Hard-drinking, burnt-out ex-CIA operative John Creasy has given up on life. That is until his friend Rayburn gets him a job as a bodyguard to nine-year-old Pita Ramos. Bit by bit, Creasy begins to reclaim his soul, but when Pita is kidnapped, and ultimately presumed to be dead, Creasy unleashes a firestorm of apocalyptic vengeance against everyone responsible.

Michael Keaton and Morgan Freeman star in this gritty drama about a hustling Philadelphia real estate agent with a drug-abuse problem and a life that is quickly unraveling.Daryl Poynter (Keaton) is addicted to cocaine. He has embezzled and lost {dollar}100,000 from his company. And then he wakes up with a girl dead of a drug overdose in his bed. Daryl checks himself into a substance abuse program, intending only to hide for a while. But he meets a...

An intoxicating exploration of contemporary Tokyo's duality, LOST GIRLS & LOVE HOTELS stars Alexandra Daddario (TV's "True Detective", San Andreas), Takehiro Hira (The Fighter Pilot, The Floating Castle) and Carice Van Houten (TV's "Game of Thrones", Valkyrie). Based on screenwriter Catherine Hanrahan's book of the same name, and directed by William Olsson, the film is a provocative journey inviting you to get lost within the darkest corridors of...

Enhance your chances for success at the table by absorbing the essential how-to steps for conducting the negotiation, gaining a clear agreement, and following through - including the steps you should take when agreements are or aren't kept.

Ideas alone don’t sell—effective pitching does. Learn how to craft a compelling pitch, grab attention, and convince decision-makers to invest in your vision.

Goals that appear simple on the surface actually have many layers, with each concealing different needs. Add a key skill to successfully managing conflict by learning to identify the multiple goals driving both parties.

The study of conflict management has made enormous strides since the mid-20th century. In this introductory lecture, learn what conflict is, why it is inevitable even in successful relationships, and why dealing with it constructively is both essential and beneficial, whether in your business or personal life.

Compare what you've learned in this course to what was known about conflict and its management in 1950, before research really began in earnest. Conclude the course with 10 key takeaway points, each of which can be applied in your own life right now.

It's one of the most important skills you can have in your relationship tool kit, but it's also one in which many of us fall short. Learn the fundamentals of this demanding skill, including the key things you should focus on in discerning someone's real messages.

Dissect the rogue's gallery of strategies that should never become your ongoing conflict management style and that are best avoided unless they are the only viable alternatives. Delve into the damage that can be done through avoidance, withdrawal, imposition, triangulation, manipulation, absolute framing, payback, or compromise.