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
Bong Joon-ho's 'Parasite' Has Won the Palme d'Or at This Year's Cannes Film Festival

The 'Okja' and 'Snowpiercer' filmmaker made history, becoming the first Korean director to nab Cannes' top award.

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Restaurant
Grounds of Arcadia - CLOSED

The Hellenic Museum, 280 William Street, Melbourne

A Greek restaurant inside an award-winning silver cube in the courtyard of The Hellenic Museum.

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News
Arnold Schwarzenegger Is Back (Again) with the First Teaser for 'Terminator: Dark Fate'

And so are Linda Hamilton and James Cameron

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'The Babadook' Director Jennifer Kent Returns with Her Brutal New Film, 'The Nightingale'

Five years after her debut hit, the Australian filmmaker returns with a different kind of horror.

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You Can Now Order an Uber Submarine to Explore the Depths of the Great Barrier Reef

You can now get a 'scUber' on demand — if you've got a spare $3000.

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Event
2040

Thu, 23 May - Wed, 19 Jun 2019
Various cinemas in Melbourne

The director of That Sugar Film returns with a passionate, upbeat plea for the future of our planet.

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Event
Aladdin

Thu, 23 May - Wed, 19 Jun 2019
Various cinemas in Melbourne

This live-action remake is suitably nostalgic and features a terrific cast, but never tries to soar on its own magic carpet.

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Event
Skating At Festival St Kilda 2019

Fri, 21 Jun - Sun, 14 Jul 2019
Acland Street, St Kilda

St Kilda's winter wonderland returns.

Buy Tickets

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News
The Full Trailer Has Dropped for Quentin Tarantino's Star-Studded 'Once Upon a Time in Hollywood'

It charts the end of Hollywood's golden age and the Manson Family murders — and features everyone from Brad Pitt to Al Pacino, Leonardo DiCaprio to Margot Robbie.

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Event
German Film Festival 2019

Thu, 23 May - Sun, 9 Jun 2019
Select cinemas in Melbourne, Various locations

Showcasing the best new movies from the country that gave us 'Metropolis', 'Das Boot', 'Run Lola Run' and Werner Herzog.

Buy Tickets

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News
'Westworld' Returns with a Futuristic Season Three Trailer — and Aaron Paul

This season explores the 'Blade Runner'-esque world located outside of the titular amusement park.

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Event
Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2019

Fri, 22 Mar - Sun, 14 Jul 2019
National Wool Museum, Geelong

Direct from London's Natural History Museum, the best nature photographs from the past year are coming to Geelong.

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News
Feel-Good Crowd-Pleaser 'Blinded by the Light' Turns Bruce Springsteen's Music Into a Coming-of-Age Movie

Set in the 80s, it earned rave reviews at this year's Sundance Film Festival.

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News
You'll Soon Be Able to Stay In (and Grab a Snack At) a Pop-Up Taco Bell Hotel

Think taco-themed rooms, tacos for breakfast and taco-inspired poolside cocktails.

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HBO Has Dropped the First Trailer for Its Next Big Fantasy Series, 'His Dark Materials'

Adapting Philip Pullman's award-winning young adult trilogy of the same name, it stars James McAvoy, Ruth Wilson, Lin-Manuel Miranda and 'Logan' scene-stealer Dafne Keen.

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News
Uber's New Quiet Mode Will Let You Ride in Silence

The ridesharing service is rolling out a feature that lets customers choose their level of conversation.

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News
Check Out the Latest Trailer for 'Midsommar', the Unsettling New Horror Movie From the Director of 'Hereditary'

It follows a holidaying couple as they visit a rural Swedish community — and it promises a nightmare in daylight.

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Event
Mark Manson: Everything is F*cked

Mon, 15 Jul, 2019
Forum Theatre, Melbourne

The not-quite self-help author heads to Melbourne.

Buy Tickets

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News
Australians, A Dry and Warmer-Than-Average Winter Is Coming

A hotter-than-usual autumn was forecast, and now it looks like winter will be the same.

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News
Nearly One Million Unhappy 'Game of Thrones' Fans Want the Show's Final Season to Be Remade

Upset over the way the series is wrapping up, they're demanding a do-over without showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss.

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