Posts Tagged ‘2004’

Man in the Mirror – The Michael Jackson Story (2004)

Man in the Mirror - The Michael Jackson Story

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Flex Alexander’s affecting performance in the lead role lifts Man in the Mirror, an account of the troubled, turbulent adult life of Michael Jackson. And a grim, melodramatic, and sometimes way over-the-top tale it is, as the film chronicles the litany of catastrophes visited on Jackson since Thriller turned him into the self-proclaimed King of Pop. It’s all here: the Jehovah’s Witnesses’ horrified reaction to the supposedly blasphemous “Thriller” video (a disclaimer was (Click here for more detail…)

Michael Jackson – The One (2004)

Michael Jackson - The One

Amazon.comMichael Jackson: The One is a persuasive summary of the Gloved One’s career highlights. Jackson appears only in old clips, but the case for his status as an innovative and dominant artist in the 1980s and early ’90s is made by an impressive array of witnesses: Beyonce Knowles, Isaac Hayes, Dick Clark, Wyclef Jean, Missy Elliot, and others. Clark recalls meeting child-star Michael and realizing he had a natural drive to be in charge, underscored by Jackson’s decision to push (Click here for more detail…)