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On a set of "This Is It" On a set of "This Is It" Kenny Ortega taught modern Hollywood how to dance.The director of the MichaelJackson documentary, "This is It" , Ortega began his career as a choreographer and is responsible for some of the most iconic, indelible dance performances captured on film in the last 30 years.

No screen credit is given to the person responsible for editing "Michael Jackson's This Is It," leading one to believe that gifted director Kenny Ortega may have envisioned the precise cuts in his head while reviewing more than 100 hours of rehearsal footage.

Director and choreographer Kenny Ortega has spent a lot of time in Disney's court, from the beloved 1992 musical Newsies starring a young, though not entirely vocally fresh, Christian Bale, to the overly-popular High School Musical movies.

The concert tour, the final performance that will never be is coming to the big screen this October for only two weeks.

Michael Jackson 's death was a tragic one, and it gets a bit more depressing when Hollywood sees his cardiac arrest at 50 as a goldmine.

Michael Jackson 's death was a tragic one, and it gets a bit more depressing when Hollywood sees his cardiac arrest at 50 as a goldmine.

1. Select a co-star that won't steal the movie. Johnny Depp in Public Enemies? Bad move.

Jowly character player who honed his skills with San Francisco's American Conservatory Theatre before making his film debut in "Alex in Wonderland" . After several small film roles, Lerner gained notice for his.... Jowly character player who honed his skills with San Francisco's American Conservatory Theatre before making his film debut in "Alex in ...

We guess these screen tests went well, as "Dancing with the Stars" pro dancer and country singer Julianne Hough has now landed the lead female role in Paramount's remake of Footloose .

A baby-faced character actor, almost invariably cast in teenaged roles, Max Casella is perhaps best known as the wisecracking, sexually frustrated, Runyonesque sidekick to Neil Patrick Harris on the ABC comedy series.... A baby-faced character actor, almost invariably cast in teenaged roles, Max Casella is perhaps best known as the wisecracking, ...

Despite having all the necessary tools to become a star - " looks, talent, presence - " actor Christian Bale lacked one necessary ingredient at the start of his career: tolerance for being in the spotlight.

'Extremely complicated' is an understatement for a two-minute scene that took two weeks to film.

He's already the star of a phenomenal film franchise. So why would Christian Bale wager his Batman cachet on a new entry in the once-innovative, now kind-of-clunky Terminator film series? "I felt like the franchise was done, so when I first got sent the script I didn't have any interest," Bale said of Terminator Salvation , the fourth film in the ...

You're already the star of a phenomenal film franchise. So why would Christian Bale risk his Batman cachet on a new entry in the once-innovative, now kind of clunky Terminator film series? "I felt like the franchise was done, so when I first got sent the script I didn't have any interest," Bale says of "Terminator Salvation," the fourth film in the ...

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British actor Christian Bale forced a rewrite of upcoming action movie Terminator Salvation, filmmakers said on Friday .