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REVIEW BY DANIEL BOURCHIER at Aussie premiere Sky News NT Bureau Chief

THE Sapphires will take you there. ‘There’ being a celebration of music, a look at a part of Australia’s wartime history and an expose on the darkest days of our country’s story. Starring Territory songbird , alongside silver-screen debutantes and — as well as and Hollywood star Chris O’Dowd.

The Sapphires is causing Oscar buzz — and rightly so

The drama is based on the real life exploits of four Aboriginal musicians, who — in their words — had to leave Australia and the racist policies and social attitudes of the 1960s, in order to perform for the US troops in Vietnam at the height of the war. They were hailed as heroes. The directed epic masterfully blends the colour and flair of entertaining with the humbling reality of recent history — with a beautiful journey of self-realisation woven throughout. Dotted with scenes, which jolt you from The Sapphires cast members Miranda Tapsell, Darwin girl Jessica Mauboy and Deborah Mailman are getting ready for release of their film bursting in to tears at the display of raw emotion to By ALICE COSTER the world by storm and peg- can barely contain their ex- whole segregation and stolen ‘‘Word had got out and he sliding to the edge of your ged Wulagi songbird Jessica citement at the hype sur- generation themes . . . asked me to lunch after tell- seat and holding on as the IT received a standing ova- Mauboy as the gem everyone rounding the movie that through music,’’ she said. ing me he had heard about bombs rain down. tion in Cannes and had mu- wants. boasts a whole lot of soul. Red carpets aren’t the only The Sapphires,’’ Mauboy The Sapphires is causing sic mogul Simon Cowell toe- Mauboy, fellow Territor- ‘‘It’s almost too much to thing beckoning Mauboy. said. ‘‘We presented it and he Oscar buzz — and rightly tapping. ian Miranda Tapsell, handle,’’ Mauboy said. Idol franchise creator said he fell in love with it . . . so. It’s come along as the And The Sapphires shone Deborah Mailman and Shari The former Australian Cowell recently summoned I saw it got his toe tapping so great once-in-a-generation again last night when it Sebbens play four young Ab- Idol runner-up said the Mauboy to his Hollywood it must have got to him. Aussie film which maps opened the Melbourne Inter- original women who are movie’s ability to tackle indi- mansion for a personal ‘‘He said: ‘Girl, you got our country and makes us national Film Festival in its flown to war-torn South Viet- genous issues in an uplifting screening and to listen to her some vocals’, and told me he shine a magnifying glass on Australian premiere. nam in 1968 to perform for way was what first caught sing her original song would be in touch.’’ who we are and what we Inspired by a true story, American troops. her attention. Gotcha from the movie The Sapphires opens in stand for. the feelgood film has taken Mauboy and her co-stars ‘‘I loved that it told the soundtrack. Australia on August 9.

Uluru tipped as pop-up hotel location

WE’VE had pop-up bars and pop-up ous camping — experience for a hand- restaurants — and now a pop-up hotel ful of lucky guests. While there are no could hit the Territory as the trend set dates yet, Hotels.com is looking at spreads across Australia. pop-up hotels in other Australian des- welcomed its first tempor- tinations, including Uluru. ary hotel this week when a specially Annika Wright, 26, and Laura Ter- designed luxury tent was erected over- rance, 22, loved the Sydney pop-up ho- looking the Harbour Bridge and Opera tel. ‘‘You wouldn’t want to put a hotel House for two nights. there permanently . . . but to be able to Hotels.com and Citygate Central Ho- stay there overnight is such a special tel created the glamping — or glamor- experience,’’ Ms Wright said.

Women digging in for resources boom

RESOURCE companies now know shortage, and it seems they have PUB: where they can find keen workers — responded in droves. NTNE-WS-3-A7KGE:MDA-TE:CO-LO-R: Y-C- among the female population. Territory advocacy group Women A group that helps women to net- in Resources appeared in the story. work in the resources industry was The group provides networking inundated with resumes after its functions to help increase the partici- details appeared in the Business Week pation of women in the construction, section of the NT News. mining, oil and gas industries. PricewaterhouseCoopers told an oil Project facilitation director Linda and gas conference that women were Young said she was inundated with one of the keys to solving the skills more than 40 resumes from women. www.ntnews.com.au Friday, August 3, 2012. NT NEWS. 7