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
The Aboriginal Flag Is Set to Fly Permanently on the Sydney Harbour Bridge

New South Wales Premier Dominic Perrottet has committed to permanently flying the Aboriginal flag on Sydney Harbour Bridge "as soon as possible".

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A Huge Exhibition Dedicated to Disney's Animated Movies Is Coming to Brisbane This Winter

Displaying at Queensland Museum from June, 'Disney: The Magic of Animation' features more than 500 original artworks covering the Mouse House's animated delights across the past century.

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News
Sex-Tape Scandals, 90s Nostalgia and a Talking Penis: Yes, You Should Watch Disney+'s 'Pam & Tommy'

This wild new Lily James and Sebastian Stan-starring series about Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee tells a tale you already know, but it’s also full of surprises.

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Somebody Once Told Us That Burlesque 'Shrek' Parody 'Shreklesque' Is Touring Down Under This Year

When the animated hit reached cinemas back in 2001, no one knew it'd spark a burlesque and drag version decades later.

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Event
Valentine's Markets at Portside

Sun, 6 Feb, 2022
Portside Wharf Hamilton, Brisbane

Hit up this riverside market to browse for Valentine's Day gifts — or scope out art and plants to ceramics and accessories with your other half.

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Netflix Has Announced the Enormous 86-Title List of New Movies It'll Be Streaming in 2022

'Knives Out 2', a new Ryan Gosling-starring spy thriller, Jennifer Lopez as an assassin, and Jordan Peele and Keegan-Michael Key voicing a stop-motion animation — they're just some of the streamer's highlights for this year.

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Alliance Francaise French Film Festival 2022

Wed, 16 Mar - Mon, 18 Apr 2022
Select cinemas in Brisbane, Various locations

Brisbane's annual showcase of French cinema returns with a 40-plus film lineup of new and classic movies.

Buy Tickets

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Alliance Francaise French Film Festival Has Dropped Its Complete (and Impressive) 2022 Lineup

AFFFF is screening 40-plus titles across its 2022 lineup, including award-winners, straight-from-Berlinale premieres and the latest film from 'Portrait of a Lady on Fire' director Céline Sciamma.

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Sea Legs Turns Three

Sat, 5 Feb, 2022
Sea Legs Brewing Co, Kangaroo Point

Say cheers to this Kangaroo Point brewery's third birthday with special brews, a heap of food and giveaways.

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West End Bar and Music Venue Rumpus Room Is Closing Its Doors at the End of February

The venue opened back in 2006, and will wrap up its tenure on the corner of Russell and Boundary streets with one big last party.

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Event
Jackass Forever

Thu, 3 Feb - Wed, 23 Feb 2022
Various cinemas in Brisbane

Filled with lewd and puerile stunts and pranks, the latest 'Jackass' film is exactly what it promises to be — and also surprisingly sweet.

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Here Out West

Thu, 3 Feb - Wed, 23 Feb 2022
Select cinemas in Brisbane, Various locations

Directed by five female filmmakers and penned by eight writers, this moving Australian drama tells eight different stories set in western Sydney.

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Belfast

Thu, 3 Feb - Wed, 23 Feb 2022
Various cinemas in Brisbane

Starring Jamie Dornan, Caitríona Balfe and Judi Dench, this likely Oscar contender sees director Kenneth Branagh look back at his childhood growing up in Northern Ireland.

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News
The New Movies You Can Watch at Australian Cinemas From February 3

Head to the flicks to see a nostalgic Oscar contender starring Jamie Dornan, an eight-part anthology film shot and set in western Sydney, and the latest 'Jackass' stupidity.

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News
'The French Dispatch' Has Been Fast-Tracked to Disney+ for Prime Pastel-Hued Home Viewing

Wes Anderson's latest is still in cinemas, but you can now stream the Bill Murray, Tilda Swinton and Timothée Chalamet-starring delight via Disney+.

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Bali Is Reopening to Australian Tourists This Week

Double-vaccinated travellers will still need to spend their first five days in quarantine, however.

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Jewish International Film Festival 2022

Thu, 10 Mar - Sun, 20 Mar 2022
New Farm Cinemas, New Farm

Watch your way through the latest and greatest in Jewish cinema in March.

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Gasworks Markets 2022

Multiple single dates
Gasworks Precinct, Newstead

Shop for fashion, art, homewares, plants and ceramics beneath Newstead's heritage-listed old gasometer.

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The Inchcolm's Couples Martini Masterclasses

Mon, 14 Feb, 2022
The Inchcolm Bar, Spring Hill

Spend Valentine's Day sharing an experience that every relationship needs: learning how to shake and stir exceptional martinis.

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Summer of Swirls

Tue, 1 Feb - Mon, 28 Feb 2022
Various Brisbane venues, Brisbane

If you've never tried a Calippo-inspired marg or a pine lime Splice-flavoured marg, this is your chance.

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