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
Scandinavian Film Festival 2022

Thu, 14 Jul - Sun, 7 Aug 2022
Select cinemas in Melbourne, Various locations

Calling all Nordic cinema fans: Australia's annual showcase of Scandi movies returns to Melbourne.

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Scandinavian Film Festival 2022

Tue, 12 Jul - Sun, 7 Aug 2022
Select cinemas in Sydney, Various locations

Calling all Nordic cinema fans: Australia's annual showcase of Scandi movies returns to Sydney.

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Calling All Nordic Cinema Fans: Australia's Scandinavian Film Festival Has Dropped Its 2022 Lineup

This year's festival will feature 19 new and classic films, primarily hailing from Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden.

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Grape Grazing by Night 2022

Fri, 15 Jul, 2022
Brisbane Showgrounds, Bowen Hills

Raise your glass to Aussie wine — and brews.

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Queensland Whisky Expo 2022

Fri, 15 Jul - Sat, 16 Jul 2022
Rydges South Bank, Brisbane

Taste your way through more than 80 different drams across three hours.

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Summa House Is the New Boozy Garden Hangout That's Taken Over X Cargo's Old Fortitude Valley Digs

MacLachlan Street's pile of containers is now home to a new venue — and it's doing two-hour tapas-and-cocktails sessions every weekend.

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Lost Illusions

Thu, 23 Jun - Wed, 13 Jul 2022
Select cinemas in Brisbane, Various locations

Featuring superb performances and an involving narrative, this handsome 19th century-set French drama about big dreams and stark realities feels oh-so-relevant today.

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Lost Illusions

Thu, 23 Jun - Wed, 13 Jul 2022
Select cinemas in Melbourne, Various locations

Featuring superb performances and an involving narrative, this handsome 19th century-set French drama about big dreams and stark realities feels oh-so-relevant today.

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Lost Illusions

Thu, 23 Jun - Wed, 13 Jul 2022
Select cinemas in Sydney, Various locations

Featuring superb performances and an involving narrative, this handsome 19th century-set French drama about big dreams and stark realities feels oh-so-relevant today.

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The New Movies You Can Watch at Australian Cinemas From June 23

Head to the flicks to see Baz Luhrmann's Elvis biopic, a supremely naked New Zealand comedy and a grand French drama.

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King Street Movies in the Park — Dinosaur Adventures

Sat, 25 Jun, 2022
Alexandria Park, Bowen Hills

Revisit 'The Land Before Time' and 'Jurassic Park' at this free, dog-friendly evening of outdoor movies.

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The King of Australian Cinema Takes on the King of Rock 'n' Roll: Baz Luhrmann Talks 'Elvis'

The ‘Moulin Rouge!’ and 'The Great Gatsby' filmmaker wasn’t going to make his Elvis Presley biopic unless he found the right star — and then came Austin Butler.

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Christmas In July Twilight Markets

Sat, 16 Jul, 2022
VEND Virginia, Virginia

This northside marketplace is bringing the festive cheer early its 100-plus businesses — and its indoor greenhouse.

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Start Your Engines: 'RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under' Will Return for Its Second Season in July

Another lineup of Australian and New Zealand drag queens will sashay into your streaming queue from Saturday, July 30.

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Australia's Most Stunning Homes, Bars and Venues Have Been Named at the 2022 Interior Design Awards

Troye Sivan's house is among this year's award-winners — and Melbourne's dazzling digital-only gallery The Lume was commended for its installation design.

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Sydney Might Get Its Own High Line-Style Park in a Huge Circular Quay and Cahill Expressway Revamp

Under proposed plans, the Cahill Expressway pedestrian walkway could be expanded to create a new elevated public space — with killer views over the city.

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Free Croissants at King Street Bakery

Fri, 1 Jul - Sun, 31 Jul 2022
King Street Bakery, Bowen Hills

Buy a barista-made beverage, score a free croissant — all to celebrate Bastille Day.

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Netflix Just Dropped the Explosive Full Trailer for the Rest of 'Stranger Things' Season Four

"Your friends are not prepared for this fight. Hawkins will fall."

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Elvis

Thu, 23 Jun - Wed, 20 Jul 2022
Various cinemas in Brisbane

Baz Luhrmann's take on the king of rock 'n' roll is a sprawling, exhilarating spectacle, as led by an exceptional Austin Butler in the pompadour and jumpsuits.

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Elvis

Thu, 23 Jun - Wed, 20 Jul 2022
Various cinemas in Melbourne

Baz Luhrmann's take on the king of rock 'n' roll is a sprawling, exhilarating spectacle, as led by an exceptional Austin Butler in the pompadour and jumpsuits.

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