hollywoodreporter.com - 7/3/2009
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LOS ANGELES A 30-second snippet of Michael Jackson rehearsing two days before his death was released Thursday, part of more than 100 hours of footage that could be turned into live albums, a movie and a pay-per-view special, the promoter said. The treasure trove of material, along with ...
riskybusinessblog.com - 6/26/2009
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riskybusinessblog.com —
By Steven Zeitchik and Matthew Belloni The sudden
death of Michael Jackson on Thursday prompted a series
of discussions at Universal Pictures that resulted in the studio cutting a Jackson-related sketch from "Bruno" only hours before its Los Angeles ...
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Michael Jackson bit cut from 'Bruno'
splashpage.mtv.com - 7/1/2009
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splashpage.mtv.com —
Back in early May, we got our first
look at Samuel L. Jackson as S.H.I.E.L.D. Chief Nick
Fury on the set of “ Iron Man 2 ,” looking every bit the bad-ass in black leather and eyepatch — or at least, as bad-ass as someone can look when standing next to ...
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EXCLUSIVE: Sam Jackson Says Nick Fury Won’t See ...
filmonic.com - 6/29/2009
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filmonic.com —
the-lovely-bones The Lord of the Rings director Peter
Jackson recently spoke to Stuff.co.nz about his upcoming projects,
one of which is The Lovely Bones which we would have already seen by now if Paramount didn’t push it back to December. The studio ...
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Peter Jackson talks Lovely Bones, Tintin and The Hobbit
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Feature length Michael Jackson film mooted as means to clear debts
Film | guardian.co.uk —
... A new Michael Jackson film could be assembled from archive footage of the late singer in an effort to clear the estimated $400m debt accumulated by his estate, according to the Hollywood Reporter. ...
Michael Jackson's Final Rehearsals To Become A Movie?
Cinema Blend News —
... from the grave, and Elvis's shaking hips can still be seen pretty much anywhere. But are we really ready to see footage of Michael Jackson dancing just days before his death? In a particularly creepy THR story, concert promoter AEG Live gushes about the 100 hours of footage they have from Jackson's concert rehearsals at the Staples Center, just two days before he died. They could release it as a live album! As a pay-per-view special! Even a theatrical movie! Can't you just hear the cash rolling in? In order to not sound like a complete skeeze, AEG CEO Randy Phillips says ...
Monday Night Poll: Michael Jackson's Final Footage?
Cinematical —
Now that the initial shock over the untimely death of Michael Jackson has passed, his concert promoter is making it known that he has "more than 100 hours of footage that could be turned into live albums, a movie and a pay-per-view special." Randy Phillips, president and CEO of AEG Live, told The Associated Press (via The Hollywood Reporter): "He was our partner in life and now he's our partner in death."
Jackson was filmed in rehearsal for a planned series of 50 concerts in London, performing songs such as "Thriller" and "Beat It." The ...
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filmshaft.com 9/14/2009 —
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filmschoolrejects.com 6/29/2009 —
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heyuguys.co.uk 6/25/2009 —
***Update*** - Now confirmed on the BBC website
Although not really film news, I don't think that anyone will blame me for posting this story. This evening TMZ and the LA Times have confirmed that Michael Jackson has indeed died from cardiac arrest at 15.15 this afternoon.
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filmofilia.com 9/14/2009 — MTV debuted Michael Jackson ’s “ This Is It ” movie trailer at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards .
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tmz.com 6/25/2009 — Filed under: Michael Jackson , R.I.P. We've just learned Michael Jackson has died. He was 50. Michael suffered a cardiac arrest earlier this afternoon at his Holmby Hills home and paramedics were unable to revive him. We're told when paramedics ...
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empireonline.com 6/29/2009 — So the news today of Michael Jackson's passing has left me with rather mixed emotions. On the one hand, it's clear that the King of Pop was weird, to say the least, and damaged from a childhood spent under the full glare of the spotlight. On the other ...
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mikeyfilmmaker.blogspot.com 6/26/2009 — In the 50s, there was Elvis. In the 60s, there were The Beatles. In the 70s, there was really no one. It wasn't until the 80s that another legend graced our radio and television. Michael Jackson had landed and soon became the "King of Pop". With the release of Thriller and the rise of MTV, the ...