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NewsUnderstanding the Work of Marina Abramovic in Five Phases
How the performance artist got from bodily extremes to quiet introspection — and with it, superstardom.
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NewsThe Best, Worst and Weirdest Movies of the Sydney Film Festival 2015
Here's what left our mouths agape, for one reason or another.
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NewsVolumes Is Sydney's Brand New Multi-Venue Music Festival
Four stages, three Sydney venues, one day.
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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 Beach Boys to Headline Bondi Beach's New Music Festival
The Beach Boys, on Bondi Beach. Let it sink in.
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NewsYoko Ono's One-Off Morning-Inspired Art Event Is Coming to MCA
Meet us on the lawn for free early morning yoga, giant mandala-making and New York-themed brekkie.
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NewsWatch Michael Fassbender and Marion Cotillard in the First Macbeth Trailer
Australian director Justin Kurzel's highly anticipated follow-up to Snowtown.
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GuideFive New Art Exhibitions Shaking Up June
Visit '70s California, the strip club and the protest barricades.
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NewsElizabeth Rose's New Single Is an Anthem for Marriage Equality
With sale proceeds being used to help fight discrimination. What a legend.
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NewsThe State of Fun in Australia
Gelato Messina, The Festivalists, Giant Dwarf and Secret Garden discuss active play, festival culture and whether red tape is killing creativity.
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NewsWin Tickets to See Grace Jones at Carriageworks
Be front and centre for this legendary Vivid Sydney headliner — there will be costume changes.
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NewsSee Studio Ghibli's Spirited Away as an 8-Bit Video Game
Hayao Miyazaki's beloved film, as an adorable platform adventure.
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NewsFlorence and the Machine Announce Splendour 2015 Sideshows
Their Coachella set finished up with 'Dog Days Are Over'. Just sayin'.
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EventSuite Sessions at Crown Sydney Featuring Melanie C
Thu, 12 Mar, 2026
Crown Sydney, Barangaroo
Melanie C, aka Sporty Spice, opens Crown Sydney's 2026 suite sessions with an intimate gig inside Sydney's most expensive hotel room.
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EventIngenia Holiday Parks Sydney Family Easter Show
Thu, 2 Apr - Sun, 19 Apr 2026
Entertainment Quarter, Moore Park
With affordable tickets and a huge Easter egg hunt, the Ingenia Holiday Parks Sydney Family Easter Show has your school holiday plans sorted.
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EventData Dreams: Art and AI at MCA Australia
Fri, 21 Nov 2025 - Mon, 27 Apr 2026
MCA, Sydney
Now on at MCA Australia, Data Dreams unites ten international artists in a major Sydney-only exhibition, examining how artificial intelligence is transforming the way we live, think and create.
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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
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EventPOOL by Pier One and Business & Pleasure Co
Thu, 19 Feb - Thu, 30 Apr 2026
Pier One Sydney Harbour, Walsh Bay
Live it up by Sydney Harbour, as this pop-up pontoon and swimming pool evokes the sun-drenched beach clubs of Europe.
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EventPeking Duk at Hordern Pavilion
Fri, 15 May, 2026
Hordern Pavilion, Moore Park
This roof-raising duo are gearing up for their biggest performance in seven years, complete with a debut live show and future-forward visuals.
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EventMitski for Vivid LIVE at Sydney Opera House
Fri, 29 May - Mon, 1 Jun 2026
Sydney Opera House, Sydney
Returning to Australia after seven long years, indie icon Mitski will take over our most legendary music venue for a run of four exclusive shows.
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EventDMA's 'Hills End' 10th Anniversary Show at Metro Theatre
Fri, 27 Mar, 2026
Metro Theatre, Sydney
Ten years on, this Sydney-born trio returns home to play their landmark debut album in full — plus a stack of deep cuts.
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EventEuropa! Europa Film Festival 2026
Thu, 19 Feb - Thu, 19 Mar 2026
Various locations, Sydney
Catch 43 pictures from 22 European countries, as the continent's most captivating flicks hit big screens across Australia and New Zealand.
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EventDomeFest at Hordern Pavilion
Sun, 29 Mar, 2026
Hordern Pavilion, Moore Park
Focused on the conversations that shape pop culture, identity and relationships for Gen Z and Millennial women, this Australian-first podcast fan festival makes listening a shared experience.
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NewsWatch Royal Headache's Opera House Vivid Gig Get Shut Down By the Cops
You can take the band out of the garage, but you can’t take the garage out of the band.
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NewsThe Australia Council Has Started Suspending Funding to Artists After Budget Cuts
Your calendar of shows to see might be looking a bit lighter a few months from now.
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NewsArtist Stanley Donwood's Retrospective Goes Beyond the Radiohead Album Covers
Now showing at Carriageworks, the artist talks collaborating with Thom Yorke and that time Glastonbury Festival just didn't understand him at all.
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NewsFive Tips for Survival in the Post-Financial Collapse Blackmarket
Scavenge some goods for post-apocalyptic trading in pvi collective's participatory performance.
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NewsSydney Fringe 2015 Has a Brand New Festival Village
Expect prohibition-style gin bars, masquerade horror installations and a huge focus on Erko.
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GuideThe Ten Best Gigs to See at Vivid Sydney 2015
Don't attend Vivid through your smartphone; get amongst the tunes.
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NewsLee Lin Chin Announced as Australia's Official Eurovision Spokesperson Because All Is Well
"I’m not worried about being up early, I’ll just have to take a break from the clubs for 20 minutes."
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NewsWin Tickets to See Wild Tales
Six people are driven to the verge of a nervous breakdown in this twisted tour de force.
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NewsGrace Jones Announces Third Vivid Sydney Show
The queen is staying a little longer at Carriageworks.
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NewsGiant Dwarf to Launch New Event Where Pollies Present Their Own Slide Night
Kristina Keneally and Julian Morrow invite Australian politicians to bring along their own personal photos — and explain themselves.
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NewsBlur Now Have Their Own Official 'Magic Whip' Ice Cream
For sharing with all the people, so many people.
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NewsWatch the First Trailer for New Parks and Rec-Style Muppets Show
Muppets in mockumentary format. Would watch.
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NewsParlour Is Australia's New Start-Up Connecting Musicians with 'Stages'
Like Airbnb for musicians and big-backyarded music-lovers.
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NewsArt & About Breaks Its Curfew with a Swim at Paddington Reservoir Gardens
A new art installation brings to the surface the history of Paddington's pocket-sized park.
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NewsTen Movies to Book for Now at the 2015 Sydney Film Festival
You might not book your ordinary movie ticket a month in advance, but these aren't your ordinary movies.
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NewsOxfam to Launch Month-Long Oxjam Music Festival in Australia
A whole month of parties fighting against poverty across Australia. Even you can throw one.
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NewsWes Anderson Designed a Cafe That Looks Like One of His Movie Sets
You'd better believe it's kitschy as blazes.
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NewsThe 2015 Sydney Film Festival Program Is Out and On Sale
Book your perfect movie marathon of American indie dramedies, French superhero flicks and existential Swedish pigeon comedies.
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NewsHumans of New York's Brandon Stanton Photographed the 2015 Met Gala
Ordinary people as celebrities, celebrities as ordinary people.
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NewsPopcorn Therapy Is Sydney's New Immersive Cinema Experience
Let Curious Cartel entice you away from Netflix for a moment.
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NewsMeet the Young Sydney Artists Changing How We See Opera
What is a libretto, and why would you write one in 2015? Sydney Chamber Opera show us the light.
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GuideFive Festival-Level Art Exhibitions Opening in May
On the outside of the MCA and the inside of your Radiohead albums, get into multisensory art this May.
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NewsJohn Oliver Is Coming to Australia
He's roasted and praised Australia many a time, now the political satirist is coming to deliver truth nuggets in person.
