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    The First 'Jurassic World Rebirth' Trailer Is Filled with Dinosaurs Too Dangerous for the Original Park

    Scarlett Johansson, Jonathan Bailey and Mahershala Ali star in the franchise's seventh film, which roars into cinemas in July 2025.

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    Marvel's First Family Have Joined the MCU: The Teaser Trailer for 'Fantastic Four: First Steps' Is Here

    Hitting cinemas in July 2025, the 60s-set film stars Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Ebon Moss-Bachrach and Joseph Quinn as the superhero quartet.

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    It Looks Like 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' Might Be Getting a Sequel Series with Sarah Michelle Gellar Among the Cast

    Into every generation a slayer is born — but, while focusing on a new character, the show will still feature the franchise's OG TV heroine.

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    Stepping Into a Big Bear Hug of a Franchise Beloved by Audiences of All Ages: Director Dougal Wilson Chats 'Paddington in Peru'

    In his third movie outing, everyone's favourite marmalade-loving bear has Olivia Colman and Antonio Banderas for company — and a new filmmaker behind the lens.

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    Submitting to Nicole Kidman and Bringing the Female Gaze to Erotic Thrillers: Harris Dickinson and Halina Reijn Talk 'Babygirl'

    Bold, raw, fearless — they all apply to this film about an affair between a CEO and an intern, and to the talents behind it on- and off-screen.

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    From New 'Knives Out' and 'Happy Gilmore 2' to the End of 'Stranger Things', Netflix Has Revealed Its 2025 Slate

    The return of 'Wednesday', Guillermo del Toro's Jacob Elordi-starring take on 'Frankenstein', 'Black Mirror' season seven: they're all on the way, too.

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    'Squid Game' Season Three Will Hit Your Streaming Queue in June — and Here's Your First Look

    Mark your calendar: after season two dropped on Boxing Day, this Netflix hit's final season will arrive in the middle of the year.

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    Ryan Coogler on the New 'Sinners' Trailer: Why the 'Black Panther' Director Turned to Horror for His Latest Michael B Jordan Collaboration

    This is the first time that the filmmaker behind 'Fruitvale Station', 'Creed' and two MCU movies isn't adapting IRL events or pre-existing properties — and he shared more details about it.

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    Helping 'A Complete Unknown' Go Electric: Boyd Holbrook Chats Playing Johnny Cash for the Director of 'Walk the Line'

    What happens when the filmmaker behind an Oscar-winning Johnny Cash biopic asks you to be the next actor to slip into the icon's shoes in front of his lens?

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    "At the End of the Week, You Will Be an Entirely Different Person": The Full 'The White Lotus' Season Three Trailer Is Here

    Come February, what happens in Thailand stays in Thailand in the third season of HBO's hit holiday-set drama.

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    Constructing a Monumental Reckoning: Adrien Brody, Brady Corbet, Guy Pearce and Felicity Jones Talk 'The Brutalist'

    This ten-time Oscar-nominee is epic in its ambitions, performances, images, length and exploration of pursuing the American dream post-war — and yet also deeply intimate.

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    'Emilia Pérez', 'The Brutalist', 'Wicked' and 'A Complete Unknown' All Earned Plenty of Love From 2025's Oscar Nominations

    Also among the nominees: Australian animation 'Memoir of a Snail' and Aussie 'Dune: Part Two' cinematographer Greig Fraser.

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    House of Dumplings

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    You will have your dumpling and eat it too.

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    Southern Cross

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    The bar's ridiculously ‘gram-able courtyard is the perfect summer afternoon spot to sip on a cold one.

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    St John’s

    5 Cable Street, Wellington

    Bean bags with your beersies? Yeah, go on.

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    Baobab

    152 Riddiford St, Newtown

    A Newtown cultural institution.

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    Ekim Burgers

    257 Cuba St, Te Aro

    The best homemade burgers that you can’t actually make at home.

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    Goliath-sized burgers and laid-back staff make Enigma a great late night haunt.

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    88 Riddiford Street, Wellington

    The laid-back Latin craft beer bar houses over 60 different types of beers.

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    Fidel’s Cafe

    234 Cuba Street, Wellington

    Cuba Street's Cuban icon.

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    Sweet Mother's Kitchen

    5 Courtenay Place, Wellington

    New Orleans staples fused with Mexican snack food.

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    Cnr Courtenay Place And Taranaki Street, Wellington

    Big fans of Tommy.

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    How Does It Feel to Make a Bob Dylan Biopic?: Timothée Chalamet, Elle Fanning, Monica Barbaro and James Mangold Chat 'A Complete Unknown'

    This portrait of Bob Dylan going electric boasts the songs, the stars and 60s-era style — plus plenty of passion from its lead, his fellow cast and director.

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    Heartbreaking News: Splendour in the Grass Has Confirmed That It Isn't Returning for 2025

    "Splendour needs a little more time to recharge and we won’t be back this year," the festival's organisers announced.

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    'The White Lotus' Has Been Renewed by HBO for Season Four Before Season Three Even Starts

    There's no word yet on which destination will follow Hawaii, Sicily and Thailand — but a fourth round of this HBO hit is on the way.

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    The Full Trailer for 'Yellowjackets' Season Three Is Here with Haunting Secrets and a Relentless Fight to Survive

    Here's one way to spend Valentine's Day: with the return of this TV hit, this time with Hilary Swank joining the cast.

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    'Joker: Folie à Deux', 'Madame Web' and 'Borderlands' Are All in the Running for 2025's Razzie Awards

    Also picking up plenty of nominations from cinema's least-coveted accolades: 'Megalopolis', 'Reagan' and 'Unfrosted'.

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    Reimagining Classic Horror, Reflecting Reality and Scaring Up Resonant Emotion: Julia Garner and Leigh Whannell Chat 'Wolf Man'

    What keeps drawing Garner to on-screen tension and unease — and Whannell to modernising iconic movie monsters? We found out.

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    More Than Just Shooting Stars: Bag Raiders Talk Internet Fame, Creative Freedom and Loving Playing Festivals

    It's been a decade and a half since 'Shooting Stars' helped bring this Australian electronic music duo to fame — and, with their own label, plus frequent sets at fests like AO LIVE, Jack Glass and Chris Stracey are as inspired as ever.

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    Jacob Elordi-Starring Australian Miniseries 'The Narrow Road to the Deep North' Has a Date with Your Streaming Queue in April

    Directed by 'True History of the Kelly Gang' and 'Nitram' filmmaker Justin Kurzel, the five-parter is set to arrive just in time for Easter long-weekend viewing.

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    Anarchy in Australia and New Zealand: Sex Pistols Are Touring Down Under for the First Time in Almost 30 Years

    The iconic punk-rock band will play their 1977 record 'Never Mind The Bollocks' when they head this way in April 2025.

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    Facing the Tumultuous Nature of Life and Love in a Heartfelt Romance: Andrew Garfield Chats 'We Live in Time'

    "It felt like a real act of service to make this film for myself, but also for an audience, hopefully," the two-time Oscar-nominee told us.

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    'The Last of Us' Season Two Will Hit Your Streaming Queue From April — and It Has a New Teaser Trailer

    The Pedro Pascal- and Bella Ramsey-starring game-to-TV hit's seven-episode second season is set five years after its first batch of episodes.

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    'The Brutalist', 'Shogun', 'Emilia Pérez', 'Baby Reindeer', 'Wicked': They All Picked Up Awards at 2025's Golden Globes

    'A Real Pain', 'Challengers', 'Hacks', 'The Bear' and 'The Penguin' also just earned themselves some shiny trophies.

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    Unpacking the Reality of Mumbai Life for Women in a Cannes Award-Winner: Payal Kapadia Chats 'All We Imagine as Light'

    With her fictional feature debut, this Indian filmmaker has earned a Best Director Golden Globe nomination and made Barack Obama's list of favourite movies for 2024.

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    Remaking the Music Biopic with Motion-Capture and a CGI Monkey: Michael Gracey and Jonno Davies Talk 'Better Man'

    Bringing an IRL music star's story to the screen is a cinema go-to, but there's never been a version like this Australian-made, Robbie Williams-focused movie.

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    Giving a Horror Icon a New Bite: Robert Eggers, Willem Dafoe, Emma Corrin and Aaron Taylor-Johnson Chat 'Nosferatu'

    Over a century ago, an unofficial adaptation of Bram Stoker's 'Dracula' reached cinemas — and now the filmmaker behind 'The Witch' brings his own version to the screen.

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    When IRL Anxieties, Experiences and Personal History Inspire an Absolute Dramedy Gem: Jesse Eisenberg Talks 'A Real Pain'

    For his second feature as a filmmaker after 2022's 'When You Finish Saving the World', the Oscar-nominated actor keeps exploring what pain is valid.

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    James Gunn on the First 'Superman' Trailer: How the Comic Book-Loving Director Is Bringing the Man of Steel Back to the Big Screen

    Here's your initial look at the first film in the new DC Universe — and the filmmaker leading the charge (including as co-CEO of DC Studios) told us all about it.

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    Summer Sounds: Six Standout Music Festivals Around Wellington and Auckland

    Why go to just one gig when you could enjoy a day (or two) full of live tunes, icy bevs and non-stop dancing?

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    Gigs to Get You Grooving This Summer in Wellington and Auckland

    From Luke Combs and Bryan Adams to Kehlani and Kneecap, there's tons to see in Aotearoa.

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    Aunty Donna Are Unleashing Their Brand-New Live Sketch Show 'Drem' on a Huge 2025 Global Tour

    This news will go down well with a little bit of Christmas pud, with Down Under shows locked in for both Australia and New Zealand.

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    Pleasure, Pain and Vacation Chaos Await in the First Teaser Trailer for 'The White Lotus' Season Three

    Starring Walton Goggins and Parker Posey, the Thailand-set third instalment of HBO's acclaimed anthology series arrives in February 2025.

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    Returning to Middle-Earth for an Anime 'Lord of the Rings' Prequel: Miranda Otto Chats Reprising Éowyn in 'The War of the Rohirrim'

    The noblewoman of Rohan narrates the franchise's first film in a decade — and the Australian actor behind her understands that "this character was really significant to a lot women growing up".

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    Checking Out of 'The White Lotus', Then Into an Underground Bunker in a Stellar Dystopian Thriller: Steve Zahn Talks 'Silo'

    Since 90s favourite 'Reality Bites', Steve Zahn has been a constant screen presence, including starring in particularly excellent TV shows over the past few years.

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    SXSW Sydney Has Announced Its 2025 Dates — and After a Huge Event in 2024, It's Planning Another Big Fest

    The second-ever SXSW Down Under featured 1400 conference sessions, 95 screenings, 315 performances and 150 games.

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    Danny Boyle and Alex Garland's Zombie Franchise Is Back in the Stunning First Trailer for '28 Years Later'

    More than two decades ago, '28 Days Later' helped bring Cillian Murphy to fame — and now its second sequel stars Jodie Comer, Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Ralph Fiennes.

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    From 'Emilia Pérez' and 'The Substance' to 'The Bear' and 'Shogun', Here's 2025's Golden Globe Nominees

    'The Brutalist', 'Conclave', 'Anora', 'Wicked', 'Only Murders in the Building', 'Nobody Wants This' and 'Baby Reindeer' are also on the list.

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    The Hunt Is On in Both the Past and the Present in the New Trailer for 'Yellowjackets' Season Three

    "Once upon a time, a bunch of teenage girls got stranded in the wilderness — and they went completely nuts."

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    Innies, Outies and More Workplace Nightmares: The Full Trailer for 'Severance' Season Two Is Here

    It's time to clock back in at Lumon Industries, with Mark S and his colleagues discovering the consequences of messing with the company's approach to work-life balance.

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    When Pharrell Williams Asks You to Make a Documentary About Him Using Lego: Morgan Neville Chats 'Piece by Piece'

    Celebrating imagination and creativity is at the heart of this step through the famed producer, 'Happy' singer, and Daft Punk and Snoop Dogg collaborator's life and career.

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    Mark Your Calendar: 'The White Lotus' Season Three Will Arrive in February 2025, Then New 'The Last of Us' in Autumn

    Come winter 2025, new 'Game of Thrones' prequel 'A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms' is set to hit your streaming queue, too.

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