Sarah Ward

Name: Frog's Hollow Saloon x Alice Takeovers and Parties
Start: 2024-03-24
End: 2024-03-24
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.

Event
'Saltburn' Party

Sat, 2 Mar, 2024
The Wickham, Fortitude Valley

Celebrate one of 2023's most talked-about movies with karaoke, a 'Murder on the Dancefloor' sing-along and sips of Felix's Fangirl Fizz.

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'Saltburn' Party

Sat, 3 Feb, 2024
Ballers Clubhouse, Melbourne

Celebrate one of 2023's most talked-about movies with karaoke, a 'Murder on the Dancefloor' sing-along and sips of Felix's Fangirl Fizz.

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'Saltburn' Party

Thu, 25 Jan, 2024
Oxford Art Factory, Darlinghurst

Celebrate one of 2023's most talked-about movies with karaoke, a 'Murder on the Dancefloor' sing-along and sips of Felix's Fangirl Fizz.

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News
Sons of Napoli Is Now Slinging Woodfired Pizzas at the Queen Street Mall's First Pop-Up Restaurant

Gelato à Go Go and Fonzie Abbott have also brought their desserts and coffee to the CBD spot, at the George Street end.

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Antenna Documentary Film Festival 2024

Fri, 9 Feb - Mon, 19 Feb 2024
Select cinemas in Sydney, Various locations

Sydney's dedicated doco fest is back after a year off with a jam-packed lineup featuring 52 films.

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News
AACTA Festival Has Added a Free 'Barbie' Party, a 'Yellowjackets' Q&A and More to Its Inaugural Lineup

A 25th-anniversary screening of '10 Things I Hate About You' has also joined the program, alongside chats with the teams behind 'Colin From Accounts' and 'The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart'.

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News
Antenna Documentary Film Festival Is Bringing a Jam-Packed 2024 Lineup with 52 Docos to Sydney

This year's highlights at Sydney's dedicated doco festival include Werner Herzog exploring the human brain and the concert film of iconic composer Ryuichi Sakamoto's last performance.

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Event
Mean Girls

Thu, 11 Jan - Wed, 31 Jan 2024
Various cinemas in Brisbane

The high school-set favourite returns two decades later as a screen musical — this time featuring Reneé Rapp as a ferocious Regina George.

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Mean Girls

Thu, 11 Jan - Wed, 31 Jan 2024
Various cinemas in Melbourne

The high school-set favourite returns two decades later as a screen musical — this time featuring Reneé Rapp as a ferocious Regina George.

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Mean Girls

Thu, 11 Jan - Wed, 31 Jan 2024
Various cinemas in Sydney

The high school-set favourite returns two decades later as a screen musical — this time featuring Reneé Rapp as a ferocious Regina George.

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News
Marvel's First Spotlight Series 'Echo' Builds in Potency Across Its Five Increasingly Gripping Episodes

After 'Hawkeye', Maya Lopez is back to reckon with her history — and so is the formidable Alaqua Cox playing the role.

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The Holdovers

Thu, 11 Jan - Wed, 31 Jan 2024
Various cinemas in Brisbane

Paul Giamatti, Da'Vine Joy Randolph and newcomer Dominic Sessa turn in exceptional performances in the moving and funny first film from 'Sideways' filmmaker Alexander Payne since 2017.

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The Holdovers

Thu, 11 Jan - Wed, 31 Jan 2024
Various cinemas in Melbourne

Paul Giamatti, Da'Vine Joy Randolph and newcomer Dominic Sessa turn in exceptional performances in the moving and funny first film from 'Sideways' filmmaker Alexander Payne since 2017.

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The Holdovers

Thu, 11 Jan - Wed, 31 Jan 2024
Various cinemas in Sydney

Paul Giamatti, Da'Vine Joy Randolph and newcomer Dominic Sessa turn in exceptional performances in the moving and funny first film from 'Sideways' filmmaker Alexander Payne since 2017.

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Warner Bros Discovery Open Air Cinema at Darling Quarter 2024

Thu, 11 Jan - Sun, 28 Jan 2024
Village Green, Darling Quarter, Sydney

Darling Quarter's free outdoor cinema dedicated to Warner Bros films is back with 'Barbie', 'The Batman', plus 'Lord of the Rings' and 'Harry Potter' flicks.

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Darling Quarter's Free Outdoor Cinema Dedicated to Warner Bros Films Is Back for 2024

The movie lineup includes 'Barbie', 'The Batman', plus 'Lord of the Rings' and 'Harry Potter' flicks — and there's a pop-up Archie Rose bar slinging drinks.

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This News Means Heartbreak: 'Our Flag Means Death' Has Been Cancelled After Two Seasons

Rhys Darby and Taika Waititi's pirate rom-com won't be setting sail again, marking the third of Waititi's TV shows to either finish or announce their ends in the last few months.

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Life Has Found a Way to Bring 'Jurassic World: The Exhibition' to Melbourne in 2024

Filled with lifelike dinosaurs, the celebration of the 'Jurassic Park' franchise first came to Melbourne in 2016 — and it's returning.

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Mardi Gras Film Festival's 2024 Program Spans 161 Movies and Events Across In-Cinema and Streaming Sessions

In its 31st year of celebrating LGBTQIA+ cinema, MGFF is hitting Sydney cinemas and playing online to audiences nationwide.

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Mardi Gras Film Festival Online 2024

Fri, 1 Mar - Mon, 11 Mar 2024
Online

Can't make it to MGFF in-person in Sydney? Stream along from home nationwide.

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