“Sailcloth” starring Oscar® nominee John Hurt, selected for 2012 Academy Short Film Award considerationSAILCLOTH – starring world-renowned actor John Hurt – is a heartfelt story of an elderly gentleman who disappears from a nursing home. The 18-minute non-dialogue film, written and directed by Elfar Adalsteins, is already an award winning film having picked up the Grand Jury Prize for Best Short Film at the Rhode Island International Film Festival to a standing ovation. Subsequently, the film has gone on to get a recommendation for the 2012 Academy Short Film Awards.

Sailcloth shares the poignant story of an elderly widower, played by Hurt, as he sets in motion a series of events to hide his disappearance from a nursing home. After gathering necessities he heads to the local pier where a beloved companion awaits him – ready to take their last great journey.

John Hurt, one of the UK’s most legendary actors, stars in this emotional film portraying the widower with a natural ease that effortlessly pulls you into. Hurt, a two time Academy® Award Nominee, has won countless accolades during his extensive career, including three BAFTA’s and a Golden Globe.

This Oscar worthy film is written and directed by Elfar Adalsteins (www.elfaradalsteins.com) and produced by his company Berserk Films. Elfar’s began his career as a producer, working on feature films such as ‘Country Wedding’, the Oscar® longlisted ‘Mamma Gógó’ and ‘Black Rabbit Summer’ he developed in collaboration with Ruby Films. Elfar’s directorial feature film debut is currently in the final stages of development and is scheduled to move into production in 2012.

With John’s wonderful portrayal of the widower and Elfar’s expertly realized vision, it is no wonder that this emotional story of love and courage is causing such an Oscar Buzz.

 

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Log onto Twitter for your chance to win tickets to the LA premiere of IN TIME, starring Justin Timberlake and Amanda Seyfried!

Tweet #intimepremiere today and tomorrow to see a virtual map with the location of the ticket giveaways. There will be five people secretly located around Los Angeles with pairs of premiere tickets to give to fans. As the amount of tweets increase,the closer you’ll be to discovering the secret giveaway locations… until time runs out.

Each time fans reach a tweet goal, the virtual map will zoom closer to reveal the location. Be one of the first on the scene and say the passphrase “Every second counts” to claim  your tickets to the LA premiere on Thursday, October 20th.

Visit www.intimemovie.com to begin the race!

IN TIME
Thriller
Release: October 28, 2011
Written and directed by: Andrew Niccol
Producers:  Eric Newman, Marc Abraham
Cast: Justin Timberlake, Amanda Seyfried, Cillian Murphy, Vincent Kartheiser, Alex Pettyfer, Johnny Galecki
Synopsis: In a future where time is literally money,  and aging stops at 25, the only way to stay alive is to earn, steal, or inherit more time.  Will Salas lives life a minute at a time, until a windfall of time gives him access to the world of the wealthy, where he teams up with a beautiful young heiress to destroy the corrupt system.

The dark comic gem RARE EXPORTS: A CHRISTMAS TALE will be released on DVD and Blu Ray on October 25th. Based on the award winning shorts from director Jalmari Helander that have already acquired a cult reputation on the internet, this re-imagining of the most classic of all childhood fantasies features a Santa that you won’t want coming to town. This Christmas everyone will believe in Santa Claus. Own the film that is soon to be required perennial holiday viewing just in time for Halloween.

SYNOPSIS:
It’s the eve of Christmas in northern Finland , and an ‘archeological’ dig has just unearthed the real Santa Claus. But this particular Santa isn’t the one you want coming to town. When the local children begin mysteriously disappearing, young Pietari and his father Rauno, a reindeer hunter by trade, capture the mythological being and attempt to sell Santa to the misguided leader of the multinational corporation sponsoring the dig. Santa’s elves, however, will stop at nothing to free their fearless leader from captivity. What ensues is a wildly humorous nightmare – a fantastically bizarre polemic on modern day morality.

RARE EXPORTS: A CHRISTMAS TALE is a re-imagining of the most classic of all childhood fantasies, and is a darkly comic gem soon to be required perennial holiday viewing.

SPECIAL FEATURES:
– The two original short films in which the Christmas tale was born, Rare Exports Inc. (2003) and Rare Exports – The Official Safety Instructions (2005)
– The Making of Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale
– “Blood in the snow” – a look at the concept art
– Animatics & computer effects video comparison
– Behind the scenes production stills photo gallery
– Original theatrical trailer from Finland

Official Site: http://www.oscilloscope.net/films/film/41/Rare-Exports-A-Christmas-Tale
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/RareExportsMovie

CHICKENFOOT DEBUTS MUSIC VIDEO FOR “THREE AND A HALF LETTERS (I NEED A JOB)”
GROUP TEAMS WITH FEEDING AMERICA TO MOTIVATE FANS TO HELP THE NEARLY 49 MILLION AMERICANS FACING HUNGER

LOS ANGELES, CA—October 18, 2011—Chickenfoot, the supergroup featuring guitarist Joe Satriani, drummer Chad Smith, and former Van Halen bassist Michael Anthony and frontman Sammy Hagar, debuts their music video for the song “Three and a Half Letters (I Need a Job)” today.  The song, from their recent release, Chickenfoot III ( eOne Music/Edel/EarMusic), is  motivated by the dismal economy, which has led to problems such as hunger and job loss, and features letters that were sent to Hagar as pleas for help.  Chickenfoot is partnering with Feeding America, the nation’s leading domestic hunger-relief charity, to encourage fans to help alleviate some of the effects of the economy.  The band will perform “Three and a Half Letters” on Jimmy Kimmel Live on the evening of November 3rd.

“I received a lot of letters from people over the years who were looking for help or work and recently I received one from an Afghan War Veteran that ended with ‘Can you help? I need a job.’  That really hit me and the song came together,” said Hagar.  “We really want to encourage people to help where they can, and I think one of the easiest ways is by making contributions to a local food bank. I hope we get this message across in this video and while we are on tour.”

“I Need a Job,” directed by Arthur Rosato (Springsteen, Bonnaroo), features the real life letters received by Hagar and closes with a call to action from the band and Feeding America.  Beginning today, the band is inviting fans to post their own letters and stories to their website in hopes it will help them find employment and continue to shed light on the critical condition in America.  The band is also planning on additional outreach to bring more awareness to the issue in each city on their upcoming “Road Test Tour.”  While those who are better off may not be able to offer actual jobs, Chickenfoot believes that contributions to food banks in their hometowns is one simple way, among many others, that fans can help those struggling on a local level. To find your Feeding America member food bank, visit http://feedingamerica.org/foodbank.

The band is set to embark on the recently announced “2011 Road Test Tour,” beginning November 1st at the Warfield Theatre, San Francisco.  The tour will take the band (Satriani, Anthony, Hagar and touring drummer Kenny Aronoff) through five US and five European cities in support of their most recent release Chickenfoot III, which debuted on the Billboard album chart at #9.   Chickenfoot III, has continued to receive critical acclaim:

“It’s a rare case of a group that’s equal to – or perhaps even greater than – the sum of its parts…this is an album that really wins hearts with its granite thump’n’roll.”  – Gary Graff, Billboard

Chickenfoot III features 10 tracks with so many moments of epiphany that one can barely take them all in on first listen.  Colossal, stadium-shaking riffs abound on earth-movers such as “Alright, Alright,” “Last Temptation” and “Lighten Up.” Tradition meets innovation on the Nashville pop-tinged “Different Devil,” the Delta-blues flavored “Something Going Wrong” and the aching rock ballad “Come Closer.”  Chickenfoot III follows the band’s 2009 debut album, which debuted at #3 on the Billboard Top 100 and was certified gold for sales of over 500,000 units by the Recording Industry Association of America.

THE 2011 ROAD TEST TOUR DATES:
November 1                       Warfield Theatre              San Francisco, CA
November 2                       Avalon Hollywood           Los Angeles, CA
November 4                       The Pageant                       St. Louis, MO
November 5                       Metro                                   Chicago, IL
November 8                       Webster Hall                      New York, NY

**European dates available at www.chickenfoot.us

For the “Three and a Half Letters (I Need a Job)” music video, more information about Chickenfoot, please visit the band’s webpage www.chickenfoot.us, as well as their podcast http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/chickenfoot-podcast/id306051384, YouTube http://www.youtube.com/ichickenfoot, Facebook www.facebook.com/chickenfoot and Google+ pages.  

About Feeding America
Feeding America provides low-income individuals and families with the fuel to survive and even thrive. As the nation’s leading domestic hunger-relief charity, our network members supply food to more than 37 million Americans each year, including 14 million children and 3 million seniors. Serving the entire United States, more than 200 member food banks support 61,000 agencies that address hunger in all of its forms. For more information on how you can fight hunger in your community and across the country, visit www.feedingamerica.org. Find us on Facebook at facebook.com/FeedingAmerica or follow our news on Twitter at twitter.com/FeedingAmerica.

Bring Home the Action-Packed, Blood-Sucking Thriller with Bite On Blu-ray 3D™, Blu-ray™, DVD, Digital and On-Demand, December 13, 2011

“…. Colin Farrell really gets the blood pumping.”

— Alynda Wheat, People

Complete with never-before-seen, UNRATED bonus features that add to a bloody good time

 BURBANK, Calif., October 14, 2011 — DreamWorks Pictures’ Fright Night, starring Colin Farrell, arrives on December 13, 2011 just in time to take a bite out of the holidays on Blu-ray 3D™, Blu-ray™, DVD, Digital and On-Demand.  Inspired by the 1985 gothic horror cult classic and directed by Craig Gillespie (Lars and the Real Girl, Mr. Woodcock), all hell breaks loose when High School Senior Charley Brewster (Anton Yelchin) discovers his charming new neighbor Jerry (Farrell) is a Vampire preying on his neighborhood.

Packed with un-rated bonus features, the Blu-ray release includes a fang-in-cheek mockumentary “Peter Vincent: Swim Inside My Mind,” a hilarious satirical look at David Tennant’s egocentric “rock star” anti-hero character, Peter Vincent; “The Official How to Make a Funny Vampire Movie Guide;” “Squid Man: Extended and Uncut;” “Frightful Facts & Terrifying Trivia;” “Deleted Scenes;” and a “Gag Reel.”  Also included is the uncensored “No One Believes Me” music video directed by Fright Night’s director Craig Gillespie and performed by hip hop recording artist Kid Cudi.

Proclaimed, “A Bloody Good Time” by Trey Alexander (Fandango.com), Fright Night features an all-star cast including: Colin Farrell (Horrible Bosses, Crazy Heart), Anton Yelchin (Star Trek, Terminator Salvation), Toni Collette (Academy Award^® nominee for The Sixth Sense, and Golden Globe^® winner for United States of Tara), Christopher Mintz-Plasse (Kick Ass, Superbad), David Tennant (Dr. Who, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire) and Imogen Poots (Jane Eyre, 28 Weeks Later).

Charley (Anton Yelchin) is a high school senior who’s on top of the world—he’s running with the popular crowd and dating Amy (Imogen Poots), the most coveted girl in school. But trouble arrives when Jerry (Colin Farrell) moves in next door. He seems like a nice guy––at first. But there’s something not quite right, and no one else, including Charley’s mom (Toni Collette) seems to notice. After his classmates start to mysteriously disappear without a trace, Charlie discovers that there is more to his new neighbor than meets the eye. Now he must do all he can to protect his mom and girlfriend Amy from meeting the same fate as his best friend Ed Thompson (Christopher Mintz-Plasse).

Fright Night will be available to own and for in-home viewing as follows:

3-Disc Blu-ray 3D Combo Pack (1 Blu-ray 3D + 1 Blu-ray + 1 DVD with Digital Copy)

Suggested Retail Price:  $49.99 U.S./$56.99 Canada

Bonus Features:

• Gag Reel (unrated)
• Kid Cudi Music Video (uncensored version) “No One Believes Me”
• Squid Man – Extended & Uncut
• Peter Vincent: Swim Inside My Mind
• The Official “How to Make a Funny Vampire Movie” Guide
• Frightful Facts & Terrifying Trivia
• 5 Deleted Scenes with intros by Director Craig Gillepsie (Ride to School; Neighborly; Once A Freak, Always A Freak; Midori & Kerosene; and Back at the Penthouse)

2-Disc Blu-ray Combo Pack (1 Blu-ray + 1 DVD)

Suggested Retail Price:  $30.99 U.S./$46.99 Canada

Bonus Features:

• Gag Reel (unrated)
• Kid Cudi Music Video (uncensored version) “No One Believes Me”
• Squid Man – Extended & Uncut
• Peter Vincent: Swim Inside My Mind
• The Official “How to Make a Funny Vampire Movie” Guide
• Frightful Facts & Terrifying Trivia
• 5 Deleted Scenes with intros by Director Craig Gillepsie (Ride to School; Neighborly; Once A Freak, Always A Freak; Midori & Kerosene; and Back at the Penthouse)

1-Disc DVD (1 DVD)

Suggested Retail Price:  $29.99 U.S./$35.99 Canada

Bonus Features:

• Gag Reel (unrated)
• Kid Cudi Music Video (uncensored version) “No One Believes Me”
• Squid Man – Extended & Uncut

Digital (3D, High Definition & Standard Definition)

Suggested Retail Price:  3D & High Definition = $39.99 U.S./$35.99 Canada

Standard Definition = $29.99 U.S./$35.99 Canada

Bonus Features:

• Gag Reel (unrated)
• Kid Cudi Music Video (uncensored version) “No One Believes Me”
• Squid Man – Extended & uncut
• Live in Las Vegas: An Interview with Peter Vincent
• The Official “How to Make a Funny Vampire Movie” Guide

On-Demand

For additional information and pricing, please contact your television provider or favorite digital retailer. Bonus features are not offered with On-Demand.

DISC SPECIFICATIONS:

STREET DATE: December 13, 2011 (Direct Pre-book: 10/18 / Distributor Pre-book 11/1)

Feature Run Time: 106 minutes

Rating:   U.S.: R/Canadian: CE: 14A (Bonus Material Not Rated)

Aspect Ratio:  Blu-ray 3D & Blu-ray: 1.78:1 (Feature Film)

DVD: 16×9 Widescreen (Feature Film)

Audio:    Blu-ray 3D & Blu-ray: 7.1 DTS-HD MA (English)/ 5.1 Dolby Digital (French & Spanish)

DVD:5.1 Dolby

Languages& Subtitles:   English and French

Film Synopsis:

Senior Charley Brewster (Anton Yelchin) finally has it all. He’s running with the cool kids and dating the hottest girl in high school (Imogen Poots). But all hell breaks loose when charming Jerry Dandridge (Colin Farrell) moves in next door. Charley thinks there’s something odd about him, although no one – including his mom (Toni Collette) – seems to notice. But after too many of his classmates vanish under bizarre circumstances, Charley comes to an unmistakable conclusion: Jerry is a vampire preying on his neighborhood!

Social Media:

Those who would like to stay connected with the exciting “Fright Night” release are encouraged to:

• “Like” the Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/frightnightmovie
• Follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/#!/frightnight2011
• Visit the website and mobile site: http://www.welcometofrightnight.com/#

About DreamWorks Studios:

DreamWorks Studios is a motion picture company formed in 2009 and led by Steven Spielberg and Stacey Snider in partnership with The Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group.  The company recently released “The Help,” which has resonated with audiences around the country and has earned over $100 million at U.S. box office.  Upcoming releases include Steven Spielberg’s “War Horse.”  DreamWorks Studios can be found on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/DreamWorksStudios and on Twitter at http://twitter.com/dw_studios.

MediaMikes and Relativity Media is pleased to present the Official Trailer for their upcoming action-packed thriller ACT OF VALOR, starring active duty Navy SEALs. 

Save The Best Piece For Last

On behalf of Universal Pictures, we are excited to announce that the RESTRICTED trailer for the upcoming comedy AMERICAN REUNION. AMERICAN REUNION reunites all the American Pie characters we met a little more than a decade ago at their high-school reunion!

AMERICAN REUNION is in theaters April 6, 2012

Synopsis
In the comedy American Reunion, all the American Pie characters we met a little more than a decade ago return to East Great Falls for their high-school reunion.  In one long-overdue weekend, they will discover what has changed, who hasn’t and that time and distance can’t break the bonds of friendship.

It was summer 1999 when four small-town Michigan boys began a quest to lose their virginity.  In the years that have passed, Jim and Michelle married while Kevin and Vicky said goodbye.  Oz and Heather grew apart, but Finch still longs for Stifler’s mom.  Now these lifelong friends have come home as adults to reminisce about—and get inspired by—the hormonal teens who launched a comedy legend.

Release date: April 6, 2012
Genre:  Comedy
Cast: Jason Biggs, Shannon Elizabeth, Alyson Hannigan, Chris Klein, Natasha Lyonne, Thomas Ian Nicholas, Tara Reid, Seann William Scott, Mena Suvari, Eddie Kaye Thomas, Jennifer Coolidge and Eugene Levy
Directed by: Jon Hurwitz & Hayden Schlossberg
Written by: Jon Hurwitz & Hayden Schlossberg
Produced by: Warren Zide, Craig Perry, Chris Moore
Executive Producers: Chris Weitz, Paul Weitz, Louis G. Friedman, Seann William Scott, Jason Biggs

American Reunion:
Official Site:  http://www.americanreunionmovie.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/AmericanPie

Director: Bruce Ornstein
Stars: Martin Yurkovic, Dreama Walker and Creighton James
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 95 minutes

Our Score: 1 out of 5 stars

I am not really sure how to describe this film. It tries to be serious at first but then switches gears goes campy. I am not sure it is able to handle both ends. The first thirty minutes are decent but then falls short in the second half. Honestly the acting isn’t even that bad. Martin Yurkovic  and Dreama Walker is are good in there roles.  It is Martin’s first role in fact and he does ok. There is some decent gore in the second half but it doesn’t make up for the story falling short very quickly.

The story is about a flamboyant college student that wants to be in a stage production though he finds out that he has the soul of a great vampire king. He has to choose between his friends, his destiny…and a musical number. He also has mommy issues that he is dealing with. Sounds fun…right? No. The idea of him being a “vampire king” gets lost in the shuffle, which could have made this better. Don’t even get me started on the end of the film which sealed the deal on how bad this was.

Keep Valentines day 2013 open all you “Die Hard” fans. John McClain is back…and he’s bringing his son with him.

Today during a call in to the Jim Rome Radio Show, Co-Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Fox Filmed Entertainment Tom Rothman announced that production will begin this January on “A Good Day to Die Hard,”the fifth film in the popular series. Plot details were scarce but Rothman did say that the film will find Bruce Willis’ character travelling to Russia to bring back his trouble prone son, unaware of the young mans true reasons to be in the country. No one has been cast yet in the role of John McClain, Jr.

“A Good Day to Die Hard” is scheduled to open on February 14, 2013. Yippee Ki Yay!

In conjunction with the release of her new book, “Growing Up with William Holden,” his daughter Virginia Holden will appear at a benefit screening of director David Lean’s masterpiece “The Bridge on the River Kwai.” The screening will be held at the Joslyn Art Museum in Omaha, Nebraska on Friday, November 4, 2011 and will benefit the Nebraska Kidney Association.

The 1957 film stars William Holden, Alec Guiness and Jack Hawkins and received seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director (Lean) and Best Actor (Guiness).

Copies of the new book will be available for purchase at the event and Ms. Holden will be available for autographs. This is the 29th Class Film Event presented by Bruce Crawford and his Omaha Film Event organization. Previous screenings include “The Godfather,” “Jaws,” “Singing in the Rain” and “Young Frankenstein.”

Tickets are $20.00 and are available at all Omaha area HyVee Food Stores. A limited number of tickets will be available at the door the night of the screening. For more information, or to find out how you can obtain tickets from outside the Omaha area, please call (402) 932-7200. For more information on Bruce Crawford and previous Omaha Film Event screenings go to www.omahafilmevent.com.

Here is the much anticipated trailer for MARVEL’S THE AVENGERS, which hits theaters on May 4, 2012.

http://trailers.apple.com/trailers/marvel/avengers/

Emilio Estevez has never been one to sit back and let things come to him.  After a small role, cut from the finished film, in “Apocalypse Now,” he cut his teeth in television projects until his first big role opposite Matt Dillon in “Tex.”  The next time he worked with Francis Ford Coppola he made the cut, appearing as Two Bit Matthews in “The Outsiders,” which was based on the novel by S.E. Hinton.  Estevez took another Hinton novel, “That Was Then, This Is Now,” and adapted it for the screen, starring in the film version in 1985.  That same year also introduced film fans to what was referred to as “The Brat Pack”…a group of highly talented young actors that took Hollywood by storm.  Films like “The Breakfast Club” and “St. Elmo’s Fire” established Estevez as a bonafide star.  In 1987 he wrote, directed and starred in “Wisdom,” a film best described as the tale of a modern day Robin Hood.

He went on to star in films like “Stakeout,” “Young Guns” and “The Mighty Ducks,” films so popular that they spawned sequels.  He co-starred with his brother, Charlie Sheen, in another film he wrote and directed, “Men at Work.”  He also directed himself and Charlie in the acclaimed film about the porno industry, “Rated X.”  In 2006, he wrote, directed and appeared in the award winning ensemble film “Bobby,” a film that dealt with the assassination of Robert F. Kennedy.  “Bobby” made many film critics Top 10 lists (including mine) and confirmed Estevez as a talent to watch.  He makes good on the promise of “Bobby” with his newest film, “The Way.”  While traveling the country in a motor coach promoting the film, Mr. Estevez took the time to sit down with MediaMikes:

Mike Smith:  What drew you to this project?
Emilio Estevez:  The young man standing behind me (he gestures to his son, Taylor, who is videoing the promotional event).  He went to Spain in 2003 with my father.  They went over there to check out the Camino (a pilgrimage that figures prominently in “The Way”).  Taylor had been working as my dad’s assistant on “The West Wing.”  He went to Spain.  And in a little town on the Camino my son fell in love.  He met a girl, fell in love and decided to move there.  So that was sort of the beginning of it.  I figured if I wanted to spend time with my son I needed to figure out how to work in Spain.  I kept saying, “hey, why don’t we go over there and make a film?”  That started a dialogue.  It started us talking about it.  And then little by little I developed a story.  I came up with this idea of this man who loses his son in Spain…which is kind of what I experienced…but I knew it needed to be bigger than that.  It needs to be more like “The Wizard of Oz.”  Because the Camino is marked in yellow.  The Camino de Santiago could be the Emerald City.  And the audience is Dorothy…along with the Cowardly Lion, the Tin Man and the Scarecrow…off to see the Wizard they go.

MS:  Wow!  I never even thought of it like that but it makes so much sense.
EE:  Remember where we meet Jack (a character in the film)…he’s in a haystack.  He’s the scarecrow because he has writer’s block…

MS:  He can’t use his brain.
EE:…he can’t use his brain.

MS:  Wow.  Have you ever made the pilgrimage yourself?
EE:  Just by car.  I spent a lot of time getting to know it.  We moved along the Camino with this small crew.  There were about 50 of us.  We covered about 350 kilometers of it.  We were there for quite a long time.

MS:  With the exception of your own films and a couple of “family” cameos (Estevez has appeared on “The West Wing,” starring his father and on “Two and a Half Men,” which starred his brother), you’re not on screen much anymore.  Do you plan to focus more on working behind the camera as opposed to in front of it?
EE:  Danny DeVito once described directing as “death by a thousand questions.”  And that’s very accurate.  You’re on a movie for two years plus.  When you’re acting you can do two or three films a year , but it doesn’t knock your socks off.  You get to stay intact.  I want to get back in front of the camera a little bit more.  That’s the overall plan…to do a little bit of each.  I’d like to be able to do what Clint Eastwood does.  He’s in a movie when he wants to be, he’s not when he doesn’t want to be.

MS:  I’ve asked other actors who direct, like Keith Gordon and Charles Martin Smith, this question:  is there a role out there that would bring you back?
EE:  There is a role out there.  I wrote it.  It’s kind of a family franchise type of film along the lines of “The Mighty Ducks.”  I wrote it.  I’ll direct it.  And I’ll star in it.

THE STORY OF THE ‘KING OF POP’ FROM
THOSE THAT KNEW HIM BEST

 Michael Jackson:
The Life of an Icon

 BY PRODUCER DAVID GEST

FEATURING MOTHER KATHERINE JACKSON,
BROTHER TITO JACKSON & SISTER REBBIE JACKSON

AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY™ AND DVD NOVEMBER 1^st 2011

Universal City, CA, September 6, 2011 – Prepare to go behind the headlines as Michael Jackson’s mother Katherine, brother Tito, sister Rebbie and more than fifty friends, peers and associates share intimate and fascinating stories about the singer’s illustrious life.  Directed by Andrew Eastel and produced by television star David Gest, Michael Jackson: The Life of an Icon is not only a celebration of Michael’s life, but also a powerful behind-the-scenes account of the star’s early years with the Jackson 5, his rise to global solo-stardom through to the final moments before his sudden death in 2009.  Available on Blu-ray™ and DVD on November 1^st 2011 from Universal Studios Home Entertainment, the release also features performance footage as well as never-before-seen family photography.

Michael Jackson: The Life of an Icon features multiple interviews with Katherine Jackson as she shares her memories about Michael’s upbringing in Gary, Indiana, provides insight into his relationship with father Joe, shows her support for her son during the court cases he challenged and gives her thoughts on the life he faced afterwards.  Rebbie Jackson recounts the star’s childhood, his extraordinary bond with mother Katherine and his decline in later years and Tito Jackson provides an in-depth look into Jackson’s history and what his family went through during Jackson’s sensational trial in 2005. 

BONUS FEATURES ON BLU-RAY™ & DVD

• ADDITIONAL INTERVIEW FOOTAGE: Katherine Jackson, Tito Jackson, Rebbie Jackson, Smokey Robinson, Dionne Warwick, Jimmy Ruffin, Peabo Bryson and many more!

SYNOPSIS

Producer David Gest has pieced together the most important facts about Jackson’s life based on unseen first-hand accounts he has recently recorded with an important group of people who knew the star well.  In addition to celebrating his many achievements as the biggest selling artist of all-time, the film will finally answer some of the speculation surrounding Jackson’s life.

Also included in the show is rare, in-studio and live television performance footage of Michael Jackson and the Jackson 5 as well as unforgettable original music from the Motown period by Michael, the Jackson 5 and other artists who Jackson respected and was influenced by. The soundtrack includes more than twenty-one classic tunes.

TECHNICAL INFORMATION (BLU-RAY™):

Street Date:  November 1, 2011

Copyright:  Film © 2011 David Gest Production, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Packaging © 2011 Universal Studios. All Rights Reserved.

Selection Number: 61120339

Picture Format: Widescreen

Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1

Rating: Not Rated

Languages/Subtitles: English SDH, French, Czech, Danish, Finnish, Greek, Norwegian, Polish, Spanish & Swedish

Layers: BD-50

Audio:              English Dolby Digital 5.1

Run Time: 157 mins

 

TECHNICAL INFORMATION (DVD):

Street Date: November 1, 2011

Copyright: Film © 2011 David Gest Production, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Packaging © 2011 Universal Studios. All Rights Reserved.

Selection Number: 61120341

Picture Format: Widescreen

Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1

Rating: Not Rated

Languages/Subtitles: English SDH, French & Spanish

Layers: DVD-9

Audio: English Dolby Digital 5.1

Run Time: 157 mins

 

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