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PARIS, France (AFP) – Mixing rock, pop and RnB like never before, Michael Jackson’s “Thriller”, 40 years old next week, became the most successful album of all time and defined a coming era with its audiovisual ambition. “Thriller” has sold more than 100 million copies worldwide since its release on November 30, 1982. It consecrated Jackson as the “King of Pop” and remains a musical lodestone. Even renewed allegations of paedophilia in the 2019 documentary “Leaving […]
by Frankie Taggart Agence France-Presse LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Three decades after “Stand by Me” cast its long shadow over coming-of-age storytelling, Stephen King’s influence continues to resonate with theater-goers and TV audiences. Based on King’s novella “The Body,” Rob Reiner’s 1986 cult hit spawned its own genre, typically featuring a group of wise-cracking, cursing kids, often on bikes, facing up to teenage trauma in Anytown, USA. Several Steven Spielberg movies fit the […]
by Angus MACKINNON Agence France-Presse VENICE, France (AFP) — Director John Landis says his new 3D version of “Thriller” gives Michael Jackson fans chance to see the groundbreaking video how the late king of pop would have wanted them to. “Michael and I always intended it to be seen in a cinema,” Landis told reporters Monday at the launch of his new revamped version of one of popular music’s most influential and successful productions at […]
SAN DIEGO, United States (AFP) — Nostalgic horror sensation “Stranger Things” unveiled a new trailer set to Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” on Saturday as it built buzz for season two at the San Diego Comic-Con fan convention. The Netflix series — about a gang of 1980s children looking for their missing friend — became a break-out hit last year, winning critical acclaim and fame for its cast of young stars, led by Millie Bobby Brown. The trailer […]
Reuters — A deadly Martian creature hunts astronauts within the close, claustrophobic confines of a space ship in new thriller “Life,” which is an exploration into mankind’s hubris in its search for extraterrestrial life. “Life,” out in theaters on Friday, follows the astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) as they discover and nurture a living organism from Mars. As the alien life form, initially a cute little blob named Calvin, quickly grows and becomes […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Michael Jackson’s “Thriller,” the biggest album in history, on Thursday notched up another mark as it was certified as selling 33 million copies in the United States. The Recording Industry Association of America gave the new sales total for the 1982 work one year after the group started to factor in streaming. “Thriller” — which produced all-time hits such as “Beat It” and “Billie Jean” — appears unlikely to […]
