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
Melbourne Will Soon Be Home to Australia's Largest Video Gaming and Esports Venue

Opening in 2020, Fortress Melbourne will sprawl over 2700 square metres, complete with two bars, an arena and spaces dedicated to PC gaming, consoles and board games.

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Event
Grapest 5K Run 2020

Sat, 5 Jun, 2021
Cassegrain Wines, Port Macquarie

Exercise and drinking combine for this wine-tasting fun run.

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The Farewell

Thu, 5 Sep - Wed, 2 Oct 2019
Various cinemas in Sydney

Awkwafina stars in this nuanced and affecting drama, which charts a Chinese American woman's trip home to see her terminally ill grandmother.

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IT: Chapter Two

Thu, 5 Sep - Wed, 2 Oct 2019
Various cinemas in Sydney

Pennywise is back — and the unhinged clown is the best thing about this bloated horror sequel.

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Angel of Mine

Thu, 5 Sep - Wed, 2 Oct 2019
Select cinemas in Sydney, Various locations

Noomi Rapace and Yvonne Strahovski make a formidable duo in this Melbourne-shot psychological thriller.

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Zach Galifianakis Insults Many Celebrities in the Trailer for 'Between Two Ferns: The Movie'

The satirical web talk show is being turned into a Netflix movie, complete with Matthew McConaughey, Will Ferrell, Brie Larson and Keanu Reeves.

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Lavazza Italian Film Festival 2019

Tue, 17 Sep - Wed, 16 Oct 2019
Palace Cinemas Sydney, Sydney

The festival is marking its 20th anniversary with a jam-packed lineup of quirky comedies, political thrillers and poignant documentaries.

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Southeast Queensland Is Getting a New Waterside Reggae Festival Headlined by Shaggy and Sean Paul

New Zealand's One Love Festival is making its Australian debut on the Gold Coast in 2020.

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New Netflix Thriller 'The I-Land' Serves Up a Survival-of-the-Fittest Battle on a Tropical Island

It looks like 'Lost' meets 'The Hunger Games' — and it drops this month.

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Qantas Will Run Trial Flights Direct From the East Coast to New York and London By the End of 2019

The aim is to start running non-stop commercial flights from Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane by 2022.

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Event
'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' in Concert

Thu, 12 Sep - Sat, 14 Sep 2019
Sydney Opera House, Sydney

The Sydney Opera House is screening this recent 'Star Wars' flick complete with a live score from the SSO.

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Anna Kendrick Is Here to Save Christmas In the Trailer for Disney's New Festive Comedy 'Noelle'

The Disney+ film also stars Bill Hader as a very reluctant new Santa.

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Taste-Testing New Gelato Flavours Is a Real Thing You Can Get Paid to Do

Gelatissimo will pay one gelato-lover $500 for four hours work — and scoop of plenty of frosty desserts, too.

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Five Must-See Films at the 2019 Lavazza Italian Film Festival

From a cross-cultural romantic comedy to a harrowing exploration of child trafficking trade in southern Italy.

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Event
Kursk

Thu, 29 Aug - Wed, 25 Sep 2019
Select cinemas in Sydney, Various locations

Matthias Schoenaerts, Léa Seydoux and Colin Firth star in this tense and moving recreation of the 2000 Kursk submarine disaster.

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Amazing Grace

Thu, 29 Aug - Wed, 25 Sep 2019
Select cinemas in Sydney, Various locations

This stunning concert documentary finally makes its way to the big screen — 47 years after it was shot.

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Dogman

Thu, 29 Aug - Wed, 25 Sep 2019
Select cinemas in Sydney, Various locations

Inspired by a true tale, this thoughtful Italian crime drama follows a dog groomer's tussles with the Neapolitan underworld.

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A Life-Size, Custom-Made Lego Version of Your Dog Is a Thing You Could Own

Legoland is offering one lucky dog owner across Australia exactly that.

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Event
The Nightingale

Thu, 29 Aug - Wed, 25 Sep 2019
Select cinemas in Sydney, Various locations

In her follow-up to 'The Babadook', Jennifer Kent serves up a searing and stunning tale of violence and revenge in colonial Tasmania.

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Event
The Kitchen

Thu, 29 Aug - Wed, 25 Sep 2019
Various cinemas in Sydney

Melissa McCarthy, Elisabeth Moss and Tiffany Haddish can't lift this average mob drama.

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