Archive for September, 2008
Is Wall Street - the film, still relevant?
Friday, September 19th, 2008Wall Street ( the film, released 1987) was a seminal production which over time has come to represent all that was bad about the boom years in Wall Street with corporate raiders, mega bonuses and fear & loathing. It wouldn’t be until three years later the corporate raider stereotype had a chance of redemption through [...]
Break The Rules and Be More Successful
Thursday, September 18th, 2008How do you know whether your business is successful? In this market, dont be fooled by evident versus real business success. Here are some counter-intuitive indicators to measure your business success.
1. Failure to win traditional marketing honors. If you have been awarded any traditional recognition, it means that you have brought down your marketing endeavors [...]
Emperor Hadrian, his Wall and Hollywood
Wednesday, September 17th, 2008Having recently watched King Arthur, the historic epic featuring Keira Kneightly and Clive Owen we wondered just which films have been shot on Hadrians Wall. Certainly King Arthur gave that impression, indeed the fort in the film was based upon the ancient roman site of Vindolanda.However a trawl around the world wide web shows that [...]
The best film ending? Deliverance and its impact on future generations
Tuesday, September 16th, 2008The 1972 production of Deliverance will stay with many a boy as he grows into manhood. A basically simple plot,based upon the novel of the same name by James Dickey has surprising power and is a brooding psychological analysis of modern man being lost in the wilderness and how he struggles to cope with the [...]
NonFiction Sells.
Monday, September 15th, 2008
The Information Age is dead. We stand at the beginning of a new era. We used to live in the Information Age, but you know how it goes when everyone jumps into the pool. Too much of a good thing became a bad thing. I know you understand it. We both know that everyone is [...]
Mad Men on AMC is a Psychological Reflection of Just How Bad We Were.
Saturday, September 13th, 2008This season of MAD MEN on AMC goes to show that the first season wasn't a fluke. No, this MAD MEN TV series delves into the world of advertising in the 1960`s while exploring deep and dark characters with completely different facades.
Missing the MAD MEN series on AMC surely means you don`t love good [...]
