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Michael Jackson “This Is It” movie delivered a great,up close look at MJ. Columbia Pictures released the new Michael Jackson documentary/film earlier this week. Along with Michael Jackson, it starred: Kenny Ortega, Travis Payne, Michael Bearden, Dorian Holley, Judith Hill, Orianthi, Tommy Organ, and, Bashiri Johnson.

The film showed up close, behind the scenes, footage, that was taken from over 100 hours of rehearsal footage. The rehearsal footage was from between March and June of this year. It showed interviews with the background dancers that were chosen to perform with Michael,and showed footage of their whole audition process.

It showed Michael performing some of his greatest hits like: Billy Jean,Thriller,Human Nature, Beat It, Smooth Criminal, and The Way You Make Me feel, to name a few. It showed how Michael is a perfectionist,wanting to practice everything until he got it right. It showed him working with a musician on a particular note,making sure he got it right. Read the rest of this entry »

Michael Jackson’s new song “This Is It” (listen below) has been released this morning. It is the first single from Michael Jackson’s latest album,and it will accompany the upcoming Sony Picture’s Michael Jackson “This Is It” film, coming out in two weeks. “This Is It” will be the only new song on the album.

“This Is It” will be playing over the closing credits of the “This Is It” documentary/film, which will show footage drawn from over 100 hours of Michael rehearsing for his “would be” “This Is It” concert tour.

The footage was shot between April and June of this year when Michael worked with director and choreographer Kenny Ortega for the stage show. Ortega also directed the “This Is It” film. The Jackson brothers sing backup on the “This Is It” song. Read the rest of this entry »

Sony Pictures has announced that the “Michael Jackson : This Is It” movie tickets are now on sale, as of yesterday. The film is packed with over 100 hours of rehearsal footage when he was rehearsing at the Staples Center to get ready for his “This Is It” tour that was going to occur this past July,but unfortunately did not happen due to his untimely death.

The film will show his months of rehearsing from April to June of this year. It captures Michael singing,dancing,creating and perfecting his final show. It shows footage of him performing many of his best songs from the past and present.

The film is distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing. The movie’s release date is October 28,and will only play for two weeks. I’m not sure why,but that’s what they are saying. Read the rest of this entry »

MTV debuted Michael Jackson’s “This Is It” movie trailer (below) tonight at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards. The film is a compilation of rehearsal footage that was recorded at the Staples Center where he was rehearsing for a concert tour over in London at the O2 arena.It was going to take pace this past July.

Unfortunately,due to his untimely death,the event never took place. The trailer shows amazing footage of his still sharp dancing skills,along with commentary from Michael and others,and a ton of behind the scenes footage.

The film was pulled from more than 100 hours of behind-the-scenes footage. Read the rest of this entry »

According to Access Hollywood, Michal Jackson’s “This Is It” movie trailer is set to premiere at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards this Sunday night. MTV has partnered with Sony Pictures Entertainment and Sony Music Entertainment to exclusively premiere the official trailer for the film.

The Poster for the film (above) was released yesterday,and features Michael’s iconic silhouette,filled in with images from the film. Read the rest of this entry »