Aptly titled “Wall Street 2: Money Never Sleeps,” Oliver Stone is set to shoot the sequel to his movie that glorified excessive greed to some, Gordon Gekko (Michael Douglas). To others it was a warning of the toll trading can take on an unwitting stock broker Bud Fox (Charlie Sheen).
Stone laments how the first film resonated with today’s Wall Streeters.
“I can’t tell you how many young people have come up to me in these years and said, ‘I went to Wall Street because of that movie,’” says Stone.
The upcoming sequel to the 1987 classic features the return of Michael Douglas in the role that made him… well him. Supporting actors include Shia LeBeouf, Josh Brolin, Susan Sarandon and Frank Langella.
It is interesting to note that Jim Cramer of CNBC’s “Mad Money” will make an appearance in the film. One wonders if this is his civic duty that Jon Stewart commanded of him earlier this year.
The full article can be found at the NY Times.com, “Oliver Stone Returns to Wall Street for a Sequel.”
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Canada's Of Montreal
I’ve been following NPR’s music blog for a while now and despite their typical unflappable love of the Indie music scene they just posed a great question in their most recent post. In this huge world of music there are many talented acts. Who do you know is loaded with talent but you just can’t quite sync with their musical direction?
A few bands came to my mind when I posted on NPR’s music blog:
A few bands come to mind.
Namely, Muse and Of Montreal.
Muse has often been compared to Radiohead. I once tried to listen to a couple of their albums and it came off as too similar in areas. I have played one of their songs in Guitar Hero III, but it wasn’t too interesting in my opinion. Maybe one day I will sit down and check them out.
My distaste for Of Montreal stems primarily from “Hissing Fauna, Are you the Destroyer?” I bought the album but refused to open it before I listened to a few tracks online. Great decision. I took it back to School Kids Records the next day and got my $11 back.
The only other band that comes to mind is The Rolling Stones. I understand that they are like the biggest band ever but their discography is too intense for me. Plus, I am a big Brian Jones fan and I don’t like the sound that Keith Richards took after he left (I am a huge blues fan but I like the psychedelic Stones). They are another band that I would like to listen to when I have the time to appreciate their efforts.
Trent Reznor is the frontman for Nine Inch Nails (NIN).
After posting a few more bands came to mind. Part of me really wishes I could enjoy Nine Inch Nails. The band’s frontman, Trent Reznor has been a huge proponent of the Anti-DRM (Digital Rights Management). He did the soundtrack to the first Quake computer game, yet I can’t enjoy any of his music. I even downloaded Ghosts I-IV after it was announced it was going to be released for whatever the consumer wants to pay and under Creative Commons license. No die.
So who should you enjoy based on your music tastes but can’t stand?
Source: Music You Should Love, But Don’t [NPR]
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I went to the 22nd Annual Reynolds High School sports banquet Monday evening in lieu of my father. My dad is presently full of mucus from trimming the English Ivy adorning the front of our abode. This is my sister’s senior year in high school and she was a member of the regional champion varsity field hockey team. Not bad for a mere goalie. The food wasn’t bad; I just wish I got a second slice of the lemon cake. It was touching to see the tribute ceremony for Matthew Gfeller who died after a brain injury at the start of the season.
I was studying abroad when my sister told me of Matthew’s death and I could sense how it affected her through Skype conversations and e-mails. Senior year is often made out to be the best year of your pre-adult life and the loss of Matthew as well as our close family friend, Cathy Skoog did little to diminish the bittersweetness of 2008. I only wish I had been around to comfort my family during the four months of my absence.
I am happy to say that I finished working on a short story I started before exams. I had the skeleton nearly completed but I couldn’t muster up a satisfactory ending. I fleshed out the story and will upload it as soon as I pick it apart and edit it. In the meantime I am making some great progress with my headlines for VCU. Whether they pick them apart or accept me I feel like I have made progress from where I was a year ago.
I have an interview for a summer internship at Wild Fire Ideas, a Winston-Salem ad agency on Thursday. If I manage to impress this will be my third internship. I have already stated that making $0 is fine by me if I am happy (I can sell crack or something).
I have completed Stay Close and I will be uploading the review shortly. My next book is the high school favorite Lord of the Flies by William Golding. I never read the book but it apparently shares many themes of Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness.
I am planning to sell my Nintendo Wii this summer. I could use some cash and if anyone is in the market for a used system feel free to contact me. Otherwise I will post some eBay links.
Memorial weekend is upon us and I hope everyone manages to watch Christian Bale kick some Terminator ass. Part of me hopes that the success of this movie could save Fox’s Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles. The rational old man inside of me knows that this is impossible. We are dealing with Fox.
Cheers all! Jump through a sprinkler on your front lawn or wear a sundress. Just make sure that whatever you do avoid wearing your Buddhist swastika t-shirt at all airports and bus stations this weekend.
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I found a link to an article on Premiere.com that details how many times Hollywood actors die within their filmography. If it wasn’t obvious *SPOILERS* for those who haven’t seen many movies.
Source: Premiere.com220
