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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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • The same goes for Donovan's "Catch the Wind," a sappy dose of '60s schmaltziness that LaFave successfully turns into a modern ballad.

    Dallas Observer | Complete Issue 2009

  • Even Ray Thomas, who sometimes succumbs to schmaltziness, contributes the classy, ultra-melodic Eternity Road.

    AvaxHome RSS: 2009

  • The same goes for Donovan's "Catch the Wind," a sappy dose of '60s schmaltziness that LaFave successfully turns into a modern ballad.

    Dallas Observer | Complete Issue 2009

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