30 April 2018

Avengers: Infinity War

#AvengersInfinityWar: Best *Every*-Superhero-Including-The-Kitchen-Sink Movie, Ever! 

One of the most *spectacular* unnerving endings I've ever seen! 👏👏👏 for #KevinFeige to rest the fate of a $15B (yup, with a *B*!!) franchise on something like that. 

PS. Thor+Rocket+Groot=😂





29 April 2018

LeBron Second Best Player Behind... Bill Russell

You're right... @RealBillRussell is an impossible standard to reach. I think #LeBron will be just fine being his runner-up... ☺️

Cavaliers (Just About) Beat the Pacers in Round 1

#WhateverItTakes...


No #LeBron no problem?! The #KevinLove Show?! #Tristan finally out of the TMZ doghouse?! #Cavs pull a #KevinFeige & assemble the B-Team to save the day!


PS. Did #OKC secure #Pacers' future with #Oladipo & #Sabonis('s kid)...🤷‍♂️

#NBAPlayoffs...man!😯

#NBA

28 April 2018

RIP William Nack

RIP #WilliamNack. Discovered him thanks to TBH's love of horseracing. 

Do yourself a favour & check out the longform pieces in @SI_Longform/@SInow vault, esp #Secretariat...& Jackie Robinson...& Bobby Fischer...& (original)GOAT Ali...&...

#PureHeart

https://t.co/1qS0RHau5M

27 April 2018

Cavaliers Get Smashed by Pacers in Game 6

Well, that was something... 


But, #LeBron has to win a First Round Game 7 at home, right?! Right?! 😐


Yeah, #Cavs, #WhateverItTakes is right!


PS. The #Oladipo show!


PPS. #Lance: 🤯 or 🤣?!


Steelers Trade Up to Draft a... QB?!

Wait?! What?! #MasonRudolph?!😱


So... #BigBen needs to compare notes with #Flacco, huh?! 😰


#Steelers #NFLDraft



Let the Sunshine In (Un beau soleil interieur)

#LetTheSunshineIn: Denis, #Binoche & #Depardieu: together at last! Delightfully tart/meandering rom-dram (romantic dramedy?🤓) anchored by a luminous Binoche. PS Watch this space, JB & CD have an intriguing sci-fi(?!) in the works. In the immortal words of #BartScott: can't wait!



26 April 2018

Ryan Shazier Walks to Announce Steelers Draft Pick

OMG!!!! #Shazier!!! #Shalieve


👏😭


#Steelers #NFLDraft2018 

Steelers Trade Martavis Bryant

Oh no, say it ain't so #Martavis... gone... for a 75th pick?! Oh man, seems like a bad move, but luckily I'm not an #NFL GM, so what do I know? 🤷‍♀️


Oh, well, it sure was fun while it lasted, eh?!


#Steelers #HereWeGo



25 April 2018

Cavaliers Eke Out a Win Against the Pacers (Again)

You'd think when you're up 12 & your #LeBron gets 44-10-8, you'd win going away... but why make it easy, huh #Cavs?! 😐

PS. #Sabonis's kid's gonna be great... but he's already a better defender than Dad, right?! 🤗 #Pacers 

#CLEvIND #NBA 

LeBron: Turnover, Block... Game-Winning 3?!?!!?!!???!??!

OMBG!!!!!!!!!!!! #LeBron!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Lucky

#Lucky: Wonderful little valentine/sendoff (sigh…😔) for Stanton, one of our great character actors. Chockfull of piquant perfs from a cast stuffed with other great CAs. Great debut by one of *my* favourite CAs (JC) Lynch. PS (The other?!) Lynch is great in *front* of the camera



Reply to Andy Roddick Tweet

😂 Pure gold Andy. We need to get you on a sports talk show, stat!

PS. You went toe-to-bl**dy-toe with Fed, don't let anyone tell you otherwise!

24 April 2018

Liverpool (Handily) Beat Roma in UCL Semis (But...)

If a legend like Stevie #Gerrard declares #MoSalah the greatest footballer in the world, who are we to argue?! 😇 What a win for #LFC's own Big 3: #Firmino, #Mane, Salah!
Buuuuuut... those two late goals #Klopp gave up means #Roma has hope...😰
#Liverpool #LIVROM #UCL
#YNWA!!!

23 April 2018

Rafa Wins Monte Carlo Masters (Again)

Death... Taxes... #Rafa winning a clay title...

Congrats to #KingOfClay for 11th(!) #RolexMCMasters. One of these days people will realise that #Nadal's clay record is one of *the* greatest achievements in #tennis/sport/humankind


PS Congrats to #BryanBrothers for winning too😀

22 April 2018

Cavs Pull Out Close Win vs Pacers

Not dead yet! Thank G*d for... Kyle Bl**dy #Korver?! #LeBron lives to fight another day. #Cavs 

 

PS. If #LanceStephenson's gonna act like a WWE heel, he may as well pull some wrestling moves on the court 😯. This whole #INDvCLE thing's a dogfight! 


#NBA

Mo Salah Wins Player of the Year

Man, it just keeps getting better for #Klopp's troops. #MoSalah wins #PFA #POTY (was there ever any doubt?! 🤗)! So... that means the treble is still alive... #BallonDOr, #UCL next 🤩 


#LFC #Liverpool




RIP Verne Troyer

RIP #VerneTroyer. He was so good as #MiniMe in #AustinPowers. Good example of not letting a seeming "handicap" get in the way of a full life.

20 April 2018

Someone Called Bogdanovic Hands LeBron Back-Breaking Game 3 Loss

Look, I was bracing myself for the end of this run... but I had no idea that I needed to brace myself for a... #Bogdanovic?! Who?! Wha?! 7-9 3pts?! #LeBron (& #Cavs) drop that all-important Game 3 to #Pacers. 🙀 #INDvCLE #NBA

Godard Mon Amour (Le Redoutable)

#GodardMonAmour: Look, for a philistine like me, this was a cheeky, extremely meta deconstruction/reinforcement of the #Godard myth, in fact, one could say, a wannabe-Godard-ian look at, uh, Godard 😇 Love the retro (35mm!🎥👏) cinematography, & Garrel & esp Martin are excellent.



19 April 2018

Roger Federer on the Cover of TIME Magazine

Oh, hey, if it isn't part-time (😇) #tennis player #Federer on the *cover* of #TIME! #peRFect! #TIME100 


https://t.co/UomysCU0N8



18 April 2018

Cavaliers Turn a Seemingly Easy Win into Another Tough One vs Pacers

Ya know, for a brief sec there I thought it was gonna be an easy win, then I realised, it's *never* easy with the #Cavs. #LeBron grabbing a rebound, running down the court... only to find his kid teammates can't keep up with him... so it goes 🤷‍♂️ PS. #KevinLove 😱 #CLEvIND

RIP Harry Anderson

RIP #HarryAnderson. I actually knew him from probably his least-known endeavour #DavesWorld. I was immediately taken by his charming, seemingly effortless, avuncular screen presence, the type to instantly put a smile on your face. No too many like him left.

The Ritual

#TheRitual: H/T @ my awesome nephew for telling me about this awesome lil' calling-card B-movie that does a *lot* with little (budget). Young Brucker will get snapped by some CU, until then enjoy this tight exercise in suspense. (Romania tourism might want a word or two, tho'...)



17 April 2018

James Harrison Retires

You Know You're Too Old When: #JamesHarrison retires(?). Okay, so  the end was ugly, but hopefully TBH & the rest of #Steelers nation forgives & accepts him back into the fold. Deserves to join #HinesWard in #NFL #HOF based on the Greatest #SuperBowl Play, Ever! #HereWeGo #Deebo



Shaq and Denzel on TNT Inside the NBA

#Shaq + #Denzel = TBH Heaven!





16 April 2018

RIP R. Lee Ermey

RIP #RLeeErmey. One of my favourite character actors. Like everyone else, I discovered him in #FullMetalJacket. Poor chap got a bit stereotyped for the rest of his career, but he was so good, esp when given the chance to stretch. His indelible screen presence will be missed.

15 April 2018

Cavaliers Lose Game 1 to Pacers!!!!!

Waitasec...in a year when the #Warriors are apparently vulnerable and the #NBA title is "wide open" the #Cavs may not make it out of the first round! Man, #LeBron's gonna give me heartburn for the next 2 months! 

PS. #Oladipo's a great story, love the kid.

14 April 2018

RIP Milos Forman

RIP Milos Forman. Growing up my dad used to pester me about his films. Then, when I saw Cuckoo as a college student, & Amadeus w TBH, & Larry Flynt, & Valmont, &... well, I understood. 2-time #Oscar-winning dir/BP puts him in the very upper echelon, where he definitely belongs.😔

13 April 2018

Mina Kimes on Luka Doncic

Good stuff from @minakimes about future Euro unicorn #LukaDoncic. My own personal theory is it all stems from the great #ArvydasSabonis, who changed the #NBA as much as anyone. PS When will poor Doncic go down with a season-ending injury?🤓 #MinaKimesCurse

https://t.co/KTrODxcnxT

12 April 2018

JuJu Jersey RT

H/T @KathleenBarrett 👍 #Steelers #JuJu #HereWeGo!



NBA Season (Finally) Over

The #NBA season is (finally) over, long live the post-season...tho it was fun to see:

#LeBron play 82 (for once😇) & have an #MVP season

#Harden put up thirsty stats

#Russ average a triple-double again(?!)

#76ers complete #TheProcess

#KD whine

#AnthonyDavis raise eyebrows (🤣)


Martellus Bennett Retired(?!)

You Know You're Too Old When: #MartellusBennett Retires. Wait, when did that happen?! Became a fan after watching him & his puppies on Hard Knocks...during his rookie season. Apparently, he went on to have a great career...😁





11 April 2018

Leander Paes (and David Ferrer) Win in Davis Cup

Congrats to (Calcutta's own😇 ) #LeanderPaes on setting record & sparking #IND's comeback win. Still going strong as ambassador for #tennis, sport, India🇮🇳...everything!

PS. #DavidFerrer, still fighting...to...the...*bitter*...end (poor #Kohlschreiber).

#DavisCup #Leander #Paes

10 April 2018

KKR Wins Opener 2018 IPL (But Loses to CSK)

Congrats to #KKR on starting the post-#Gambhir era with a win v #RCB (#Narine! Imagine the international career he could've had if only, ya know... 😇). Too bad they couldn't bring it off vs #CSK (like all horror movie villains they...just...won't...die...)

#IPL #KKRvRCB #CSKvKKR

09 April 2018

A Quiet Place

#AQuietPlace: Best Actors-Really-Want-To-Direct-High-Concept-More-Thriller-Than-Horror Movie, Ever! Krasinski, all that *and* he can direct too?! Great stuff from Blunt & esp Simmonds who steals the show. Sound #Oscar nom, sure, but howbowdah foley, eh?👍 35mm cinematography!🎥👏



08 April 2018

Spieth & Fowler Come Up Just Short as Reed Wins 2018 Masters

Bad luck for #JordanSpieth (poor chap, again) & #RickieFowler (gave it a run!). Kudos to #TonyFinau, what fighting spirit! Congrats to #PatrickReed on either being lucky or showing steely resolve under pressure. PS. #RoryMcIlroy psyched his own self out. 🙄#TheMasters

Jordan Spieth Comes *This* Close to a 63 in the Final Round 2018 Masters

#Spieth!!!!! Oh no!!!!!! #TheMasters

Spieth Incredibly Ties Patrick Reed!!!!! 2018 Masters

#Spieth!!!!!!!!!!!! OMBG!!!!!!!!!! #TheMasters!!!!!!

Finally, the 12th Hole at Augusta Does Something Nice for Jordan Spieth

#Spieth!!!!!!!! #TheMasters 

06 April 2018

RIP Isao Takahata

RIP #IsaoTakahata. Legendary #StudioGhibli co-founder. Fantastic director in his own right. Made the underrated #Ghibli gems, incl my own favourites: #TheTaleOfThePrincessKaguya, #OnlyYesterday (*love* this movie!) & of course the *devastating* #GraveOfTheFireflies. What a legacy

Sweet Country

#SweetCountry: Stunning! One of the year's very best. Beautiful, melancholy, but ultimately hopeful *cinematic* experience. Legends Neill & Brown together at last, but this belongs to Morris (making his *debut*!) Director Thornton deserves an Oscar nom…for cinematography(?)!🎥👏



05 April 2018

RIP Steven Bochco

RIP #StevenBochco. Never knew his legendary status when I snuck #HillStreetBlues reruns, then watched #LALaw (still remember that one ep where...), & then of course, #NYPDBlue. What a career.

Wait, he worked on #Columbo with #Spielberg?! 

#DoogieHowser, #CopRock, #MurderOne...!!

Did an Earthquake Cause Sergio to Hit All Those Balls Into the Water?!

Ho-hum. #Earthquake.

Kinda gentle, rolling one. Almost put me to sleep...and another #SergioGarcia ball in the water😂 (poor chap...).

#Masters

Liverpool Comprehensive Victory Over Chelsea in CL First Leg

You had me at running riot!

#MoSalah...he can score, he can assist, perhaps he can win the #BallondOr?! 😇

Great win for #LFC...let's not get too excited, apparently they still have to play a Leg 2.

PS. Great Defense, #Klopp (wha?!) 😉

#Liverpool #UCL #LIVMCI



04 April 2018

Lean on Pete

#LeanOnPete: I'm always down with coming-of-age kid-and-animal movies, *always*, but this was… unexpected. Delicate, melancholy, funny, hopeful, shocking. Not everyone's cuppa, but it ends up sticking with you. Great perfs from Sevigny, the great Buscemi, & esp young Plummer.



02 April 2018

RIP Winnie Mandela

RIP #WinnieMandela. I'll let the experts discuss her complex legacy but as a kid growing up she was just as visible and powerfully inspiring an image of the (seemingly neverending) fight against oppression as Mr. Mandela. 

Ready Player One

#ReadyPlayerOne: Best 80s Movie/TV/Music/Game/Commercial/Nerd-Geek-Feverdream, Ever! So many Geek Easter Eggs, you'll need to watch your cholesterol (sorry, 🤣)! For #Spielberg to direct this movie must have been the wish-fulfillment to end all wish-fulfillments for #ErnestCline!


01 April 2018

Isner and Sloane Pull Off Rare American Masters 1000 Double

So, the #SunshineDouble turned into an #AmericanDouble, eh? Congrats to #Isner pulling out another long match, and #Sloane finally pulling away to win #MiamiOpen. Well done! 🎾👏


PS. #Zverev & #Ostapenko... #NextGenATP is Gen Now! 😌


#ATP #WTA