Sarah Ward

Name: Sydney Film Festival
Start: 2024-06-05
End: 2024-06-16
Location: Melbourne

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
Joaquin Phoenix and Ridley Scott Are Back in Historical Epic Territory in the Latest 'Napoleon' Trailer

The last time that this pair teamed up and journeyed into the past, they both earned Oscar nominations.

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Michael Mann's Adam Driver-Starring Racing Biopic 'Ferrari' Just Dropped Its Tense Full Trailer

Adam Driver, Michael Mann, fast cars, frantic races: that's this film about the race car driver-turned-sports car entrepreneur.

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Pain Hustlers

Thu, 19 Oct - Wed, 15 Nov 2023
Various cinemas in Melbourne

Emily Blunt is excellent in this big pharma takedown that otherwise sticks to the prescription.

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Killers of the Flower Moon

Thu, 19 Oct - Wed, 8 Nov 2023
Various cinemas in Melbourne

Finally getting Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro in the same feature alongside a stunning performance from Lily Gladstone, Martin Scorsese has made another masterpiece.

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The Origin of Evil

Thu, 19 Oct - Wed, 8 Nov 2023
Select cinemas in Melbourne, Various locations

This twisty French thriller is riveting from start to finish — and boasts 'Call My Agent!' star Laure Calamy's latest exceptional performance.

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'Fargo' Is Returning for a Fifth Small-Screen Season in November with Juno Temple and Jon Hamm

Inspired by the Oscar-winning Coen brothers film, the anthology TV series spins a different crime-fuelled story in each season.

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Sydney's Maybe Sammy and Melbourne's Caretaker's Cottage Have Made 2023's World's 50 Best Bars List

Making the list for the fifth year in a row, Maybe Sammy is now ranked 15th in the world.

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These Airbnb Hosts and Their Stays Were Just Named the Best in Australia and New Zealand for 2023

These hosts with the most have won some love for a romantic Sunshine Coast retreat, a stay in a 1920s steam train carriage and a Hamurana cabin with an outdoor bath.

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Virgin Just Dropped a New Flight Sale with 500,000-Plus Domestic and International Fares From $45

Start making 2024 travel plans to Hamilton Island, Bali, Fiji and Tokyo.

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Bringing Tech Nightmares to One of the World's Big Tech Events: Charlie Brooker Talks 'Black Mirror' and SXSW Sydney

With his first-ever SXSW experience, and first trip to Sydney as well, Charlie Brooker is hoping to go home with a head full of ideas.

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A Heap of Good Things 2023 Bands Have Announced Sideshows Including Devo, Limp Bizkit and Pennywise

Corey Taylor, Enter Shikari, Sepultura, Hanabie. and Taking Back Sunday are also playing their own gigs.

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Twelve Films and TV Shows to Put on Your Must-See List at the First-Ever SXSW Sydney Screen Festival

From new instant cult-favourite comedies to spectacular concert films, here's what you need to watch during SXSW's inaugural trip Down Under.

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It's Time to Battle Seven Evil Exes Again in the Full Trailer for Netflix's 'Scott Pilgrim Takes Off'

This new animated 'Scott Pilgrim' series reteams the film's entire cast to dive back into the graphic novels.

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The Full Trailer for Godzilla Series 'Monarch: Legacy of Monsters' Serves Up Mysteries, Kaiju and Kurt Russell

The 'Monsterverse' expands to TV in this ten-part series that arrives before 2024 movie 'Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire'.

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The Sinister Trailer for 'The Curse' Puts a Hex on House Flippers Emma Stone and Nathan Fielder

A home renovation show, but eerie: that's the vibe in this new A24 series, which arrives in November.

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Immersive 'Gen V' and The Wiggles Pop-Ups (Complete with the Big Red Car) Are Hitting Sydney for SXSW

The streaming platform is setting up Primeville, turning Fratelli Fresh Darling Harbour into a small town inspired by some of its shows — and one documentary.

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This Is a Call: More Tickets Are Going on Sale for Foo Fighters' Big Summer Stadium Tour of Australia

It's times like these that you can score more tickets to see the Dave Grohl-fronted band on their first headline Aussie tour in five years.

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Foo Fighters: Australian Tour 2023

Mon, 4 Dec, 2023
AAMI Park, Melbourne

This is a call to see the Dave Grohl-fronted band on their first headline tour of Australia since 2018, playing AAMI Park with Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers and Hot Milk.

Buy Tickets

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Timothée Chalamet and Hugh Grant Tell the Chocolatier's Origin Story in the Candy-Coloured New 'Wonka' Trailer

Enter a world of pure imagination as the director of the 'Paddington' movies switches from talking bears to Roald Dahl.

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Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour

Fri, 13 Oct - Wed, 1 Nov 2023
Various cinemas in Melbourne

Whether or not you're a Swiftie, the cinema version of the 'Shake It Off' singer's 'Eras' world tour is an enchanting big-screen spectacle.

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