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
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

Mon, 1 Jan - Wed, 14 Feb 2018
Various cinemas in Wellington, Wellington

Frances McDormand deserves an Oscar nomination for her performance in this darkly funny drama.

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Event
The Florida Project

Thu, 21 Dec 2017 - Wed, 14 Feb 2018
Various cinemas in Wellington, Wellington

This vibrant, unflinching look at life on the margin in Florida is one of the best films of 2017.

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News
Muji's First-Ever Hotel Opens This Month

You'll soon be able to stay in the Japanese home goods giant's sites in China and Japan.

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News
The UK Is Considering a 'Latte Levy' on Disposable Coffee Cups

As part of a bid to reduce waste and encourage caffeine fiends to switch to reusable containers, customers would be charged an extra 25 pence per coffee.

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News
This Japanese Hotel Will Let You Return for Free If You Can't See Mount Fuji

It is being offered peak Mount Fuji-viewing season, however.

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News
What We Do in the Shadows Is Getting Remade for US Television

Jemaine Clement is writing the pilot script, and expects it to shoot this year.

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News
New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art Will Start Charging Tourists Entry Fees

Headed to NY this year? Prepare to pay to get into this iconic site.

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News
This Tiny Apartment Converts Concrete Piping Into a Compact House

Made out of a former stormwater drain, it could be used in narrow spaces — and even on top of existing buildings.

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News
Food Artists Bompas & Parr Have Predicted Seven Food Trends for 2018

Including meals enhanced by virtual reality, and eating dishes purely because they'll help you sleep.

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News
This Japanese Art Project Collects Origami Sculptures Made From Chopstick Wrappers

Turning rubbish into art.

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News
One of the World's Steepest Railways Has Opened in Switzerland

Soaring between snowy villages and scaling a height difference of 744 metres.

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News
Seinfeld Might Be Getting the Point-and-Click Video Game Treatment

It'll be the ultimate game about nothing, obviously.

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News
A Dedicated Selfie Museum Is Opening in Los Angeles

Turning snaps into art.

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News
Sweden's Ice Hotel Has Unveiled Its Frosty New Artist-Created Rooms

Featuring 35 one-of-a-kind rooms crafted by 36 artists from 17 countries.

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News
The Ten Best Films Hardly Anyone Saw in 2017

Forget lightsabers, caped crusaders, fast cars and fairy tales and catch up on these under-seen gems over summer.

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This Greeting Card Service Will Send Lumps of Coal to 2017's Naughtiest Person

And, for US residents, to their not-so-loved ones.

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You Can Now Go Ice Skating Next to the Beach in the Maldives

Step from the sea to the sand to the ice — in the tropics.

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This Ultra Lavish Italian Castle Now Doubles as a Hotel, Museum and Cooking School

The former Norman fortress and 17th century palace also boasts a huge kitchen garden, and will host wine tastings in the future.

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Event
Wonder

Thu, 30 Nov 2017 - Wed, 10 Jan 2018
Various cinemas in Wellington, Wellington

An emotional drama about a young boy overcoming adversity that can’t quite steer clear of cheap sentiment.

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The Disaster Artist

Thu, 7 Dec 2017 - Wed, 17 Jan 2018
Various cinemas in Wellington, Wellington

A bizarre, hilarious and genuinely moving look at the creation of one of the worst films ever made.

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