Category Archives: Film takes

How do you solve a problem like Melissa?

Posted on November 1, 2010 by

My apologies to “The Sound of Music”, but BBC’s Apprentice Melissa Cohen, represents a real conundrum to modern day businesses and communities. In the film, very un-nun-like “Maria” played by screen legend Julie Andrews, represents a big problem for the … Continue reading →

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What kind of sycophant are you?

Posted on September 14, 2010 by

cries Glen Close’s Cruella de Ville. “What kind of sycophant would you like me to be?” replies her servant (ops director?). Does film mimic life in the boardroom, in the 1996 film “101 Dalmatians”? I was sitting in a board meeting … Continue reading →

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“A man’s gotta know his limitations”

Posted on August 19, 2010 by

Inspector Harry Callaghan seems to utter a profound truth. How can knowing your limitations be a positive thing? In Magnum Force, legendary “Dirty Harry” played by Clint Eastwood dishes out justice. If we look beyond the methods he uses for … Continue reading →

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