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  • So what if he lost every bit of that slicked-up hair by the time he was thirty, and if his expression was any more humble, you'd think he spent every day of his life shining shoes at the bus station.

    Grateful Terri Kirby Erickson 2011

  • On Broadway, songwriters Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman ("Hairspray") have teamed up with playwright Terrence McNally ("Master Class," "Ragtime") to turn the film into a slicked-up confection whose animating conceit is sickeningly coy: ­Abagnale-the-character tells his tale in the form of a "Liza With a Z"-type TV special.

    Don't Let its Name Be a Curse Terry Teachout 2011

  • All three shops sell slicked-up autos for $1,500 to $1,600.

    Hot Shots 2008

  • "Lost" - ies can continue their restful recuperation and frond reminiscing with "Hawaii Five-0," the slicked-up remake.

    Fall 2010 TV season preview 2010

  • "Lost" - ies can continue their restful recuperation and frond reminiscing with "Hawaii Five-0," the slicked-up remake.

    As the network onslaught begins, what if the TV critic picked out shows just for you? 2010

  • Without spoiling any of its secrets, I can say that " Play Dead " is a slicked-up version of a good old-fashioned Saturday-night spook show in which Todd Robbins, Mr. Teller ' s co-author and onstage alter ego, tells the more or less true stories of a serial killer, two phony mediums, a geek look it up and a murder victim whom Mr. Robbins knew in real life.

    Not for the Faint of Heart! Terry Teachout 2010

  • All three shops sell slicked-up autos for $1,500 to $1,600.

    Hot Shots 2008

  • I think I've successfully fixed my infamous silver chain-drape shirt*, and I've got some slicked-up pointy boots with the g0thbar written all over 'em.

    Have you seen the new pirate movie? I hear it's rated ARRRRRR ... pulzella_gaia 2006

  • If, on the other hand, you know "Pal Joey" more than casually and love it for its own sour-souled, hard-boiled sake, you're going to have a tough time sitting through this slicked-up rewrite of one of the best musicals of the 20th century.

    We're Stuck With 'Shrek' 2008

  • Steve makes it sound like scientists are supposed to be like slicked-up car salesmen (and some ID promoters) and make swamp land in Florida sound like the investment opportunity of a lifetime.

    But Will it Sell in Peoria? 2005

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