February 08, 2010
LOS ANGELES, Calif.
As Dr. Conrad Murray faced the judge on Monday in a Los Angeles courtroom, where he was charged with involuntary manslaughter in the death of Michael Jackson, several members of the King of Pop’s family members off about the doctor’s case.
And as far as sister La Toya and brother Randy Jackson are concerned, Dr. Murray isn’t the only one who should have to answer for the loss of their brother.
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December 15, 2009
NEW YORK, N.Y.
For his next project, Kenny Ortega will continue the grand tradition of bringing Broadway to the big screen.
The famed director of musical sensations including Michael Jackson’s “This Is It,” and the “High School Musical” series, will be helming the film adaptation of the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical “In The Heights,” according to The Hollywood Reporter.
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October 29, 2009
LOS ANGELES, Calif.
“Michael Jackson’s This Is It” comes too late in the year to be considered for a documentary Oscar, but the film about the late King of Pop’s preparations for a series of comeback concerts could qualify for other Hollywood honors, including the Academy Award for best picture.
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October 27, 2009
LOS ANGELES, Calif.
When Michael Jackson died in June, he was just days away from launching a 50-show run of comeback concerts in London.
Now, video footage of preparations for those performances have become “Michael Jackson’s This Is It,” a documentary opening worldwide Tuesday.
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October 26, 2009
LOS ANGELES, Calif.
First Zac Efron leaves the “Footloose” reboot and now director Kenny Ortega has reportedly left the movie as well.
According to Variety, the director, who helmed the Michael Jackson concert film “This Is It,” parted from the project due to differences with Paramount over budget and tone.
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October 22, 2009
LOS ANGELES, Calif.
There are just six days until Michael Jackson’s “This Is It” concert film opens on 18,000 screens worldwide on October 28, 2009.
Over 120 hours of footage were edited down to just 111 minutes to make the film, and on Thursday, Nancy O’Dell spoke to the team behind creating Michael’s magic on the big screen
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October 15, 2009
LOS ANGELES, Calif.
“This Is It,” the movie culled from footage of Michael Jackson’s farewell tour, hits theaters in just two weeks. And in the run up to the release, those closest to the pop star are speaking out about the tour that never was.
Although the tour Michael was set to embark on at London’s O2 Arena in July was billed as “This Is It,” CEO of concert promoters AEG Live Randy Phillips told Access Hollywood’s Tony Potts the trek had a different name to those involved on the project.
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October 06, 2009
HONG KONG, China
The Michael Jackson documentary “This Is It” has snapped up one of the last of China’s 20 annual foreign movie import slots, a Sony Pictures executive said Tuesday.
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