New Movie Reviews Film Reviews. Michael Jacksons This Is It. Michael Jacksons This Is It. Theatrical release poster. Directed by. Kenny Ortega. Produced by. Paul Gongaware. Kenny Ortega. Randy Phillips. Starring. Michael Jackson. Music by. Michael Bearden. Cinematography. Sandrine Orabona. Watch Michael Jackson`S Halloween The Movie Full Version' title='Watch Michael Jackson`S Halloween The Movie Full Version' />Tim Patterson. Edited by. Don Brochu. Brandon Key. Tim Patterson. Kevin Stitt. Productioncompany. Distributed by. Columbia Pictures. Release date. October 2. Running time. 11. Country. United States. Language. English. Budget6. 0 million. Box office2. 61. Michael Jacksons This Is It is a 2. American documentaryconcert film directed by Kenny Ortega that documents Michael Jacksons rehearsals and preparation for his concert series of the same name that was originally scheduled to start on July 1. Michael-Jackson-547247.jpg' alt='Watch Michael Jackson`S Halloween The Movie Full Version' title='Watch Michael Jackson`S Halloween The Movie Full Version' />June 2. The film consists of Jackson rehearsing musical numbers, directing his team, and additional behind the scenes footage including dancer auditions and costume design. Ortega confirmed that none of the footage was originally intended for release, but after Jacksons death it was agreed that the film be made. The footage was filmed in Los Angeles at the Staples Center and The Forum, and features a clip from East Rutherfords Arena where Jackson publicly announced the concert series. Concert promoter AEG Live has faced criticism since the films confirmation, largely in the form of accusations that the film was made simply for profit. Multiple members of Jacksons family refused to support the film, and some family members even attempted to stop the film agreement in August 2. In the same month, however, a judge approved a deal between Jacksons estate, AEG Live, and Columbia Pictures. The agreement allowed Columbia to edit the hundreds of hours of rehearsal footage needed to create the film. Columbia subsequently paid 6. Despite originally being set for October 3. October 2. 6, 2. 00. Jacksons fans. The film was given a worldwide release and a limited two week theatrical run from October 2. November 1. 0, 2. Tickets went on sale a month early on September 2. The film received mostly positive reviews from critics its portrayal of Jackson and his performances were generally praised, although some critics and fans of Jackson felt that the film was made to profit from Jacksons death and argued that the musician would not have wanted the film released because he was a perfectionist. Michael Jackson was an American musician and entertainer. He is known to have written, recorded and filmed material that has never been officially released. 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In London, fans bought more than 3. Record sales were also reported in the Netherlands, Sweden, Belgium, Brazil, and New Zealand. In the first opening weekend it grossed 1. The film sold 3. United States and Canada, and 6. Halloween debut. On its theatrical run, the films worldwide revenue gross was in total 2. ConcepteditThe film begins with a short text introduction stating the purpose of the footage and its intent For the fans. After short dialogues from various dancers, Ortega is heard talking through the original concert opening sequence involving a body suit made from screens which display fast clips and images with bright intensity from which Jackson emerges on stage. Immediately after this, Jackson begins Wanna Be Startin Somethin first solo, which pauses half way through and a small snippet of Jackson singing Speechless a cappella is shown. Jackson is then joined by dancers and completes the first number. A short clip showing rehearsals of the toaster mechanism is shown before rehearsal footage of Jam is played. This plays directly into the green screen adaptation of soldiers dancers for Bad which are also used for They Dont Care About Us which is shown next. From here, the film shows Michael directing Ortega and his band for his solo rehearsal performance of Human Nature which he performs a cappella, then acoustic and finally with full band. Green screen rehearsals for the video vignette for Smooth Criminal come next with scenes from his film Moonwalker as well as the film Gilda featuring Rita Hayworth as the title character singing Put the Blame on Mame, with dress rehearsals of the song following, including parts of the vignette intertwined with the dancing. Jackson is seen next directing his musical team for the cues in his song The Way You Make Me Feel. Jackson then performs a rehearsal with dancers which he alters and changes as he goes. Jackson then rehearses a medley of The Jackson 5 songs I Want You Back, The Love You Save, Ill Be There and Shake Your Body Down to the Ground. After this, Jackson sings with Judith Hill, one of his backup singers, on his duet song I Just Cant Stop Loving You in which he sings at full strength, directing his partner as he goes. The filming for the Thriller vignette is then shown with Jackson and Ortega watching with 3. D glasses. Jackson is then seen rehearsing Thriller with the vignette intertwined like that in Smooth Criminal. Footage of the shows aerialists rehearsing to the instrumental of Who Is It is shown next. During the dance sequence, puppets are suspended in the audience aisles while Jackson emerges from a robotic spider originally seen in the vignette. Jackson and Ortega rehearsing the cherry picker is seen next, along with Jackson rehearsing Beat It. Footage of Jackson and the band rehearsing Black or White is shown next, in which he instructs his band to skip the second verse and later allows guitarist Orianthi Panagaris to take center stage to finish with a high guitar riff. Buy Bollywood Superstar Monkey Online more. The video sequence for Earth Song is shown next, featuring a little girl who wanders through a forest, falls asleep, and wakes up to find the forest destroyed by man. Jackson then performs the song, with his voice being heard at the end telling of the dangers of global warming and the lack of reversible time left. He then performs a quick version of his song Billie Jean. Michael is then seen talking to all crew members and wishing everyone the best for the London performances. At a sound check, Michael performs Man in the Mirror with strong backing vocals. The credits are shown next, with a montage of rehearsal clips and This Is It being played in the background. After the show, a live recording of Heal The World was played. Then, the audio of Human Nature was played, with a clip of Michael rehearsing it in early June the 3. D screen was not set up yet. Then, a clip of what could have been a Dome Project video of Heal the World was shown, in which the girl that appeared in the Earth Song video was shown holding the world and a signed message, by Michael, saying I Love You. Songs performed in the filmeditSongsNotes. Wanna Be Startin SomethinPerformed without the third verse. The first verse was rehearsed. Contains an a cappella snippet of Speechless. Live vocals. Key transposed. JamThe second verse has been cut in the film, but was rehearsed as a complete song. The rap has also been cut down significantly in the film. Contains a sample of Another Part of Me. Dubbed vocals with live ad libs. The DrillA military dance sequence which features samples of Bad, Dangerous, and Mind Is the Magic. Instrumental dance performance. They Dont Care About UsContains samples of HIStory, She Drives Me Wild and Why You Wanna Trip on Me. Part of this song was released during the days after Jacksons death in this version the sample of HISTORY is the original with the Great Gate Of Kiev in the final film version this was changed to a similar piece of music composed by Michael Bearden, the shows musical director. This alteration is due to orchestra copyright issues, but the Great Gate Of Kiev was supposed to have been used. Features a mix of live and dubbed vocals. Human NatureAlso played during an alternate video clip shown after the end credits.