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NewsThis Year's Venice Film Festival Features a Dedicated Virtual Reality Island
The world's oldest major film festival is also hosting its first-ever VR competition.
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NewsWatch the Chilling New Trailer for 'Black Mirror' Season Four
The first look at the new six-episode season.
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NewsYou Can Now Visit Pennywise's Lair from Stephen King's 'It'
Spend some quality time with your friendly, neighbourhood murder clown.
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NewsYou'll Soon Be Able to Stay in the World's First Marvel Hotel
Cosy up with caped crusaders at Disneyland Paris.
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NewsWatch the Thrilling New Trailer for 'Stranger Things' Season Two
Catch a glimpse before the second season drops in October.
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NewsConcrete Playground's Picks for the 2017 NZ International Film Festival
Time management one of your special skills? You'll need it to get through this year's phenomenal program.
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NewsTen Films and TV Shows You Need to Stream This Month
Spend your couch time watching the delicious return of 'The Bear', Glen Powell playing a fake hitman and Lily Gladstone's latest excellent performance.
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NewsTen Films and TV Shows You Need to Stream in May
Spend your couch time watching a documentary about Jim Henson and an Elisabeth Moss-led spy thriller.
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GuideMust-Stream TV: All the Best Shows You Should Be Watching From 2024 So Far
Don't spend hours scrolling through streaming platforms — here's 2024's standout shows that you need to see.
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NewsEleven Films and TV Shows You Need to Stream in April
Spend your couch time watching Andrew Scott step into Tom Ripley's shoes, a shattering docuseries about Nickelodeon's kids TV hits and Colin Farrell as a PI.
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NewsEleven Films and TV Shows You Need to Stream in March
Spend your couch time watching Adam Sandler in space, a stunning Oscar-winning documentary, girl group-fuelled sitcom hilarity and Noel Fielding's latest show.
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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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NewsNine 2024 Oscar-Winning Films That You Can and Should Watch Immediately
'Oppenheimer', an astonishing Ukraine-set documentary, a Wes Anderson short, Emma Stone's most-spectacular performance yet: they each won 2024 Oscars, and you can check them them all now.
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NewsSay Cheers to Hollywood's Night of Nights: Concrete Playground's Oscars 2024 Drinking Game
Whether you're hoping that 'Oppenheimer', 'Barbie', 'Poor Things', 'Past Lives' or something else picks up Academy Awards, here's how to sip along.
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NewsPredicting the Oscars: Who Should, Could and Will Win at the 2024 Academy Awards
Will 'Oppenheimer' sweep the Oscars? What else will win? What should but won't? Here are our predictions.
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NewsHere's Where You Can Watch 32 of 2024's Oscar-Nominated Movies in New Zealand Right Now
From 'Barbenheimer' and twists on 'Frankenstein' to animated 'Spider-Man' antics and devastating documentaries, here's where to watch 2024's Oscar contenders.
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NewsThe NZ International Film Festival Adds 21 Cannes Titles to Their 2017 Program
Start rearranging your diary.
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NewsBreaking Bad Is Coming Back as a Virtual Reality Experience
Prepare to follow in Walter White's footsteps.
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NewsStudio Ghibli Is Building Its Very Own Theme Park
The Totoro-themed park is scheduled to open in 2020 — and if it doesn't feature a catbus, we'll eat this susuwatari.
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NewsFive Films from Cannes 2017 We Can't Wait to See in New Zealand
Now showing in French Riviera cinemas between May 17 and 28, and hopefully coming soon to a screen near you.
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NewsThe New Zealand International Film Festival Teases Its Full Program With Eight Features
Behind the curtain of a horror theme park, a sweeping giant screen epic, and a Mexican erotic bio-sci-fi.
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BarSouthern 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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RestaurantEkim Burgers
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The best homemade burgers that you can’t actually make at home.
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CafeSweet Mother's Kitchen
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New Orleans staples fused with Mexican snack food.
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NewsFive Films to See at NZIFF Autumn Events
Prepare yourself for the full NZIFF lineup with these cinematic treats.
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News'Wet Hot American Summer' Is Being Turned Into a Role-Playing Game
Make your dream of stepping into the 2001 cult hit a reality with this crowdfunded tabletop game.
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NewsThis Immersive London Exhibition Will Put You Inside an Episode of 'Black Mirror'
Relive the anthology series' "Fifty Million Merits" episode as part of the Barbican's three-month science-fiction showcase.
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NewsFour More Titles Have Been Announced for Pocket-Sized Film Series Autumn Events
A landmark musical drama, a Greta Garbo classic, a French animation, and the making of a great cinematic folly.
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NewsTen Films from SXSW 2017 Required in New Zealand Cinemas Immediately
They're making waves in Austin, let's hope the tide brings them to our shores.
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NewsLarge Groups are Freaking Out SXSW Attendees to Promote 'The Handmaid's Tale'
Red-clad ladies are popping up around the Austin festival to plug Hulu's new Elisabeth Moss-starring show.
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NewsFour Films Have Been Announced For NZIFF Autumn Events
The pocket-sized film series welcomes a 40-year epic, a seminal concert film, one of cinema's great follies, and a Woody Allen classic.
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NewsIMDB Adds New 'F for Female' Rating to Highlight Women in Film
This well-timed new feature lets you search by female director or female protagonist.
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NewsSix Must-See Films at the 2017 Alliance Francaise French Film Festival
See Audrey Tautou on a boat, Natalie Portman and Lily-Rose Depp in pre-war Europe and France's equivalent of an Amy Schumer movie.
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NewsThe Best of Berlinale 2017: Ten New Films We Can't Wait to Hit New Zealand Cinemas
We hopped over to the Berlin International Film Festival to get the jump on what's coming soon to cinemas.
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NewsConcrete Playground's Annual Oscars Drinking Game: The 2017 Edition
The only way to get through the 89th Academy Awards in one piece.
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NewsBatman v Superman Cleans Up at the 37th Annual Razzie Awards
The superhero showdown took home four awards, but missed out on worst film of the year.
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NewsStudio Ghibli's Hayao Miyazaki Is Officially Coming Out of Retirement
The acclaimed animator is currently preparing to make his next full-length film.
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NewsConcrete Playground's Helpful Guide to the 2017 Oscar Race
Who will win, who should win, and who got snubbed at the 89th Academy Awards.
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NewsAlliance Française French Film Festival Reveals 2017 Lineup
With 36 formidable films on offer, from the Audrey Tatou-starring Jacques Cousteau biopic to Venice Film Festival highlight Planetarium.
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NewsInterview: M. Night Shyamalan on His New Film Split, Plot Twists and Taking Risks
His latest film features James McAvoy fielding 23 different personalities.
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NewsBasking in the Beauty of Moonlight with Oscar-Nominated Filmmaker Barry Jenkins
He chats to us about representing alternate characters, male vulnerability and black consciousness in a feature film.
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NewsTen Films From Sundance 2017 We're Hoping Make it to New Zealand Cinemas
Ghost stories, dance docos and rags-to-riches rap efforts.
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NewsFive Minutes With VICELAND's Matty Matheson
What tickles the taste buds of this culinary wunderkind.
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NewsHow Lion Director Garth Davis Turned an Unbelievable True Tale into an Oscar Contender
Take an incredible story, a top-notch cast and a trip to India and add All The Feels.
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NewsLa La Land, Diversity and Aussie Films Shine In This Year's Oscar Nominations
The 2017 Academy Awards are all about that whimsical Hollywood musical.
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NewsLa La Land Might Be Adapted Into a Stage Musical
The hit flick might be taking its singing and dancing to the theatre.
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NewsTen Golden Globe Winners to Add to Your 2017 Must-Watch List
If you're going to binge-watch, make it the highest possible quality.
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NewsHow to Play a Giant Disney Villain with Flight of the Conchords' Jemaine Clement
We spoke to the comedian and actor about voicing a 50-foot crab, channelling David Bowie and working on Disney's Moana.
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NewsTen Films You Need to See in 2017
Long-awaited Blade Runner and Trainspotting reboots, Sofia Coppola's newbie and Greta Gerwig's solo directorial debut.
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NewsConcrete Playground's 2016 Boxing Day Movie Smackdown
Get maximum bang for your Kris Kringle gift voucher buck.
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NewsThe World's First Live Movie Is Coming to Cinemas
Woody Harrelson's first directorial effort will be shot in one take and beamed to cinemas as it's happening.
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NewsConcrete Playground's Top Ten Movies of 2016
From moody South Korean thrillers to whimsical Hollywood musicals, these are our favourite films of the year.
