The sapphires australia biography of michael jackson
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Sweet Soul Music: The Making Of The Sapphires
By Cara Nash
“There was a slight delay, and then this huge eruption,” screenwriter Tony Briggs audibly grins down the line, still clearly in awe of the fervent standing ovation that his film, The Sapphires, received at The Cannes Film Festival. “I thought, ‘What’s going on?’ Ten minutes later, I’m still on my feet and I haven’t moved. It was insane. I was like, ‘Alright guys, come on now!’ It was just remarkable, but it was very genuine because French audiences are tough. If they like something, they really let you know, and if they don’t like something, they really let you know too.”
There was no mistaking the fact that audiences at The Cannes Film Festival fell head over heels for The Sapphires, which screened in the prestigious showcase slot, previously occupied by Australian crowd-pleasers like Strictly Ballroom and The Adventures Of Priscilla, Queen Of The Desert. The film’s dream run continued when it struck box office at Australian cinemas. The Unison of music, unique storytelling and great filmmaking lit a spark.
Set in 1968, when riots, revolution and free love were in the air, The Sapphires tells the story of four aspiring singers and gutsy young Aboriginal women who are given the chance of a lifetime wh
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On Death And Immortality
"I don't want to die. I want to live forever."
Michael Jackson, 2002
"Who wants mortality? Everybody wants immortality. You want what you create to live! Be it sculpting, painting, music, composition. That is why to escape death I attempt to bind my soul to my work because I just want it to live forever and just give all that I have."
Michael Jackson
"Michael was one of those people that was always worried about someone having to take care of him. He didn't want to turn into someone who couldn't make it up the stairs or couldn't make it to the bathroom. But I don't think losing his life at an early age was part of his plan either. He never talked to me about dying, but most of us are a little in fear of dying."
Tito Jackson, brother
MJ: I don´t want a long (life). I don´t like, I don´, I don´t. I think growing old is the ugliest, the most, the ugliest thing. When the body breaks down and you start to wrinkle, I think it´s so bad. I don´t , that´s something I don´t understand, Schmuley. And I never want to look in the mirror and see that. I don´t understand it. I really don´t. And people say that growing old is beautiful and this and that.
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Michael Jackson: Subverting Blackface Stereotypes
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