Sarah Ward

Name: The New Boy
Start: 2023-07-06
End: 2023-07-26
Location: Melbourne

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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Amazon's New 'Lord of the Rings' TV Series Finally Has a Full Title Ahead of Its September Premiere

Add 'The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power' to your 2022 must-watch list.

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Slim's Is Australia's New 50s and 60s-Inspired Burger Chain From Ex-Betty's Staff Members

Now open in Marrickville in Sydney with more stores to come around the country, it serves up classic burgs and ice cream sundaes in retro-styled digs.

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Mardi Gras Film Festival Online 2022

Thu, 17 Feb - Thu, 3 Mar 2022
Online

Can't make it to this year's MGFF in person? You can also watch along from home.

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Taika Waititi and Rhys Darby Set Sail in the First Trailer for Pirate Comedy 'Our Flag Means Death'

Darby plays an aristocrat who leaves his life of privilege to become a pirate, while Waititi features as Blackbeard.

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Sydney's Mardi Gras Film Festival Has Announced Its Hefty In-Cinema and Online 2022 Lineup

Both on the big screen in Sydney and to audiences watching from home around the country, the festival will screen 119 films from 37 countries.

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Marvel's New Oscar Isaac-Starring Disney+ Series 'Moon Knight' Just Dropped Its Twisty First Trailer

Set to hit streaming in March, the MCU's first TV show of 2022 stars Isaac as an ex-marine who grapples with new powers.

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'The Godfather' Is Hitting Cinemas for Its 50th Anniversary to Give You a Movie Offer You Can't Refuse

You'll be able to check out a newly restored version of Francis Ford Coppola's mafia masterpiece on the big screen to celebrate the movie's half-century milestone.

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Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel: The Exhibition

Sat, 22 Jan - Sun, 20 Mar 2022
Emporium Melbourne, Melbourne

This immersive exhibition lets you walk through Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel artworks without leaving Melbourne.

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Europa! Europa

Fri, 4 Feb - Sun, 27 Feb 2022
Select cinemas in Melbourne, Various locations

Screening at the Classic and Lido in February, Melbourne's newest film festival is all about the latest and greatest in European cinema.

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Australia's New European Film Festival Europa! Europa Has Unveiled Its 43-Movie Lineup

Heading to Sydney and Melbourne in February, it'll open with Tilda Swinton's latest — and screen Cannes-premiering gems, Oscar submissions and the new film from 'Climax' director Gaspar Noé.

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Australia's Huge New Bushland Art Museum Is Opening on the NSW South Coast This Month

Sprawling over 500 square metres alongside a 160-metre-long bridge that doubles as a learning centre, the Bundanon Art Museum will showcase contemporary and First Nations art year-round.

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Event
Japanese Film Festival Online 2022

Mon, 14 Feb - Sun, 27 Feb 2022
Online

Australia's nationwide Japanese Film Festival is hopping online for a two-week, 17-movie digital fest that you can watch from home.

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Messina's First Luxe Treat of 2022 Is a Box of Fairy Bread, Iced Vovo and Lamington Chocolate Bars

New year, new chance to tuck into Messina's tastiest gelato flavours turned into chocolate bars.

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

Including the spectacular latest 'Bond' instalment, Marvel superheroes and an attention-grabbing horror flick.

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Zoo Summer Cinema

Thu, 3 Feb - Sat, 12 Mar 2022
Melbourne Zoo, Parkville

Melbourne's latest openair cinema pairs cute critters, DJs, food trucks, keeper talks and a lineup of new and classic flicks.

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Melbourne Zoo Is Setting Up an Outdoor Cinema If You'd Like to Watch Flicks Surrounded by Animals

Melbourne's latest openair cinema pairs cute critters, DJs, food trucks, keeper talks and a lineup of new and classic flicks.

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'Dune' Is the Next Big Movie That's Been Fast-Tracked to Digital While Still Showing in Cinemas

You can now watch sandworms, Timothée Chalamet and a glorious spice-war space opera from your couch.

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Harry Styles, Billie Eilish and Ye Headline Coachella's Huge 2022 Lineup

Start saving for that airfare — or planning that weekend on the couch watching the livestream.

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Pedro Almodovar: A Complete Retrospective

Thu, 13 Jan - Fri, 14 Jan 2022
Select cinemas in Melbourne, Various locations

Watch all 22 of the Spanish auteur's films on the big screen, including classics like 'All About My Mother' and his latest feature 'Parallel Mothers'.

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Limbo

Thu, 13 Jan - Wed, 2 Feb 2022
Select cinemas in Melbourne, Various locations

Following refugees awaiting their new lives on a small Scottish island, this British blend of drama and comedy is equally wry, clear-eyed, smart and poignant.

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