娱乐英语新闻:Michael Jackson documentary premieres in Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 27 (Xinhua) -- A long-expected documentary depicting the late pop icon Michael Jackson's rehearsal for his would-be London concert performances premiered Tuesday night in downtown Los Angeles.

    A red-carpet premiere ceremony was held before the screening. Celebrities donning smart costumes filed into Nokia Theater, the premiere live music and concert destination in the heart of Los Angeles, along a red carpet.

    People from home and abroad, many of them holding high the late pop singer's posters, waited impatiently for their turns to go inside.

    A number of fans, putting on Jackson's landmark hat, suit and a pair of silver gloves, posed in front of a big screen showing videos of his performances.

    The atmosphere was totally different from that at the Glendale Forest Lawn Cemetery on Sept. 3 when the late pop king was laid to rest. Everybody seemed high-spirited and so eager to watch the 112-minute feature-length film as if they were going to a live pop concert.

    Tickets authorities said a total of 6,000 tickets had already been sold out across the United States. The film will be shown from Wednesday in 75 countries and regions for a limited two-week run.

    Jackson died on June 25 when he was busy rehearsing for his planned 50-date London concert. Los Angeles County's district attorney office has classified his death as homicide, but has not charged Conrad Murray, his personal physician who was at Jackson's bedside before his sudden death. He admitted he had administered powerful anesthetic propofol and another sedative to the singer, who he alleged suffered from insomnia.