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 New Movies You Can Watch at Australian Cinemas From June 17

Head to the flicks to see the tenth film in a high-octane franchise, a doco about an Australian icon and a stunning Italian adaptation of a classic novel.

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Brisbane Festival Returns This September with Street Parties, Bond Tunes and 'Boy Swallows Universe'

Last year's popular Street Serenades program is returning, and Kate Miller-Heidke will kick off her new national tour at the festival.

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Latina and Old El Paso's Taco Ravioli Is the Next Must-Try Culinary Hybrid Tempting Tastebuds

Can't choose between Italian or Mexican cuisine for dinner? Have both.

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Coles' Fancy New Ascot Store Has a Mochi Ice Cream Bar and a Pick-and-Mix Pet Treat Station

The Racecourse Road supermarket also boasts self-serve barista coffee, cakes from Jocelyn’s Provisions and frozen pet food ice cream.

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Melbourne International Film Festival Has Revealed 32 Must-See Titles From Its Hefty 2021 Program

This year's festival will launch with Leah Purcell's 'The Drover's Wife The Legend Of Molly Johnson', which becomes the first film by a female Indigenous director to ever open the event.

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News
Aunty Donna Are Touring Their New Live Show Around Australia This Spring

Fresh from their hit Netflix series, it's the trio's first live tour in more than three years.

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News
Stan's Creepy New True-Crime Drama 'Dr Death' Will Hit Your Streaming Queue Next Month

Based on the hit Wondery podcast, it stars Joshua Jackson as surgeon Christopher Duntsch.

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News
Every Train Line Through Central Station Is Experiencing Major Delays Due to a Track Fault

Rail passengers can expect waits of up to 50 minutes in all lines through the CBD.

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Event
Fifty-Cent Big Macs at McDonald's

Fri, 18 Jun, 2021
Various Brisbane venues, Brisbane

The fast food chain is celebrating 50 years of serving burgers in Australia.

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Thick Fog Is Causing Reduced Visibility and Dangerous Driving Conditions Across Brisbane

The Bureau of Meteorology has issued a road alert warning, with soupy skies descending upon the city.

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Harris Farm Markets Has Opened Its Second Brisbane Store in West End's West Village

The company's flagship Queensland store boasts 500-plus cheeses, pour-your-own honey, self-serve nut butters, an in-store French bakery and a fresh doughnut deli.

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Vegan KitKats Are About to Hit Australian Supermarkets So Everyone Can Have a Break

They're made with a rice-based milk alternative, and they hit Woolworths Metro stores next month.

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'Girls5eva' Is Bringing Its Girl Group Gags and 90s-Style Pop Tunes Back for a Second Season

Executive produced by Tina Fey, the hilarious sitcom follows four former 90s pop stars who decide to get their one-hit-wonder band back together.

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KFC's New Augmented Reality Game Takes You Hunting for Buckets to Win Cash and Chicken

It's called 'The Great Bucket Hunt' — and you can win cash, chicken and a year's worth of free KFC.

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Airbnb Wants You and Your Mates to Spend a Year Living in Its Properties for Free

It's looking for 12 people to spend 12 months hopping between Airbnb rentals — and staying anywhere you like.

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Event
The Hidden Lanes Festival 2021

Sat, 14 Aug, 2021
Bakery, Winn and California Lanes, Fortitude Valley

Fortitude Valley's day-long laneway party is back.

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Event
Disney Classics Festival

Sat, 26 Jun - Sun, 11 Jul 2021
Dendy Coorparoo, Coorparoo

Get nostalgic with big-screen viewings of 11 Mouse House favourites.

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Event
Winter in the Vineyards

Wed, 16 Jun - Tue, 31 Aug 2021
Regatta Hotel, Toowong

The Regatta is turning its courtyard into a vineyard-themed winter hangout — and serving up four types of mulled wine every Sunday.

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The Latest 'Nine Perfect Strangers' Trailer Teases a Supremely Creepy Trip to a Wellness Retreat

The star-studded Byron Bay-shot miniseries hits Amazon Prime Video in August.

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The Long Weekender

Mon, 14 Jun, 2021
Online

Stream six hours of live Victorian music, featuring sets from festivals like Golden Plains, Falls Festival, Meredith Music Festival and A Day On The Green.

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