Word: cat
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...pinioned on the stand, and then checks out the rows of newsmen as he stalks back to his chair. Although he is outshone by Mitchelson, Marvin worries that the fact he is a star may work against him, no matter how the judge rules. Referring to his Oscar for Cat Ballon, he asks, "You think that's not going to be considered? People will think, 'That s.o.b. He's an actor...
...incident underscored the fact that no museum−no matter how prestigious−is immune from the epidemic of art thefts that is sweeping the country. Late last year, three Cézannes worth $3 million were stolen from the Art Institute of Chicago. On Christmas morning, bold cat burglars penetrated the security system of San Francisco's M.H. De Young Memorial Museum and left through a skylight with $1.2 million worth of 17th century Dutch paintings, including a prized Rembrandt, Portrait of a Rabbi...
...Essay on the judiciary [Jan. 22], you criticize the courts for taking an activist role. As a workingman, I can only say thank God somebody cares about my rights. Justice and human rights have fallen by the wayside as politicians from both parties scramble to ingratiate themselves with fat-cat contributors. The judiciary is the only place where the poor and working people can receive fair treatment...
...never drink or take drugs "while behind the wheel." It also made clear that passengers travel at their own risk. Bjorn is already swinging like a monkey from the luggage racks, while 8-year-old Leah, bound for North Carolina with her mother, purrs and mews to imitate a cat...
...departs from the formula in only one respect: whenever possible, he forces gratuitous cruelty between cliches. Dogs chew rats. A prisoner escaping from Newgate slices up his hands climbing the fence. Connery later strangles this poor innocent in cold blood. The funniest gag in the movie involves a decomposing cat. Nothing new for this butcher. In Crichton's Westworld, the most satisfying fantasies are also the bloodiest--robots blown to bits; one remembers brains being sliced up, organs flung about, dead bodies on dissection tables in Coma; now, Crichton gets his kicks injecting sadism into kiddie-movies. Bleah...