Sarah Ward

Sarah Ward is Concrete Playground's Editor — and also Film and TV Editor, Film and TV Critic, Arts and Entertainment Editor, and Brisbane Editor. If it's on a screen big or small, happening in Brisbane and southeast Queensland, or news of national and international interest — particularly arts and entertainment — then Sarah is across it.

Sarah has also been a film critic for ABC radio for over a decade. Covering all things cinema and television, Sarah has written for Screen International since 2015, and contributed to SBS, ACMI, AACTA, Birth.Movies.Death, Flicks, Senses of Cinema, ScreenHub, ArtsHub, Junkee, FilmInk, Lumina, Metro Magazine, Screen Education and more. Sarah's background includes managing, writing for, mentoring at, being on judging panels at and hosting Q&As at Australian film festivals, such as the Brisbane International Film Festival, Melbourne International Film Festival, Sydney Film Festival, Queensland Film Festival, Sydney Underground Film Festival, Brisbane Asia Pacific Film Festival and Gold Coast Film Festival.

Favourite cinema in Brisbane: Angelika Film Centre, which is a glorious new place to see a movie.

Favourite cinema in Sydney: Golden Age Cinema & Bar, the one cinema everyone needs to go to in Sydney if they only go to one cinema.

Favourite cinema in Melbourne: The Astor Theatre, and not just because of its history with cinema cats.

Event
Late Night

Thu, 8 Aug - Wed, 4 Sep 2019
Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland

Emma Thompson and Mindy Kaling star in this smart, perceptive, endearing look at the world of late-night television.

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News
The Great Barrier Reef Is Set to Score Its First Underwater Hotel

Sleep below sea level on a floating pontoon, with floor-to-ceiling views of the reef through your window.

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News
Shia LaBeouf Recreates His Child Star Past (and Plays His Own Dad) in the Trailer for 'Honey Boy'

He wrote the script, too, with Lucas Hedges, FKA Twigs and Natasha Lyonne also among the cast.

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News
This Eye-Popping Installation Turns Japanese Hot Springs Into a Vivid Interactive Art Playground

It's the latest dazzling venture from teamLab, the folks behind Japan's vibrant digital art museum.

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News
Amazon Prime Has Dropped the Trailer for Its Star-Studded New Fantasy Series, 'Carnival Row'

It's set in Victorian times, and stars Orlando Bloom and Cara Delevingne.

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Event
Ophelia

Thu, 1 Aug - Wed, 28 Aug 2019
Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland

A lushly staged and impressively performed alternate take on Shakespeare's 'Hamlet'.

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News
The Creepy New 'Mindhunter' Season Two Trailer Teases Gruesome Murders and Manson's Height

The new series drops in just ten days.

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Event
Diego Maradona

Thu, 8 Aug - Wed, 4 Sep 2019
Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland

The director of 'Senna' and 'Amy' turns his gaze towards one of soccer's most famous and scandalous players.

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News
'How to Lose a Guy In 10 Days' Is Being Turned Into a TV Series

The noughties rom-com is being remade by short-form, smartphone-only streaming platform Quibi.

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News
Lupita Nyong'o Slays the Undead in the Hilarious Trailer for Aussie Zombie Comedy 'Little Monsters'

Co-starring Josh Gad, it's the latest film from 'Down Under' director Abe Forsythe.

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News
The Planet May Have Just Sweltered Through the Hottest Month in Recorded History

From heatwaves in Europe to toastier-than-usual winter weather in Sydney, July was a warm month.

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Martin Scorsese Returns to His Gangster Roots in the First Trailer for Netflix's 'The Irishman'

Starring Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Joe Pesci and Harvey Keitel, it'll hit the streaming platform before the year is out.

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News
The Menacing First Trailer for 'Mindhunter' Season Two Has Creepy Masks and Charles Manson

This time, the FBI duo is trying to solve the unnerving Atlanta murders of the late 70s.

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News
'The Book of Mormon' Is Finally Coming to Auckland

It's Auckland's time to get in on the crass magnum opus from 'South Park' creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone.

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News
Japan's New Over-the-Top Theme Park Is Entirely Dedicated to Bubble Tea

With tapioca-themed photo booths, tapioca foods and beverages, and even rides.

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News
Australia's 400 Gradi Has Been Named the Best Pizzeria in Oceania

It's the second year in a row that the Melbourne pizzeria has claimed the title at the 50 Top Pizza awards in Naples.

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News
Everyone's Favourite Undead-Killing Gang Is Back In the Trailer for 'Zombieland: Double Tap'

The long-awaited sequel re-teams the same star-studded cast for more zom-com antics.

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Event
Hail Satan?

Thu, 11 Jul - Wed, 7 Aug 2019
Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland

This witty, illuminating documentary explores the activist side of The Satanic Temple.

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Taika Waititi Plays (and Mocks) Hitler in the Trailer for World War II Satire 'Jojo Rabbit'

The NZ filmmaker writes, directs and stars in the new offbeat anti-hate comedy.

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This Haunting New True-Crime Podcast Follows a Sydney Security Guard Who Also Hunts Ghosts

Aussie documentary 'Ghosthunter' has been turned into a five-part true-crime podcast, hosted by filmmaker Ben Lawrence.

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Hail Satan?

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This Haunting New True-Crime Podcast Follows a Sydney Security Guard Who Also Hunts Ghosts

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