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'Thriller' dance Guinness world record attempt includes Hollywood & Highland
The hardest part of learning the moves in Michael Jackson’s legendary “Thriller” music video isn't the fancy footwork or the hip swivels. It's the iconic "claw swing."
"You show your claws to the left, then swing down, show your claws...Tags: Game Playing, Michael Jackson, Los Angeles, Hollywood (Los Angeles, California), Australia (movie)
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Fruitless efforts - Reporter struggles as grape picker
Of The Morning CallI've had some grand experiences as a food writer, including hot dogging in the Wienermobile, judging the Pillsbury Bake-Off and picking olives under the golden sun in Provence. But I've never spent a day picking grapes for wine, despite living along the...Tags: Wine, Beer, and Spirits, Lucille Ball, Breinigsville, Beverage Industry
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Leonardo DiCaprio May Step Into the 'Twilight Zone'
Zap2It.comAre Leonardo DiCaprio and his Appian Way shingle looking to bring "The Twilight Zone" back to the big screen? That's what The Hollywood Reporter says, indicating that the Warner Bros.-based banner has been seeking pitches based on episodes of the Rod...Tags: Joe Dante, George Miller, Leonardo DiCaprio, Steven Spielberg, Quentin Tarantino
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Impending 'Fear' coming to NBC
NBC's upcoming series "Fear Itself" will feature Superman and one of "Mad Men's" women, and the directors of "American Psycho," "Re-Animator" and three of the "Saw" movies are on board as well. The show, a suspense and horror anthology a la Showtime's...Tags: Theater, Superman, Montana, NBC, Satellite and Cable Service
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'Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story' is a wonderful tribute to the horror huckster
Sentinel Movie CriticThere never was a movie mogul like William Castle. "The poor man's Alfred Hitchcock" wasn't so much a gifted director as a brilliant showman, a horror huckster of the first order who made his cheesy B-movies "events" by finding gimmicks and milking them...Tags: Joe Dante, Roger Corman, John Waters, Alfred Hitchcock, Movies
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Documentary Films at the Florida Film Festival
ANITA O'DAY: THE LIFE OF A JAZZ SINGER Friday, April 4, 6:30 p.m.–8 p.m. at Regal Saturday, April 5, 2:30 p.m.–4 p.m. at Regal Considered by many to be one of the top five female jazz singers ever, Anita O'Day lived a life that from the...Tags: Disasters, Cinema Industry, Gays and Lesbians, New York, Roger Corman
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25 'Thriller' facts
Los Angeles Times Staff Writers"Thriller," the biggest-selling album ever, wasn't the only Michael Jackson work released in November 1982. A few weeks before it was set to hit stores, MCA Records released an album of Jackson reading the story of "E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial" and...Tags: Theater, Awards and Prizes, Cinema Industry, DVDs and Movies, Academy Awards
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'Thriller' rises from grave
The rhinestone glove, too-short pants, red jacket and Jheri curl juice are back -- "Thriller," the top-selling album of all time worldwide, is a quarter-century old Tuesday. The rerelease Tuesday of the Michael Jackson classic includes a bonus DVD with...Tags: Michael Jackson, Naomi Campbell, Kanye West, Vincent Price, Paul McCartney
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'Look' (menacing crowds undercut case for privacy)
Tribune staff reporterAccording to the producers of "Look," the average American is unwittingly photographed up to 200 times a day, thanks to the 30 million surveillance cameras at work in this country 24/7. With all this attention, are we any safer? What is the state of...Tags: Gene Kelly, Ben Weber, Movies, Jackie Chan
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American directors dominate NY Film Fest
From Wes Anderson to Sidney Lumet, this year's New York Film Festival is dominated by top American directors spanning generations.
Though the NYFF has always put forth a highly international slate of selections, this year's fest -- the 45th annual --...Tags: Brian de Palma, Cinema Industry, Abel Ferrara, Eric Rohmer, Claude Chabrol
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AFI Fest unveils lineup
The AFI Fest announced its 2007 lineup today, confirming a number of U.S. premieres and prestige pictures bound to end up on the awards circuit later in the season.
The annual event in Los Angeles runs from Oct. 31 to Nov. 7. Screening 148 films from...Tags: Catherine Deneuve, Los Angeles, Don Rickles, Festive Event, Movies
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'Psych' Catches 'Idol' Fever
Zap2It.comFOX's singing competition show "American Idol" may be very popular on the sets of "Law & Order," "Criminal Minds" and "24," but it's unlikely that the writers on these serious dramas would be able to have as much fun with their obsession as have "Psych"...Tags: Bruce Willis, Tim Curry, Martin Sheen, Cybill Shepherd, Simon Cowell
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