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on-site dining options, easy access to area attractions and guestrooms furnished with modern amenities.The Club Quarters Downtown features many thoughtful amenities, including a state-of-the-art fitness center and modern business and meeting facilities and services. Guests can also enjoy on-site dining at William's Restaurant and Bar for breakfast, lunch and dinner.With nearby public transportation systems, guests at the Downtown Club Quarters can easily visit the Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island and Battery Park. A number of local restaurants and shopping centers are also nearby..
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moments from attractions, including the Stock Exchange and offers comfortable rooms featuring flat-screen TVs.The Wall Street Inn is conveniently situated only a few blocks from Battery Park and the World Trade Center site. Guests at the hotel can also easily visit legendary Chinatown and the TriBeCa neighborhood with easy access to nearby subway stations.Guests at the Wall Street Inn can begin the day with a delicious continental breakfast or take advantage of free wireless internet access. The hotel also provides in-room refrigerators..
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rates in the heart of the financial district in New York CityThis charming boutique hotel is just one block north of the celebrated New York Stock Exchange in Wall Street and lies close to the South Street Seaport with lots of dining entertainment and shopping venuesThe property offers complimentary wireless Internet access in the lobby and discounted prices at the nearby New York Sports ClubIdeally suited for those who wish to stay close to the movers and shakers in Wall Street the Exchange Hotel is convenient to both business and leisure destinations in New York CityThe spacious guest rooms at the Exchange Hotel are newly renovated and enhanced with unique modern design and innovative technologyThe standard guest rooms include a sleeping room with a queen size bed as well as an en suite bathroom while the deluxe and executive guest rooms include an oversize sleeping room and sitting area as well as a bathroom with shower and bathtub The Double Double Rooms Stylish guest room is with 2 queen beds sitting area granite work desk and lots of closet space One Bedroom Suite offer a guest room with one queen size bed with a double sofa bed a bathroom with shower and tub and a small dining area with kitchenetteAll accommodations feature cable TV with HBO ESPN and CNN channels direct dial telephone safe complimentary wireless Internet access coffee maker and clock radio They are furthermore equipped with luxurious marble bathrooms featuring a hair dryer and luxury bath productsIron and ironing boards as well as roll away beds are available upon requestThe hotel is located on 129 Front street just one block north of Wall Street Downtown Manhattan with its tall and elegant buildings is therefore very easily accessed Nearby sights include the lively South Street Seaport and the Fulton Fish Market Battery Park with the remains of the Castle Clinton fort where you can take a ferry to the Statue of Liberty or to Staten Island is also a few steps away
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Gordon Gekko, a financial wizard who lures an ambitious young stock broker (Charlie Sheen) into the illegal, lucrative world of corporate espionage in this gripping morality tale about the American dream gone wrong.
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Manhattan attractions, this hotel offers comfortable guestrooms furnished with all modern amenities, including free wireless internet.Guest accommodations at the Eurostars Wall Street hotel feature a number of state-of-the-art furnishings, including flat-screen TVs, microwaves and mini-refrigerators. The hotel also offers in-room coffeemakers as well as an on-site lounge.The Wall Street Eurostars hotel is situated only a short distance from historic Front Street and the South Street Seaport. The New York Stock Exchange, Battery Park and much more is also located nearby..
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Production Year: 2007 - Drama - Director: Mike Binder - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over - Starring: Adam Sandler, Don Cheadle, Jada Pinkett, Liv Tyler, Saffron Burrows, Donald Sutherland, Mike Binder
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Advantages: Mostly well-acted, manages to depict protagonist's moral struggle well. Disadvantages: It gets dull sometimes, as the trading scenes and conversations drag on.
...Gekko, a legendary figure on Wall Street whom he idolises.
In his attempts to get his attention and convince him to give him a chance, Fox tells him some confidential information that he has learned from his father, an airline worker and union representative, that provides Gekko with the opportunity to make a significant profit.
This has the desired effect, and Gekko agrees to become his mentor. But Gekko only plays for high ... ...and co-written by Oliver Stone, WALL STREET was a timely account of 1980s excess and greed.
Stone wanted to create a story in the mould of John Bunyan's THE PILGRIM'S PROGRESS, a tale of personal corruption and attempt at redemption.
He enlisted his film school friend Stanley Weiser to develop the script, and after considerable ground research, the expert input of several real-life Wall Street players and many re-writes, ... more
It is the mid 1980s, and Bud Fox is a young and ambitious stockbroker who is determined to succeed in the financial world.
Fox wishes to work with corporate raider Gordon Gekko, a legendary figure on Wall Street whom he idolises. In his attempts to get his attention and convince him to give him a chance, Fox tells him some confidential information that he has learned from his father, an airline worker and union representative, that provides Gekko with the opportunity to make a significant profit.
This has the desired effect, and Gekko agrees to become his mentor. But Gekko only plays for high stakes and not by the rules, and he makes it clear that his association with him is dependent on Fox supplying him with this type of key information, even if it has to be by illegal means.
An initially reluctant Fox is swayed by Gekko's promises of extreme wealth and all the luxury and perks that it brings.
His deals with Gekko quickly bring him all the expected rewards (and some unexpected, too), and Fox finds himself in an luxury apartment, with a high-maintenance girlfriend (who, unbeknownst to him, is one of Gekko's former lovers) and living the high life he has always desired.
Meanwhile, he has devised a plan to buy the airline his father works for and expand it. With Gekko apparently on board, he presses his father to get the union to support the deal.
When he realises that Gekko's real intentions are different, his feelings of betrayal and guilt make him reassess his path to success and his mentor's creed that end profit justifies all means.
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Directed and co-written by Oliver Stone, WALL STREET was a timely account of 1980s excess and greed.
Stone wanted to create a story in the mould of John Bunyan's THE PILGRIM'S PROGRESS, a tale of personal corruption and attempt at redemption.
He enlisted his film school friend Stanley Weiser to develop the script, and after considerable ground research, the expert input of several real-life Wall Street players and many re-writes, the final script was completed.
The character of Gordon Gekko is said to have been based on various high profile figures of the financial and entertainment industries.
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Bud Fox - Charlie Sheen Gordon Gekko - Michael Douglas Darien - Daryl Hannah Carl fox - Martin Sheen
Although Tom Cruise had been in the running for the part, Oliver Stone chose Charlie Sheen, with whom he had just worked on PLATOON, to play Bud Fox, and Martin Sheen, Charlie's real life father, to play Carl Fox.
They both give engaging and nuanced performances, and Charlie Sheen is especially good as the ambitious young stockbroker from a blue collar background, eager to impress his hero and succeed in life. In the scenes where Bud Fox becomes aware that what Gordon Gekko expects from him is illegal, Sheen manages to convey the character's inner conflict between his sound principles and his burning ambition, as well as the fact he is in awe of Gekko .
By all accounts, with the exception of the Sheen father-and-son duo, the rest of the main cast were contentious choices.
Michael Douglas (who went on to win the Oscar for Best Actor for this portrayal) was cast despite the studio's opposition, who believed he would not be committed enough to the performance. But Douglas does a perfectly competent job. He's never been the most natural or subtle of actors, but as a ruthless, amoral financial shark he is entirely believable.
Daryl Hannah as Darien, Bud's trophy girlfriend, was at the time considered so poor that she was awarded a Razzie for her efforts. I didn't think she was that bad. She does look distant and disconnected in every scene except the sex one (when all we see is dark sillouettes), and delivers her lines blankly, but I hardly notice it, so distracted am I by her appearance. She is a very tall woman (even in the flat shoes she was made to wear), and with big shoulder pads and thin, frizzy hair, she looks like a giant plastic mannequin skulking around little Charlie Sheen and Michael Douglas.
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The film was critically acclaimed on release, and has since become the most iconic cinematic portrayal of 1980s capitalist culture.
The story is driven by rhetoric, and language is preeminent.
Throughout the film the dialogue tends to be fast paced, the words pronounced very briskly, aggressively. The slower paced dialogue is delivered ponderously, each word pronounced carefully.
There is a considerable amount of financial jargon being bandied about. Some will probably not be understood by the average viewer, but this does not detract from the overall comprehension of the film, as it is always clear what they are doing: buying, selling, profit making, loss cutting...
It is full of memorable quotes, the two most famous of which refer to the respective characters' philosophies in life: Gordon Gekko's "greed is good" speech, and Carl Fox's outburst at his son: "I don't go to sleep with no whore and I don't wake up with no whore - that's how I live with myself."
The film has not dated (bar the computers and other technological gadgets), as it deals with human nature and human passions, and its themes of ambition and greed, principles versus corruption are as current today as they were then, and have ever been.
As a study on the erosion of individual principles by the allure of acquisitive greed, it is engaging and thought-provoking. As an example of the personal risks of procuring profit by illicit means, the apparent ambivalence with which they are treated leaves it to the viewers to make up their own mind, but Bud Fox's emotional reaction speaks louder than a million speeches on whether greed is good or bad, whether the risks are worth it or not.
I would recommend this film to anyone who has not watched it yet. It is most suitable for a quiet view, since it revolves around words, not action, so attention needs to be paid to what is being said.
Advantages: The playing, the downfall of Gekko Disadvantages: A bit rushed at the end
...of memorable one liners from Wall Street, the 1987 smash hit movie which personified the grab it all and hang tomorrow attitude of the Thatcher and Reagan shaped 80’s. These twin disciples of Evil and Market Forces begat Gordon Gekko, the despicable epitome of self seeking ambition, who elsewhere emphasises that “Greed is good”.
Gekko, played with chilling sincerity and spite by Michael Douglas, is everything you love to hate about this particular ... ...this lavish little epic. Wall Street showcases the rise and fall of a young broker called Bud Fox (played by a suitably dishevelled, then elegantly groomed, Charlie Sheen) who jumps onto the coat tails of Gekko and takes an express ride through the seamy side of American money markets before eventually seeing through the spite and destructive ambition of Gekko.
Before we get into the meat of this op, a few words about Douglas and Sheen, and also ...
dave27 04.10.2001
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Advantages: A gripping tale of trechery and corruption. Disadvantages: It ends too soon
...place known to civilised man Wall Street.
Bud Fox is a trainee broker working in the stock exchange; he fantasises about making the big time, but in reality he is very small time. Bud sees a window of opportunity through Wall Street Billionaire Gordon Gecko. Each day Bud rings Gordon's office with the hope that he will one day get past the secretary to meet his idol and potential future mentor.
On Gordon Gecko's birthday Bud decides to call by ... ...of the hottest players in Wall Street, Bud is forced to repay Gordon for his kindness. But Gordon is not looking for hard work; he is looking for insider information and he does not care how Bud gets it. But when Bud is forced into a corner will he sacrifice his friends and family in order to achieve his goals?
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Charlie Sheen .... Bud Fox Tamara Tunie .... Carolyn Franklin Cover .... Dan Chuck Pfeiffer .... Chuckie (as Chuck Pfeifer) John C. ...
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Advantages: Great Caste, Storyline Disadvantages: Really cant see any
...role. This is exactly what Wall Street presents you with.
Michael Douglas: - In my opinion no one, and I mean no one can quite match a successful businessman’s role like Michael the maestro he cleared any doubts to the cliché “Michael is a perfect actor” when he bagged all those awards, Michael with his incredible prowess plays the roll of Mr. Gecko, a hugely successful businessman on Wall street, manipulating tons of brokers and shares on his fingertips ... ...attitude” to try and conquer Wall Street. Every dialogue he utters reeks of class and proficiency never seen before. He’s single handedly made this movie skyrocket!!
Charlie Sheen: - A very talented actor, a real chip of the old block, plays the role of a young enthusiastic broker desperate for success, Michael Douglas manipulates him perfectly to earn millions, or so he thought. He did great and every emotion expelled by him was heartfelt by the ...
pauljohnson2000 28.04.2004
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Advantages: Excellent performance by Michael Douglas and worth buying for that alone Disadvantages: A bit of a melodrama rather than a drama
...which America is founded in Wall Street he produced a surprisingly lethargic and stilted story distracted too much by family honour.
The film was made in 1987 and it does capture the greed ethic which was prevalent in the 1980s. This was the age of Reagan and Thatcher and the creation of wealth by asset stripping and corporate takeover was considered more important than capital investment. The methods of the asset strippers was considered unscrupulous ... ...triumph over evil movie and part attack on US capitalist attitudes. The problem is Stone makes the capitalism seem extremely attractive and plausible and makes family honour seem boring and, well, for wimps I suppose. Wall St ends up being a melodramatic yarn where a good film could have been. ...
polydeuces 04.10.2001
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Cast:
Daryl Hannah, Michael Douglas, Sean Young, Charlie Sheen, Martin sheen, Terence Stamp.
1980s film about the greed of stock market players. Douglas is the financial Beelzebub incarnate. His goal in life is to buy and sell regardless of the consequences.
Terence Stamp plays another equally rapacious player who decides to take on a pet project of a steel plant. He has a run in with douglas who wants to asset strip it.
Charlie Sheen plays a ... ...sees the error of his ways and decides that the Gecko way is not the best. Gecko being the character played by Douglas and also the name of a lizard.
Sheen snr plays a union man who tries to make his son (Sheen jnr) see the light and save people's jobs rather than treating them as pawns. Daryl Hannah plays the love interest.
Gold romp about the evils of unrestrained capitalism.
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Sorry about the brief ending, I was running out of time at ...
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In 1993 weirdness was the order of the day; David Lynch had scored a phenomenal blockbuster in the shape of Twin Peaks. Now another highly acclaimed Director wanted a piece of the action. Wild Palms is the creation of Oliver Stone who bought us Platoon, JFK, and WallStreet. Wild Palms is set in the near future and like Twin Peaks it has a star studded cast.
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Advantages: some good one-liners, ongoing entertainment, definitely "re-watchable" Disadvantages: lack of good bonus features, price since it was only released a few days ago
. The cover shows Arthur, Doug and Carrie under a green street sign that says "Queens". To get to the DVDs you have to remove the inlay from the surrounding box. This inlay has the picture of a house on it and when you open it you see the whole neighbourhood. Open it again to find the 4 DVDs that you're after.
The first DVD has Carrie's & Doug's house on it while the 2nd, 3rd and 4th each feature the face of one of the main characters (i.e. Carrie, Doug, Arthur). There's also a little booklet with an overview of the various episodes.
I really like the DVD menus. The buttons to navigate look similar to the street sign on the front cover and the background is a bright red brick wall - somehow exactly the cliché you'd have in mind when thinking about King of Queens.
Each DVD has between 6 and 7 episodes on them, that can be individually ...
An unscrupulous corporate raider meets a newly-minted young broker. Drawn together by their love of money, the young broker begins to provide classified information on his father's company. While he soon accepts his success, he is totally unprepared for the moral conflicts he must now confront.
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DVD, Blu-ray
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20th Century Fox Home Entertainment; Deluxe Video Service - Fox, 20TH CENTURY FOX HOME ENTERTAINMENT
Czech, Danish, Finnish, Hebrew, Hungarian, Icelandic, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Swedish
Hearing Impaired Language
English
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Special Features
Documentary, Oliver Stone Audio Commentary, 2 International Theatrical Trailers, Scene Access, Introduction by Oliver Stone, Deleted scenes, 'Money Never Sleeps' featurette
Best Actor In A Leading Role 1988 (Michael Douglas)
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"...Douglas puts his character's ideas across with such seductive self-assurance that conservatives could easily ignore the irony..." (Entertainment Weekly, pp.68-9, 17/05/1996)
"...[WALL STREET] is as good a contemporary story as there is today..." (Variety, 09/12/1987)
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Oliver Stone opened fire on the greed decade of the 1980s with this morality tale set on Wall Street. The film stars Charlie Sheen as Bud Fox, an ambitious rookie stockbroker from a blue-collar background who is magnetised by Gordon Gekko (Michael Douglas), a Mephistophelean superbroker who specialises in corporate takeovers. Despite his initial resistance to Bud's entreaties, Gekko finally takes on the eager beaver as his protege, schooling him in the kind of slash-and-burn maneuvers that have taken him to the top. This style is far more attractive to Bud than the more prosaic but principled approach to investing preached by veteran Lou Mannheim (Hal Holbrook). And, at first, it's impossible to dispute his preference; as Bud's life moves into the fast lane, he quickly acquires an upscale apartment and girlfiend, interior designer Darien (Darryl Hannah). But when Gekko demands that Bud not only break the law but directly undermine his union leader father, Carl (Martin Sheen), and jeopardise the jobs and lives of his friends and family, he realises that the cost of success might be more than he's willing to pay. WALL STREET is a riveting, testosterone-fueled tour of the Street's upper echelons, featuring standout performances by Douglas and Martin Sheen.
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