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The Sapphires Interview – Director Wayne Blair

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Having done well on the festival circuit, it’s fair to say that The Sapphires has been one of the big surprises of 2012 – and no-one has been more taken aback by such incredible worldwide publicity and acclaim than first-time filmmaker Wayne Blair, and we spoke to the Australian director ahead of the film’s release. [...]




Win Merchandise from The Sapphires

The Sapphires UK Quad Poster

To mark the release of The Sapphires, we’ve been given some rather nice merchandise to give away in the form of an official soundtrack and a signed poster for 2 lucky HeyUGuys readers. For your chance to win this fabulous prize simply answer the following question using the form below. Larger-than-life sisters Gail, Cynthia and [...]




The Sapphires Interview – Chris O’Dowd

Chris O'Dowd

From The IT Crowd to Hollywood stardom, it’s been somewhat of a whirlwind couple of years for Irish actor Chris O’Dowd, and he seems to have topped it all off with festival favourite The Sapphires – and we caught up with the leading man ahead of the film’s November 7 release. With starring roles in [...]




The Sapphires Interview – Jessica Mauboy, Deborah Mailman, Shari Sebbens and Miranda Tapsell

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To take on a role in The Sapphires as one of the performers of the said band, you need to have a steady mix of being able to both act and sing – and director Wayne Blair hit the nail on the head by casting Australian actresses Deborah Mailman, Jessica Mauboy, Shari Sebbens and Miranda [...]




Chris O’Dowd teaches The Sapphires about Soul in New Clip – ‘I’ll Take You There’

The Sapphires UK Quad Poster

Debuting at Cannes to excellent early reviews, Wayne Blair’s The Sapphires is sure to be a big hit amongst audiences when it arrives in the UK in just a few weeks’ time – you can read our review here. The film premiered in the UK at the BFI London Film Festival last week, where I [...]




The Sapphires Review

The-Sapphires

I’m probably not the only one who never thought we’d see the day when Irish comedian / actor Chris O’Dowd would head off to Australia to make a movie set in the late 60′s about a group of Aborigine singers but that day is here! The Sapphires is playing at the 2012 London Film Festival [...]




New Image and Trailer for The Sapphires starring Chris O’Dowd

The-Sapphires

Entertainment One have released the first trailer and stills for their new comedy The Sapphires. It stars Irish actor Chris O’Dowd who we recently saw in Bridesmaids (and UK audiences will know him from the IT Crowd), Deborah Mailman, Jessica Mauboy, Shari Sebbens, Miranda Tapsell, Tory Kittles and is directed by Wayne Blair. Larger-than-life sisters Gail, Cynthia and Julie, along [...]




Cannes 2012: Short Reviews Round-Up

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The Cannes 2012 Film Festival has now drawn to close after 11 days of fascinating films, extraordinary films and even some rather terrible films. HeyUGuys were there for most of the festival and in addition to the coverage on the site I have also been Tweeting some brief thoughts on the films I’ve seen @cskinner. In addition to the [...]




Chris O’Dowd to Join The Sapphires

Chris O'Dowd

Irish actor Chris O’Dowd has seen his Hollywood stock rise considerably since his winning turn in this summer’s much-praised comedy hit, Bridesmaids. He’s turning his attention towards a considerably different milieu for his next role, however. According to Screen Daily, he’s been cast in an Australian feature called The Sapphires. Inspired by the true-life tale [...]