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
Beautiful Boy

Thu, 25 Oct - Wed, 5 Dec 2018
Select cinemas in Brisbane, Various locations

Fine-tuned performances from Timothée Chalamet and Steve Carell can't save this heavy-handed addiction drama.

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Halloween

Thu, 25 Oct - Wed, 5 Dec 2018
Various cinemas in Brisbane

John Carpenter's iconic horror franchise gets its best sequel to date.

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Ghost Stories

Thu, 25 Oct - Wed, 5 Dec 2018
Select cinemas in Brisbane, Various locations

Martin Freeman stars in this stirring, impeccably staged British horror anthology.

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News
You Can Now Exchange Empty Bottles for Cash Thanks to Queensland's New Container Refund Scheme

Launching on November 1, the scheme lets you swap your plastic, aluminium, glass, plastic and steel containers for 10c — here's how it works.

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News
I Like Ramen Is Now Serving Up Its Killer Vegan Ramen in Brisbane

After popping up at the pub earlier in the year, the Gold Coast-based vegan ramen joint has launched its first Brisbane outpost.

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Event
Japanese Film Festival 2018

Wed, 24 Oct - Sun, 28 Oct 2018
Event Cinemas Myer Centre, Brisbane

The annual film fest returns with zombies, cats and two movies about ramen.

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Event
Jewish International Film Festival 2018

Thu, 8 Nov - Sun, 18 Nov 2018
New Farm Cinemas, New Farm

Celebrating Jewish culture on the big screen.

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News
A New 24-Hour Bar, Eatery and Dancing Spot Dubbed Beirne Lane Is Opening in Brisbane Next Month

It's a gastropub-meets-nightclub with a solid food lineup, including a dedicated katsu sandwich menu.

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Event
Brisbane Good Food and Wine Show 2018

Fri, 26 Oct - Sun, 28 Oct 2018
Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre, South Brisbane

Prepare to sample all the goods at this weekend- of food stalls, masterclasses and wine stations.

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Event
Cinémathèque Live: Lawrence English's The Visitors

Fri, 26 Oct, 2018
GOMA, South Brisbane

Pondering 50 years of 'Night of the Living Dead' with an audio-visual homage — and the film itself.

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Event
Beyonce Fifth Anniversary Party

Thu, 13 Dec, 2018
The Foundry Brisbane, Fortitude Valley

If you weren't already drunk in love with Beyonce, you will be after this.

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All-You-Can-Eat Wings and Bottomless Milkshakes

Thu, 25 Oct, 2018
Special Rub, Coorparoo

Unlimited poultry pieces. Unlimited shakes.

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Cafe
The Golden Pig Restaurant & Cooking School

38 Ross Street , Newstead

The Newstead cooking school has added a pan-Asian restaurant to its warehouse building.

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News
The Trailer Has Just Dropped for Netflix's First Original Australian Series 'Tidelands'

Filmed entirely in Queensland, the eight-part supernatural drama is hitting the small screen this December.

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The Calile Is Fortitude Valley's New Resort-Style Hotel with Cabanas, Poolside Dining and an All-Day Bar

The new 175-room spot is calling itself 'Australia's first urban resort'.

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Event
International Pasta Day

Thu, 25 Oct, 2018
Salt Meats Cheese Gasworks, Newstead

Sample your way through three pastas for $25.

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'Best F(r)iends: Volume Two' Q&A with Greg Sestero

Tue, 4 Dec, 2018
Dendy Coorparoo, Coorparoo

Greg Sestero returns to Brisbane to screen the second part of his new movie with Tommy Wiseau.

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The Wizard's Dinner

Fri, 18 Jan - Sat, 19 Jan 2019
St John's Cathedral, Brisbane

It'll just like a regular Hogwarts dinner, only with less magic and more booze.

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Glam Halloween Monster Bash

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Don your best fishnets for Cloudland's 'Rocky Horror Picture Show'-themed Halloween bash.

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Mega Horror Trivia

Mon, 29 Oct, 2018
The Elizabeth Picture Theatre, Brisbane City

Put all those childhood hours spent watching horror films to good use.

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