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Rosenberg first got the idea for the film during a trip to Niagara Falls. After seeing the Falls, he started talking with the very cynical manager of the honeymoon hotel where he was staying. He was fascinated by the stories of "brides and bridegrooms getting out of their limousines directly from their wedding and having these incredible knock-down, drag-out fights right in the hotel foyer before they'd even gone up to their room." The hotel also featured what Rosenberg termed "very watered-down fantasy theme rooms...
...course, the movie itself does not take place at the actual Niagara Falls. Instead, it's set in a fictitious, miniaturized, Australian version of the great tourist attraction dubbed "Niagara Smalls." Like the three-foot waterfall, the cast and Rosenberg himself, Hotel de Love is distinctly Australian. But Rosenberg sees the cultural differences from Down Under as an advantage when presenting his film to American audiences...
While the plot can be a bit predictable and tedious at times, it is salvaged by the spectacle of the circus surrounding it. Perhaps the most valuable supporting role belongs to the hotel itself. Inspired by a Niagara Falls honeymoon hotel, the Hotel de Love features outrageously creative "theme" rooms such as the "Garden of Eden" room, complete with tree, forbidden fruit and serpent, and the "The Grand Finale Passion Suite," modeled after a cricket stadium with astro-turf and recordings of cheering crowds. The rooms nearly steal every scene in which they appear...
...surgery. But what if his rest verged on eternal, and Russia veered toward a political coup? Investors with all their money stashed in U.S. stocks wouldn't have to worry much. The echo of political turmoil in distant markets might be barely audible when Wall Street is roaring like Niagara Falls. But for those invested overseas--through mutual funds or directly, in stocks--the noise would be more like a foghorn in their bedroom. The clamor of social, political and economic uncertainty just might send prices cascading lower...
BORN: Nov. 19, 1955, Brooklyn, N.Y. EDUCATION: Niagara U, B.S., 1979 FAMILY: Wife, Linda; four children RELIGION: Jewish MILITARY: Army, 1979-92; Army Reserve, 1992- OCCUPATION: CEO and president of multiple-listing service POLITICAL CAREER: None ADDRESS: P.O. Box 4126, Cherry Hill...