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Think like a CTO – Japanese Edition
Think Like a CTO has been translated and published into another language, Japanese.
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Stone of Destiny (2008)
This is the true story of the daring robbery by 4 Scottish students, in 1950, to return the Stone of Destiny from Westminster Abbey in London, to Scotland. The Stone of Destiny is a big hunk of stone that was used for hundreds of years in the ceremonies when kings were anointed in Scotland. It was stolen by the English in 1296 and built into a chair that has…
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Sam Whiskey (1969)
This another one of those movies that only hit your radar if you find yourself couch bound, ill and you are at the mercy of the day time TV programming. This is exactly how this little comedy western hit my radar when I was much younger. Burt Reynolds plays a very ‘Maverick’ like character who is hired by a beautiful widow to retrieve sunken gold bars from the bottom of…
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Sunshine on Leith (2013)
I resisted this movie for a long time. A musical based on the songs of the Scottish twins, The Proclaimers. It just sounded like it could be naff and I really didn’t their music spoiled. However, I resisted, and with a due sense of caution and trepidation I pressed PLAY. Within the first 5 minutes, I knew I was wrong in my reservations. That feeling never ended until the…
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Smokey and the Bandit (1977)
This period of cinema was a golden age for a young boy growing up who was fascinated with cars and the first ever social network, the good old CB radio. How many of you like me, pretended to be the Bandit or the Rubber Duck when out on their bikes? I even had a CB radio in my bedroom and would talk to the truckers doing the Ireland-Europe…
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Titanic (1997)
James Cameron takes on the infamous Titanic story, the greatest maritime disaster of its time and one that still holds a fascination for the public, even though, by today’s standards, we’ve had bigger ships. Part of the mystic around this particular sinking, is the hubris of man, and the claim that the ship was unsinkable. The story starts off with a treasure hunting salvage crew attempting to locate a…
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About Time (2013)
Richard Curtis strikes gold once again with his time traveling romantic comedy. In the same vein as Love Actually / Noting Hill / Four Weddings, About Time stands shoulder to shoulder with Curtis’s other outings. This one however does not star Hugh Grant, though, the lead, Domhnall Gleeson (son of Brendan) does his best Hugh Grant impression throughout, so his spirit is still there. The time traveling aspect isn’t ironically the central…
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In the Loop (2009)
How do you describe Malcolm Tucker to the world? How do you describe a fowl mouth, intimidating, shouty Scottish government spin doctor in a way that properly articulates the side splitting humor? In the Loop, is a movie derived from the very popular BBC TV series, The Thick of It, from Armando Iannucci (he who is behind the HBO series VEEP). Peter Capaldi (yes, Doctor Who) is Malcolm Tucker, who finds…
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A Few Good Men (1992)
Aaron Sorkin proves his wordsmith skill with this excellent US Navy court room drama, starting a very height weight cast, including Tom Cruise, Demi Moore, Kiefer Sutherland, Kevin Bacon and of course the one and only Jack Nicholson. The premise of the movie is whether or not a ‘code red’, an unofficial disciplinary action, was authorized by the highest ranked officer on the base, in this case Nicholson playing Col. Jessup. …
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Trainwreck (2015)
I will confess to not running towards this movie with any great speed. I had seen the trailers and it wasn’t turning me towards it. But I was recommended to watch it by a friend, so threw it on, with very low expectations. I was pleasantly surprised. The lead Amy Schumer is a name I was unfamiliar with and I definitely didn’t know she was a stand up comedian. The movie…
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