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
Muru

Thu, 13 Oct - Wed, 2 Nov 2022
Select cinemas in Melbourne, Various locations

Cliff Curtis turns in a weighty performance opposite Tāme Iti as himself in this bold, tense and potent response to the Tūhoe raids.

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Ritapalooza at El Camino Cantina Fitzroy

Mon, 24 Oct - Sun, 27 Nov 2022
El Camino Cantina Fitzroy, Fitzroy

You'll find Skittle, marshmallow and fairy bread margs — and 'rita tasting paddles — at this five-week festival.

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Come From Away

Sat, 27 Aug - Sun, 30 Oct 2022
Comedy Theatre, Melbourne

A smash on Broadway since 2017, it's based on the true story of 7000 air passengers who became grounded in Canada after September 11.

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"Mushroom Kingdom, Here We Come": The First Trailer for 'The Super Mario Bros Movie' Is Here

Chris Pratt voices the Nintendo character in the new animated film, which also features Jack Black as Bowser and Anya Taylor-Joy as Princess Peach.

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Check Back In: HBO Just Dropped the Sicily-Set Trailer for 'The White Lotus' Season Two

"It's just been a series of very bad decisions."

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Japanese Film Festival 2022

Wed, 30 Nov - Sun, 4 Dec 2022
Select cinemas in Melbourne, Various locations

Celebrate new and classic Japanese cinema with an animated flick about competitive gliding, an action-comedy giving assassins a kawaii spin and a documentary about four top Tokyo chefs.

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'The Muppet Christmas Carol' in Concert

Fri, 16 Dec, 2022
Hamer Hall, Arts Centre Melbourne, Melbourne

It's time to play the music at this big-screen session of a festive classic with a live orchestra.

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Australia's Annual Touring Japanese Film Festival Has Just Dropped Its Must-See 2022 Lineup

On the program: an animated flick about competitive gliding, an action-comedy giving assassins a kawaii spin and a documentary about four top Tokyo chefs.

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David Harbour Plays a 'John Wick'-Style Santa in the Action-Packed First Trailer for 'Violent Night'

Put this on your nice list this festive season.

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The Ritz-Carlton Is Opening a Luxe 150-Room Hotel with Three Bars and a Rooftop Pool on the Gold Coast

Come 2026, Australia will score its third hotel from the lavish chain — following the existing Perth site and Melbourne's soon-to-open outpost.

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The Stranger

Thu, 6 Oct - Wed, 26 Oct 2022
Select cinemas in Melbourne, Various locations

Darkly primal, disquieting and deeply difficult to shake, this true-crime inspired Australian crime-thriller features phenomenal performances by Joel Edgerton and Sean Harris.

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Don't Worry Darling

Thu, 6 Oct - Wed, 26 Oct 2022
Various cinemas in Melbourne

Stunning to look at and featuring a phenomenal performance by Florence Pugh, Olivia Wilde's second film as a director always demands attention.

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The New Movies You Can Watch at Australian Cinemas From October 6

Head to the flicks to see Florence Pugh and Harry Styles in Olivia Wilde's latest, an exceptional Australian crime-thriller and a star-studded caper.

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Birthday Cake Croissants Are Lune's New Must-Try Baked Treat — But Only in October

It's been ten years since Lune first started serving up its coveted pastries, and it's celebrating in the tastiest way possible.

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First & Forever Is the Huge New First Nations Music and Culture Festival Coming to Hanging Rock

Celebrating Blak excellence, the day-long event features a jam-packed lineup hand-picked by Briggs, including Baker Boy, Jessica Mauboy, Thelma Plum and Christine Anu.

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The Ton Ball

Sat, 5 Nov, 2022
Plaza Ballroom, Melbourne

Party like you're on top of the ton at this themed shindig, with a string quartet playing tunes, four hours of food and booze, and life drawing and games of chance as well.

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Sydney's Maybe Sammy and Cantina OK! Have Made the World's 50 Best Bars List for 2022

These two Sydney spots just keep earning international acclaim — and for the first time, the list was topped by a bar that isn't in New York or London.

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Bluesfest 2023

Thu, 6 Apr - Mon, 10 Apr 2023
Byron Events Farm, Tyagarah

Bluesfest's five-day 2023 lineup features Elvis Costello, Mavis Staples, Bonnie Raitt, Gang of Youths, Jackson Browne, Talib Kweli, GZA, Tash Sultana, King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard and more.

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Amsterdam

Thu, 6 Oct - Wed, 26 Oct 2022
Various cinemas in Melbourne

Christian Bale, John David Washington and Margot Robbie shine in David O Russell's starry screwball period comedy, crime caper and history lesson all in one.

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Jordan Peele's 'Nope' Has Been Fast-Tracked to Streaming Just in Time for Scary Movie Season

Watch the latest eerie thriller from the 'Get Out' and 'Us' filmmaker from your couch.

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First & Forever Is the Huge New First Nations Music and Culture Festival Coming to Hanging Rock

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Sydney's Maybe Sammy and Cantina OK! Have Made the World's 50 Best Bars List for 2022

Bluesfest 2023

Amsterdam

Jordan Peele's 'Nope' Has Been Fast-Tracked to Streaming Just in Time for Scary Movie Season

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