Ocean Palmer, Author at Ocean Palmer

Success: What it Isn’t . . . and Is

February 3, 2014 by Ocean Palmer Leave a Comment

Barbara King of NPR recently reintroduced Amy Chua’s inflammatory opinions into the discussion of success in modern America. Chua wrote a book about raising her daughter according to the strict (high) expectations of her own parents, who were Chinese immigrants. Chua now considers herself an expert and recently co-authored a rather nutty column in the […]

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January Movie Reviews: 8 in One Sentence

January 31, 2014 by Ocean Palmer Leave a Comment

I write screenplays and rarely watch TV, but I love to go to the movies, where great films take me places and bad ones teach me what not to do. Since filmmaking is a team puzzle with a thousand pieces, I am ever vigilant for masterful performances in front of the camera or behind. Below […]

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Why Office Relationships are Easy or Difficult

January 29, 2014 by Ocean Palmer Leave a Comment

The reason why some office relationships come easy and others grate like sandpaper is very easy to explain. Because of this, there is no excuse to let negative relationships perpetuate in your life or office. Virtually all are improvable — if you choose to improve them. To turn this “I like her but do not […]

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The Best Way to Sell Something: Have Something Great to Sell

January 14, 2014 by Ocean Palmer 1 Comment

Eddie Bauer, Jr. dances under his own spotlight, which is how I came to meet him three or so years ago. Eddie lives in Houston with his wife and children, chasing his passions and staying frantically busy. He is a very charismatic man, an aspiring actor and film producer who has appeared in some small […]

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Ranking the Golden Globes Best Picture Nominations

January 12, 2014 by Ocean Palmer Leave a Comment

Saw ‘em all, so listed below are my ranking of all ten films nominated by the Golden Globes for Best Picture. Since the Golden Globes nominate five films in two categories, Drama and Musical or Comedy, at the end of each summary I noted film’s nomination category. 1. 12 Years A Slave. This film picked […]

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“The Wolf of Wall Street”: Sales Lessons from the Film & Its Marketing

January 10, 2014 by Ocean Palmer Leave a Comment

Martin Scorcese’s big Christmas film “The Wolf of Wall Street” is a three-hour plunge into a cinematic cesspool of excess that has generated ten times more pub and debate than any other holiday release — including far better offerings. There are several reasons for the buzz, contrived hype and effective selling among them. Others include: […]

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The Only Resolution We Ever Need

December 31, 2013 by Ocean Palmer Leave a Comment

December 31, 2013 During my recent visit to New Zealand’s Bay of Islands I visited the small Christ Church graveyard in the tiny coastal town of Russell. Christ Church is 175 years old. A small modest building, its exterior has musket ball holes from when it was attacked by angry natives prior to New Zealand […]

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A New Year’s Resolution for All: Resolve to Stop Using These Words!

December 30, 2013 by Ocean Palmer Leave a Comment

Earlier this month Marist College Institute for Public Opinion, from its home base midway between the bright lights of New York City and the state capitol of Albany in scenic Poughkeepsie, surveyed nearly 1,200 adults to find out which word irritates them most. The winner . . . by a landslide . . . is […]

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How to Handle the Post-Holiday Blues

December 28, 2013 by Ocean Palmer Leave a Comment

I live in a city that enjoys three months of each season. With Christmas comes the winter chill and white stuff we dream about as kids. This year things seemed different. The weather turned cold and it snowed a bit but the mailman delivered fewer cards than he used to. Some who used to opted […]

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Christmas Season Movies: 9 Quick One-Sentence Reviews

December 26, 2013 by Ocean Palmer 2 Comments

28 December 13 I despise commercials and rarely watch television or listen to the radio. Instead I go the movies to study the art and craft of motion pictures. I am not a big fan of CGI (computer special effects) or kids animation cartoon pictures but try to watch a wide variety of independent, studio, […]

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