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
Savage

Thu, 8 Oct - Wed, 28 Oct 2020
Select cinemas in Brisbane, Various locations

Following a gang member's troubled childhood, tumultuous adolescence and brutal adult years, this weighty New Zealand drama benefits from a strong lead performance.

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News
The New Movies You Can Watch at Australian Cinemas From October 8

Head to the flicks to see a long-awaited adaptation of an Australian novel, a locally made horror-comedy and a crime caper about a Chinese grandmother taking on gangsters.

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Event
Miss Juneteenth

Thu, 8 Oct - Wed, 28 Oct 2020
Select cinemas in Brisbane, Various locations

Focusing on a mother encouraging her daughter to enter a beauty pageant for Black American teens, this keenly observed drama proves both tender and thoughtful.

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Emergency Boxes Filled with Free Cake Are Popping Up Around Brisbane Thanks to The Mason Baker

Hunt them down, smash them open and score yourself a jar full of cake.

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Virgin Is Selling $129 Flights from Brissie to Hamilton Island So You Can End 2020 with a Getaway

And you've got two months to take the trip.

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Sweida's Open Scarehouse Sale

Fri, 16 Oct - Sat, 17 Oct 2020
Sweida's Party, Salisbury

The 108-year-old company is clearing out its racks.

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Bauhaus Now

Fri, 18 Sep 2020 - Sun, 18 Apr 2021
Museum of Brisbane, Brisbane

Survey the work of an influential German art school — and the designs it inspired.

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Sundaze Spritzes and Sunsets

Sun, 11 Oct, 2020
Hello Gorgeous Bar, Newstead

Sip your way through six different types of spritz while hanging out on this Newstead bar's deck.

Buy Tickets

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Japanese Film Festival Classics Program

Fri, 8 Jan - Wed, 27 Jan 2021
GOMA, South Brisbane

Watch weird, wonderful, surreal and subversive Japanese classics for free.

Book Now

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Pub Rock Virtual Trivia

Thu, 8 Oct, 2020
Online

This online quiz night will cover everyone from AC/DC and Jimmy Barnes to Midnight Oil and Paul Kelly.

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News
Woolloongabba's Trafalgar Lane Precinct Will Soon Be Home to Two New Restaurants

La Stazione Pizzeria and Bar and Sichuan Tiger are set to open in early October.

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David Attenborough's New Nature Documentary 'A Life On Our Planet' Is Coming to Your Streaming Queue

The impassioned new doco looks back at the changing state of the planet across the broadcaster's seven-decade career — and ponders what the future might hold for the natural world.

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Tasmania Looks Set to Open Its Border to Most of the Country by the End of October

It'll open to "low-risk Australian jurisdictions" — which includes Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia, the Northern Territory, the ACT and, depending on case numbers, possibly NSW.

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Australia's Shiny New $100 Notes Are On Their Way to Your Wallet

It's the last of the country's banknotes to get a makeover.

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The First Trailer for 'The Witches' Brings Roald Dahl's Childhood Classic Back to the Screen

This version stars Anne Hathaway as the Grand High Witch — and features Stanley Tucci and Octavia Spencer, too.

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Victoria Bitter and Budgy Smuggler Have Released a Range of Retro VB-Themed Swimwear

When a hard-earned thirst calls for a big cold beer by the pool, you'll now have just the swimmers for the occasion.

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Sizzler Will Close Down All of Its Remaining Australian Eateries by Mid-November

After shutting down 19 restaurants since 2015, the all-you-can-eat chain will say goodbye to its last nine stores.

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New Zealanders Will Be Able to Travel to Australia from Mid-October as Part of a One-Way Bubble

To start, New Zealanders will be allowed to visit NSW and the NT — and won't have to quarantine on arrival.

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Ten Standout Movies to Watch During the 2020 Brisbane International Film Festival

Including a documentary set in a Las Vegas dive bar, an eerie and unsettling thriller about a young British nurse, and a queer Aussie rom-com.

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Queensland Has Released a New Roadmap for Easing COVID-19 Restrictions for the Rest of 2020

You'll be able to stand up at the pub, dance at a wedding and gathering numbers are set to increase again — and the state has announced when it'll reopen to NSW, too.

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