Word: schmaltzing
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Usually the opening ceremony for the Olympics is a bit like Oscar night: You suffer though a lot of pretentious, self-indulgent schmaltz just so you can enjoy a couple of interesting moments that might be memorable and even historic. Like the Oscars, the ceremony can drag on and on: parading 10,000 athletes from 199 countries, Albania through Zimbabwe, makes for a long evening. And that spectacle can become as tedious as actors thanking their agents, except that the athletes dress more exotically...
...course, there was then, as there is now, the seemingly universal tension between the artist's authenticity and the demands of his audience. This often led to regrettable consequences, like the Guy Lombardo schmaltz familiar to frequent viewers of PBS fundraisers and other lost souls. But remarkable, and remarkably lucrative, artistic freedom remained for those who were faithful to the omnipotent...
...boxer's struggle to battle racism and the justice system after being wrongly convicted of murder. Gag. There's more-Bicentennial Man's story of a "robot journeying to be a real man," Ride with the Devil's Civil War extravaganza, The Cider House Rules' lovey-dovey schmaltz, etc. Add in last week's Green Mile and what do you get? Ack. Double gag. Where's the counterprogramming? Where's the cynicism? After all, these could be the last movies we will ever...
...odds you'd spot your mom with the blouse man? And, at the time of the moon landing, wasn't everyone talking about another little event that happened that weekend--Chappaquiddick?) It also lays on the Kantrowitzes' ethnicity too heavily; they are like chicken soup that's all schmaltz...
Monica Mancini: On her eponymous debut album, Henry Mancini's daughter reveals a strong but sweet voice that rides a melody just so. The songs are Dad's--Moon River and others--with their mix of sophistication and schmaltz. Tart strings help keep Monica on the right side of the equation. The new label is PBS Records: music to drive Volvos...