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The 100 Greatest Movie Insults of All Time

It's been too long between blog posts, so this will keep us all going...NSFW and NSF_Staff

3 Tough Business Lessons shown in the Movies

Not the gentlest examples of how to handle staff, competition and customers, but it may be worth contrasting your own approach with these three classics...

Coffee is for Closers - from Glengarry Glen Ross. If you don't succeed in sales, you can find another job:

No matter what happens, Pay the Bills! from Goodfellas:

The Risotto Scene from Big Night - a chef learns that making a customer happy is what keeps the place open:

What do you think - still relevant, out of date or timeless?

Hat tip: Small Business Trends

Mental Health Break: The Nicholas Brothers

You can't watch this and not smile...

NEW: Professional Books & DVDs

Enjoy the new professional libraries of books, DVDs and CDs, all together on these pages:

Browse through:

• Professional Cookery Books, DVDs & Recordings
• Wine Books & DVDs
• Beer Central: Books & DVDs
• Hospitality Training & Education Books

All easy to order at any time 24/7.

Big Night - one of the best restaurant movies ever...

And here is the famous risotto scene. Rush out and buy this movie...many, many priceless and real scenes of restaurant life.

The many ways that thieves work

That was fun, in a slightly scary way...

I've just added more than 40 video clips to a new section on the website called
How Con Artists, Rip Offs, Thieves & Identity Theft Really Work

Quite a few examples in bars and restaurants - look out for the fake waiter!