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...second marriage for the new missus, about whom little is known except that she's a nurse for Jackson's dermatologist and that someone has offered topless photos of her to the tabloids. The happy nuptials took place after Jackson's first Australian HIStory tour concert, which received wan reviews from the locals. One critic called the facing-down-the-tanks-on-Tiananmen-Square imagery with which Jackson closes his show a "new low in self-indulgence." Here's hoping the romance gets better notices...
...entertainment, the smartest menagerie in cartoon history, and Michael Jordan--as gorgeous a figure in movie closeup as he is on the basketball court. Well, maybe a little knock: Space Jam, the first feature with all new footage of Bugs, Daffy and other Looney Tunes immortals, is on the wan and sanctimonious side--less a good movie than a safe place to park the kids on a mall afternoon...
...major, gave Nomura the opportunity to impressus with his artistry and musicality, as the lyrics describe the unrequired lover's dramatically changing emotional states. Nomura has a tremendous stage presence, quite an expressive face, and a sensitive ear for embellishments, yet his sound was on the wan side. With the strong tonal shift to A minor and major in songs 5 through 10, Nomura missed the opportunity for dramatic foreshadowing of the impending tragedy of the fair maid's rejection. His gentle and under-supported treatment left the audience waiting for a bolt of the energy and passion which...
...Aladdin and the King of Thieves, in which Robin Williams reprises his role as the thousand-voiced Genie, was the event of a lackluster movie month. This time Aladdin searches for his missing father and discovers that Dad is a sort of Darth Vader, but nicer. The songs are wan, and the animation (done in Australia and Japan) isn't as spiffy as the studio's theatrical style. But Williams works harder than ever to create a bazaar of bizarre impressions: Woody and Sly, Hope and Crosby, Groucho and Chico and Brando, instantly repackaged into clever parody...
...Wan-yin Wu '97 worked with blind subjects during the summer...