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The Post-Oscar Slow Season: 21 One-Sentence Movie Reviews

May 13, 2014 by Ocean Palmer Leave a Comment

I write movie screenplays and rarely watch TV, so I love to disappear inside an uninterrupted good story. The post-Oscar season is when we are treated to studio bombs and sneaky little indy films. Here are one sentence reviews for 21 slow season motion pictures. Some you will recognize from hype and the banging of […]

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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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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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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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One Sentence Movie Reviews — 10 Films from November

December 12, 2013 by Ocean Palmer Leave a Comment

10 December 13 I am anit-commercial, so I rarely watch television and never 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 but try to watch a wide variety of independent and […]

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October Movie Reviews — In One Sentence

October 31, 2013 by Ocean Palmer Leave a Comment

28 October 13 Since I watch very little television and never listen to commercial radio, in the evenings I share a hobby with many others screenwriters: I go the movies to study the art and craft of motion pictures. I watch a wide variety of films, seeking to learn as much as entertained. I also […]

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10 More Late Summer Movie Reviews

September 6, 2013 by Ocean Palmer Leave a Comment

6 September 2013 People who write movie scripts tend to watch a lot of films and are rarely shy about sharing an opinion. I am one of them. Listed below are one-sentence reviews for 10 recent and current films, each judged by my famous “5-finger” scoring system. Ratings: 5 fingers = a great film easily […]

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“Bonefish” Movie Project: Information About the Open Casting Call

August 17, 2013 by Ocean Palmer 2 Comments

We will have the first open casting call for our feature motion picture “Bonefish” (The Galloping Ghost of Bimini) on Wednesday, August 28 at Bimini Big Game Club in Alice Town, North Bimini, Bahamas. Interested folks can fly to the island from Fort Lauderdale (FLL to BIM) on either a commercial airline or the more […]

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The Good, the Bad, & the Horrendous: 21 movie reviews, 1 sentence each

August 14, 2013 by Ocean Palmer Leave a Comment

August 14, 2013 People who write movie scripts tend to watch a lot of them and are never shy of sharing an opinion. Listed below are one-sentence reviews for 21 recent and current films, each judged by my “5-finger” scoring system. Ratings: 5 fingers = a great film easily worth the money. 4 fingers = […]

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