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.

News
Season Two of 'The White Lotus' Will Check Into Your Streaming Queue From Late October

This time, the Emmy-winning series heads to an exclusive Sicilian resort — Jennifer Coolidge's Tanya McQuoid-Hunt included.

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You'll Be Able to Holiday in Hong Kong Without Going Through Hotel Quarantine From September 26

Hong Kong is the latest country to drop its strict pandemic-era border restrictions — and travellers will no longer need a negative PCR test to enter, too.

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Disney+'s 'Rogue One' Prequel 'Andor' Is a Gritty and Thrilling Addition to the 'Star Wars' Universe

Whether you're a diehard 'Star Wars' fan or you feel like you've seen every story the franchise could ever tell, this stellar spy series should tempt you into a galaxy far, far away.

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HBO Is Bringing a Follow-Up Episode to 'The Case Against Adnan Syed' to Your Streaming Queue

With Syed's murder conviction recently overturned, HBO is returning to the case — just like 'Serial'.

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Japan Will Fully Reopen to Individual Tourists From October 11 — Without Visas or Package Tours

Start making holiday plans: Japan's borders will completely reopen to international travel in mid-October, and the country's daily arrival cap will be abolished.

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Disney+'s First 'Welcome to Chippendales' Trailer Promises a True-Crime Stripping-Empire Scandal

Move over 'Magic Mike': Kumail Nanjiani, Murray Bartlett and Juliette Lewis star in this wild true tale about the founder of Chippendales.

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Billy Eichner Has Dropped a New 'Billy on the Street' with Paul Rudd to Get People to See 'Bros'

Billy Eichner has a new queer rom-com on the way to cinemas — and he's brought back 'Billy on the Street' to plug it.

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HAIM, Joji and Phoebe Bridgers Headline Laneway Festival's Huge Comeback Lineup for 2023

For its first festival since 2020, Laneway has curated another impressive lineup — including Finneas, Fontaines DC, Fred again..., Girl in Red, slowthai and Turnstile, too.

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'Serial' Is Set to Drop a New Episode Tomorrow After Adnan Syed's Conviction Was Overturned

Eight years after the first season of 'Serial' investigated the death of Hae Min Lee, the podcast is returning to Adnan Syed's story following breaking legal developments.

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Evan Peters Transforms Into Jeffrey Dahmer in the Unsettling Trailer for Netflix Miniseries 'Monster'

The 'WandaVision' and 'American Horror Story' actor reunites with the latter's creator Ryan Murphy on Netflix's latest exploration of a serial killer.

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Event
Hit the Road

Thu, 22 Sep - Wed, 12 Oct 2022
Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland

Just as his father Jafar Panahi has across his own career, first-time writer/director Panah Panahi explores life in Iran today in this beautiful and bittersweet road movie.

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Fire of Love

Thu, 22 Sep - Wed, 12 Oct 2022
Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland

Compiled from spectacular archival footage, this documentary about French volcanologists Katia and Maurice Krafft is a stunner.

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Studio Ghibli Just Dropped a Sneak Peek at Its Soon-to-Open Theme Park — and Yes, It Looks Magical

Prepare to get spirited away — Ghibli Park opens in November, and it's filled with IRL recreations of the Japanese animation house's beloved movies.

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Oktoberfest at The Bavarian

Sat, 17 Sep - Sun, 9 Oct 2022
The Bavarian Newmarket, Auckland

The Bavarian is celebrating Oktoberfest with parties, eight German-style beers, schnapps, giant pretzels, and pork-heavy menus.

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How to Make a Mind-Blowing David Bowie Documentary with 'Moonage Daydream' Director Brett Morgen

'Cobain: Montage of Heck' filmmaker Brett Morgen started his David Bowie doco as a casual fan; "I am, I believe, as hardcore as it gets right now".

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Ticket to Paradise

Thu, 15 Sep - Wed, 5 Oct 2022
Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland

George Clooney and Julia Roberts team up again, this time for their first rom-com together — and their charisma and banter is the Queensland-shot film's biggest drawcard.

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See How They Run

Thu, 15 Sep - Wed, 5 Oct 2022
Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland

Sam Rockwell and Saoirse Ronan make a cracking pair of 1950s sleuths in this Agatha Christie-loving murder-mystery.

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Moonage Daydream

Thu, 15 Sep - Wed, 5 Oct 2022
Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland

'Cobain: Montage of Heck' director Brett Morgen turns David Bowie's life, music, performances and impact into a dazzling kaleidoscopic documentary that's as shapeshifting and boundary-pushing as the icon himself.

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Netflix Just Dropped the Tense Trailer for True Crime-Inspired Australian Thriller 'The Stranger'

After premiering at Cannes, the Joel Edgerton-starring film will hit Australian cinemas in early October, then stream via the platform later that month.

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Margot Robbie and Brad Pitt Wreak Jazzy Havoc in Golden Age Hollywood in the First 'Babylon' Trailer

Jazz-loving 'Whiplash' and 'La La Land' filmmaker Damien Chazelle is back with a tale of ambition and excess in early Hollywood.

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Fire of Love

Studio Ghibli Just Dropped a Sneak Peek at Its Soon-to-Open Theme Park — and Yes, It Looks Magical

Oktoberfest at The Bavarian

How to Make a Mind-Blowing David Bowie Documentary with 'Moonage Daydream' Director Brett Morgen

Ticket to Paradise

See How They Run

Moonage Daydream

Netflix Just Dropped the Tense Trailer for True Crime-Inspired Australian Thriller 'The Stranger'

Margot Robbie and Brad Pitt Wreak Jazzy Havoc in Golden Age Hollywood in the First 'Babylon' Trailer

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