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A film Stiles had a real connection with, despite critics panning it for its schmaltziness, was Mona Lisa Smile.
Julia Stiles has nothing to fear from Dexter … she's met the Loose Women 2011
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A film Stiles had a real connection with, despite critics panning it for its schmaltziness, was Mona Lisa Smile.
Julia Stiles has nothing to fear from Dexter … she's met the Loose Women 2011
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The only point I am trying to make is that in its asphyxiating schmaltziness, "Yesterday" does not attain the type of ü berkewlness that is the sine qua non of the Apple experience.
Apple, Please, Don't Believe in 'Yesterday' Joe Queenan 2010
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During our interview, she mentioned that the moment that launched her into this series was a reaction to the schmaltziness of the Rococo paintings she experienced while on a trip to France when she was young.
Kimberly Brooks: Painting A Gilded Age: Artist Rachel Kaye 2009
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These MP3s from a 1960s corporate LP for the Monroe Calculator company combine schmaltziness and slickness for a result that's both infectious and obnxious.
Boing Boing 2007
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Honestly, this thing is all over the place, but instead of shooting for an upbeat, broad bit of schmaltziness (like the I'd-like-to-buy-the-world-a-Coke campaign of the early 70s) you can see the creators trying to specifically target all sorts of age groups and interests.
Branded in the 80s! 2010
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Honestly, this thing is all over the place, but instead of shooting for an upbeat, broad bit of schmaltziness (like the I'd-like-to-buy-the-world-a-Coke campaign of the early 70s) you can see the creators trying to specifically target all sorts of age groups and interests.
Branded in the 80s! 2010
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The same goes for Donovan's "Catch the Wind," a sappy dose of '60s schmaltziness that LaFave successfully turns into a modern ballad.
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Even Ray Thomas, who sometimes succumbs to schmaltziness, contributes the classy, ultra-melodic Eternity Road.
AvaxHome RSS: 2009
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The same goes for Donovan's "Catch the Wind," a sappy dose of '60s schmaltziness that LaFave successfully turns into a modern ballad.
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