On March 17th, 2003, an international coalition led by the USA invaded Iraq. The result was the second US-Iraq War. This is part of an ongoing conflict ever since. How did this happen? Iraq for sale: The War Profiteers (2006) Director Robert Greenwald and Brave New Films stand behind a great series of documentaries… Read More A Commemoration of the American Interventionism
The films are relevant to understand both the first period of communism (1947-1996) from Romania’s past and the anocracy period (1996-2019) before entering the second communism period (2020-present). 1. Farewell, Comrades! On November 14th, 2011, I participated in the screening of the first episode of the historical TV documentary from the miniseries “Farewell, Comrades!”.… Read More Debug Your Mind about the Romanian Past
On the 5th of June 1967, 55 years ago, the 6 days War started. It was just one of the many within the history of the modern conflict between Israel and Palestine. I have always considered this topic a very interesting and tense one. I would like to share with you on this occasion some… Read More Video Recommendations for Understanding the Israel-Palestine conflict
December 9 is the World Genocide Commemoration Day. Let us remember the “civilized” ways it is proper to conduct genocide in these times. I recommend doing that by exploring several documentaries which still hold true today. Endgame: Blueprint for Global Enslavement (2007) Alex Jones, which I consider the greatest documentarist alive (better than… Read More Genocide Nowadays
Today it is the tragic commemoration of the terrifying events that shaped our world. 20 years ago, the media’s attention and hundreds of millions of people were hijacked into believing the almost 3000 people who died in the attacks on World Trade Center were the biggest tragedy in the whole picture. Who would have counted… Read More 20 Years of Deceit Since ✈ ▌ ▌ /”Nine-Eleven” – 20 Embedded Videos
On July 16th, 1918, the Russian Imperial Romanov family was executed during the Russian Civil War, which concluded with the inauguration of the first major Communist experiment as a tryout for the worldwide communism takeover that started in 2020. On this particular occasion, I would like to share two movie recommendations for parables about totalitarianism.… Read More Do You Like the Real Totalitarianism? Check Out the Allegoric One: Kynodontas and Rollerball (1975)
Over time, I have seen many documentaries on various aspects of marketing, which is natural since I am a marketer and a film enthusiast. Of these, I would like to bring to your attention 4 documentaries that I found worthy of being remembered. I will start with the one that had its premiere about 10… Read More Media of Marketing
May 8th is international free trade day. I will give you 4 examples of films based on reality proving that the USA is not a free market. Food, Inc. (2008) Nominated for best documentary feature at the Oscars and Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary by the Directors’ Guild of America, this brilliant production is… Read More American Threats to the Free Market
The maladaptive modes from Schema Focused Therapy are inadvertent, consistent patterns of manifestation of the schemas, which are unconscious patterns of pathological thinking. Aside from the maladaptive modes, there are healthy modes. In working with the clients to support them in understanding the characteristics of each mode, I concluded that it is a good idea… Read More Films Recommended for Understanding Modes in Schema Focused Therapy
7 months ago, I published a top 10 of the best films I have seen in the first half a year of 2013, but most of them were, of course, movies from 2012. So, in doing something a little bit more appropriate at the beginning of 2014, I decided to present you with some more… Read More Marcus Victor Grant’s Top 10 of Best Films Made in 2013
June is usually a very special month for me, with all the celebrations and anniversaries I have. On June 1, 2012 – I launched the most recent edition (2nd) of my e-book in Romanian, “Guide for Efficient Learning”. On June 7 it’s my birthday. On June 15, 2011, I started the Debug Your Mind blog.… Read More My First Film at Cinema – a Special Moment, 16 Years Ago.
The first 5 months of 2013 have passed, and I decided to make a top of the best films I’ve seen in the cinema this year. First, I want to mention that the fact that Bucharest became a city with film festivals every month has contributed profoundly to my going to more movies, more diverse… Read More Top films 2013
“The Apprentice”, the original series, was one of my favorites as a student. I learned a great deal from it. Soon after “The Apprentice” was launched in the US, it sprung worldwide. I have reviewed the original show [ro, blog]. As a fan of the format, I have watched the variants from the USA (all… Read More O Aprendiz
I have selected the best 10 feature fiction films I saw in 2011 from those which could have been seen in the public theaters of Bucharest from January 1 to December 31. I present the trailer and a few comments about why I consider it among the best. 1. Hanna A wonderfully original thriller… Read More Analytic Vision’s Top 10 of Best Fiction Features at Cinema in 2011
5. Solyaris (1972) I wouldn’t have expected Inception to be considered, in film history, better than Andrei Tarkovsky’s original adaptation from Stanislav Lem. However, I find it not arguable that the latter is the best SF about the human mind, the human spirit. Its profound message and the deconstruction of reality it brings make it,… Read More Top 10 Marcus Victor Grant’s favorite FICTION films (part II)
I am starting to share with you the ultimate top of my favorite Fiction Cinema, with the first half of the films which have impressed me the most until now. Of course, these are not the best fiction pictures I have seen. I have seen many more, much better than all of these. But those… Read More Top 10 Marcus Victor Grant’s favorite FICTION films (part I)
In the best tradition of screenplay and storytelling, there must be at least three types of conflict: an external battle with a physically effective enemy, an external fight with a loved person, and an internal conflict with the self. Ultimately, our own self is the only enemy we can always count on. I find these… Read More Three Great Pictures on Fighting with Oneself
After giving you a few hints on how to do personal branding [en, blog] and how not to do personal branding [en, blog], it’s time to check out my list of pictures about self-discovery. 1. Ben Hur One of the best pictures in the history of film is the classic story of the slave becoming a liberator.… Read More Marcus Victor Grant’s Top 5 of Pictures on Self-Discovery
A few months ago, I posted a top 10 movie that serve as an excellent example of how to do personal branding. Now let’s look at the list of best movies on how NOT TO DO personal branding. 1. The Godfather, Part II At first look, the story of becoming Don Corleone is an American… Read More Marcus Victor Grant’s Top 5 Pictures on How to Do Personal Branding in a WRONG WAY
I like to watch good movies. I enjoy discovering something to learn in each one. I cherish discovering a message, and by recommending them, I wish those who see them allow them to impact their conscience and actions. I might disagree with a particular aspect of a film, but that does not change its quality… Read More Marcus Victor Grant’s Top 10 of Personal Branding Pictures
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