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"Glengarry Glen Ross"

Sales technology has changed, but toxic workplace culture hasn’t

by David Brancaccio
Jul 15, 2024
"Marketplace Morning Report" host David Brancaccio's thoughts on "Glengarry Glen Ross."
New Line Cinema
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"Glengarry Glen Ross"

Why sales is about more than just closing

by Ellen Rolfes
Jul 8, 2024
"Glengarry Glen Ross" shows salesmen who prioritize quotas above customer needs.
Andy Schwartz/New Line Cinema
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"Crip Camp"

"Crip Camp" co-director talks accessibility in the film industry

by David Brancaccio , Meredith Garretson and Erika Soderstrom
Jul 2, 2024
Film festivals play a major role in the industry, but are they accessible?
Mat Hayward/Getty Images
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"Glengarry Glen Ross"

The real-life boiler rooms that inspired "Glengarry Glen Ross"

by Tony Wagner
Jul 1, 2024
What's your industry's "Always Be Closing"? Send us your answer to help us explore this month's film.
Screenshot via New Line Cinema/YouTube
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"Crip Camp"

Imagining a more accessible financial world and workplace

by Ellen Rolfes
Jun 11, 2024
Thomas Foley from the nonprofit National Disability Institute on the economic gains disabled people have made and how employers can do better.
SDI Productions/Getty Images
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"Crip Camp"

A rehearsal for revolution

by Ellen Rolfes
Jun 3, 2024
It’s finally summer, so we’re watching “Crip Camp.”
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"Indie Game: The Movie"

Inside the wide world of indie video games

by David Brancaccio and Alex Schroeder
May 24, 2024
Yes, the video game industry is in turbulent times. But there's also a vast ecosystem of games built by those outside the major studios.
Courtesy BlinkWorks Media
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"Indie Game: The Movie"

What it's like to create an indie film during the golden era of indie video games

by Ellen Rolfes
May 21, 2024
Filmmaker Lisanne Pajot reflects on how the challenges she faced making an indie film mirrored the struggles their subjects faced developing an indie game.
Ed McMillen, one of the developers of Super Meat Boy, takes a break from coding.
Courtesy BlinkWorks Media
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"Indie Game: The Movie"

Indie games are a “heart-dominant” business

by David Brancaccio
May 14, 2024
David Brancaccio on the parallels between Super Meat Boy and Picasso’s masterpieces.
Tommy Refenes, one of the developers of Super Meat Boy.
BlinkWorks Media via IMBD
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"Indie Game: The Movie"

Play along with us

by Ellen Rolfes
May 8, 2024
We're watching "Indie Game: The Movie" this month.
Remember what computers used to look like?
Still from "Indie Game"
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