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
Fifty-Cent Pork Dumplings

Tue, 24 Nov, 2020
Jade Buddha, Brisbane

Devour tasty parcels for lunch or dinner.

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News
A Supremely Festive Mariah Carey Christmas Special Is Coming to Apple TV+ Next Month

The beloved singer will sing, dance and get merry alongside Tiffany Haddish, Billy Eichner, Ariana Grande, Jennifer Hudson and Snoop Dogg.

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Cinema 3 Is the New Online Platform That Lets You Watch ACMI's Curated Film Program At Home

The Melbourne venue has a launched video-on-demand service — and it includes new and classic movies.

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'Spicks and Specks' Will Explore Tunes From the Past Decade In Its Latest Music Quiz Special

Relive the decade we all just lived through — including the bangers, one hit wonders and songs you'd rather forget.

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Top-Notch Local Tipples in Trying Times: Three WA Companies Making Must-Sip Drinks in 2020

Meet the standout local drinks brands that were voted the state's favourites as part of the BWS Local Luvvas initiative.

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Top-Notch Local Tipples in Trying Times: Three SA Companies Making Must-Sip Drinks in 2020

Meet the standout local drinks brands that were voted the state's favourites as part of the BWS Local Luvvas initiative.

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'Aunty Donna's Big Ol' House of Fun' Is the Side-Splitting Absurdist Comedy Gem This Hectic Year Needs

It's available on Netflix now — and you'll want to binge it all in one go.

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Australia Is Getting a New National Centre for Photography in Regional Victoria

It'll sit inside a 1860s-era heritage-listed building in Ballarat.

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You Can Now Hire a Water Bike to Pedal Your Way Along the Brisbane River

The stable vessels float on the water, and feature a mounted seat and pedals on top — and they're now available to rent in Brisbane.

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Will & Flow Is Treasury Brisbane's New All-Day Overwater Bar Near the Goodwill Bridge

It's serving up a seafood heavy menu — and coffees, spritzes and cocktails with a river view, too.

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News
Mona Foma's 2021 Festival Will Fill Launceston's Cataract Gorge with a Light and Laser Show

It'll also fill an entire Hobart warehouse with video installations, art and sculptures by local and international artists, too.

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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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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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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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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
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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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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