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...supposed to be a great vocalist, his singing is mostly overdubbed by professional belter Arnold McCuller. But Paltrow sings her own material with a sweet blandness; her voice is like a dab of grape jelly on white bread. Paltrow's rendition of "Crusin'" isn't going to replace Smokey Robinson's or D'Angelo's versions anytime this century (and we've just begun this century), but she holds your attention...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MOVIES: Much A-Duet About Nothing | 9/15/2000 | See Source »

...rented computers on the first floor of Robinson Hall for students to make these requests online at voter.com. First-years provided the required information and IOP members printed the forms, addressed the envelopes and mailed them...

Author: By Daniel P. Mosteller, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: IOP Voter Drive Debuts at First-Years' Registration | 9/13/2000 | See Source »

...single biggest influence on dancing in today's videos is Michael Jackson. Most clips follow the format he perfected in his epic 1983 video Thriller: a single dancer out front, with a phalanx of dancers in the rear echoing his steps. Still, Landon, Henson and Robinson have all conjured up moments of vibrant originality. Henson's work tends to be punchy and blunt, Landon's playfully carnal, Robinson's fluidly urban. In the video (You Drive Me) Crazy, Henson has a captivating phrase in which Spears rotates on a chair, her legs splayed, projecting both sensuality and repose. Fatima...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: All The Right Moves | 9/11/2000 | See Source »

...trio of choreographers are broadening their influence. Landon is working on a new video for the ska-rock band No Doubt. Robinson was behind the dancing in the striking "Khaki Soul" Gap ads. And Henson has a starring role in the Showtime drama Soul Food...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: All The Right Moves | 9/11/2000 | See Source »

...most unexpected nomination of the MTV Video Music Awards highlights dancing's renewed prominence. Alanis Morissette's clip So Pure, which the singer directed, is up for Best Choreography in a Video (Robinson and Henson are also nominated; Landon twice). Morissette took ballet, jazz and tap-dance lessons as a child. "Now I only tap-dance if I'm waiting in airports," she says, laughing. In So Pure she shows off her skills. The video, choreographed by Kevin O'Day and Anne White, features Morissette dancing through the decades--at a '50s sock hop, at a '90s rave. She taps...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: All The Right Moves | 9/11/2000 | See Source »

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