Jazz Trumpet player Chris Botti shares his stories of college with Thriller and the influence it has had on his playing over at the Thrillercast page starting today!

Check out photos from Thriller Night at Tribeca Film Festival! http://www.tribecafilmfestival.org/photos/Thriller_Night_at_the_Tribeca_Drive-In.html

MJ Fans in Japan can check out a Japanese Translation for My Thriller Video walk thru here: http://www.maicora.jp

Check out today's Thriller 25 segment on the Today Show featuring the cast of Bravo's new hit show, Step It Up & Dance in full zombie mode. Also, choreographer Vincent Paterson, who worked with Michael Jackson on both the Thriller and Beat It videos, teaches the Today Show crew the Thriller moves: http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/24293458#24293458 This tribute and instruction segment will be duplicated tonight at the World Financial Center as part of the Tribeca Film Festival.

Bravo announced today that for the first time ever, the entire cast of "Step It Up & Dance" will perform together live to honor the 25th Anniversary of Michael Jackson's "Thriller" at the Tribeca Film Festival Drive-In. The event will take place on Thursday, April 24, 2008 at the World Financial Center Plaza. In addition to the first time performance by the "Step It Up & Dance" cast, filmmaker and Thriller video director John Landis will screen the epic 1984 music video "Thriller" and the "Making Of Thriller" documentary. As part of the event, "Step it Up & Dance" judge and long-time Michael Jackson choreographer, Vincent Paterson will be on site to teach the audience a few classic "Thriller" dance moves. The audience will also take part in the world's largest zombie disco, a Michael Jackson dance contest, and Thriller face-painting stations. The event is free to the public, doors open at 6PM.

Co-sponsored by Snapple and Yahoo!, hosted by Brookfield Properties, Lower Manhattan Development Corporation, and U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Enjoy cinema under the stars! The Tribeca Drive-In, the Festival's classic outdoor screening series, will present a 25th anniversary celebration of "Thriller," the family-friendly Meerkat Manor, and the winning film of the Fans' Favorite Football Flick in the plaza of the World Financial Center, April 24.

Join filmmaker and "Thriller" video director John Landis for a special 25th anniversary screening of Michael Jackson's epic 1984 music video, plus the classic Making of Thriller. Learn the Thriller dance and take part in the world's largest zombie disco. Become a zombie at the Thriller face-painting station. Cast your ballot at our Michael Jackson look-alike contest. We're kicking off the evening with a classic Solid Gold Dance Party. . . and bringing out the ghouls as soon as the sun goes down.

Screenings are free and open to the public, and doors open at 6:30 p.m., with programs beginning at 7:30 and screenings at 8.

Click HERE for more info.

Yes, that fun viral tool we recently launched has finally made it to MTV! Check it out and see how easy it is to do: http://newsroom.mtv.com/2008/04/09/michael-jacksons-thriller-video-now-starringyou/ And if you haven't done it yet yourself, be sure to go to www.mythrillervideo.com and give it a try!

The new music community, JamsBio.com is in search of your favorite memories of Thriller. Enter the JamsBio Thriller Contest to win great prizes including a grand prize worth $1,000!

Visit http://jamsbio.com/contest/thriller25 for all the details to enter!

American Idol finalist Katharine McPhee shares her stories of being scared by the "Thriller" video and more in this weeks Thrilercast!

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To truly experience the creativity and genius of Michael Jackson, you must experience him LIVE, and here is your chance!
"Live In Bucharest: The Dangerous Tour," was recorded on October 1, 1992, and originally aired on HBO in 1992. The special received the highest TV ratings in the history of HBO, and Michael was honored with a Cable Ace Award.
This concert includes many of those Thriller hits, "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'", "Billie Jean", "Beat It", and "Thriller", as well as many other Michael Jackson classics. So it seemed like the perfect time for MSN's Control Room to make this available for your viewing pleasure for the first time online. So sit back, and experience the magic of The King of Pop in all his spendor.