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
Alliance Française Classic Film Festival 2017

Thu, 12 Oct - Sun, 15 Oct 2017
The Astor Theatre, St Kilda

The retro festival features a six-film tribute to French star Jean-Paul Belmondo.

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News
Yayoi Kusama Is Opening Her Own Dot-Filled Tokyo Museum

The permanent five-storey facility will showcase the artist's immersive installations and more.

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Five Must-See Films at the 2017 Korean Film Festival in Australia

From a Kill Bill-like vengeance movie to an animated train station zombie flick.

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Event
Logan Lucky

Thu, 17 Aug - Wed, 27 Sep 2017
Various cinemas in Melbourne

A funny, engaging, deceptively intelligent heist film from the man behind Ocean's Eleven.

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Italian Film Festival Announces Characteristically Eccentric 2017 Program

IFF's 28-film, six-week national tour features excursions off the beaten track, Oscar winners and an ode to coffee.

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Korean Film Festival in Australia 2017

Thu, 7 Sep - Thu, 14 Sep 2017
ACMI, Melbourne

Pick from 15 films straight out of one of Asia's most buzzed about film industries.

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Stradbroke Island Now Has a Permanent Beachfront Glampground

Ten luxe tens have been permanently pitched at the north island's Adder Rock.

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Mr Miyagi Is Launching a New Takeaway Offshoot

The Karate Kid-inspired favourite expands its casual Japanese empire.

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Meet Melbourne's New Artisan Sweet Spot, Atypic Chocolate

See chocolate bars and pastries made before your eyes, then eat them.

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Madrid's Massive New Cactus Garden Is a Succulent-Lover's Dream

Featuring more than 400 xerophytic species across 16,000 square metres.

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Event
Beer Yoga

Wed, 30 Aug and Thu, 31 Aug 2017
Midtown Melbourne, Melbourne

Bend, stretch and sip with a stint of boozy lunchtime exercise.

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Annabelle: Creation

Thu, 10 Aug - Wed, 20 Sep 2017
Various cinemas in Melbourne

The latest installment in the Conjuring franchise has nothing new to offer.

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Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets

Thu, 10 Aug - Wed, 20 Sep 2017
Various cinemas in Melbourne

What Luc Besson's sci-fi epic lacks in plot it makes up for in eye-popping spectacle.

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Melbourne's New Public Art Installation Turns a Construction Site Into a Gallery

Featuring 17 metres of publicly contributed photos that capture the essence of Melbourne.

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Exploring Crime in Melbourne Today

Thu, 17 Aug, 2017
Pentridge Coburg, Melbourne

The infamous site is opening up discussion on crime and incarceration.

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The Big Breakfast Festival

Fri, 11 Aug - Sun, 13 Aug 2017
The Food Truck Park Preston, Preston

Melbourne's finest food trucks turn their attention to breakfast and brunch fare.

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A Hot Tub Amusement Park Popped Up in Japan

Complete with an onsen merry-go-round, hot tub-themed rollercoaster that spurts bubbles and foam dance parties.

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The World's Longest Suspension Bridge Has Opened in the Swiss Alps

The 494-metre-long pedestrian bridge reaches heights of 2200 metres above sea level.

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Atomic Blonde

Thu, 3 Aug - Wed, 13 Sep 2017
Various cinemas in Melbourne

Charlize Theron is a force to be reckoned with in this stylish action thriller.

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The Big Sick

Thu, 3 Aug - Wed, 13 Sep 2017
Various cinemas in Melbourne

A sweet, authentic and very funny rom-com that goes to some truly unexpected places.

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