Question. Where exactly are the wild things? Well, you could ask Maurice Sendak, Spike Jonze, Max Records… or you could just listen the podcast and find out! Does the childhood classic turned hipster fantasy movie deliver? We’ll tackle that question as well as the ostensible Hollywood cash-grab, “Michael Jackson’s This is It.” How does the [...]
Part of being a filmmaker is accepting the fact that you’re mental masterpiece may turn into a cinematic failure. Many failed films don’t succeed due to a variety of reasons including low budget, poor acting, lazy or misdirected advertising or ‘fill in the blank’. However, there are a handful of films that audiences and critics [...]
Michael Jackson’s This Is It will offer Jackson fans and music lovers worldwide a rare, behind-the-scenes look at the performer as he developed, created and rehearsed for his sold-out concerts that would have taken place beginning this summer in London’s O2 Arena. Chronicling the months from April through June, 2009, the film is produced with [...]
Just prior to Michael Jackson’s untimely death, the pop star had undergone extensive and grueling rehearsals in preparation for his upcoming performances in London. According to the AP those rehearsals may be converted into a feature documentary and appear in a theater near you. Randy Phillips, head of concert promotion company, AEG, says there are [...]
Last week we reported that Sacha Baron Cohen had caved to gay activist demands and was re-shooting some scenes to appease their concerns (see here). This week, it appears there will be even more alterations made to the already controversial comedy in light of Michael Jackson’s recent death. The Risky Biz Blog reports that Jackson’s [...]
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