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Bad 25 Documentary to Be Released in Theaters and on DVD

On Friday, the Bad 25 documentary was screened at the Venice Film Festival, and you read the details about it in here. On that day, John Branca described Bad as a very special album for Michael and said: "It was the first album in which Michael had a major role in the overall production. He personally wrote nine out of the eleven tracks on the album." He said that the film will be shown to Michael’s children. This trustee of the Michael Jackson Foundation also confirmed that the Bad 25 documentary will be aired on U.S. television on ABC on Thanksgiving Day in November, and that the film will also be released on disc for home viewing. He didn’t provide more details, but Spike Lee wrote on Twitter that the DVD will be released in early 2013. In addition to the main film, this DVD will include other related scenes that were not shown in theaters. There is no information yet about a Blu-ray release. John-Branca-Spike-Lee-Venice-2012.png John Branca also said that the film will come to theaters, and according to Spike Lee, it will not be shown in theaters in the United States. It’s not clear which countries will host the film. You can watch the video of the interview with Spike Lee and John Branca at the Venice Festival on YouTube. John Branca and Spike Lee talk about the importance of Bad 25, and Spike Lee ends his remarks by saying "Chamone" (Michael’s catchphrase from the song Bad). He used the same catchphrase at the press conference as well. Chamone, pronounced "shamone," is Michael’s way of saying Come on. Source: eMJey.com / Chicago Tribune