Time Quotes and Cartoons of this year and the movie of the next
Well, the title sums it all, which is part of the contents in Newsweek’s year end issue.
Here’s what I like most, Perspectives 2005. So, what’s there? The Quotes of the Year!
Here’s two that I like the best :
"You did not notice $25 million was missing from your W-2?"
Prosecutor Ann Donnelly, to former Tyco CEO Dennis Kozlowski at his trial for securities fraud. The ousted executive, who was found guilty, insisted he wasn’t aware the hefty bonus hadn’t been noted on his 1999 tax return.
P.S. Even Bill Gates didn’t lose $25 million from his accounts. Lame excuse.
"If London can survive the Blitz, it can survive four miserable events like this."
Sir Ian Blair, London Metropolitan Police commissioner, on the bombings of the London transit system by terrorists.
P.S. Sir Blair better hope Al-Qaeda didn’t take the hint to heart and make a bigger bang in London next year!
Plus, make sure you check out the Cartoons of the year too! 24 (more like 20 or so) hilarious cartoons parodying some of the news that made the headlines this year. BTW, that’s Tom Cruise standing on Santa(funny take of what he did on Oprah’s talk show), Category 5 refers to Katrina, and Karl’s the one under investigation for the White House leak(hence the police yellow lines).
And now the Newsweek hottest movie of ‘06. It’s yet another adaptation of another book (hint hint), which is the latest trend in Hollywood nowadays (probably saves them money since the script’s already there, thus requiring no more scriptwriters) together with all the sequels (X-Men III, Spiderman 3) and comic book adaptations (V for Vendetta, Pride and Prejudice). Still guessing? It’s about Robert and Sophie running around, starting at the Louvre. That’s right, it’s The Da Vinci Code! If you ask me, casting a younger version of Harrison Ford is a better idea (and would better fit the description of him in the book!). Other than that, other characters and storyline seems ok (I have a few gripes, but they’re mostly minor ones at the moment). So for those who haven’t really done much reading, it’s time to do some catching up again, or you’ll be clueless in the movie theater again! Now, could we have Angels and Demons for 2007? Please?
