas George Street, Sydney
This LGBTQIA+ film festival is back for 2024 with a five-day in-person program featuring flicjs with Elliot Page, Evan Rachel Wood and Keiynan Lonsdale.
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EventDeadpool & Wolverine
Thu, 25 Jul - Wed, 14 Aug 2024
Various cinemas in Sydney
If there’s a Marvel messiah in the MCU's 34th film — and the first to feature either Deadpool or Wolverine — it's Hugh Jackman back in the claws as Logan.
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Event'Home Alone' Live in Concert
Fri, 6 Dec - Sun, 8 Dec 2024
Sydney Opera House, Sydney
A classic Christmas tale brought to the stage by Australia's leading orchestra.
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NewsWin Tickets to You Instead
Directed by David Mackenzie, You Instead is a romantic comedy that is set at one of Scotland's biggest music festivals.
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NewsWin Tickets to Hysteria
This film is a joyful and light-hearted take on the birth of sex toy, likely to put a knowing smile on a few faces in the audience.
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NewsWin Tickets to Where Do We Go Now?
Concrete Playground has ten double passes to give away for Nadine Labaki's modern fable.
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NewsWin Tickets to Marley
Marley reinforces the cultural significance of this Jamaican hero, who still resonates in music lovers' hearts all over the world almost 30 years after his death.
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NewsWin Tickets to Take This Waltz
It's a heartwarming and complex production, which is a must-see for romantics and cynics alike.
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NewsOdd Couple: Jurassic Lounge’s Matt Ravier and Adult Educator Imogen Ross
The Festivalists director explains his knack for getting grown adults to play.
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NewsWin More Tickets to the Sydney Film Festival 2012
We have ten double passes to SFF 2012 we don't know what to do with. Help us out?
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NewsThis Week in Film Trailers
As the weather gets colder it makes more sense to stay indoors and watch movies than to brave the icy winds.
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NewsWin Ten Tickets to the Sydney Film Festival 2012
Concrete Playground has teamed up with the Sydney Film Festival to give one lucky reader a prize pack that includes a double pass to a selection of five anticipated films
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NewsA History of Love on Film (and What it Says About Us)
From gay couples to unwed couples and human-monster romance, we look at those films that have changed how we see that crazy little thing called love.
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NewsWin Tickets to the Opening Night of the Human Rights Arts and Film Festival
Concrete Playground has five double passes to give away for the film Buffalo Girls.
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NewsThis American Life comes to Australian cinemas
With a weekly listenership of 1.7 million and a strong following since 1995, This American Life is due to make its debut in Australian cinemas.
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NewsWin Tickets to see Bel Ami
We have five double passes to see Bel Ami, the adaptation of the famously salacious 19th century novel.
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NewsThe Ten Best Things to See at the Sydney Film Festival
The annual Sydney Film Festival carves a cinema-going strip out of the city and makes us excited about seeing more than just the latest blockbusters.
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NewsThe Very Best of Sydney in 2013
Concrete Playground's shortlist of the best places, experiences and events in this fine city.
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NewsWin Season One of Call Me Fitz on DVD
After years of womanising and substance abusing, Fitz is on the hunt for his long-lost conscience.
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NewsWin a Double Pass to see The Dictator
Sacha Baron Cohen's newest creation is on a mission to safeguard his beloved (oppressed) nation from the clutches of democracy.
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NewsWin a Double Pass to see Safe
Win one of ten double passes to see breakneck speed crime thriller Safe.
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NewsSecret Cinema Comes to Australia
A mystery inner-city building becomes a lavish, immersive cinema for one night in May.
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NewsWin a Double Pass to the Festival of German Films
With a long cinematic history, Germany has some of the richest and most diverse films in the world.
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NewsWin a Romantics Anonymous Prize Pack
This French romantic comedy will remind you that the sweetest things in life are worth taking a risk for.
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NewsYour Invitation to an Exclusive Free Screening of Wish You Were Here
Concrete Playground has teamed up with Hopscotch Films to present a preview screening of this great new Australian film.
