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.

News
You'll Soon Be Able to Take a (Very Expensive) Holiday to the International Space Station

NASA is opening the low-orbit facility to private astronauts, as well as commercial and tourism ventures.

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News
Stunning Adam Goodes Documentary 'The Final Quarter' Received a Standing Ovation at Its World Premiere

It's the first of two films about the champion Sydney Swans footballer to hit Australian cinemas this year.

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News
The Imperial's Magical Melbourne Rooftop Bar Has Reopened

Sip potions, hang out in magic-themed booths and peruse spell books.

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News
Doughnut Time Is Finally Making Its Much Anticipated Melbourne Comeback

A Degraves Street outpost has already opened, with Hawthorn and Fitzroy stores set to follow this month.

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Event
High Life

Thu, 6 Jun - Wed, 3 Jul 2019
Select cinemas in Melbourne, Various locations

Robert Pattinson's entire career has brought him to this space thriller, and it's a strange but stellar ride.

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News
Legendary Composer Hans Zimmer Is Coming to Australia to Play All of His Film Scores Live

Hear 'The Lion King', 'Pirates of the Caribbean' and 'Blue Planet II' performed by a live orchestra and a full band.

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News
Brad Pitt Blasts Into Space in the First Trailer for the New Interplanetary Thriller 'Ad Astra'

He's following in the footsteps of George Clooney, Matt Damon and Matthew McConaughey.

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News
Welcome to the Teaser for Netflix's New Animated 'Jurassic Park' Spin-Off

'Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous' is the latest dinosaur-filled creation to spawn from the hit 90s books.

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News
Melbourne's Century-Old Capitol Theatre Has Reopened

The stunning theatre will be put to use once more, acting as a temporary home for ACMI while the museum undergoes its own refurbishment.

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You Can Finally Hear Beyoncé as Nala in the New Teaser for the Live-Action 'Lion King'

The film also stars Donald Glover as Simba — and hits cinemas next month.

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Event
Jungle Collective Indoor Plant Sale 2019

Sat, 8 Jun - Sun, 9 Jun 2019
The Jungle Collective, Abbotsford

Browse for greenery at this leafy party inside an Abbotsford warehouse.

Book Now

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News
You Can Now Head to a Galaxy Far, Far Away at Disney's First 'Star Wars' Theme Park Zone

Disneyland's Galaxy's Edge has thrown open its intergalactic doors, with another set to launch at Disney World in August.

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Event
Freddie Mercury Festival

Sun, 9 Jun, 2019
Welcome to Thornbury, Northcote

This dedicated Queen party will rock you.

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News
The Visually Stunning First Trailer for Netflix's 'Dark Crystal' Prequel Series Is Here

The streaming platform steps back into the story first told in Jim Henson's 1982 film.

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Event
Melbourne Music Bus Tour 2019

Multiple single dates
Arts Centre Melbourne, Melbourne

Take a bus ride through Melbourne's music history.

Buy Tickets

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News
NASA Will Start Launching Rockets From Australia in 2020

The US organisation is setting up temporary launch facilities at the Arnhem Space Centre in the Northern Territory.

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HBO's Chilling and Horrifying 'Chernobyl' Is the Next Powerful Drama Screaming for a Binge-Watch

It's as masterful as it is haunting and shocking.

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Godzilla: King of the Monsters

Thu, 30 May - Wed, 26 Jun 2019
Various cinemas in Melbourne

Battling beasties can't save this by-the-numbers kaiju film, which favours its bland human squabbles over its massive monster mash.

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Rocketman

Thu, 30 May - Wed, 26 Jun 2019
Various cinemas in Melbourne

Elton John gets the biopic treatment in this gloriously vivid musical, complete with a spot-on performance by Taron Egerton.

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Melbourne International Film Festival Has Revealed Its First 2019 Films

A 14-hour epic, Ai Weiwei's latest doco and a new zombie comedy starring Oscar-winner Lupita Nyong'o — and that's just in the first announcement.

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