Michael Jackson

...the legendary video's graveyard scene into the Tim Burton era. "Smooth Criminal" inserts Jackson into the classic Hollywood films he loved -- from "Gilda" to "In a Lonely Place." There are aerialists, "pole dancing specialists," arcs of fire...

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...that look like something from a Tim Burton movie?) Lest anyone get the morbid sense that the film is a necrophiliac's delight, Jackson often feels vibrantly, reassuringly human. He sashays with one of his female dancers at one point. He...

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...emotional impact. He and Ortega had cinematic concepts for the concert production of "This Is It" - including a re-do of "Thriller" that would take it from a John Landis vampire frolic to a Tim Burton goth prom. Influenced by "Dead Men...

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...women. As Fashion Editor for Italian L'Uomo Vogue, Bergman has styled many covers, including Steven Spielberg, Tim Burton, Michael Jackson , Robert Deniro, Jay-Z, Sean "Diddy" Combs, Snoop Dogg, Rem Koolhaas, Casey Affleck, Tim Roth...

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...this art work. He was very good friends with Jackson. Jackson also plans to sell the actual scissorhand gloves that Johnny Depp wore in Tim Burton's film Edward Scissorhands. It is thought this painting of popular culture and historic...

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Burton's film was actually a greater departure from the book than Mel Stuart's original, and Johnny Depp's depiction of Wonka is more akin to the creepier versions of Michael Jackson from tabloid videos than the mad genius of Gene Wilder.

In this article: Tim Burton, Washington Irving, Johnny Depp, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Alice in Wonderland, Willy Wonka, Big Fish, Planet of the Apes, Claustrophobia, and Batman

...wants to devote his energies to. " Jackson pronounced the script as "very scary", and although the movie was not a musical, he planned to sing a song with lyrics based on Poe's poetry over the closing credits. Producer Pudney said Jackson had...

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...little boy who played Augustus Gloop wore a fat suit for the role. A bunch of people saw the similarities between Willy Wonka and Michael Jackson after the movie came out. Tim Burton begged to differ. "Michael Jackson likes children; Willy...

In this article: Johnny Depp, Tim Burton, Willy Wonka, Gene Wilder, Roald Dahl, Mike Teavee, Barbies, Ed Wood, Augustus Gloop, and Oompa Loompa

...parenthood through the immaculate conception of biotechnology? Jackson's fame and fortune ensured that he had few barriers to the pursuit of whatever whimsical fancy seized him. He became a more brilliant and frightening version of the Mad...

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