Giacinta 'Jinx' Johnson (Die Another Day)


Giacinta 'Jinx' Johnson (Die Another Day)

Giacinta "Jinx" Johnson is an NSA agent who joins with Bond to spy on Zao and look into his ties with Gustav Graves. She is portrayed by American actress Halle Berry.

In discussing her character, Berry said Jinx is "fashion-forward modern and the next step in the evolution of women in the Bond movies."

The scene where she emerges from the ocean in a bikini paid homage to the character of Honey Ryder (Ursula Andress) from the first Bond film, Dr. No. Despite the bikini and location of Cuba in the film, the footage of the water and bar scene was shot in Cadiz and far from the warmth implied in the film; The location was reportedly very cold and windy, and footage has been released of Berry wrapped in thick towels in between takes to avoid catching a chill.

According to an ITV news poll, Jinx has been voted the fourth toughest girl on screen of all time. Uma Thurman, the star of Quentin Tarantino`s samurai film Kill Bill was named as the winner.

Speculation arose in 2003 of a spin-off film concentrating on the character which was scheduled for a November/December 2004 release. It was originally reported that MGM was keen to set up a franchise and to be a "winter olympics" alternative to 'James Bond,'. As early as the late 1990s, MGM had originally considered developing a spin-off film based on Michelle Yeoh's character, Wai Lin, in 1997's Tomorrow Never Dies. However, despite much speculation of an imminent movie, on October 26, 2003 , Variety reported that MGM had completely pulled the plug on this project, to the dismay of Barbara Broccoli and Michael Wilson of Eon Entertainment, who were reported to be "clearly furious" about the decision. MGM were keen to move on with the next film instead. Jinx was also the first black Bond Girl, hero or villain, in more than 17 years, since May Day (Grace Jones) in A View to a Kill, and the first black Bond Girl ever to play the heroine (principal Bond "good girl").


Quotes·Quotation by Jinx

Halle Berry as Jinx from Die Another Day (2002)

¶ I thought it was the humane thing to do.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giacinta_'Jinx'_Johnson#Jinx
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halle_Berry

Jim Fiebig


Jim Fiebig


Quotes·Quotation

Food·Dieting

¶ Age does not diminish the extreme disappointment of having a scoop of ice cream fall from the cone.

Jimmy Dugan (A League of Their Own, 1992)


Jimmy Dugan from A League of Their Own (1992)


Quotes·Quotation by Tom Hanks

Tom Hanks as Jimmy Dugan from A League of Their Own (1992)

¶ Are you crying? Are you crying? Are you crying? There's no crying in baseball!

¶ [trying to persuade Dottie Hinson not to quit the team] It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard...is what makes it great.

Jim Lovell (1928- )


Jim Lovell (1928- )

James "Jim" Arthur Lovell, Jr., (born March 25, 1928) is a former NASA astronaut and a retired Captain in the United States Navy, most famous as the commander of the Apollo 13 mission, which suffered a critical failure en route to the Moon but was brought back safely to Earth by the efforts of the crew and mission control. Lovell was also the command module pilot of Apollo 8, the first Apollo mission to enter lunar orbit. Lovell is a recipient of the Congressional Space Medal of Honor and the Presidential Medal of Freedom. He is one of only 24 people to have flown to the Moon, the first of only three people to fly to the Moon twice, and the only one to have flown there twice without making a landing. Lovell was also the first person to fly in space four times.


Quotes·Quotations by Jim Lovell

Tom Hanks as Jim Lovell from Apollo 13 (1995)

Houston, we have a problem.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Lovell

Jill Valentine (Resident Evil)


Jill Valentine from Resident Evil

Jill Valentine (ジル・バレンタイン) is a player character in the Resident Evil horror franchise by Capcom.

Jill made her debut appearance in 1996 as one of the protagonists of the original Resident Evil game, where she is a member of the U.S. special police force STARS trapped in a mysterious mansion. During the later events of Resident Evil 3: Nemesis, Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles, Resident Evil 5 and Resident Evil: Revelations, Jill escapes from a city overrun by zombies and becomes a founding member and field operative of the UN-funded paramilitary group BSAA.

The character, widely regarded as one of the most attractive female women in video games, gained a great popularity and was met with generally very favorable critical reception, also sparking some popular video game memes.

The film series' version of Jill, portrayed by Sienna Guillory, was introduced as a protagonist in Resident Evil: Apocalypse, made a brief appearance in Resident Evil: Afterlife and will serve as the main antagonist in the upcoming Resident Evil: Retribution.


Sienna Guillory as Jill Valentine from Resident Evil

@ Those were some pretty slick moves back there. I'm good, but I'm not that good.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jill_Valentine
http://www.jcmovies.com/movie/resident-evil-apocalypse-26414

Jiddu Krishnamurti (1895-1986)


Jiddu Krishnamurti (1895-1986)

Jiddu Krishnamurti (May 11, 1895 – February 17, 1986) was an Indian writer and speaker on philosophical and spiritual subjects. His subject matter included: psychological revolution, the nature of the mind, meditation, human relationships, and bringing about positive change in society. He constantly stressed the need for a revolution in the psyche of every human being and emphasized that such revolution cannot be brought about by any external entity, be it religious, political, or social.

Krishnamurti was born into a Telugu Brahmin family in what was then colonial India. In early adolescence, he had a chance encounter with prominent occultist and high-ranking theosophist Charles Webster Leadbeater in the grounds of the Theosophical Society headquarters at Adyar in Madras (now Chennai). He was subsequently raised under the tutelage of Annie Besant and Leadbeater, leaders of the Society at the time, who believed him to be a "vehicle" for an expected World Teacher. As a young man, he disavowed this idea and dissolved the worldwide organization (the Order of the Star) established to support it. He claimed allegiance to no nationality, caste, religion, or philosophy, and spent the rest of his life traveling the world, speaking to large and small groups and individuals. He authored many books, among them The First and Last Freedom, The Only Revolution, and Krishnamurti's Notebook. Many of his talks and discussions have been published. His last public talk was in Madras, India, in January 1986, a month before his death at his home in Ojai, California.

His supporters, working through non-profit foundations in India, Great Britain and the United States, oversee several independent schools based on his views on education. They continue to transcribe and distribute his thousands of talks, group and individual discussions, and writings by use of a variety of media formats and languages.


Quotes·Quotation by Jiddu Krishnamurti

Death

¶ Death is extraordinarily like life when we know how to live. You cannot live without dying. You cannot live if you do not die psychologically every minute.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jiddu_Krishnamurti

JIANG Yan (江淹, 444-505)


Jiang Yan (江淹, 444-505)

Jiang Yan(江淹) was a poet and cifu writer in the Southern Dynasty of China, who occupies an important position in the history of the Southern Dynasty literature.

Jiang Yan says that he loves strange yet differences, which has relations with the admiration and pursuit of new and strange social trends and literary habits. This character also affects his making friends and writing style.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jiang_Yan

JIANG Kui (姜夔, 1155-1221)


JIANG Kui (1155-1221)

Jiāng Kuí (Chinese: 姜夔) (c. 1155 – c. 1221) was a famous Chinese poet, composer and calligrapher of the Song Dynasty, particularly famed for his ci (song lyric poetry). He composed numerous poems, including the famous "He Bei Lai" and the more well known "San Wan Yue."


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jiang_Kui

JIA Dao (賈島, 779-843)


賈島 (Jia Dao, 779-843)

Jia Dao (traditional Chinese: 賈島; simplified Chinese: 贾岛; pinyin: Jiǎ Dǎo; Wade-Giles: Chia Tao) (779–843), courtesy name Langxian (浪先), was a Chinese poet active during the Tang Dynasty. He was born near modern Beijing; after a period as a Buddhist monk, he went to Chang'an. He became one of Han Yu's disciples, but failed the jinshi exam several times. He wrote both discursive gushi and lyric jintishi. His works were criticised as "thin" by Su Shi, and some other commentators have considered them limited and artificial.

According to Dr. James J.Y. Liu (1926–1986), a professor of Chinese and comparative literature, Jia’s poem The Swordsman "seems...to sum up the spirit of knight errantry in four lines." The Swordsman is as follows:

For ten years I have been polishing this sword;
Its frosty edge has never been put to the test.
Now I am holding it and showing it to you, sir:
Is there anyone suffering from injustice?


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jia_Dao