Moonwalk (dance) Ian Inglis later wrote that Jackson encapsulated a long tradition of African-American dance movements in that one performance. Moonwalking received widespread attention, and from then on, the moonwalk became Jackson's signature move for his song "Billie Jean". Nelson George said that Jackson's rendition "combined Jackie Wilson's athleticism with James Brown's camel walk". Michael Jackson's autobiography was titled "Moonwalk", and he also starred in a 1988 film titled "Moonwalker". In the 1984 movie "Streets of Fire", actor and performer Stoney Jackson executed a moonwalk as the leader of a fictional group, The Sorels, who lip-synced to the Dan Hartman song "I
Something Like an Autobiography Something Like an Autobiography In 1980, inspired by the memoir of one of his heroes, Jean Renoir, Kurosawa began to publish in serial form his autobiography, entitled "Gama no abura" (Toad Oil; a traditional Japanese ointment for medical purposes). In English translations, the book's subtitle "Something Like an Autobiography" (自伝のようなもの, "Jiden no you na mono") is normally used instead. The book deals with the period from the director's birth to his winning the Golden Lion for "Rashomon" from the Venice Film Festival in 1951; the period from 1951 through 1980 is not covered. The title of the book is a