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    The New Zealand French Film Festival Has Dropped Its 2020 Lineup

    With 30 formidable films on offer, including twisty whodunnits, insightful documentaries and the second highest-grossing French film of 2019.

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    The 18th edition of the biennial arts and culture celebration is back with virtual reality experiences, gorgeous indie folk and a concert for dogs.

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    Check Out the First Trailer for 'Run', HBO's New Romantic-Comedy Thriller From the 'Fleabag' Team

    It's executive produced by Phoebe Waller-Bridge — and she pops up on-screen, too.

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    The next batch of episodes doesn't have a release date yet — but the series has revealed a very important detail.

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    Patel is up against Ralph Ineson in this eerie twist on a 14th-century tale.

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    'The New Yorker'-inspired tale set in a fictional French town stars Bill Murray, Tilda Swinton, Timothée Chalamet and Saoirse Ronan.

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    Wellington's Maoriland Film Festival Has Dropped a Huge Lineup for 2020

    This year's festival features films from 27 different countries and 92 indigenous nations. 

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    Thirteen 2020 Oscar-Winning Films You Should Watch Immediately

    Catch up on the best films of the last year, from historic winner 'Parasite' to two films you can stream on Netflix right now.

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    The 'Saw' Franchise Returns with Chris Rock, Samuel L Jackson and More Gruesome Murders

    The ninth film in the series, 'Spiral: From the Book of Saw' follows a new spate of killings — and the cops trying to solve them.

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    Long-Awaited 'The Big Lebowski' Spinoff 'The Jesus Rolls' Finally Has a Trailer

    Twenty-two years later, this follow-up continues the story of Jesus Quintana (and his new mates: Bobby Cannavale and Audrey Tautou).

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    Lin-Manuel Miranda's 'Hamilton' with the Original Broadway Cast Is Heading to Cinemas

    It's set to hit the big screen in late 2021 — months after the musical hits the physical stage in Australia.

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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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    Bean bags with your beersies? Yeah, go on.

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    A Newtown cultural institution.

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

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    Cuba Street's Cuban icon.

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    New Orleans staples fused with Mexican snack food.

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    Big fans of Tommy.

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    You Can Watch a Documentary About the Making of 'Once Upon a Time in Hollywood' on YouTube Right Now

    Spend half an hour peeking behind the scenes of Quentin Tarantino's Oscar-nominated film.

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    The Full Trailer For the Fifth Season of 'Better Call Saul' Is Here

    And it marks the return of another familiar 'Breaking Bad' face.

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    Imelda Staunton will step into the Queen's shoes in the show's final season, too.

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    The Trailer for New Sci-Fi Series 'Devs' Delivers Futuristic Thrills and a Long-Haired Nick Offerman

    It's the latest project from author-turned-'Ex Machina' and 'Annihilation' filmmaker Alex Garland.

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    First, the 2004 big-screen comedy inspired an all-singing theatre production. Now, that stage version is being turned into a film.

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    Also starring Hugh Grant, it's scripted by 'Big Little Lies' producer and screenwriter David E. Kelley.

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    You'll Soon Be Able to Stream 21 Studio Ghibli Films on Netflix

    Getting spirited away, spending time with Totoro and chasing a moving castle will soon be as easy as clicking a few buttons.

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    David Attenborough's Latest Nature Documentary Will Screen in Cinemas Down Under

    It focuses on humanity's impact on the natural world — and it'll hit the big screen for one night only.

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    Daniel Radcliffe Fights for Survival with Guns Bolted to His Hands in the OTT Trailer for 'Guns Akimbo'

    The film also stars 'Ready or Not' actor Samara Weaving and 'Flight of the Conchords' favourite Rhys Darby.

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    'Mindhunter' and Its Creepy True-Crime Thrills Might Not Be Returning for a Third Season

    The David Fincher-produced Netflix show has released its cast from the contracts, which doesn't bode well for a third season.

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    Jared Leto Turns Into a Vampire in the First Trailer for 'Spider-Man' Spinoff 'Morbius'

    The character is the second 'Spider-Man' villain to get their own movie — and this one ties into the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

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    'Joker' Leads the Way to This Year's Oscars with 11 Nominations

    And 'Parasite' has made history as the first South Korean movie to ever earn a nomination in the Oscars' 92-year history.

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    Studio Ghibli Is Working On Two New Animated Films This Year

    They'll mark the Japanese animation studio's first movies since 2016 co-production 'The Red Turtle' — and one is being directed by Hayao Miyazaki.

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    Margot Robbie's Harley Quinn Serves Up Colourful Crime Chaos in the New Trailer for 'Birds of Prey'

    The 'Suicide Squad' spinoff also stars Ewan McGregor, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Jurnee Smollett-Bell and Rosie Perez.

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    'Better Call Saul' Has Released Two Intriguing Teasers for Its Eagerly Anticipated Fifth Season

    The 'Breaking Bad' prequel will start screening new episodes from February.

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    'Brooklyn Nine-Nine' Has Just Dropped an 80s-Style Trailer for Its Cool Cool Cool Seventh Season

    Crafted to look like grainy VHS footage, the just-released 80s-style trailer picks up where the series' sixth season left off.

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    Award-Winning Korean Thriller 'Parasite' Is Being Turned Into a HBO TV Series

    Director Bong Joon-ho has teamed up with the US network to take the film — which was one of last year's best — to the small screen.

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    The New Trailer for Marvel's Long-Awaited 'The New Mutants' Turns 'X-Men' Into a Horror Film

    The film was shot back in 2017 and is finally hitting the big screen this year.

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    Ten Golden Globe-Winning Films and TV Shows to Add to Your 2020 Must-Watch List

    If you're going to binge watch something this year, make sure it's one of these top-notch titles.

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    The Action-Packed Full Trailer for Jordan Peele's New Nazi-Fighting Series 'Hunters' Is Here

    Set in the 70s and inspired by true events, it stars Al Pacino as the leader of a vigilante squad determined to rid the US of escaped Nazis.

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    Netflix Sinks Its Teeth Into a Gothic Horror Classic In the Bloody and Brooding Trailer for 'Dracula'

    Created by the team behind 'Sherlock', the new three-part series drops this weekend.

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    The First Trailer for 'A Quiet Place Part II' Delivers More Silence, Monsters and Kick-Ass Emily Blunt

    The sequel to the 2018 horror hit also features Cillian Murphy and Djimon Hounsou.

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    Ten Films You Need to See in 2020

    Get ready for the long-awaited 'Bill & Ted Face the Music' to an 'Inception'-like flick and Sofia Coppola's new film starring Bill Murray.

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    'The Woman in the Window' Is the Next Twisty Page-Turner to Get the Big-Screen Treatment

    Based on the psychological mystery novel of the same name, it stars Amy Adams, Julianne Moore, Gary Oldman and Anthony Mackie.

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    The Ten Best Films of 2019

    This year we reviewed close to 150 films — and this devious South Korean masterpiece and hard-to-watch Australian thriller are among the absolute best.

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    The Mind-Bending Trailer for Christopher Nolan's 'Tenet' Is Here with Big 'Inception' Vibes

    It stars 'BlacKkKlansman' breakout John David Washington, as well as Robert Pattinson, Michael Caine and Aussie actor Elizabeth Debicki.

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    The Ten Best New TV Shows of 2019

    From melancholy animation and offbeat sketch comedies to a grim drama based on a real-life tragedy.

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    This New 'Twin Peaks' Virtual Reality Game Will Immerse You in a Place Both Wonderful and Strange

    Wander through the world created by David Lynch and Mark Frost — not only hanging out in the show's famous settings, but solving escape room-style puzzles.

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