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
Ellie and Abbie (and Ellie's Dead Aunt)

Thu, 19 Nov - Wed, 9 Dec 2020
Select cinemas in Brisbane, Various locations

Shot and set in Sydney, this proud, contemplative and engaging teen queer rom-com gives Aussie cinema something that it's been missing.

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Event
Ellie and Abbie (and Ellie's Dead Aunt)

Thu, 19 Nov - Wed, 2 Dec 2020
Select cinemas in Melbourne, Various locations

Shot and set in Sydney, this proud, contemplative and engaging teen queer rom-com gives Aussie cinema something that it's been missing.

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Event
Ellie and Abbie (and Ellie's Dead Aunt)

Thu, 19 Nov - Wed, 9 Dec 2020
Select cinemas in Sydney, Various locations

Shot and set in Sydney, this proud, contemplative and engaging teen queer rom-com gives Aussie cinema something that it's been missing.

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Event
Monsoon

Thu, 19 Nov - Wed, 9 Dec 2020
Select cinemas in Brisbane, Various locations

'Crazy Rich Asians' star Henry Golding turns in a quietly potent performance in this homecoming drama, playing a Vietnamese-born man returning to Saigon for the first time in decades.

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Event
Monsoon

Thu, 19 Nov - Wed, 2 Dec 2020
Select cinemas in Melbourne, Various locations

'Crazy Rich Asians' star Henry Golding turns in a quietly potent performance in this homecoming drama, playing a Vietnamese-born man returning to Saigon for the first time in decades.

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Event
Monsoon

Thu, 19 Nov - Wed, 9 Dec 2020
Select cinemas in Sydney, Various locations

'Crazy Rich Asians' star Henry Golding turns in a quietly potent performance in this homecoming drama, playing a Vietnamese-born man returning to Saigon for the first time in decades.

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Mank

Thu, 19 Nov - Wed, 9 Dec 2020
Select cinemas in Brisbane, Various locations

Six years after 'Gone Girl', David Fincher returns with a ravishing and icy drama about 'Citizen Kane' screenwriter Herman J Mankiewicz.

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News
The New Movies You Can Watch at Melbourne Cinemas From November 19

Head to the flicks to see David Fincher's latest, two queer romances or a new version of 'Pinocchio'.

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Event
Mank

Thu, 19 Nov - Wed, 2 Dec 2020
Select cinemas in Melbourne, Various locations

Six years after 'Gone Girl', David Fincher returns with a ravishing and icy drama about 'Citizen Kane' screenwriter Herman J Mankiewicz.

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News
The New Movies You Can Watch at Australian Cinemas From November 19

Head to the flicks to see David Fincher's latest, two queer romances, a new version of 'Pinocchio' or two homegrown — but very different — docos about creative endeavours.

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Event
Mank

Thu, 19 Nov - Wed, 9 Dec 2020
Select cinemas in Sydney, Various locations

Six years after 'Gone Girl', David Fincher returns with a ravishing and icy drama about 'Citizen Kane' screenwriter Herman J Mankiewicz.

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Let's Dance Laneway Party

Sat, 21 Nov, 2020
Welcome to Bowen Hills, Bowen Hills

Outdoor dancing is allowed in Queensland again, so Welcome to Bowen Hills is hosting a dance party.

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Valley Laneway Markets — Valley Fiesta Edition

Sat, 21 Nov, 2020
Various locations across Brisbane, Brisbane

Browse your way through Fortitude Valley's laneways — and the Brunswick Street Mall.

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South Bank Christmas Cinema 2020

Fri, 18 Dec - Wed, 23 Dec 2020
River Quay Green, South Bank

Pack a picnic and enjoy Christmas movies from your childhood — and other favourite flicks — under the stars.

Book Now

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News
Four Pillars Has Been Named the World's Best Gin Producer for a Second Year

The Yarra Valley-based distillery took out top honours again at the International Wine and Spirits Competition in London.

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Eterna Is the New Late-Night Eatery Serving Up Roman-Style Meals and Cocktails in Fortitude Valley

You'll find it in Longtime's old digs.

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Melbourne's Royal Botanic Gardens Is Now Home to More Than 3000 Cacti and Succulents

They're part of the site's new 'arid garden', which features 400 different species.

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Quentin Tarantino Is Turning 'Once Upon a Time in Hollywood' Into Your Next Must-Read Novel

If you loved the Leonardo DiCaprio-starring movie, you'll soon be able to read Tarantino's novelisation — which'll mark his first fiction book.

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You Can Now Get DIY Gelato Messina Cocktail Kits Delivered to Your Door Just In Time for Summer

Cocktail Porter will deliver receive everything you need to make dulce de leche espresso martinis — or gin-fuelled coconut and lychee piña coladas.

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The Victorian Government Is Giving Residents $200 Vouchers to Spend on Regional Getaways

The new $28 million scheme is set to come into effect in December, with 120,000 vouchers available

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