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
NSW Restaurants, Cafes and Pubs Will Be Allowed to Increase Their Outdoor Capacity From October 16

And outdoor music performances will be able to host up to 500 people, too.

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Japan's Multi-Level Super Nintendo Theme Park (and Its 'Mario Kart' Ride) Will Now Open in Early 2021

It'll also feature the world's first Mario cafe, which is opening this month ahead of the rest of the park.

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Event
Burrata Night

Tue, 20 Oct, 2020
Various Sydney venues, Sydney

Tuck into a five-course burrata dinner for $79.

Buy Tickets

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Event
Frightful 80s Drive-In Cinema

Fri, 30 Oct - Sat, 31 Oct 2020
Donnelly Park, Connells Point

Hop in your car and watch the first season of 'Stranger Things' on a big screen.

Book Now

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News
Melbourne's Revamped ACMI Will Let You Interact with Its Exhibitions Digitally and At Home

Ahead of the site's 2021 reopening, a new multimedia exhibition is online now — and a video-on-demand service is launching in November.

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Event
Monster Fest 2020

Thu, 29 Oct - Sun, 8 Nov 2020
Event Cinemas George Street, Sydney

Check out a vivid and engrossing thriller about corporate espionage via mind control, or a film about paramedics battling a trippy, reality-shifting new drug.

Buy Tickets

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Event
Jungle Collective Virtual Pop-Up Sale

Sat, 17 Oct - Sun, 18 Oct 2020
Online

Fill your home with new green babies from this online sale.

Book Now

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News
'Flowers Bombing Home' Is the New Teamlab Artwork That You Can View and Participate In At Home

Check out the live-stream — or draw your own flowers, upload them, and they'll be added to the kaleidoscopic project.

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News
Palace Home Cinema Is the New Digital Viewing Platform Focusing on World Movies

It's the latest venture from the Palace Cinemas chain, and it's launching with a selection of films from the Italian Film Festival.

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Event
Fincher Fest

Sun, 1 Nov - Wed, 18 Nov 2020
Ritz Cinema, Randwick

Watch your way through David Fincher's filmography — from 'Seven' and 'Fight Club' to 'The Social Network' and 'Gone Girl'.

Buy Tickets

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News
Stephen King's Unsettling Plague Thriller 'The Stand' Is Returning to TV and It Has a Trailer

The new nine-part mini-series stars James Marsden, Whoopi Goldberg, Amber Heard and Alexander Skarsgård.

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Gelatissimo Is Serving Up Gelato Made with Reese's Peanut Butter Cups and Hershey's Kisses

They're part of a new American-inspired range — and they're available for a limited time.

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Event
RM Williams Well Worn Trade

Mon, 5 Oct - Sun, 25 Oct 2020
Various RM Williams stores around Australia, Sydney

Trade in your old boots and you'll receive at least $100 off your next set of RMs.

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News
Pixar's Next Film 'Soul' Is Skipping Cinemas and Going Straight to Disney+ This Christmas

Featuring the voices of Jamie Foxx and Tina Fey, it follows an aspiring jazz musician who falls down a manhole and into the afterlife.

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Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park Has Been Named One of 2020's Ultimate Travel Experiences

The Northern Territory site came in third in Lonely Planet's new list, with the UNESCO Heritage Site of Petra in Jordan nabbing the top spot.

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Event
Korean Film Festival in Australia 2020

Thu, 29 Oct - Thu, 5 Nov 2020
Online

This year's festival is going digital, screening 18 Korean features online for free.

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Event
Miss Juneteenth

Thu, 8 Oct - Wed, 28 Oct 2020
Select cinemas in Sydney, Various locations

Focusing on a mother encouraging her daughter to enter a beauty pageant for Black American teens, this keenly observed drama proves both tender and thoughtful.

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Savage

Thu, 8 Oct - Thu, 29 Oct 2020
Select cinemas in Sydney, Various locations

Following a gang member's troubled childhood, tumultuous adolescence and brutal adult years, this weighty New Zealand drama benefits from a strong lead performance.

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The New Movies You Can Watch at Australian Cinemas From October 8

Head to the flicks to see a long-awaited adaptation of an Australian novel, a locally made horror-comedy and a crime caper about a Chinese grandmother taking on gangsters.

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Ritz Laneway Cinema 2020–21

Fri, 9 Oct 2020 - Fri, 30 Apr 2021
Ritz Cinema, Randwick

Watch new and classic flicks under the stars — while sitting in a director's chair in a laneway.

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