Schmaltz

...gold. Susan Boyle, "I Dreamed a Dream" (Columbia) [1.5 STARS out of 4] Arranged for maximum orchestral bombast and drenched in schmaltz, the material clearly was chosen for the broadest marketing appeal. There are Baby Boomer-friendly pop...

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...Memphis, this zippy, exuberant musical relies on classic values: catchy songs, heaping spoonfuls of inspirational moments and tear-jerking schmaltz, and committed performers at the top of their game. Shubert Theatre, 225 W. 44th St.;...

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...Figgis' "Leaving Las Vegas," was nominated again for his doppelganger turn in Spike Jonze's "Adaptation," has done art-house Euro schmaltz ("Captain Corelli's Mandolin"), and was paid $20 million to star opposite Angelina Jolie (whom he has...

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...through the manic depressive symphonies of Mahler and Shostakovich to Weill's cabaret songs and even, I felt, a touch of Lloyd Webber schmaltz. Some passages are genuinely astonishing: the march for organ and piano which heralds Faust's...

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The Student Organization for Fair Trade's (SOFT's) campaign to make OU serve only fair-trade coffee undermines our freedom. As students of OU, we have the right to purchase coffee that is unfairly traded. I know it sounds bad that the...

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...then fleeing to America. The other is Shprintze, who drowned herself for love. Tevye's attempt to control his tears is affecting. Schmaltz, catharsis, nu? "Sholom Aleichem: Laughter Through Tears" is a compelling homage from a compelling...

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...much of it. What's gribenes? Gribenes have been referred to as Jewish popcorn or kosher pork rinds. It's basically chicken skin fried in schmaltz. They're crispy and mixed with fried onions. I'm telling you, when you have it with chopped...

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...and lightning-fast editing that makes it impossible to get to know the film's innumerable protagonists -- forgoes pathos for schmaltz. A former Olympian who directed "A Hero for Daisy," a documentary about the battle for Title IX athletic...

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...was stellar and had some issues with her wrists breaking a lot in her extensions. Otherwise, it was a pretty piece mixed with some '70s schmaltz. Kudos for pulling off the first death drop. Boo for struggling with the second. Ashleigh and...

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...indifference may have finally freed him to make the album he wants. He has historically thrived on florid ballads, awkward puns and schmaltz, and "Reality" is happy to oblige. It's ballad-heavy and louche, its best tracks pivoting between...

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