Michael Jackson’s posthumous concert-rehearsal documentary This Is It had an OK opening weekend here in the United States—it was the highest-grossing movie from Friday to Sunday, although the $21.3 million it pulled in was below expectations. (It’s raked in $32.5 million here ...

Last week, Gennaro was uncertain if Jackson still had it : "At the time of his death the response was very emotional," said Gennaro Castaldo, spokesman for the HMV music retail chain. "But there is a question as to whether that is as potent this time around. There is not that emotional ...

This Is It : Already a moneymaker before the weekend even sets in, I can't help but read the title of the Michael Jackson rehearsal doc This Is It as a carnie-barker cry (just in time for Halloween): this is it, this is it, this is all you get of Michael 'cause he's dead, so step right up and ...

Starring: Michael Jackson Review: Michael Jackson's perfectionism fails him in This Is It, and we're all the better for it. What we see in this unmissable two-hour concert film, culled from 120 hours of digital-video footage of Jackson rehearsing for a promised comeback that ...

The eight bucks that I plunked down to catch Michael Jackson’s posthumous rehearsal flick This Is It at my local malltiplex yesterday? That was 0.000108% of the film’s first-day gross of $7.4 million. It’s expected to bring in $40 million through Sunday. [ Billboard ]

Michael Jackson proved time and time again that he was both master and victim of some of popular culture's most serious control issues. At his best, he could sing and dance with supernatural stamina. At his worst, he rearranged his physical features until they fought back, and ...

This Is It paints a restrained, kind portrait of Michael Jackson, in all his complexity. by Mimi Luse [image-1] This Is It Directed by Kenny Ortega Originally intended for Michael Jackson's personal library, and made during the rehearsals for the London concerts ...

Michael Jackson’s This Is It opens with a slow burn, which is probably the way the man who the film was created in honor of would have wanted it; a scroll about the film’s origins that oddly glides over the manner of his untimely passing, the title card, and then a series of ...

The Michael Jackson movie ‘This is It’ is getting really good reviews (80 percent on rotten tomatoes) but the big star of the movies LA premiere yesterday was Katy Perrys tits. The movie of course is both a biography of Jackson and footage of him rehearsing for his big comeback show in London. ...

The Michael Jackson movie ‘This is It’ is getting really good reviews (80 percent on rotten tomatoes) but the big star of the movies LA premiere yesterday was Katy Perry and her tits. The movie of course is both a biography of Jackson and footage of him preparing for his big comeback show [...]  ...

Le film des dernières répétitions de Michael a attiré les fans en manque d’images.

Our look at the closing lines of music-related reviews continues with a roundup of reactions to This Is It , the limited-release film that compiles rehearsal footage of the late Michael Jackson as he warmed up for last summer’s ill-fated run of shows at London’s O2 Arena:  ...

Ok, so guess what comes out today! Give up? MICHAEL JACKSON THIS IS IT MOVIEEEE!!! YA, SO MY PARENTS GAVE ME MY BIRTHDAY PRESENT 2 DAYS EARLEIR, WHICH WAS THE TICKETS TO THIS movie. ITS GONNA BE AN AWESOME MOVIE! I CAN'T WAIT, IM COUNTING DOWN LITTERALY.. TO 7 ,YA AND I KNOW I CANT ...

ok dont get me rong im a hard punk rocker and im very much in love with gerard and mcr but i must admit that i have a soft part for michael jackson he was great and i also know that this is a mcr fan page but i just wanted to know if any of you like mj too so comment back and tell me love you ...

It's been a while since we've seen Michael Jackson fans protesting furiously outside a place - not since they were angrily demanding we just take his word for it that nothing happened with them kids, anyway. Now, though, they're back and they're angry, picketing outside the This is It movie ...

The entire world claimed Michael Jackson upon his death, with collaborators, fans, and random admirers carving up pieces of his formidable legacy for themselves. Motown’s The Remix Suite, a best-of compilation compiling tracks from three recent Michael Jackson remix EPs, finds a battery of top ...

How soon we forget, it turns out. Just a couple of months ago, Michael Jackson was a giant of modern music, peerless and loved as much as a singer could be. Now, it turns out the This Is It album might struggle to reach the half-million sales mark . Whoever can explain such a situtation? Step ...

Assassiné ? Toujours vivant ? En tout cas, il n'est pas près de reposer en paix : la mort du king of pop fait s'emballer les médias de la planète. A l'occasion de la sortie en kiosque du hors-série Inrocks Michael Jackson, la vraie histoire , retour sur une saga médiatique aussi riche en ...

In preparation for his ill-fated “This Is It” run at the O2 arena in London, Michael Jackson apparently remade three of his videos to be played between set changes: “Earth Song,” “Man In The Mirror,” and “Thriller,” which is obviously the big ...

New York Magazine : When the Michael Jackson concert flick This It It hits theaters next Wednesday, it’ll include a few surprises buried among the rehearsal footage and sentimental interviews. Most notably, (SPOLIER ALERT ) brand new, reimagined versions of the ...