with Robin Roberts (the new Barbara Walters)on ABC Wednesday, November 18, at 10 p.m., she will give an in depth interview from her Malibu home about her brother and just coincidentally her greatest hits cd called Number Ones is released the day before.
Readers, I picked up a nasty computer trojan from visiting another well-known gossip site (which shall remain nameless). I am in the process of correcting the problem. Right now I am mobile posting and I hate it! I probably won't be able to post until this evening. Please check back through the day for posts from Where's My Stimulus? and feel free to converse in the comment section of our current posts.
Michael Jackson's concert rehearsal documentary "This Is It" topped the box office pulling in $101 million worldwide. Domestically, the film has made $32.5 million; it pulled in $68.5 million overseas, including $10.4 million in Japan, $7.6 million in Great Britain$6.3 million in Germany, $5.8 million in France and $3.2 million in China. As predicted, Sony decided to extend the two week limited engagement to at least Thanksgiving in the United States and varying dates in other markets.
T-Pain showed up on the Australian red carpet premier for Michael Jackson's "This Is It:" wearing a t-shirt featuring Cassie's accidentally on purpose released nude pictures. Why in the hell was he in Australia???
Joe Jackson with Craigslist's best at the Vegas premiere of 'This is It'. He was also presented with a celebrity star at the Palms Hotel by the Maloof Bros. Papa Jackson told ET, "I think it's a fantastic thing to be able to accept a star. I accept it because of my son." He also added to People Magazine referring to Prince, Paris and Blanket (we think): "They are healthy, they exercise, they practice martial arts. They are fine."
The movie is fantastic. I highly recommend you take some time to see it in the next two weeks.
I still have no idea what that strange sweeping motion at 0:11 is. It made no more sense in the film.
I got chills watching this footage in the context of the film as a whole and knowing it was some of the last breaths he would take.
I am a huge Michael Jackson fan, but even I thought Elizabeth Taylor was exaggerating in her praise for this documentary. I was wrong; this is a must-see movie for anyone who has even a passing interest in Michael, music, dance--life itself. I was completely blown away by the vibrancy and energy I witnessed on screen. There were poignant moments and moments of humor. The humor especially surprised me. Michael really has a wry sense of humor and was often funny without meaning to be so. He took great pride in his work and some of the best moments of the film came when he was correcting others to bring them in line with his vision of perfection for his works. The crew and the audience alike shared a snicker when one of the musicians agreed to "put a little more booty in it" to funk up a bass line and no one was taken aback when, at another point, Michael told the musicans to play his songs like he wrote them; he wrote them like that for a reason. I was touched by how many people expressed the sheer honor of having the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to work with him on this concert. More than once someone said it was a "dream come true."
As for Michael, you could tell age was creeping up on him: he held back in both the singing and the dancing to preserve his voice and body through the grueling 14 hour a day rehearsals leading up to the actual concerts. As Michael told his backup singers, "you can sing out; I need to preserve my voice." Still, Michael holding back is better than any person living or dead giving the best performance of their lives. He was always pitch-perfect and completely hands-on from the choreography to the special effects to the harmonies and the music. The scene where he and Judith Hill dueted was classic Michael. All other singers, no matter how accomplished, had to push themselves to keep up with his emotional tenderness, his sweetness of note.
There were many times when I felt like Kenny Ortega was merely a figurehead because Michael seemed to be directing even the most minute details; he wanted the audience to experience the extravaganza as he saw it in his own dreams. The re-imagined Thriller scene was so incredible it would have been worth the international flight to London just to see it in 3-D. He also re-tooled Smooth Criminal to include scenes with Humphrey Bogart and Greta Garbo. He fit in seemlessly with the vintage scenes in his suit, hat, and spats. I would have liked to see more dance choreography to accompany that segment though the Matrix-like special effects and Michael sliding down a staircase and jumping through a plate glass window was awe-inspiring. Still, Smooth Criminal just isn't the same without the famous 45 degree lean.
There are those who say this movie is a sham effort to cover up Michael's frailty in his last days. He looked healthy and happy in the footage which appeared to be taken over the course of at least a week or two prior to his death. Michael did look thinner than usual and he rarely danced full out unless the music really got a hold of him. I think he was saving himself and his energy so he could give a 1000% when he did the actual shows in London. After all, he was a 50 year old man about to perform 50 shows back to back. Michael would never cheat his fans. Indeed, this concert would have spoiled them for any others. Nothing else would have compared. In that sense, he did really mean This is It. In all others, this will never be it for the King of Pop. Long Live Michael Jackson.
Michael Jackson's concert documentary "This Is It" will premiere simultaneously at 15 locations across five continents Tuesday evening--and I have one of the invites. Eat your heart out. I will most definitely post about the movie to let you know how awesome it was.
Dancing With The Stars did a tribute to Michael Jackson last night on their results show. I have to admit, as corny as that show is (but I love it and watch every week) the tribute wasn't half bad. BET should have given them a call, for real. The family was there to lend their support including, Mrs. Katherine, LaToya, Jermaine, and the child support enforcement officers; Jermaine knows damn well Randy has to pay that woman, too. He could have shared the spotlight for one night. LaToya and Jermaine did quite a bit of talking before the actual dances; would you expect anything less? I will try to find the video of their speeches. In the meanwhile, someone PLEASE try to analyze the chemical makeup of whatever Jermaine is trying to pass off as hair these days. Mm'kay?
Thank you to all of you who expressed your condolences and reached out to me via e-mail. I really appreciate the sentiments. My friend wouldn't want me to wallow, so I'm back online. I am still hurting, still sad, but I am trying to work through my grief. It is going to take me a LONG time to get over this loss...smiles and laughter do help, so I hope you get as much of a kick out of this blog as I do. I heard from some readers I hadn't heard from before. Please continue to comment, and welcome. ----Wild Safari
Michael Jackson's embattled physician, Dr. Conrad Murray, is allegedly quietly trying to sell his story. With a possible manslaughter indictment and baby mama sapping his assets, Murray is said to be hoping that a book and/or movie deal could be the perfect hypodermic for a quick cash infusion.
Famed writer-producer Lawrence Schiller confirms that he recently got a call from "an interested party" asking for his advice on how Murray's story could be turned into a book and documentary.
Murray's lawyer, Edward Chernoff, denied that Murray is looking to spill what he saw during the few weeks he tended to Jackson. "The doctor has had plenty of offers, but he is not interested in a book deal - he's interested in his freedom," Chernoff told us. "There is no agent out there authorized to make some deal for Dr. Murray (until I make the deal)."
Still, Murray's spokeswoman, Miranda Sevcik, admitted he has "money problems."
But your ex-Alejandra Jackson filed a lawsuit against you because she claims you have stopped paying child support for your two kids, Jermajesty (can you imagine them sitting around for nine months and that's what they came up with?) and Jaffar. According to TMZ, Alejandra says that Jermaine claims that he only made $35,000 in 2008, yet owes $35,000 in child support although he still lives in a mansion and drives a Rolls,so he needs to get serious.
This situation does not tickle anyone's fancy.
Alexandra also claims that Jermaine's mother Katherine helps her out by giving her gift cards to Ralph's grocery store so that she can buy food for the boys.
Before you go too hard on Jermaine, she also has three kids with Randy who at one time WORKED at Ralph's. So, you still like me don't you?
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