Michael Jackson was first and foremost a singer and dancer, but he was also the type of performer who surpassed genres and inspired artists across all mediums. Here’s a look at some memorable movie moments that made use of Jackson’s music:

6. The Wiz and Captain EO: Jackson appeared as an actor in two films. (Of course, he sang in both.) His movie debut was as The Scarecrow in this urban re-imagining of The Wizard of Oz. But to anyone who visited Disney World’s Epcot Center in the 80s, his…

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I’ve been hurting. Probably my two favorite comedies on TV—“It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” and “Curb Your Enthusiasm”—have been on hiatus far too long, and there’s only so many times you can re-watch episodes before your neighbors, behind thin NYC apartment walls, begin to complain. But! Larry David’s “Curb” is coming back to HBO in the fall, after a two-year break. read more…

First Jonah Hill nearly tackled writer/director Mark Duplass at the South by Southwest film festival in Austin, going on and on about how much he loved Duplass’ debut film “The Puffy Chair,” an indie fav about two brothers who go on a cross-country road trip. Then Hill went and told The New York Times that the film was one of his favorite movies of all time. By that point, Duplass figured the two of them should make some movie magic together. read more…

Naturally, Robert Rodriguez’s “Predator” relaunch has been the focus of speculation ever since it was announced this past spring. With the “Grindhouse” director keeping purely to a producing role, speculation has been rampant as to who would take the director’s chair. Neil Marshall (”Doomsday”) was attached earlier this month, and the possibility that the gore-happy director would tackle the franchise was one that caused rejoicing all over the Internet. read more…

The folks behind the last three “Saw” films have another thriller in store for you, and it’s coming down the pike July 31. “The Collector” follows a handyman and ex-con who aims to dig up some scratch for his ex-wife by robbing his employer’s country home.

Naturally, things don’t go according to plan and our anti-hero finds himself trapped by a masked “Collector” who sets a series of traps that the studio describes as “the Spanish Inquisition as imagined by Rube Goldberg,” all while trying to rescue the very family he came to rob. read more…

Michael Jackson will not be buried at his Neverland Ranch as his family was unable to obtain a residential exemption required for a burial on private property.

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Things are a little quieter on the MJ front this afternoon, but here’s everything important:

• Anderson Cooper has heroically managed to track down Bubbles, Michael Jackson’s monkey who once nearly ate poor Rashida Jones. The chimpanzee is now 26 years old and living in an animal sanctuary in Florida. Bubbles has been there since 2005 and a worker says Jackson never once came to visit. read more…

There was only one pesky thing getting in the way of the proposed partnership between Michael Bay and James Frey. And no, it wasn’t a piece of legislation outlawing two of the four horsemen of the Apocalypse from working on a project together (although we hear there is growing support for just such a bill on the Hill). Rather, it was the fact that a publisher had yet to acquire the rights to the proposed series. read more…

CNN just aired leaked video from Michael Jackson’s last-ever rehearsal for his “This Is It” tour. The footage, shot at the Staples Center on June 24, two days before his death, shows a skinny-looking MJ doing “They Don’t Care About Us,” which was not one of his better-loved hits (it was that “Jew me, sue me” song that caused an uproar in 1996, back when song lyrics could still cause uproars). read more…

A hearty congratulations goes out this afternoon to Vulture commenter ktfania, whose well-composed Britney Spears haiku managed to win over your friendly Vulture editors as the best entry in our recent contest. Ktfania will receive two VIP tickets to see the one and only Britney Jean Spears when she swings through Madison Square Garden on August 24. Here’s the winning entry:

A slave 4 scandal
Your Cheeto libido drives
This toxic joy ride

Thanks again to all of you who entered!

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