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EntertainmentMusical star Charisse dies in LA
Cyd Charisse, a former co-star of Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly, dies in Los Angeles aged 86, her publicist says.
Published: Wed, 18 Jun 2008 08:53:53 GMT - Source: News.Bbc.Co.Uk - Read the articleLiteratureAstaire/Jacko mashup video: Smooth Criminal
Richard sez, "A fan of both Fred Astaire and Michael Jackson has cut this short film in the hope of introducing new generations to Astaire and the influence he had on Jackson." I love both Astaire and Michael Jackson. I want young people to know Astaire stuff, that is why I made this. The video features scenes from the Girl Hunt ballet in The Band Wagon (1953) starring Astaire and Cyd Charisse (those supreme legs!! The most perfect body a woman could have. So sensual, so elegant), to which MJ gave homage in his Smooth Criminal vid (also in a performance of Get Happy on the Jacksons show in the 70s as well as You Rock My World in 2001), and, as an intro, a sequence from Daddy Long Legs (1955) featuring Leslie Caron (in motion pictures, you mustn't put a coin into a jukebox in an ordinary way!). Link (Thanks, Richard!)...
Published: Wed, 28 May 2008 01:30:55 GMT - Source: Boingboing.Net - Read the articleSee Also:
