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
Fire Walk With Us: The Music Of Twin Peaks

Tue, 26 Jun - Wed, 27 Jun 2018
Chapel Off Chapel, Prahran

An eerie reimagining of a damn fine TV soundtrack.

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Foxtrot

Thu, 21 Jun - Wed, 1 Aug 2018
Select cinemas in Melbourne, Various locations

The long-awaited second effort from Israeli filmmaker Samuel Maoz proves an astonishing exploration of grief and war.

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Brothers' Nest

Thu, 21 Jun - Wed, 1 Aug 2018
Select cinemas in Melbourne, Various locations

Shane and Clayton Jacobson are back with a blacker-than-black comedy-thriller that's as far away from Kenny as you can get.

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Ela Pop-Up

Sun, 8 Jul, 2018
Amarillo, Fitzroy

Bringing the Mediterranean to Melbourne.

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Paraguayan Film 'The Heiresses' Takes Out Top Prize at the 2018 Sydney Film Festival

And a film about a Sydney ghost hunter won best documentary.

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Laurie Anderson Is Bringing Her Concert for Dogs Back to Australia

Coming to the Home of the Arts on the Gold Coast, the 20-minute show features melodies, frequencies and riffs composed specifically for dogs.

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You'll Soon Be Able to Visit a James Bond Museum Built Into an Austrian Mountain

Explore the world of Britain's most famous fictional spy on one of the mountains seen in Spectre.

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'Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire' Is the Latest Wizarding Movie Getting the Live Orchestra Treatment

Another night of muggle movie and music magic, this time screening the fourth film in the franchise.

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Artist Spencer Tunick Will Stage a Mass Nude Work on a Melbourne Rooftop After All

The Prahran Woolworths will now allow the artist to access its rooftop carpark.

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Australia's Scandinavian Film Festival Reveals Its Dark and Eerie 2018 Lineup

Including a chilling recreation of a mass shooting and a gothic interpretation of a folk tale.

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Event
Upgrade

Thu, 14 Jun - Wed, 25 Jul 2018
Select cinemas in Melbourne, Various locations

Australian writer-director Leigh Whannell draws upon a wealth of sci-fi influences for this enjoyably schlocky cyberpunk action-thriller.

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Disobedience

Thu, 14 Jun - Wed, 25 Jul 2018
Select cinemas in Melbourne, Various locations

Rachel Weisz and Rachel McAdams star in this nuanced tale of romance and religion.

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Event
Hear My Eyes: Drive

Sat, 4 Aug, 2018
Regent Theatre, Melbourne

One of the most stylish films of the decade returns to MIFF, this time with a live score.

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Incredibles 2

Thu, 14 Jun - Wed, 25 Jul 2018
Various cinemas in Melbourne

Pixar's superhero family returns in a worthy sequel to the 2004 hit.

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Cage-a-Thon

Fri, 10 Aug, 2018
The Astor Theatre, St Kilda

Twelve hours. One actor. So many crazy grins.

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Behind the Scenes of 2018's Scariest Film with 'Hereditary' Director Ari Aster

We talk to Aster about the catharsis of horror, casting Toni Collette and what makes the film so terrifying.

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Red Cross Pop-Up Shop

Sat, 16 Jun, 2018
Melbourne Town Hall, Melbourne

A one-day-only treasure trove of pre-loved and vintage fashion.

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Sydney Is Set to Host the World's Largest Tutankhamun Exhibition Outside of Egypt

It'll feature more than 150 objects from King Tut's tomb — including 60 pieces that have never previously left Egypt.

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News
Like Winter, a Game of Thrones Prequel Series Is Coming

HBO has ordered a pilot for a potential spin-off, set thousands of years before the current series.

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International Falafel Day at Just Falafs

Mon, 15 Jun, 2020
Just Falafs, Fitzroy North

Spend the public holiday munching on free falafel.

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