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NewsGravity Presents the Most Terrifying Film Promotion Ever
Life is impossible in space. Experience that impossibility.
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NewsSun Sets on Harvest – Artist Headline Show Announcements Begin
Sad but true. The good news is that ticket holders will be first in line for headline shows.
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NewsFrom Ibiza with Love: Cafe del Mar to Open in Sydney
Soak up the Ibiza sunset, all from the comfort of our own Sydney Harbour.
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NewsThe New App That Stops Breaking Bad Spoilers
Behind on Breaking Bad eps? Now you can check your news feed without fear.
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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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NewsSoda Factory Shouts You Drinks to Celebrate 10,000 Likes
Because $1 hotdogs were just too dear.
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NewsConcrete Playground Meets Actor and Doku Rai Director Thomas M. Wright
The Top of the Lake actor worked with creatives in Timor-Leste for a thrilling new work.
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NewsWin Tickets to the Lavazza Italian Film Festival 2013
In the face of the increasing cynicism and self-self-self-referentialness of art, thank god for the Italians.
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NewsStreet Art Blurred with Real Life in Charming Photos
A playful, whimsical photo series that blends art with reality.
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NewsTacos, Beer and Frida Kahlo Combine for New Mexican Pop-Up
A temporary portal into the sounds, flavours and decor of Mexico.
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NewsConcrete Playground’s Sydney Fringe Festival 2013 Diary
We're out on the streets, seeing all the things.
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NewsReal Musical Instruments Crafted from Deadly Weapons
Who would have guessed a gun could sound so disarming?
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NewsHomebake Marks Coming of Age at the Opera House
A joint birthday party for an 18-year-old and a 40-year-old.
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NewsBe Naked in the Sydney Biennale
Make the world take you in all your glory this Biennale of Sydney.
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NewsNewtown Restaurants Come Together for Street Fair
All your favourite indoor establishments, outdoors.
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NewsDevastating and Beautiful Animated Ad Will Turn You Off Factory Farming
An ad for a popular fast food chain that might just make you cry.
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EventWild Things at Sydney Opera House
Sat, 26 Sep - Sun, 11 Oct 2026
Sydney Opera House, Sydney
From towering swings to circus premieres, this inaugural international festival is set to delight kids and grown-ups alike.
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EventBistro Guillaume x Baker Bleu Takeover
Thu, 6 Aug - Sun, 9 Aug 2026
Baker Bleu - Double Bay, Double Bay
A spot at this exclusive experience will be the hottest ticket in town, with only nine tables available per service.
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EventCassian: Day-to-Night Australia Tour 2026
Sat, 7 Nov 2026
Various locations, Sydney
This Grammy Award-winning producer is headed home this spring, transforming parks and club grounds into euphoric openair dance parties.
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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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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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NewsMetro Screen Cinema Bar to Pop Up in Paddo
Not just a movie house but a visual and kinaesthetic experience.
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NewsA Synesthete Maps the London Underground
Ever wondered what the names of stations taste like as they roll off the tongue?
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NewsWin Tickets to Concrete Playground’s Private Screening of Rush
Ron Howard looks to have rediscovered the Formula One to successful film making.
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NewsIron & Wine to Tour in April
The "awesomely bearded" Sam Beam will headline at Sydney's Opera House and Melbourne's Forum Theatre.
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NewsHorror and Nostalgia Combine in Beautiful Doll Hospital Photographs
Can't sleep, doll will eat me.
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NewsWin Tickets to a Special Doku Rai Readers’ Event at Carriageworks
Enjoy drinks, talks and one of the most exciting performances of 2013.
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NewsYour 2013 National Young Writers’ Festival Planner
With the festival turning sweet sixteen, you better bring your best party dress.
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NewsWatch a Film Set Entirely on a Computer Screen on Your Computer Screen
Watch a movie about being online whilst online. META.
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NewsThe Bluffer’s Guide to Sydney Contemporary
We show you how to navigate Sydney's hottest new art event
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NewsMind-Bending Timelapse Shows a Whole Life in One Face
Imagine if you could see a full lifetime's ageing process happen before your very eyes. Well, you sort of can.
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NewsSydney Theatre Company Shows Off New Tricks in 2014 Season
Does Sydney's biggest theatre company also boast the most experimental season?
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NewsThe Ten Best Things to Do at Sydney Good Food Month 2013
A cacophony of events running the gamut from casual picnics to buzzing parties.
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NewsTake a Tour of Burning Man on the Back of a Drone
Perhaps it's true you can only understand the festival if you've been. But this gets you pretty close.
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NewsArcade Fire’s Mesmerising Smartphone-Interactive Video for ‘Reflektor’
A short film whose visuals you can affect, just so long as you have three basics of the modern tech era.
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NewsSee Julia Gillard Live in Conversation with Anne Summers
Julia Gillard's first public appearance since her June farewell speech.
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NewsWin Tickets to See Stories We Tell
We all have a family story to tell, but we can't all tell it like Sarah Polley.
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NewsThe Unexpected Poetry of Google Autocomplete
Autocomplete results are often unintentionally hilarious and weirdly sad - but are they also art?
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NewsThe Top Five Tracks to Hear This Weekend
Farewell office, farewell pants being necessary and hello soundtracked weekend.
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NewsBoozing Now Acceptable at Breakfast Thanks to Spreadable Beer
An Italian duo have done their bit to make the world a better place, engineering a chocolate-flavoured beer spread.
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NewsLuxury Hotels in Weird and Wonderful Places Around the World
Here are 10 of Smith’s most interesting places to pass a night, picked just for Concrete Playground.
