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Meet Thriller Cat, the latest mega moggy to light up the interwebs with his jive-tastic moves - so jive-tastic is he, in fact, that Michael Jackson-themed remixes are already popping up in his honour.

Joanne McCabe - 3rd August, 2011

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Thriller Cat: The new coolest cat on the internet?

Meet Thriller Cat, the latest mega moggy to light up the interwebs with his jive-tastic moves - so jive-tastic is he, in fact, that Michael Jackson-themed remixes are already popping up in his honour.

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Thriller Cat: What's cool about this, you say? Watch what he did next... (Pic: YouTube)

The 16-second slice of YouTube awesomeness opens with a seemingly normal moggy sitting on the floor opposite the camera.

Apparently spooked by the recording device, our feline pal gets up to investigate - and here is where his rib-tickling moves make their debut.

Leaping up off the floor, he walks towards the camera on his hind legs in a Grinch-like fashion.

Since being uploaded on July 31 the video has been viewed over 680,000 times and received over 8,000 likes.

Unsurprisingly, the video is being passed around so much that, as of August 2, it was the fourth most shared in the US, sixth most shared on this side of the Atlantic and the second most shared in Australia.

'This is the funniest video I have ever seen on Youtube hahaha. No matter how many times I watch it I can't stop laughing,' posted dubdub20 underneath the clip.

'What an awesome cat,' said Tom80049, while another viewer simply said: 'What the f**king f**k?'

One particular remixed version of the video has also proved to be quite the hit - trust us, just watch it and you'll see why.

Baseball big screen kid does a smooth Thriller dance in front of thousands

Seeing himself on the big screen, this kid began to boogie, and suddenly everyone in the stadium was watching him. Watch this little tyke take the opportunity to show off his dancing skills. Could you do better?

Michael Jackson's 'Thriller' jacket sells for $1.8 million at auction

By the CNN Wire Staff

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Michael Jackson's "Thriller" jacket sold for $1.8 million at this weekend's Julien's auction in Beverly Hills, California.

(CNN) -- In an auction featuring memorabilia from the Beatles, Madonna and Elvis Presley, it was Michael Jackson who proved to be king.

The red and black jacket, winged shoulders and all, that the late pop star wore during his zombie-ridden "Thriller" video fetched a $1.8 million bid at this weekend's Julien's auction in Beverly Hills, California, according to the auctioneer's website.

The winning price was exponentially above the estimated bid of $200,000 to $400,000. Part of the proceeds will go toward the Shambala Preserve where Jackson's two Bengal tigers, Thriller and Sabu, have been living the past five years.

The jacket had been given to Dennis Tompkins and Michael Bush, the singer's longtime costume designers, to use as a reference for concert performances of the "Thriller" song. It includes an inscription to them on the jacket's lining, and the sleeve is signed, "Love Michael Jackson."

Its sale came exactly two years after the then 50-year-old Jackson was killed by a surgical anesthetic called Propofol, which a Los Angeles coroner ruled killed the singer in combination with several sedatives found in his blood.

The jacket wasn't the only piece of history from the late King of Pop that was part of the auction. The signature fedora Jackson wore during his Bad Tour was sold for $16,250, a handwritten note to friend Elizabeth Taylor went for $5,625 and a signed pillowcase fetched $3,584. And a bidder paid out $330,000 -- more than 10 times what Julien's had expected to get -- for one of the famous, shiny, crystal-covered gloves that Jackson wore during the 1980s.

"Michael Jackson has an unbelievable fan base," Darren Julien, the auction house's president, told CNN earlier this month.

Other pieces of history, from other members of music royalty, were also featured at the auction. While gold records and instruments were common items, others were more practical -- like Frank Sinatra's boots (selling for $2,500) and his 1986 Jaguar car ($19,000). as well as the U.S. Army-issued sewing kit of Elvis Presley's that went for $1,536.

The King of Pop's closest competition at the auction was the Beatles, which had a number of items for sale. A signed postcard from Liverpool's finest sold for $5,504 and Paul McCartney's bass guitar fetched $14,080. But oft-diminished drummer Ringo may have gotten the last laugh, with the cape he wore in the movie "Help!" selling for $37,500 -- about five times the estimate.

Photos: The Making of Michael Jackson's 'Thriller' Video | Rolling Stone Music | Photos

Photos: The Making of Michael Jackson's 'Thriller' Video | Rolling Stone Music | Photos

It’s been 17 years since Douglas Kirkland had exclusive access as the sole photojournalist at Michael Jackson’s landmark “Thriller” video. It wasn’t until Jackson’s death in June, 2009 that the photographer decided to finally share the wealth of material he originally shot for Life magazine in book form, due out this month as Michael Jackson: The Making of Thriller/4 Days/1983. We asked Kirkland about a few of his favorite shots, as well as what they revealed about the singer.

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Michael Jackson Video Collection Announced

From: http://www.rollingstone.com/

'Michael Jackson's Vision' will feature over 40 clips, from the full version of 'Thriller' to the unreleased 'One More Chance'

By  Daniel Kreps

 

A collection of all of Michael Jackson's music videos will be released on November 22nd as a three-DVD set called Michael Jackson's Vision, the Jackson estate and Epic/Legacy Recordings announced today. Vision will feature over 40 music videos from Jackson's solo career, including the unreleased clip for 2003's "One More Chance" (off Number Ones); the full version of his legendary "Thriller"; "Bad," which was directed by Martin Scorsese; plus rarer clips like the eerie "Ghosts," Jackson's "Say Say Say" duet with Paul McCartney and director Spike Lee's alternate version of "They Don't Care About Us."
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Vision will be offered in a limited edition boxed set with a 60-page hard-bound book with photos from Jackson's own archives. You can preorder the package here. The Jackson estate also plans a collection of 10 unreleased Michael Jackson songs to be come out in November.

Michael Jackson's Life in Photos

Michael Jackson's Vision

DISC 1
1. "Don't Stop" 'Til You Get Enough 4:12
Director: Nick Saxton
2. "Rock With You" 3:22
Director: Bruce Gowers
3. "She's Out of My Life" 3:35
Director: Bruce Gowers
4. "Billie Jean" 4:54
Director: Steve Barron
5. "Beat It" 4:57
Director: Bob Giraldi
6. "Thriller" 13:42
Director: John Landis
7. "Bad" 18:05
Director: Martin Scorsese
8. "The Way You Make Me Feel" 9:24
Director: Joe Pytka
9. "Man In the Mirror" 5:03
Director: Don Wilson
10. "Dirty Diana" 5:05
Director: Joe Pytka
11. "Smooth Criminal" 9:27
Director: Colin Chilvers
12. "Another Part of Me" 4:45
Director: Patrick T. Kelly
13. "Speed Demon" 10:08
Director: Will Vinton
14. "Come Together" 5:40
Director: Jerry Kramer & Colin Chilvers
15. "Leave Me Alone" 4:36
Director: Jim Blashfield and Paul Diener
16. "Liberian Girl" 5:34
Director: Jim Yukich

DISC 2
1. "Black or White" 11:01
Director: John Landis
2. "Remember The Time" 9:16
Director: John Singleton
3. "In the Closet" 6:05
Director: Herb Ritts
4. "Jam" 7:59
Director: David Nelson
5. "Heal The World" 7:32
Director: Joe Pytka
6. "Give In To Me" 5:29
Director: Andy Morahan
7. "Who Is It" 6:34
Director: David Fincher
8. "Will You Be There" 5:55
Director: Vincent Paterson
9. "Gone Too Soon" 3:38
Director: Bill DiCicco
10. "Scream" 4:47
Director: Mark Romanek
11. "Childhood" 4:29
Director: Nicholas Brandt
12. "You Are Not Alone" 5:34
Director: Wayne Isham
13. "Earth Song" 6:44
Director: Nicholas Brandt
14. "They Don't Care About Us" 7:08
Director: Spike Lee
15. "Stranger In Moskow" 5:33
Director: Nicholas Brandt
16. "Blood On The Dancefloor" 5:27
Director: Michael Jackson & Vincent Patterson
17. "Ghosts" 3:58
Director: Stan Winston
18. "You Rock My World" 13:30
Director: Paul Hunter
19. "Cry" 4:57
Director: Nick Brandt

DISC 3 (Bonus Features)
1. "Blame It On the Boogie" - The Jacksons 3:32
2. "Enjoy Yourself" - The Jacksons 3:31
3. "Can You Feel It" - The Jacksons 9:37
4. "Say Say Say" - Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson 4:57
Director: Bob Giraldi
5. "They Don't Care About Us" - Prison version 4:52
Director: Spike Lee
6. "Why?" - 3T featuring Michael Jackson 4:33
7. "One More Chance" - previously unreleased 4:03

The trailer for Whiteout courtesy of IGN.

After two years stationed at Antarctica's South Pole research base, lone U.S. Marshal Carrie Stetko (Kate Beckinsale) is as anxious as anyone to be going home. She's turned in her resignation and is counting the hours and minutes to the last plane out. But three days before departure, a body turns up on the ice and Carrie is immediately thrust into Antarctica's first murder investigation. As the death toll mounts, the mystery deepens with shifting loyalties, deadly whiteouts, and a relentless killer who will stop at nothing to protect a secret buried for over sixty years. Now with everyone around her packing up and getting out, Carrie must solve the crime before Antarctica is plunged into six months of darkness and she is stranded with the killer on a land where nothing comes in and no one gets out.

Michael Jackson's "Thriller" to become musical show

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Michael Jackson will help develop his ground-breaking "Thriller" video into a musical theater production, producers said on Monday.

Jackson's 1982 "Thriller" album is the world's biggest selling album and the theater production will recreate the tale of the 14-minute horror film spoof based on the title song. In the video, a young couple are on a date when the boy -- played by Jackson in the video -- becomes a werewolf.

"This musical will be the exclusive Michael Jackson authorized version of 'Thriller' and Jackson will participate in every aspect of the creative process," said the Nederland Organization, which has acquired the rights to the musical.

"Thriller The Musical" will include songs from "Thriller" and Jackson's 1979 album "Off The Wall."

The "Thriller" video, featuring dancing zombies and horror film star Vincent Price, was first aired in 1983 and became a staple of MTV. It was directed by filmmaker John Landis, who said it cost $500,000 -- about 10 times the cost of the standard music video of the time.

Jackson's spokesman, Dr. Tohme Tohme, said in the Nederland Organization statement: "The Nederlanders and Michael Jackson represent live theater and musical excellence, so let the music begin."

Jackson, 50, is one of the best-selling recording artists of all time and began his musical career with his siblings in the Motown group the Jackson 5 before starting a solo career.

But the singer has been dogged since the 1990s by scandal and revelations about his eccentric lifestyle. He was tried and acquitted of child sex abuse charges in 2005.

Jackson also has been plagued with financial troubles in the past few years and narrowly averted a foreclosure sale of his Neverland Ranch in May. In November, he handed over the title of Neverland to a company made up of himself and the firm that holds the $24 million loan on the property.

He has no permanent home currently.

(Reporting by Michelle Nichols; Editing by Bill Trott)

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