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Bel Ami is the adaptation of a nineteenth century French novel by Guy de Maupassant. And before you get all judgey about nineteenth century novels, you should keep in mind that while the Victorians were drinking tea and worrying about exposing their ankles, the French were all about sex, drugs,...

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DesignEx is Australia's leading design exhibition, and this year the Office for Good Design has curated a unique seminar series called 7 Kinds of Happiness to open an otherwise industry-focused event to the general, design-loving public.Seven seminars with major industry heavyweights explore how happiness impacts the practice of leading local and international...

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Six Hunter Valley winemakers will take to the road this month for New Generation's Caravan of Courage tour.The whistle stop trip will engage wine lovers in a series of pop-up bars and dinners held all along the east coast of Australia, from Melbourne to Noosa. The events will be hosted by...

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Fitz (Jason Priestly), a devilishly handsome low-life of a used car salesman, is missing something. After years of womanising and substance abusing, he's on the hunt for his long-lost conscience. Fitz just didn't think he'd find him sitting at the office desk opposite his.Never much concerned with ending his sleazy...

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Why is it the most controversial topics that make us laugh the hardest?Perhaps it’s catharsis. Perhaps it’s because we dare not make the jokes ourselves. In either case, Sacha Baron Cohen’s latest film The Dictator requires no introduction. But let’s just say, Baron Cohen’s newest creation - supreme leader General...

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Boaz Yakin's 'Safe' follows the two-headed mission of former special forces operative Luke Wright (Jason Stratham) as he sets out to outwit Chinese Triads and the Russian Mafia. 12-year old Mei (Catherine Chan) is Wright's unlikely sidekick: a girl who holds potentially deadly knowledge.Mei has been gifted with mathematical genius,...

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Bored, retired American goth rock star Cheyenne (Sean Penn) is living in an enormous mansion in Dublin with his carefree wife of 35 years, Jane (Frances McDormand). When he learns of the death of his estranged father, Cheyenne returns to America, at which time he begins to find out information about himself...

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Cover your iPhone in the artistic works of Australia's own. iArt phone covers feature the designs of Australian contemporary artists David Larwill, Tommy Watson and Adam Cullen, winner of the 2000 Archibald Prize and a contesting 2012 finalist.By combining the practical with the aesthetically inclined, iArt hopes that these hard...

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Inspired by real-life events, David Cronenberg's A Dangerous Method delves into the corrupt relationship triangle between aspiring psychiatrist Carl Jung (Michael Fassbender), his renowned mentor Sigmund Freud (Viggo Mortensen) and their unbalanced patient, Sabina Spielrein (Keira Knightley).Studying psychiatry under Freud in pre-WWI Zurich and Vienna, Jung becomes seduced by both...

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Based on acclaimed author Jo Nesbo's novel, and from the producers of The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, Headhunters tells the story of Roger Brown (Askel Henni), a charming villain whose life is turned upside down through greed.Introduced as Norway's most successful headhunter, Roger seems to have it all, married to gorgeous...

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Based on a novel by Hunter S. Thompson, The Rum Diary follows the wild adventures of journalist Paul Kemp (Johnny Depp) as he takes on a freelance job in Puerto Rico for a local newspaper during the 1950s.Struggling to find a balance between island culture and the expatriates who...

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A Separation is an Iranian drama film that revolves around the divorce of Nader and Simin, who have been married for fourteen years and share an eleven-year old daughter, Termeh. Simin wishes to move the family outside of Iran in light of the turbulent conditions, while Nader wishes to stay...

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