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
Halloween Ends

Thu, 13 Oct - Wed, 2 Nov 2022
Various cinemas in Sydney

After the lacklustre 'Halloween Kills', the iconic slasher franchise returns with a weighty — and gory — apparent farewell to Michael Myers and Laurie Strode.

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The New Movies You Can Watch at Australian Cinemas From October 13

Head to the flicks to see the latest 'Halloween' film, a French crime-thriller and a powerful New Zealand drama.

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Antenna Documentary Film Festival 2022 — October

Fri, 14 Oct - Sun, 23 Oct 2022
Select cinemas in Sydney, Various locations

Check out documentaries about Aussie punk, incarcerated mothers and a deep Italian cave — plus a film shot inside the human body.

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Antenna Documentary Film Festival Is Back with Its Second 2022 Fest — and 52 New Docos to Watch

Sydney's dedicated doco festival held its tenth fest back in February this year, but it's back in its usual October slot for its 11th event.

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Prime Video Is Bringing a Documentary About The Wiggles to Your Streaming Queue in 2023

The streaming service has revealed its lineup of original Australian productions for 2023 — including mystery-comedy 'Deadloch' from Kate McCartney and Kate McLennan.

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'Moulin Rouge! The Musical' Pop-Up

Sat, 15 Oct - Sun, 16 Oct 2022
Circular Quay, Sydney

Come what may at this two-day harbourside hangout, which'll feature a four-metre-high heart-shaped swing set, unlimited free coffees and pinot-fuelled art sessions.

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Dylan Moran Is Bringing His Latest Comedy Show to Australia and New Zealand in 2023

The 'Black Books' star will tour Down Under the country for two months between April and May.

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Blink-182 Are Reuniting with Tom DeLonge for a Huge World Tour — and They're Coming Down Under in 2024

Mark Hoppus, Tom DeLonge and Travis Barker will play together for the first time in nearly a decade, including in Australia and New Zealand.

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Halloween Horror at the Ritz

Thu, 27 Oct - Mon, 31 Oct 2022
Ritz Cinema, Randwick

Four sessions, one big screen, four supremely spooky horror-movie classics.

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MUNA and G Flip Are Headlining Rainbow Republic, Sydney WorldPride's Big Closing Concert

Keiynan Lonsdale will be on hosting duties, and will also perform alongside Peach PRC, Alter Boy, BVT and Vetta Borne.

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The Team Behind Fortitude Valley's The Calile Hotel Is Planning a Lavish New Resort in Noosa

Plans have been lodged for the 2.4-hectare site, which'll feature 178 rooms, 12 suites and 15 villas.

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Gelatissimo Has Released a New Vegan Gelato Flavour That Humans and Dogs Can Share

Scooping just in time for the warm weather, the gelato chain's new limited-time banana strawberry flavour is safe for humans and pooches alike.

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Dream Machine Is Returning for Another Multi-Day Resort Music Festival in 2023 — in Bali

The team behind Wine Machine and Snow Machine is taking its latest festival to Nusa Dua for five days next winter.

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Forget Visas and Package Tours: Japan Has Officially Reopened to Individual Tourists

After two-and-a-half years of strict border rules, Japan has reopened to tourists from Down Under — and your dream getaway is back on.

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Dark Mofo Has Locked in Its 2023 Dates If You're Planning Ahead for Next Winter

The 2023 festival will also mark Creative Director Leigh Carmichael's last at the helm, making way for a new Artistic Director from 2024 onwards.

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'The Wizard of Oz'-Inspired Blockbuster Musical 'Wicked' Is Returning to Australia in 2023

Following the Land of Oz's witches, the Broadway smash is headed to Sydney Lyric in August 2023.

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When Joel Edgerton Asks You to Direct an Aussie Crime-Thriller: Chatting 'The Stranger' with Thomas M Wright

Based on the Daniel Morcombe case, but fictionalising the details and focusing on a police investigation, this Cannes-premiering Australian film wasn’t easy to make.

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Netflix's Creepy, Kooky and Spooky Full 'Wednesday' Trailer Is Here — Complete with Christina Ricci

This Tim Burton-directed series heads to high school with Wednesday Addams — and features Fred Armisen as Uncle Fester.

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Netflix Is Bringing 'Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery' to the Big Screen So You Get Sleuthing in Cinemas

Can't wait to see this Daniel Craig-led whodunnit sequel in your streaming queue? It's heading to the silver screen first.

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Muru

Thu, 13 Oct - Wed, 2 Nov 2022
Select cinemas in Sydney, Various locations

Cliff Curtis turns in a weighty performance opposite Tāme Iti as himself in this bold, tense and potent response to the Tūhoe raids.

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'The Wizard of Oz'-Inspired Blockbuster Musical 'Wicked' Is Returning to Australia in 2023

When Joel Edgerton Asks You to Direct an Aussie Crime-Thriller: Chatting 'The Stranger' with Thomas M Wright

Netflix's Creepy, Kooky and Spooky Full 'Wednesday' Trailer Is Here — Complete with Christina Ricci

Netflix Is Bringing 'Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery' to the Big Screen So You Get Sleuthing in Cinemas

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