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11/02/09
The documentary, which includes rehearsal footage of Michael Jackson , 51, prepping for his ill-fated "This Is It" London concert tour at Los Angeles' Staples Center just hours before he died of cardiac arrest, was so well received in its first five days that distributor Sony has extended the film's run until Thanksgiving.
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Us Weekly
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11/01/09
If you enjoyed "This Is It" last week, but wondered what was going to happen to all the footage that didn't make it into the final cut, Kenny Ortega has some good news for you: the "This Is It" DVD/Blu-ray release, scheduled for early next year, will have two to three hours more.
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Rotten Tomatoes
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11/01/09
Sony's Michael Jackson documentary "This Is It" danced its way to the top of the weekend boxoffice, even without hitting all of its marks.
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The Hollywood Reporter
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10/29/09
We still think it probably came down to budget disputes , but director Kenny Ortega says that after overseeing the Michael Jackson documentary film, This Is It , he just needed to take a break, causing him to pull out of the Footloose remake.
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Perez Hilton
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10/28/09
Equal parts morbid cash-in, breathless greatest hits tribute and tantalizing sneak preview of a landmark concert tour that never came to be, the Michael Jackson documentary This Is It is a fitting send-off for the mysteriously departed musical monarch.
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OK! Magazine
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10/27/09
The legendary actress took to her Twitter to let her followers know how impressed she was by the film.
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Perez Hilton
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10/27/09
The 77-year-old actress said Michael Jackson's This Is It is "the single most brilliant piece of filmmaking" she has ever seen.
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Us Weekly
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10/25/09
Citing disagreements over the tone and budget of the film, director Kenny Ortega has left Paramount's upcoming "Footloose" remake.
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Rotten Tomatoes
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10/25/09
That Footloose remake is gonna need a new director.
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E! Online
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10/25/09
Kenny Ortega has ankled as director of "Footloose" over differences with Paramount Pictures on tone and budget.
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Variety