Sarah Ward

Name: Don't Look Up
Start: 2021-12-09
End: 2021-12-31
Location: Australia

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
The 'Nine Perfect Strangers' Retreat Is on Airbnb If You're Looking for a Future Byron Bay Getaway

Looking for somewhere lavish to stay when border restrictions and lockdowns end? This ten-bedroom luxury estate awaits.

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Allen's Has Released a New Lolly-Filled Version of AWW's Beloved Birthday Cake Book

Indulge your sweet tooth and find inspiration for your next at-home baking project.

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Event
Teneriffe Festival 2021

Sat, 23 Oct, 2021
Vernon Terrace, Teneriffe

More than a decade after Teneriffe officially became a suburb, this community shindig and day of feasting continues.

Buy Tickets

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Factory Summer Festival 2021

Fri, 31 Dec, 2021
Eagle Farm Racecourse, Ascot

See out 2021 with Broods, Masked Wolf, Example, Young Franco, Stace Cadet + KLP and Electric Fields.

Buy Tickets

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Melburnians Will Be Able to Exercise for Longer and Travel Ten Kilometres From Around September 23

Once 70 percent of Victorians have had their first COVID-19 vaccination, the state government will start to relax some lockdown restrictions.

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Melbourne's Current Lockdown Rules Are Staying Until 70 Percent of the State Has Had One Jab

It's expected that the vaccine threshold will be met on or around Thursday, September 23.

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Premier Gladys Berejiklian Has Given a Glimpse of What'll Ease When 70 Percent of NSW Is Jabbed

"You can expect to go out and have a meal, you can expect to attend a public event, you can expect to go and get services that you can't expect now."

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Virgin Is Giving Away Over $150,000 in Free Flights and Frequent Flyer Points to Vaxxed Australians

Velocity members who've had both their jabs can enter to win prizes — including lounge memberships and Virgin Australia PJs.

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'No Time to Die' Has Just Dropped Its Final Action-Packed Trailer and Delayed Its Aussie Release Date

The 25th official film in the Bond franchise will now hit Australian cinemas in November, more than a month after its UK and US release.

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Queensland's Statewide Ban on Single-Use Plastics Is Now in Effect

You're no longer able to buy single-use straws, stirrers, cutlery and plates, or polystyrene foam food containers and cups.

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The 2021 AFL Grand Final Is Officially Moving to Perth's Optus Stadium

For the second year in a row, the AFL's biggest game of the season will be held outside of Victoria.

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Ten Films and TV Shows You Need to Stream in August 2021

Get stuck into a new dramedy about cancel culture, Taika Waititi's latest sitcom and an animated musical with tunes by Lin-Manuel Miranda.

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Crystalbrook Collection Has Given Howard Smith Wharves' Riverside Hotel an Eco-Conscious Revamp

Carved into the cliff beneath the Story Bridge, the six-level Crystalbrook Vincent now marks the Crystalbrook Collection chain's first Brisbane hotel.

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Granddad Jack's Craft Distillery Brisbane

26 Collingwood Street, Albion

The Gold Coast-based craft distillery has set up a dog-friendly bar and tasting room in Albion.

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Hazelwood Estate Is the New Scenic Rim Retreat with Cabins and a Cocktail Bar on a 75-Acre Farm

The Gold Coast hinterland spot is also home to new restaurant The Paddock, which heroes local produce.

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Denis Villeneuve Retrospective

Thu, 2 Sep - Wed, 22 Sep 2021
Dendy Coorparoo, Coorparoo

Revisit 'Arrival', 'Sicario' and 'Blade Runner 2049' on the big screen — and dive into the director's early gems, too.

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Australian Buffalo Wing Festival 2021

Mon, 30 Aug - Sun, 5 Sep 2021
Various Brisbane venues, Brisbane

Crawl around Brisbane eating the city's best juicy chicken.

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Sweet Treat Month

Wed, 1 Sep - Thu, 30 Sep 2021
Various Brisbane venues, Brisbane

Tuck into salted caramel gyoza and Harajuku Gyoza's famous raindrop cake for $5.

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The 'Magic Mike Live' Stage Show Has Cancelled the Rest of Its Australian Tour Due to the Pandemic

The remainder of the show's Melbourne season will no longer go ahead, and stints in Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide have been completely scrapped.

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Springfinity

Sat, 28 Aug - Mon, 29 Nov 2021
Various locations across Brisbane, Brisbane

Flowered-filled art is blooming across the CBD's outdoor gallery this spring.

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