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
Sydney's Iconic Sirius Building Has Officially Been Put on the Market

Expressions of interest are now open for the '70s-era structure; however the government will aim to ensure that "any future developments are sympathetic to the surrounding area."

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Event
German Film Festival 2018

Thu, 24 May - Wed, 6 Jun 2018
Select cinemas in Melbourne, Various locations

This year's lineup spans from stars to snow to psychological thrills — and a beloved German comedy trilogy.

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Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back with the MSO

Fri, 14 Dec 2018, Sat, 15 Dec 2018 and Sun, 16 Dec 2018
Plenary, South Wharf

Episode V is getting the epic live orchestra treatment from the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra.

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News
This New Tracking System Will Stop Swimmers and Divers Being Left Behind on the Great Barrier Reef

The technology scans your handprint, then allows tour operators to track your movements while you're in the water.

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Event
Winona Forever

Thu, 7 Jun - Sat, 9 Jun 2018
Howler, Brunswick

Settle into a Howler beanbag for three nights of everyone's favourite '90s screen queen.

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Bottomless Pizza and Unlimited Beer Night

Thu, 26 Dec, 2024
Pizza e Birra, St Kilda

$35 gets you two hours of slices and brews every Thursday night.

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This New Harry Potter Tour Lets You Dress Up in Authentic Hogwarts Robes

Londoners can pick their house colours and pop on a robe that featured in one of the movies.

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Victoria Is Set to Score a Huge 50-Acre Nature Park Along the Great Ocean Road

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Event
Top Dog Film Festival 2018

Tue, 31 Jul and Wed, 1 Aug 2018
Various cinemas in Melbourne

Melbourne's mini film festival dedicated to dogs is back for another bark.

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A New HBO Documentary Series Will Revisit the Case Against Serial's Adnan Syed

It's being made by the director of true crime doco 'West of Memphis' and will have a score by Nick Cave.

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Event
BPM (Beats Per Minute)

Thu, 17 May - Wed, 27 Jun 2018
Select cinemas in Melbourne, Various locations

A powerful, immersive drama about AIDS activism in Paris in the 1990s.

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Event
Cargo

Thu, 17 May - Wed, 27 Jun 2018
Select cinemas in Melbourne, Various locations

An Australian zombie thriller that isn't afraid to go its own way.

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Event
Best F(r)iends Q&A with Greg Sestero

Thu, 21 Jun, 2018
Cinema Nova, Carlton

Cinema Nova will screen the new movie from The Room's Tommy Wiseau and Greg Sestero at this one-off event.

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A Look Inside GOMA's Weird and Wonderful 'Patricia Piccinini: Curious Affection' Exhibition

Installations of a field of 3000 flowers, alien-like mushrooms and vast array of peculiar yet beautiful creatures will let you explore the intricacies of the acclaimed artist's mind.

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Event
Tully

Thu, 10 May - Wed, 20 Jun 2018
Select cinemas in Melbourne, Various locations

A smart, amusing, empathetic look at motherhood from the team behind 'Young Adult' and 'Juno'.

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News
Mudgee's Luxe Hillside Glamping Retreat Has Expanded

Off the grid accommodation for those who don't want to go completely back to basics.

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News
Client Liaison Have Launched Their Own Curated Music Festival

For their next venture, the duo are masterminding a full-scale music festival that'll tour the country this winter.

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News
Japan's Kaleidoscopic New Digital-Only Art Museum Is Your Next Reason to Visit Tokyo

Featuring a forest filled with lamps that respond to human interaction and a virtual tea party that pairs your hot beverage with digital blooming flowers.

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News
This Super Slender Melbourne Tower Could Soon Be Australia's Tallest Building

The soaring residential tower will form part of the Royal Society of Victoria's new science precinct.

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Event
Chappaquiddick

Thu, 10 May - Wed, 20 Jun 2018
Select cinemas in Melbourne, Various locations

This timely drama dives into a scandalous chapter in US political history.

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