Sarah Ward

Name: First Cow
Start: 2021-04-29
End: 2021-05-19
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
Five Impromptu Things to Do If You're Staying in Brisbane Between Christmas and New Year's Day

There’s less hustle and bustle around town, but there’s still plenty to do.

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Nomadland

Thu, 4 Mar - Wed, 24 Mar 2021
Various cinemas in Brisbane

Featuring an exceptional performance by Frances McDormand, this deeply humanist road trip drama serves up a touching observational portrait of those that society happily overlooks.

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Nomadland

Thu, 4 Mar - Wed, 24 Mar 2021
Various cinemas in Melbourne

Featuring an exceptional performance by Frances McDormand, this deeply humanist road trip drama serves up a touching observational portrait of those that society happily overlooks.

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Nomadland

Thu, 4 Mar - Wed, 24 Mar 2021
Various cinemas in Sydney

Featuring an exceptional performance by Frances McDormand, this deeply humanist road trip drama serves up a touching observational portrait of those that society happily overlooks.

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Wonder Woman 1984

Sat, 26 Dec 2020 - Wed, 13 Jan 2021
Various cinemas in Brisbane

Gal Gadot is once again charming and graceful as Diana Prince, but this meandering and muddled superhero sequel doesn't appreciate its true source of wonder.

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Wonder Woman 1984

Sat, 26 Dec 2020 - Wed, 13 Jan 2021
Various cinemas in Melbourne

Gal Gadot is once again charming and graceful as Diana Prince, but this meandering and muddled superhero sequel doesn't appreciate its true source of wonder.

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Wonder Woman 1984

Sat, 26 Dec 2020 - Wed, 13 Jan 2021
Various cinemas in Sydney

Gal Gadot is once again charming and graceful as Diana Prince, but this meandering and muddled superhero sequel doesn't appreciate its true source of wonder.

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Grapest 5K Run 2021

Sat, 1 May, 2021
Leura Park Estate, Curlewis

Exercise and drinking combine for this wine-tasting fun run.

Buy Tickets

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Studio Ghibli's New Movie 'Earwig and The Witch' Will Hit Australian Cinemas in 2021

It's the Japanese animation house's first completely CGI movie — and it's directed by Goro Miyazaki, son of Hayao Miyazaki.

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The Northern Beaches Area Is Being Split Into Two Zones with Different COVID-19 Restrictions

That includes over Christmas, too.

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Greater Sydney's Gathering Restrictions Have Been Extended Indefinitely

But there's a very minor change in place for December 24, 25 and 26.

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SBS's Soothing New Doco Series Gets Famous Actors to Narrate Everything From Nature to Noodles

'A World of Calm' is based on the popular Calm app, and features the voices of Keanu Reeves, Idris Elba, Oscar Isaac and Nicole Kidman.

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Nicolas Cage Screams Expletives In the Full Trailer for Netflix's 'History of Swear Words'

It hits the streaming platform in January.

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Daniel Andrews-Themed 'Get On the Beers' Christmas Lights Are Currently Dazzling Melbourne

Because that's exactly the kind of thing 2020's festive season was always going to serve up.

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You Can Now Ditch Your Go Card on Gold Coast Trams Thanks to Queensland's Smart-Ticketing Trial

The Queensland Government is aiming to roll out digital ticketing across the entire state within three years.

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The City of Sydney Is Considering Reclaiming 20 Hectares of Moore Park Golf Course for Public Use

It'd turn the site from a 18-hole course to a nine-hole course, and use the reclaimed land for public recreation.

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Event
Dude, It's a Coen Brothers Retrospective

Fri, 15 Jan - Thu, 3 Jun 2021
Select cinemas in Melbourne, Various locations

It's screening everything from 'The Big Lebowski' and 'Fargo' to 'No Country for Old Men' and 'Inside Llewyn Davis'.

Buy Tickets

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Six Ways You Can Catch the New Year's Eve Fireworks from a Different Perspective

See in the new year surrounded by wildlife, or partying 83 levels above the city.

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Take a Sneak Peek at Japan's New Super Nintendo Theme Park and Its 'Mario Kart' Ride

Super Nintendo World opens at Universal Studios in Osaka in February 2021.

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Piccolina Gelateria Has Opened Its Fourth Italian Ice Cream Shop in Richmond

The Swan Street store also has Nutella on tap, plus a whipped cream machine so you can top your gelato the authentic Italian way.

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