In 1981, Palau became an independent nation; The Iranian hostage crisis ended; Dick Beardsley and Inge Simonsen tied in the inaugural London Marathon; Bobby Sands began a fatal hunger strike; Ronald Reagan was shot by John Hinckley Jr,; Sandra Day O’Connor became the first female Justice of the Supreme Court; Donkey Kong was released; Ric… Continue reading Introducing the DeLorean: A look back at 1981
Tag: Mel Brooks
45 years of big concussions
Concussion (2015) After forensic pathologist Dr. Bennet Omalu (Will Smith) examines the body of former Pittsburgh Steeler Mike Webster, he believes Webster’s erratic behavior and suicide were the result of damage done to his brain during his playing career. Over a period of several years, Omalu investigates the deaths of several former NFL players and confirms… Continue reading 45 years of big concussions
I silently killed the last guardians of the last seductive galaxy
Kill Your Darlings (2013) Naive freshman Allen Ginsberg (Daniel Radcliffe) enrolls at Columbia University where he meets Lucien Carr (Dane DeHaan), Jack Kerouac (Jack Huston), William S. Burroughs (Ben Foster) and Edie Parker (Elizabeth Olsen). Carr bribes an older man, David Kammerer (Michael C. Hall) to write his papers by promising sexual favors, but when he grows bored with… Continue reading I silently killed the last guardians of the last seductive galaxy