Sarah Ward

Name: Scandinavian Film Festival 2021
Start: 2021-11-26
End: 2021-12-15
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
Tom Hardy and Woody Harrelson Unleash Mayhem in the Latest 'Venom: Let There Be Carnage' Trailer

The follow-up to 2018's 'Venom', the supervillain sequel is set to hit cinemas this October.

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Brisbane's Dedicated Lasagne Drive-Thru Has Returned for Lockdown

This time, it's also handing out free meals to hospitality workers doing it tough during the pandemic.

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Mac 'n' Cheese Drive-Thru Mac in the Box Is Serving Up Next-Level Pasta During Brisbane's Lockdown

Head to Fortitude Valley to pick up three cheese, truffle, smoked ocean trout, and Italian pork, fennel and tomato mac 'n' cheese — and bundles with wine.

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News
Amazon's New 'Lord of the Rings' TV Series Will Hit Your Streaming Queue in September 2022

It's called 'The Lord of the Rings', too, but it isn't just serving up a rehash — with the new series set Middle-earth's Second Age, thousands of years before the events of JRR Tolkien's books.

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Heston Blumenthal Has Teamed Up with Grill'd to Create Two New Vegetarian Burgers

They're made using mushroom-based meat Fable — and only 4000 of the limited-edition Heston Fable Burgers are available across Australia.

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Sydney Film Festival Has Postponed Its Already-Delayed 2021 Event to November

The annual festival already moved to August from its traditional June time slot, and is now shifting again due to Sydney’s COVID-19 lockdown.

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News
'Ted Lasso' Is the Warm Hug of a Sitcom That's Absolutely Pitch-Perfect Viewing Right Now

Starring Jason Sudeikis as an American football coach who switches to managing an English soccer team, this Apple TV+ series is a kind-hearted delight.

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News
Kanopy Is the Jam-Packed Free Streaming Service You Can Access via Your Library Membership

Thousands of films and documentaries are available — including recent releases, old classics and everything in-between.

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Event
Planetarium Nights August 2021

Fri, 27 Aug, 2021
Scienceworks, Spotswood

Stare up at the full-dome screen with a drink in your hand.

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News
Taka Gin Is the New Indigenous-Owned Label That's Making Spirits with Native Plants

The Melbourne-produced tipple is made with lemon-scented gum leaf and native lemongrass.

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News
The Ekka Has Been Cancelled for the Second Year in a Row

Before 2020, the August event had only ever been cancelled twice in its 144-year history: during the Spanish Flu and World War II.

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News
Face Masks Will Remain Compulsory Indoors and Outside in Southeast Queensland During Lockdown

While lockdown is in effect, masks will remain compulsory in 11 Local Government Areas.

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Southeast Queensland's Current Lockdown Has Been Extended Until 4pm on August 8

Locally acquired COVID-19 case numbers continue to rise, so the 11 Local Government Areas that are currently already in lockdown will remain under stay-at-home conditions until at least Sunday.

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Event
Melbourne International Film Festival 2021

Thu, 5 Aug - Sun, 22 Aug 2021
Online

For the second year in a row, Melbourne's long-running annual film festival is streaming a digital-only program into homes around Australia.

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Event
Archie at Home

Fri, 23 Jul - Sun, 26 Sep 2021
Online

Check out the winners of this year's prestigious art prizes from home.

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Indooroopilly Shopping Centre Is Back on Brisbane's Fast-Growing List of Exposure Sites

With the area currently in lockdown due to a new outbreak of locally acquired cases, southeast Queensland's exposure sites list continues to grow.

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MIFF Is Expanding Its Digital (and National) Program and Pushing Back Its In-Person Screenings

The 2021 Melbourne International Film Festival has also just added Palme d’Or -winner 'Titane' to its in-cinema program.

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Deliveroo Is Doing Free Delivery During Greater Brisbane's Latest Three-Day Lockdown

The service won't be charging delivery fees for orders from 1700-plus restaurants while Brisbane, the Gold Coast and the Sunshine Cost return to lockdown.

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

Get stuck into a weird and wonderful sketch comedy, Pixar’s new animated series and a horror trilogy.

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Vaccinated Aussies Will Be Able to Travel Overseas When 80 Percent of the Country Has Had the Jab

Bringing back international travel for vaccinated Australians is part of the third stage of National Cabinet's just-tweaked 'National Plan to transition Australia's National COVID Response'.

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