Joginder Tuteja, Film: 'This Is It'; Cast: Michael Jackson; Director: Kenny Ortega; Rating: ***This is it. The moment has arrived. For weeks there has been widespread speculation around the actual content of the musical documentary on Michael Jackson.While director Kenny Ortega had announced that the film would give a sneak peek of Jackson's rehearsals for his concert series by the same name ("This...
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"American Morning" looks at the value of Michael Jackson's estate Monday 6 a.m. ETA look at the value of Michael Jackson's estate kicks off an "American Morning" series "Michael Jackson, The Legend Lives On," Monday 6 a.m. ET on CNN.-- For Kenny Ortega, Travis Payne and Michael Bearden, "It" is a bittersweet feeling.The three men expected to be spending their time this summer and fall working on Michael...
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Dubbed the Billion Dollar Maestro by Daily Variety, KENNY ORTEGA has conquered feature films, television, stage, concerts and massive live events such as the Olympics with equal excellence. As Michael Jackson’s director and creative partner on This Is It as well as the previous Jackson concert tours Dangerous and History, Ortega has been a friend, trusted colleague and collaborator of Michael Jackson’s...
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Michael Jackson concert documentary This Is It has now made more than $200m (£120m) at cinemas worldwide, according to its producer Sony Pictures.Made up of rehearsal footage for the late performer's ill-fated comeback shows, Kenny Ortega's film opened worldwide on 28 October.Sony initially planned to screen the film for two weeks but has now extended its run until early December.According to the company,...
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Late pop legend Michael Jackson was planning to make a feature-length big screen version of his hitClose friend and Jackson's comeback tour director Kenny Ortega reveals he had discussed several movie projects with the star including a"He told me he wanted to create a partnership with me to do films. We were talking about doingSony Pictures boss Amy Pascal has also revealed Jackson approached her to...
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is seldom that biographies or back stage shots make into a great movie but in this case it is King of Pop Michael Jackson or just 'MJ' to his fans. His comeback concerts will surely go down as one of the greatest spectacles never seen. This Is It is named after the series of concerts that Michael left unfinished and it gives the viewers a chance to glance at what King of Pop was preparing for his 'Final...
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Michael Jackson''s father Joe Jackson has praised his late son’s This Is It concert rehearsal movie after watching it.Initially, Joe had poured scorn on the film, suggesting director Kenny Ortega had used his son’s body double to flesh out the film.However, after watching the finished product, Jackson is thrilled with the movie."The performance is great because it''s Michael performing. He''s always...
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Michael Jackson's father Joe Jackson has praised his late son’s This Is It concert rehearsal movie after watching it. Initially, Joe had poured scorn on the film, suggesting director Kenny Ortega had used his son’s body double to flesh out the film. However, after watching the finished product, Jackson is thrilled with the movie. He saw it with boxing promoter Don King at The Palms resort."The performance...
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unprecedented 1am start to this London premiere was timed to ensure Michael Jackson's This is It could land in 20 countries simultaneously. It was rather fitting that when the cameras broadcasting footage to the hordes of fans in Leicester Square broke down, shots from the red carpet in Los Angeles were shown instead, connecting the place that Michael Jackson died with the British capital where the...
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Michael Jackson's final offering, This is it, has fulfilled the hopes of his fans the world over, bringing a tear to many eyes, as they saw the hard work he was putting into the concert, that unfortunately could not take placeTHE KING of pop, Michael Jackson's final offering, This is it, has fulfilled the hopes of his fans the world over, bringing a tear to many eyes, as they saw the hard work he was...
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