glitz
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Director/co-writer David Winters’ low-budget slasher movie was shot guerrilla-style — initially without permits — across the 1981 festival, using its real-time commotion, glitz and key locales as a vivid backdrop.
From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026
Harron’s depiction of Warhol’s studio, the Factory, removes the air of glitz that it’s so often remembered with.
From Salon • Apr. 29, 2026
Founded in 1991, Anta began far from the glitz and the glamour of Beverly Hills as a small manufacturer in Jinjiang city in the south-eastern province of Fujian.
From BBC • Apr. 26, 2026
Duvall made his home far from the glitz and chatter of Hollywood -- in rural Virginia, where his family had roots.
From Barron's • Feb. 16, 2026
Yet in its very portrayal, and in the lavish detail paid to its design, there was a certain false glitz, as though the entire exhibit were under a limelight.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
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