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NewsFive Must-See Films at the 2016 Spanish Film Festival
See some of the last year's best Spanish and Latin American cinema.
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NewsSydney Film Festival Reveals First Part of its Killer 2016 Program
From Greta Grewig rom-coms to outback noir thrillers, this year's SFF has something for every cinephile.
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NewsSydney Film Festival Is Hosting a Martin Scorsese Retrospective
From Taxi Driver to Goodfellas.
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NewsThe Rewriters: How Golden Age Cinema's Kate Jinx Made Picking Movies Her Actual Job
Not everyone has the gumption to ditch their graphic design career for a life at the movies.
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NewsThe Witch Director Robert Eggers Talks Childhood Nightmares and Puritan Horror
Get inside the head of the first-time horror filmmaker who's getting snaps from both satanists and feminists.
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NewsTwenty-Five Exceptional Films by Indigenous Australian Filmmakers That You Can Stream Right Now
Celebrate Australia's First Nations filmmakers with these potent westerns, horror standouts, coming-of-age gems, Top End rom-coms, outback noirs, and expressive dance flicks.
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NewsA List of All of the Wes Anderson Films, Ranked
No one makes movies quite like Wes Anderson, so we've revisited and ranked them all — even though every single one is a gem.
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NewsIt's Eurovision Time: Here's When You Can Watch 2025's Song Contest (with Tony Armstrong and Courtney Act Hosting Australia's Coverage)
This year's Australian entry: Go-Jo with the song 'Milkshake Man', which is being performed with a four-metre-tall blender as part of the set.
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NewsHop to It: 16 Classic and Eclectic Films You Can Stream This Easter Long Weekend
Some feature bunnies. Some include eggs or chocolate. Some have provocative takes on religion.
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NewsTen 2025 Oscar-Winning Films That You Can and Should Watch Immediately
Your newly Oscars-approved viewing list includes movies about determined architects, whirlwind romances, catty cardinals, sandworms and more.
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NewsPredicting the Oscars: Who Should, Could and Will Win at the 2025 Academy Awards
From 'Anora' and 'A Real Pain' to 'I'm Still Here' and 'No Other Land', here's what's likely to emerge victorious at the 2025 Oscars.
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NewsHere's Where You Can Watch 33 of 2025's Oscar-Nominated Movies in Australia Right Now
Massive musicals, monumental dramas, stunning animated gems, heartbreaking documentaries, two Timothée Chalamet movies: they're all Oscar contenders, and you can watch them all.
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NewsEleven 2025 Golden Globe-Winning Films and TV Shows That You Can (and Should) Watch Right Now
Make a cinema or couch date with a freshly minted Golden Globe-winner — here's what you can watch right away, and where.
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NewsTwenty-Five Movies That You Can Stream This Christmas No Matter How You Feel About the Festive Season
Pour a glass of eggnog, find your comfiest spot on the couch, then enjoy everything from 'The Holdovers' and 'Die Hard' to 'Last Christmas' and 'Eyes Wide Shut'.
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GuideThe Best Free Events to Catch During Sydney Festival 2025
Sydney Festival is saving your wallet this summer with a cost-of-living defying program of free events throughout January.
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NewsThe Daughter's Simon Stone and Odessa Young on Shaking Up Typical Aussie Movies
Why would an Aussie director adapt a 19th century Norwegian classic — again?
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NewsThis New Streaming Service Wants to Bring New Release Movies to Your Living Room
Watch Hollywood blockbusters from the comfort of your couch the same day they hit cinemas.
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NewsIs Louis Theroux Gearing Up for an Australian Documentary?
The acclaimed BBC filmmaker has the outback in his sights.
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NewsTen Films from SXSW We're Hoping Will Come to Australia
Richard Linklater's latest, the awaited Slenderman doco, and the Farsi answer to The Babadook.
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NewsWin Tickets to See Trumbo
Watch Bryan Cranston shine in this remarkable true story about one of the darkest periods in Hollywood history.
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GuideConcrete Playground's Reviews of the 2016 Oscar Winners
The Academy Award-winning films you really need to see right now.
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NewsWin Tickets to the Alliance Francaise French Film Festival 2016
See the cream of Cannes Down Under.
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NewsA Martin Scorsese Exhibition Is Coming to Australia
Revisit the taxi drivers, goodfellas and wolf-like stockbrokers of the movie master's 60-year career.
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NewsSydney's Newest Outdoor Cinema Lets You Watch Movies In Bed
No more propping your head up on a packet of salt and vinegar chips.
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NewsCanada's Hot Docs Film Festival Is Coming to Australia
Factual film fanatics, here's another festival to feed on.
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EventUncontained Arts Festival 2026
Fri, 26 Jun - Sun, 28 Jun 2026
Belgrave Street, Kogarah
From inflatable creatures to LED drum shows, this kaleidoscopic after-dark experience returns with creativity and wonder inspired by nature and sustainability.
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EventSouth African Film Festival
Sun, 21 Jun - Sun, 26 Jul 2026
Various cinemas across Australia
The eighth run of SAFF will see 33 films direct from South Africa come to cinemas across Australia and New Zealand.
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EventHSBC Spanish & Latin American Film Festival
Wed, 10 Jun - Sun, 12 Jul 2026
Various Palace Cinemas around Australia, Moore Park
The annual showcase of Spanish and Latin American filmmaking returns to Australian screens this winter.
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EventThe Music of the Lord of the Rings
Thu, 16 Jul - Sat, 18 Jul 2026
Concert Hall, Sydney Opera House, Sydney
Explore the music of The Lord of the Rings like never before, with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra and Art of the Score.
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EventAvatar: Forms of Vishnu
Sat, 20 Jun - Mon, 5 Oct 2026
Naala Badu Building, AGNSW, Sydney
This massive exhibition explores the many forms of the Hindu deity Vishnu, as depicted in 200 works that span 1500 years.
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EventBastille Festival
Thu, 16 Jul - Sun, 19 Jul 2026
Circular Quay, Sydney
Warm up this winter — this four-day soirée is taking over Circular Quay and The Rocks with French food, wine and entertainment.
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EventSheltering at the Sydney Opera House
Wed, 3 Jun - Sat, 13 Jun 2026
Joan Sutherland Theatre, Sydney
Bangarra Dance Theatre returns to the Sydney Opera House this June with Sheltering, a powerful triple bill exploring First Nations stories and connection to Country.
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EventTwo Door Cinema Club at Hordern Pavilion
Sun, 22 Nov, 2026
Hordern Pavilion, Moore Park
Having just announced a second Sydney show, this era-defining indie-dance band will perform their acclaimed debut album in full.
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EventSydney Symphony Presents Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone In Concert
Wed, 2 Dec - Sat, 5 Dec 2026
Concert Hall, Sydney
Step back in time to the beginning of an iconic franchise, brought to life by the Sydney Symphony Orchestra.
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EventHayu FanFest
Sat, 15 Aug, 2026
Secret Location in Sydney, Sydney
Bringing reality TV into the real world, this streaming platform's landmark event is headed to Sydney for the first time.
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NewsWin Tickets to a Special Preview Screening of Triple 9
Join a huge Hollywood cast for a cops and robbers crime thriller by Australian director John Hillcoat.
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NewsLocal Theatre Is Coming to a Cinema Near You Thanks to Australian National Theatre Live
Australia's best theatre companies light up the silver screen.
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NewsAmerican Rape on Campus Documentary to be Shown In Australian Universities
One of the most confronting films you'll see all year.
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NewsThese Are the Best Films of the Last Year According to Australian Film Critics
The Australian Film Critics Association have announced their 2016 award winners.
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NewsWin Tickets to Hail, Caesar!
The latest film from the Coen Brothers combines crime, comedy and a ridiculous cast.
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NewsTen Kickass Australian Films You Need to See in 2016
With everything from stories of Aussie cults to giant bloody spiders — it's easy to support local film this year.
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NewsTropfest Founder John Polson Speaks Out on Why the Festival Almost Went Under
The Tropfest founder got real on triple j's Hack.
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NewsTropfest Announces 2016 Judges and Live Music Lineup
Try and impress the director of one of 2015's best Aussie films.
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NewsConcrete Playground's Useful Guide to the 2016 Oscar Race
Who will win, who should win and who got snubbed.
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NewsSiberia Records Are Throwing a Party on a Secret Island in Sydney Harbour
Party on an island in the sun.
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NewsReviving the Best Bits of Cinema with Quentin Tarantino
The Hateful Eight director talks bringing back westerns, 70mm film and good old cinema-going.
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NewsHere's This Year's Motley Crew of Oscar Nominees
Featuring a mix of blockbusters and indie releases, plus a whole lot of white people.
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NewsWin Tickets to Quentin Tarantino's One-Night-Only Double Bill and Q&A
You're invited to Tarantino's own Australian Western movie night.
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NewsWin Two Tickets to Flickerfest's Grand Opening Night and Afterparty
Help Australia's only Academy-accredited short film fest celebrate its 25th birthday on the beach.
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NewsConcrete Playground's 2015 Boxing Day Movie Smackdown
Get maximum bang for your Kris Kringle gift voucher buck.
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NewsThe Ten Best Movies Hardly Anyone Saw in 2015
Do yourself a favour and add these to your must-see movie list.
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NewsTropfest Back from the Dead After Last Minute Sponsorship Deal
The festival will take place on Valentine's Day 2016.
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NewsSt George Openair Cinema Announces Summer 2016 Program
Featuring all the Oscar contenders, summer blockbusters and best 2015 films you could want under the stars.
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NewsAustralia's Got a New American Indie Film Festival
The closest you can get to a Park City/Austin vibe without actually heading overseas.
