Sarah Ward

Name: Annette
Start: 2021-09-29
End: 2021-10-31
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
Brisbane Festival Returns This September with Street Parties, Bond Tunes and 'Boy Swallows Universe'

Last year's popular Street Serenades program is returning, and Kate Miller-Heidke will kick off her new national tour at the festival.

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Latina and Old El Paso's Taco Ravioli Is the Next Must-Try Culinary Hybrid Tempting Tastebuds

Can't choose between Italian or Mexican cuisine for dinner? Have both.

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Coles' Fancy New Ascot Store Has a Mochi Ice Cream Bar and a Pick-and-Mix Pet Treat Station

The Racecourse Road supermarket also boasts self-serve barista coffee, cakes from Jocelyn’s Provisions and frozen pet food ice cream.

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Melbourne International Film Festival Has Revealed 32 Must-See Titles From Its Hefty 2021 Program

This year's festival will launch with Leah Purcell's 'The Drover's Wife The Legend Of Molly Johnson', which becomes the first film by a female Indigenous director to ever open the event.

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These Eastern Suburbs Venues Have Been Named As Exposure Sites Following a New Local COVID-19 Case

NSW Health has sent out an alert for a number of locations, including several spots in Bondi Junction and Vaucluse.

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Aunty Donna Are Touring Their New Live Show Around Australia This Spring

Fresh from their hit Netflix series, it's the trio's first live tour in more than three years.

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Masks Won't Be Required Outdoors in Melbourne From June 18 As Long As You Can Social Distance

This exact change was announced last week, then retracted — so here's hoping it sticks this week.

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Melbourne's 25-Kilometre Rule and Regional Travel Ban Will Lift Tomorrow Night

Also changing: at-home and outdoor gathering limits, hospitality venue caps and mask rules.

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Stan's Creepy New True-Crime Drama 'Dr Death' Will Hit Your Streaming Queue Next Month

Based on the hit Wondery podcast, it stars Joshua Jackson as surgeon Christopher Duntsch.

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Every Train Line Through Central Station Is Experiencing Major Delays Due to a Track Fault

Rail passengers can expect waits of up to 50 minutes in all lines through the CBD.

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South Melbourne Market, Melbourne Central and QV Melbourne Have Been Named As Exposure Sites

A large number of new inner-city venues have just joined the list.

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Event
Fifty-Cent Big Macs at McDonald's

Fri, 18 Jun, 2021
Various Brisbane venues, Brisbane

The fast food chain is celebrating 50 years of serving burgers in Australia.

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Fifty-Cent Big Macs at McDonald's

Fri, 18 Jun, 2021
Various Melbourne venues, Melbourne

The fast food chain is celebrating 50 years of serving burgers in Australia.

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Fifty-Cent Big Macs at McDonald's

Fri, 18 Jun, 2021
Various Sydney venues, Sydney

The fast food chain is celebrating 50 years of serving burgers in Australia.

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Merivale Has Just Snapped Up Its Second Venue on New South Wales' South Coast

After acquiring The Quarterdeck in Narooma earlier in 2021, the hospitality giant has now purchased boutique hotel and restaurant The Whale Inn.

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Thick Fog Is Causing Reduced Visibility and Dangerous Driving Conditions Across Brisbane

The Bureau of Meteorology has issued a road alert warning, with soupy skies descending upon the city.

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Harris Farm Markets Has Opened Its Second Brisbane Store in West End's West Village

The company's flagship Queensland store boasts 500-plus cheeses, pour-your-own honey, self-serve nut butters, an in-store French bakery and a fresh doughnut deli.

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Vegan KitKats Are About to Hit Australian Supermarkets So Everyone Can Have a Break

They're made with a rice-based milk alternative, and they hit Woolworths Metro stores next month.

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News
'Girls5eva' Is Bringing Its Girl Group Gags and 90s-Style Pop Tunes Back for a Second Season

Executive produced by Tina Fey, the hilarious sitcom follows four former 90s pop stars who decide to get their one-hit-wonder band back together.

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Event
'Raiders of the Lost Ark' in Concert

Sat, 14 Aug, 2021
Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, South Wharf

Celebrate the hit flick's 40th anniversary on the big screen — and with a live orchestra.

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