Jackson memorial live in high definition in movie theaters and on TV

July 6, 10:36 PMTV News ExaminerIrv Kass

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If you're planning to watch the memorial for Michael Jackson, how you see it will make a big difference in the experience. It is the sort of event that is ideally suited to high definition video, with surround sound audio. In addition to the various TV telecasts on broadcast and cable networks, around the world, digitally equipped movie theaters in the US will be presenting the memorial live from Staples Center with high definition cinema quality pictures and sound, as it happens.

Cinedigm is the company behind the theatrical presentations. The company's website has a list of theaters that will be participating. Tickets to the movie theater showings will be free of charge, on a first come, first serve, basis, according to the company.

As a spectacle, theater on a grand scale, Jackson's memorial will likely be memorable in many ways. Experiencing the moment, with other viewers watching on a large screen, will shape the experience and distinguish it from watching on a home or office television. With A-list performers, high production value, and an international appetite for everything Michael, going to a movie theater is an opportunity to experience the message on a medium ideally suited to the grandeur and spectacular character of a celebrity funeral, the likes of which we've not seen since the death of Princess Diana.