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Netflix And Chill Wills

Posted on February 26, 2016 by kerbey

Actually, there’s no need to “Netflix and chill” when a Chill Wills flick is on the tube. It demands your full attention. The colorful, guitar-strumming character actor above was a 43-year film veteran, whose career was defined by numerous cowboy roles, including Giant, The … Continue reading →

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Burgess Meredith, Everyone’s Favorite Grumpy Old Man

Posted on December 18, 2015 by Dave

Whew!!!! Just finished a cardiology final, and I snuck through by the skin of my teeth, which is a phrase that doesn’t make any medical sense, but then again neither do a lot of things. Case in point… I decided to … Continue reading →

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I Hope Hearing about Bennet Omalu Doesn’t Make Your Head Hurt

Posted on December 8, 2015 by markbialczak

A movie about concussions is coming to a theater near you on Christmas Day. Will Smith figures that the subject is important enough that he hung his star on it. I’ve seen the trailers for Concussion on the big screen. … Continue reading →

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Corn Griffin

Posted on September 7, 2015 by Dave

Happy Monday dudes and dudettes! It’s Dave here, trying to squeeze in one more post before I start my second year of grad school on Tuesday. It’s gonna be a fun time – we’ll start out studying oncology (cancer stuff), … Continue reading →

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Groucho Marx: A funny man with a funny name, playing characters with even funnier names.

Posted on April 21, 2015 by Mark Sackler

“Those are my principles.  If you don’t like them, I have others.”–Groucho Marx Julius Henry “Groucho” Marx (October 2, 1890 – August 19, 1977) was not only one of the funniest men to ever live, he also played some of … Continue reading →

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