Spike Lee documentary to celebrate Michael Jackson's "Off the Wall"January 7, 2016 - 19:07 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Michael Jackson's "Off the Wall" is being reissued with a new Spike Lee documentary about the hallmark 1979 album, the Associated Press reports. Jackson's estate and publisher Sony Music are rereleasing the 36-year-old album with a DVD of the film "Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to 'Off the Wall'" on Feb. 26. The documentary will premiere January 24 at the Sundance Film Festival and will be broadcast February 5 on Showtime. "Off the Wall" featured the hits "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" and "Rock with You." Lee previously directed a documentary about Jackson's "Bad" album for its 25th anniversary in 2012. Katherine, Joe, Marlon and Jackie Jackson are among the family members who were interviewed for the new film. Jackson's estate has released several albums, reissues and soundtracks since his death in 2009 at age 50. His music has remained popular in recent years. The Recording Industry Association of America and Jackson's estate announced last month that Jackson's "Thriller" sold 30 million copies in the United States, making him the first artist to attain 30-time multiplatinum status. Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24 PACE wants concessions from Azerbaijan to accept Baku back A PACE co-rapporteur said that Azerbaijani authorities must make certain concessions so that the country can return to PACE. Cyprus parliament honors Armenian genocide victims Acting House President Zacharias Koulias noted that April 24 marks the “black anniversary” of the Armenian genocide. Armenia PM, France envoy discuss regional matters Issues related to the consistent development of Armenia-France cooperation were discussed. |