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.

News
Disney+'s 'Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour (Taylor's Version)' Concert Film Just Dropped Its Trailer

The sneak peek at the new version of the film also teases 'Maroon' among its four bonus tracks.

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Event
Felons' Cinema Sessions

Tue, 24 Dec, 2024
Felons Brewing Co, Brisbane City

Brisbane's riverside CBD brewery is improving your Tuesdays with free flicks in its Barrel Hall.

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How to Make a Raw and Authentic Coming-of-Age Film About Consent: Molly Manning Walker Chats 'How to Have Sex'

The 'Scrapper' cinematographer partly draws upon her own experiences as a British teen partying abroad in this Greek getaway-set drama — and it's essential viewing.

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Event
James St Up Late

Thu, 14 Mar, 2024
James Street, Fortitude Valley, Fortitude Valley

Each year, James Street turns into a fashion party for one night only — with big discounts, snacks, cocktails and goodie bags.

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Kubrick: A Complete Retrospective

Multiple single dates
Select cinemas in Melbourne, Various locations

This cinematic celebration of a movie master is screening all 13 of the filmmaker's features, starting with 'Fear and Desire' and ending with 'Eyes Wide Shut'.

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Event
Kubrick: A Complete Retrospective

Multiple single dates
Ritz Cinema, Randwick

This cinematic celebration of a movie master is screening all 13 of the filmmaker's features, starting with 'Fear and Desire' and ending with 'Eyes Wide Shut'.

Buy Tickets

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News
Qantas' Latest Week-Long Sale Includes Flights on 34-Plus Domestic Routes for Under $150

There's more than a million sale fares on offer, which is all the reason you need to plan an autumn, winter or spring holiday.

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ACMI's World-Premiere 'Beings' Exhibition Will Feature Installations That Respond Differently to Every Visitor

The playful winter 2024 showcase explores the work of art and design collective Universal Everything, featuring 13 pieces from its 20-year career.

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Howard Smith Wharves' Cantonese Restaurant Stanley Is Now Doing Yum Cha Lunches Seven Days a Week

The Sunday favourite is now on the menu daily at the two-level riverside eatery — and you can add two hours of champagne, too.

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Western Australia Just Became the First State to Ban Single-Use Non-Compostable Coffee Cups

Lids must be entirely plastic-free, too, in a move that aims to save more than 154-million cups from landfill each year.

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How to Have Sex

Thu, 7 Mar - Wed, 27 Mar 2024
Various cinemas in Brisbane

Following three 16-year-old girls to Crete to celebrate finishing high school, this Cannes award-winning, BAFTA-nominated film is unforgettable.

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How to Have Sex

Thu, 7 Mar - Wed, 27 Mar 2024
Various cinemas in Melbourne

Following three 16-year-old girls to Crete to celebrate finishing high school, this Cannes award-winning, BAFTA-nominated film is unforgettable.

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How to Have Sex

Thu, 7 Mar - Wed, 27 Mar 2024
Various cinemas in Sydney

Following three 16-year-old girls to Crete to celebrate finishing high school, this Cannes award-winning, BAFTA-nominated film is unforgettable.

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Calling All 'Normal People' Obsessives: Sally Rooney's New Book 'Intermezzo' Will Hit Shelves This Spring

You'll be able to read the acclaimed Irish author's fourth novel, which focuses on two grieving brothers, in September.

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Coming Soon: Thredbo Is About to Become Home to the First Alpine Coaster in the Southern Hemisphere

Set to open in winter 2024 and run across a 1.5-kilometre track, the Thredbo Alpine Coaster will operate all year round.

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'TRON: Ares' Is Finally Set to Return to the Grid in 2025, 15 Years After 'TRON: Legacy'

Jared Leto, Greta Lee, Evan Peters and Gillian Anderson star in the third film in the 'TRON' franchise, this time following AI from the digital world into reality.

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Eat Like a King

Fri, 1 Mar - Sun, 31 Mar 2024
King Street, Bowen Hills

King Street in Bowen Hills is marking March with food specials all month long, including dumpling banquets and five-course French feasts.

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A New Documentary About the Matildas Will Hit Your Streaming Queue in the Lead Up to the Paris Olympics

'Trailblazers' features interviews with Sam Kerr, Steph Catley, Mary Fowler, Ellie Carpenter, Katrina Gorry, first-ever Matildas captain Julie Dolan and more.

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A Six-Metre-Tall Puppet Will Tower Over the Red Centre at 2024's 'Parrtjima — A Festival in Light'

The program also includes a three-night marketplace for the first time in the festival's history, featuring food and other products from local Aboriginal businesses.

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Event
Easter High Tea at Belle Époque

Fri, 1 Mar - Sun, 31 Mar 2024
Belle Époque, South Brisbane

Head to Emporium's French patisserie for a chocolate egg that melts in front of you, turning into fondue.

Buy Tickets

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