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It's hard to perform a Michael Jackson routine night after night, lipsynching to the king of pop. But it gets a lot more complicated when you're being stalked by a psychotic robot — and it can only get worse when the robot decides that it's a Michael Jackson fan. More »
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At last month's Denver Pridefest, a trio of dancers reenacted Michael Jackson's zombie-stomp number "Thriller." The performance would've been otherwise serviceable if it hadn't been for a flailing werewolf who appeared perpetually on the verge of forgetting his choreography. More »
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Last night the gleeks premiered their mash-up of Michael Jackson's "Thriller" with the Yeah Yeah Yeahs' "Heads Will Roll". There were zombies, football players, hyper cuts of the dancing (we wish we could have seen more moves!) and lots of autotune. What did you make of the sweetened zombie spectacle? More »
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What's Glee's next pop victim? Michael Jackson's zombie dancing horde from Thriller. Let's be honest, "The Rocky Horror Glee Show" was a bit of a bust, so Glee, you've really got to bang this one out. Here's a first look. More »
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You know what film was just screaming to be made? An entire feature film based on Michael Jackson's "Thriller!" And y'know what else? It's based on Vincent Price's lyrics! It'll be like Captain EO on salvia! More »
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The unjustly shuttered Captain EO 3D ride reopened in California yesterday, and people absolutely lost their shit. Fans waited overnight to catch a first glimpse of the George Lucas-produced extravaganza. More »
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Of all the things the King of Pop was famous for, Michael Jackson's music video for "Thriller" was one of his geekiest contributions. Today, the zombie-themed short was officially selected to be preserved in the National Film Registry. More »
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Stormtroopers, prisoners, Lego people — it's hard to find a group of folks who haven't danced to Michael Jackson's Thriller. And now rubber Japanese monsters have joined the ranks of dancers hoping to channel the late King of Pop. More »
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We've told you before about the rumors that Disney are planning to resurrect the Michael Jackson-starring Captain EO - rumors that Disney CEO Bob Iger has denied. So why are those rumors predicting an announcement today? More »
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Rumors are circulating that Michael Jackson and George Lucas' 3D Captain EO theater experience will be returning to Disney World 2010. Let's hope this time they keep the map away from Hooter — damn elephant aliens. [MiceAge] More »
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With Michael Jackson dead, we're at the end of an era. But even though we have to hustle into the future without him, nobody will ever forget Jackson's strangely brilliant contributions to science fiction and fantasy. More »
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Shake off your red leather jacket and crazy contact lenses: a big budget Thriller Musical is in the works. Chicago is ready to fling open its theater doors to a Michael Jackson monster-fest. More »
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Here are a few of the awesomest moments from Captain EO, Michael Jackson's science fiction movie which played in Disney's Epcot Center from 1986 to 1994. There are so many incredible things in this film, from the weird squirrel that sits on Michael's shoulder to the constantly farting elephant. Not to mention Anjelica Huston's dominatrix Supreme Commander, who waggles her long fingernails until Michael accepts the punishment of 100 years in her torture dungeon. But really, it's best to think of this George Lucas-produced film as a lost Star Wars segment, complete with a Death Star-buzzing sequence. Will Jackson's Captain EO show up in Clone Wars? We can only hope. More »
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Michael Jackson spent three hours in a Las Vegas book store and came out with boxes of science fiction and other books. His face covered with band-aids, plus sunglasses and a hat and scarf, he looked every bit the visiting alien. Which raises the question: what kind of science fiction does Jackson like? Chris Nakashima-Brown votes for J.G. Ballard's crazy-ass The Atrocity Exhibition. [No Fear Of The Future] More »
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