Archive for April, 2008

Tribeca Film Festival’s “Thriller” Night

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This year's Tribeca Film Festival in New York hosted a special event - an evening dedicated to "Thriller" - the masterpiece by Michael Jackson, directed by John Landis. The event opened with a dance demonstration by the star ensemble of 'So You Think You Can Dance'. Dressed up as zombies the group & former choreographer Vince Patterson showed the crowd how to do it (see video below). After airing of the Thriller25 project sizzle piece and the 14 minute original video, John Landis himself introduced the documentary that was produced around the filming of the video "Thriller" 25 years ago: "The Making Of Thriller". This collage of b-roll, behind the scene and interview footage with cast and fans which had been lost since VHS times closed out the evening - leaving everybody longing for more…


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