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.

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Melbourne's Malthouse Theatre Is Turning Gothic Horror Masterpiece 'Nosferatu' Into a Stage Drama

More than a century since the silent film hit the screen, this new stage version sets the horror story in a Tasmanian mining town.

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Bad Bunny, BLACKPINK and Frank Ocean Headline Coachella's Massive 2023 Lineup

Also on the bill: Calvin Harris, Gorillaz, The Chemical Brothers, ROSALÍA, Blondie, The Kid LAROI, Björk, Fisher, Charlie XCX, Porter Robinson and Idris Elba.

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Marvel's New 'Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania' Trailer Pits Paul Rudd Against a Formidable Adversary

This time, the MCU's pint-sized superhero faces Kang the Conqueror, as played by 'Lovecraft Country' star Jonathan Majors.

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Start Planning a Ski Trip: Queenstown's Alpine Music Fest Snow Machine Has Dropped Its 2023 Lineup

Art vs Science, Hayden James, Hilltop Hoods, The Jungle Giants, Peking Duk and more will hit the stage amid skiing, snowboarding and après ski events.

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'Grease' Is the Word (Again) in the First Trailer for Prequel Series 'Rise of the Pink Ladies'

Welcome back to Rydell High, with this new musical series set four years before Danny and Sandy were hopelessly devoted to each other.

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René Redzepi's Acclaimed Noma Is Closing in 2024 to Become a Food Laboratory From 2025

Goodbye Noma 2.0, hello Noma 3.0, with the globally renowned Copenhagen restaurant set to turn into a test kitchen in its latest reinvention.

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Lune's Iced Vovo Cruffins Are Back to Help Start 2023 with Supremely Tasty Pastries

Also available from the cult-favourite croissanterie in January: coconut rough pain au chocolat, plus twice-baked almond frangipane and vanilla crème croissants.

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Viva Magenta Is Pantone's "Powerful and Empowering" Colour of the Year for 2023

"Viva Magenta is brave and fearless, and a pulsating colour whose exuberance promotes a joyous and optimistic celebration, writing a new narrative."

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Savage Satires, 15-Minute Vomit Scenes and Winning Palme d'Ors: Ruben Östlund Chats 'Triangle of Sadness'

“I wanted it to get to a point where the audience felt ‘please save them, they have had enough!’.”

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Sydney Town Hall Has Temporarily Turned Into an Indoor Beach Complete with 26 Tonnes of Sand

Playing Sydney Festival and contemplating climate change, award-winning Lithuanian opera 'Sun & Sea' follows holidaymakers sunbathing on the sand.

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Netflix Has Renewed 'Wednesday' for a Creepy, Kooky, Mysterious and Spooky Second Season

After the first Jenna Ortega-starring season broke the Netflix record for most hours viewed in a single week twice, this 'Addams Family' revamp has been renewed for a second run.

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The Full Trailer for New Mystery Series 'Poker Face' Will Fill the 'Knives Out'-Shaped Hole in Your Life

After 'Knives Out' and 'Glass Onion', filmmaker Rian Johnson has made a whodunnit TV show starring Natasha Lyonne.

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Nineteen New Movies You Can Watch in January That Have Been Fast-Tracked From Cinemas to Streaming

Get comfy on the couch with the latest movie version of 'Matilda', another take on 'Pinocchio', Adam Driver's new must-see and an eerie horror standout.

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Nicolas Cage Plays Dracula in the Glorious First Trailer for Horror-Comedy 'Renfield'

More than three decades after screaming “I’m a vampire! I’m a vampire! I’m a vampire!” in 'Vampire's Kiss', Cage plays the most famous bloodsucker there is.

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Netflix Heist Thriller 'Kaleidoscope' Is Ridiculously Easy to Binge No Matter Which Order You Watch It In

Choose your own way through this eight-part series, which stars ‘Breaking Bad’ and ‘Better Call Saul’ alum Giancarlo Esposito.

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Awards Season Alert: The 2023 Golden Globes Will Stream Live in Australia Via Stan

Come Wednesday, January 11, you can stream the red carpet arrivals and the ceremony — with Jerrod Carmichael on hosting duties.

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HBO Might Not Be Making Quite as Many 'Game of Thrones' Spinoffs After All

Author George RR Martin reports that a couple of HBO's previously floated new 'Game of Thrones'-related series have been shelved.

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Kim Petras Has Just Joined the Lineup for Sydney WorldPride's Huge Rainbow Republic Closing Concert

The German pop star joins MUNA, G Flip, Keiynan Lonsdale, Peach PRC, Alter Boy, BVT and Vetta Borne.

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Lego's Stunning New 'Great Wave' Set Will Let You Recreate Hokusai's Masterpiece at Home

Hang an iconic Japanese artwork on your wall — made out of plastic bricks.

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Event
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On

Thu, 5 Jan - Wed, 25 Jan 2023
Various cinemas in Melbourne

Jenny Slate's cute viral hit is even more adorable — and thoughtful, intelligent and meta — in movie form.

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Nineteen New Movies You Can Watch in January That Have Been Fast-Tracked From Cinemas to Streaming

Nicolas Cage Plays Dracula in the Glorious First Trailer for Horror-Comedy 'Renfield'

Netflix Heist Thriller 'Kaleidoscope' Is Ridiculously Easy to Binge No Matter Which Order You Watch It In

Awards Season Alert: The 2023 Golden Globes Will Stream Live in Australia Via Stan

HBO Might Not Be Making Quite as Many 'Game of Thrones' Spinoffs After All

Kim Petras Has Just Joined the Lineup for Sydney WorldPride's Huge Rainbow Republic Closing Concert

Lego's Stunning New 'Great Wave' Set Will Let You Recreate Hokusai's Masterpiece at Home

Marcel the Shell with Shoes On

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