Prison Inmates Dance To MJ’s This Is It Anthony, January 26, 2010 Yahoo‘s blog Hip-Hop Media Training has a new article by Billy Johnson, Jr. about one of Michael Jackson’s former choreographers (Travis Payne) teaching 1,500 Filipino high security prison inmates (in 2 hours mind you!) a routine of “They Don’t Really Care About Us” from Jackson’s planned This Is It tour (and eventual movie). Check out the video after the jump. I think the video is pretty spectacular, especially since the article states that initially the inmates wanted nothing to to do with the opportunity. There must have been some serious tension prior, but somehow it really did all come together. The song itself is pretty powerful, but to have this rendition with an army like stomp to it really does make it pop. I think they did Michael proud. This isn’t a new idea either. You may remember the great Thriller viral video that’s been around for awhile. This video’s release is very timely, since today “This Is It” released today on DVD and Blu-Ray. Dancing Inmates – Michael Jackson's This Is It @ Yahoo! Video Viral Marketing Michael JacksonThis Is It
District 9: Behind The Scenes Photographs January 25, 2010Facebook isn’t a stranger to film and television promotions. They’re probably one of the biggest promotional tools on the internet next to YouTube, and having ads on their website (along with selling the site) is what made them the multi-billionaires that they are today. Facebook has added features in the last… Read More
New Interactive Trailer for “Snow White and the Huntsman” May 24, 2012May 24, 2012One of my most anticipated films of the summer is Universal’s Snow White and the Huntsman, which takes the mythology of Snow White a lot more seriously than this year’s earlier release Mirror Mirror. The action adventure retelling opens in theaters next Friday, June 1st, and Universal has created an… Read More
Hollywood Reporter District 9 Review – Big Spoilers! July 30, 2009July 30, 2009If you don’t like spoilers, don’t even bother reading this post. The Hollywood Reporter has already posted a review of District 9 (the first one ever to my knowledge). Their review is very positive, and here is how they sum up their response: Bottom Line: A genuinely original science fiction… Read More