Fantastic Fest: Michael Jackson Dance Party
Filed under: Festival Reports, Fandom, Exhibition
Almost everyone at Fantastic Fest noticed the auspicious timing of Sunday night's Secret Screening #3. It was scheduled for 9:30 PM ... and a couple of hours after that was the Michael Jackson Dance Party. So everyone in the rumor mill decided that it was going to be a screening of the Jackson concert rehearsal footage movie This Is It. Well, that Was Not It. Instead we saw The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (read our own Scott Weinberg's review from Toronto right here).
That didn't mean we were going to skip the dance party. Oh no. Especially since they spent a considerable amount of time teaching people how to do the "Thriller" dance. The dance floor was packed with folks going through all the moves over and over again so often that eventually the place started smelling like a gym. Women went and changed their sweaty shirts, men splashed water on their faces, and the dance off was underway.
Underneath laser lights we danced to everything from the bell-bottomed MJ in the Jackson Five, to "Beat It," to "Black or White," of course the ubiquitous "Thriller," and all of it culminating with an audience sing-along version "The Man in the Mirror." Kai Izumi from Robogeisha pole-danced to "Dirty Diana." Everyone seemed to have a good time, but a girl leaned over towards the end and asked me "So, I guess once famous child molesters die, everything's okay?" Ouch. But on the eve of Roman Polanski's arrest, some words to dwell on.
Tell me once again, who's bad?
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
9-28-2009 @ 5:56PM
Jason said...
So i guess when girl's like that believes everything she hears or reads it's ok to treat an innocent man like a convicted felon? She would do herself alot of good but keeping her mouth shut about MJ from here on out.
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9-28-2009 @ 9:54PM
uforeader said...
Well said, Jason. Next time, Kevin, leave the nasty comments out of the article.
Long Live the KING of POP.
9-29-2009 @ 2:56AM
MultiLevel2 said...
Thanks Jason for your post because the fake writer Kelly should have enough class than to post something a slimy pole dancer said on a dance floor. I log on just to tell Kelly the next time he see his pole dancer tell her she better shut her trap saying anything ugly around town about MICHAEL JOSEPH JACKSON or anyone in the Jackson family as part of her health plan reform and living will policies!
Kelly please grow a pair and stop pretending to be macho man by putting MJ down. MJ was more man than most of the fake men in Hollywood. It is not going to make your blog legtimate and/or make you seem like a real writer! Kelly Please pass the above PSA message to your pole dancing girlfriend! MJ fANS ARE NOT TAKING ANY ILL OR UGLY LANGUAGE EXPRESSED IN MAGAZINE, TABLOIDS, MSM OR BLOGS ABOUT MJ. MJ WAS FOUND INNOCENT BY A CONSERVAIVE JURY ON 14 FELONY COUNTS! Please do not make us loose Lonell McMillian and all the other host of lawyers on you guys; the court have been quite for the estate and we have many lawyers with nothing to do right now but sue you folks.
9-28-2009 @ 8:12PM
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9-29-2009 @ 11:35AM
Ventura County King of Pop said...
Michael Jackson never did anything wrong. Our planet is full
of awful people who say bad things and do bad things. Michael was just the opposite. The most generous man who
ever lived,the best musical recording artist ever....No one will EVER touch this kind of excellence.Im glad i was able to experience it in my lifetime.Thank You Michael for all the great
music and fun you created for me!
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9-29-2009 @ 12:06AM
The Thriller said...
Retina Entertainment Inc. is hosting Toronto’s first ‘The Thriller’ Halloween party on Saturday, October 31, 2009 at the Hyatt Regency Toronto, in Toronto’s Entertainment District.
The place to be for Halloween – celebrate Michael Jackson’s contribution to music, dance and entertainment with an electrifying night of music and dancing with award-winning DJs.
Featuring the ‘Best Michael Jackson Moves’ Dance Contest, sponsored by Pegasus Studios,
**1st place $500, 2nd $300, 3rd $200 prizes and giveaways must be 19 or over **
Halloween costumes are optional – but recommended. Prizes will be awarded for best costumes - Male and Female.
When: Saturday, October 31, 2009
Where: Hyatt Regency Toronto,
King Ballroom 2nd floor
370 King Street West, & Peter St. Toronto M5V 1J9
Time: 8:00 pm – 2:00 am
Tickets: $30 per person in advance, $35 at the door
Ticket includes buffet, cash bar. Parking underground at the Hyatt.
For advance tickets, contact:
Info@thethriller.ca
Maggie Reyes
647-986-4608
maggie@thethriller.ca
On-line ticket set-up coming soon at ** thethriller.ca **
Why not stay over at the Hyatt Regency? Ticket holders qualify for a break on a single or double room.
A portion of the proceeds of this event will be donated to Liam’s Light Charity in support of pediatric transplants,
in conjunction with Sick Kids Hospital.
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9-29-2009 @ 2:56AM
mjlovehere said...
"There are still people who think Michael was guilty. A new group has formed at Yahoo Groups whose goal is complete vindication of Michael Jackson IN THE MEDIA, after which practically the entire world will follow. Please read the preamble on the home page and join."
http://tinyurl. com/lp3tps
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9-29-2009 @ 2:48PM
Ligaya said...
It’s one thing if people have done some homework, checked the other side (Michael Jackson is an innocent victim of extortion), then still believed he was guilty. But I suspect no one’s bothered. Anyone decent & open-minded, including that girl, will check @ least 1 source below in each of the allegations. In the meantime, I hope Cinematical, as responsible press, refrains from repeating & publishing unsubstantiated slander in the future – no matter how popular or widely believed – even as hearsay.
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9-29-2009 @ 3:43PM
Dans said...
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9-29-2009 @ 2:53PM
Ligaya said...
Check out re: the Jordie Chandler allegation which was settled:
1. “Was Michael Jackson Framed? The Untold Story,” Mary A. Fischer, GQ, October 1994, http://www.buttonmonkey.com/misc/maryfischer.html;
2. “Bury the Never Ending Myth of Jackson as Child Molester,” Earl Ofari Hutchison, July 8, 2009, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/earl-ofari-hutchinson/bury-the-never-ending-myt_b_228307.html;
3. Redemption by Geraldine Hughes, legal secretary for Barry Rothman, Dr. Chandler’s lawyer, who witnessed the set-up.
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9-29-2009 @ 2:57PM
Ligaya said...
Check ou re: the Gavin Arviso trial:
1. Michael Jackson Conspiracy, Aphrodite Jones. (She also wrote All She Wanted which was adapted into the movie Boys Don’t Cry, for which Hilary Swank won Best Actress Oscar.)
2. Michael Jackson: The Untold Story of Neverland (DVD) by Larry Nimmer (some excerpts on YouTube).
3. On Michael Jackson by Pulitzer Prize-winning critic for NY Times Margo Jefferson.
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9-29-2009 @ 3:02PM
Ligaya said...
More on Michael Jackson Conspiracy, Aphrodite Jones. Ms. Jones’ book is actual testimony from court transcripts. She obtained a court order to examine all the transcripts, records, videos & evidence, and had access to the jury foreman. Ms. Jones had attended the trial daily in her capacity as Fox News commentator. (Her book All She Wanted as adapted into the movie Boys Don’t Cry for which Hilary Swank won Best Actress Oscar).
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9-29-2009 @ 3:01PM
Ligaya said...
More on "Michael Jackson: The Untold Story of Neverland" (DVD) by Larry Nimmer (some excerpts on YouTube). The DVD was originally made to give the jury an idea what Neverland was like, since the judge didn’t allow them to make an actual trip there. Included are clips from both sides, prosecution/defense, including tapes where the accuser is telling police how Michael allegedly molested him, 70 (!) cops invade Neverland, clips fm. Bashir’s program + outtakes. An eye-opener, because it’s obvious when the Arvisos are caught in lies. Interviews w/Judge Foreman Rodriguez, Jackson lawyer Tom Mesereau, Aphrodite Jones. AVAILABLE @ NIMMER.NET Extras: 2005 trial victory party, messages fm. fans around the world to MJ, fans mourn him in L.A./Neverland.
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