31 March 2016

Kolkata Overpass Tragedy

Very sad news out of #Kolkata. Thoughts and prayers to all those affected. Sad to see this once-great city continue to struggle.

30 March 2016

England Beats New Zealand 2016 WT20

Bad luck for #NZ, but to be fair they were comprehensively beaten by...#ENG?! In a #T20 match?! What the?! It's been that kind of #WT20 

29 March 2016

RIP James Noble

RIP James Noble. Loved him on #Benson growing up. Great show and he was fantastic in it. Brings back a lot of memories...

28 March 2016

Shane Watson Retires

You Know You're Too Old When: #ShaneWatson retires. Entertaining cricketer who may not have fulfilled potential but was always fun. #Watto!

Virat Kohli Beats Australia

Any win against #AUS is great, especially one that propels #IND to #WT20  semis! Thank G*d we live in the #Virat #Kohli era!

26 March 2016

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

#BatmanvSuperman: Don't believe the (many) haters, it's actually (kinda) fun. WW & LL were decent & #Batfleck wasn't bad. Not bad at all.

25 March 2016

Batman v. Superman

#JoelSchumacher : #TimBurton :: #ZackSnyder : #ChristopherNolan

Federer Withdraws Against Del Potro

Uh-oh! #GOAT's Last Ride off to a sad start. #Federer withdraws against #DelPo in #Miami. My old heart is already buckling under the stress!

RIP Johan Cruyff

RIP Johan Cruyff Growing up my father regaled me with stories of the Dutch maestro. His time with Barca will reverberate for decades to come

24 March 2016

RIP Garry Shandling

RIP Garry Shandling. Shocking. Discovered him when he hosted Grammys. Never finished last Larry Sanders eps - couldn't bear for it to end.

India Beats Bangladesh 2016 WT20

Easy to be a cynical #cricket fan nowadays & then that insane #IND - #BAN match comes along! Thank G*d for #Raina & #Dhoni's keeping(?)! #WT20

21 March 2016

RIP Andy Grove

RIP Andy Grove, legendary Intel guru. Had a huge impact on me growing up (and so many, many, many others) without me knowing it.

Too Late

#TooLate: 35mm Film-Noir-Parody B-Movie all done in single-take shots. Kudos to the UPM, DP & camera operators for pulling this stunt off!

20 March 2016

Serena Loses / Djokovic Wins 2016 Indian Wells

Bad luck for #Serena who ran into a point-to-prove #Vika. As for #Djokovic...alas poor #Raonic, it's #Nole's #Tennis world now! #IndianWells

19 March 2016

Ran

#Ran: Stunning! The kind of movie for which the *big* screen was invented! Absolute Peak #Kurosawa. Incredible perfs esp Nakadai & Harada.

India Beats Pakistan 2016 WT20

These #IND-#PAK  matches are always stressful. Good to see the rare bowler-dominated #WT20 contest. Thank G*d for #Virat #Kohli! #EdenGardens

18 March 2016

Midnight Special

#MidnightSpecial: Fan-bl**dy-tastic! Yo, #JJAbrams, now this is how you do a #Spielberg homage! Kid director #Nichols is the real deal!

17 March 2016

USC Loses to Providence

That was a sad, heartbreaking loss for poor ol' #USC. #Providence is a small school & all, but #Trojans deserved better. #MarchMadness 

16 March 2016

Chris Gayle Thrashes England 2016 WT20

You can't stop #ChrisGayle, you can only...no, you can't contain him either! 47-ball century helps mercurial #WI  thrash #ENG . #WT20 , indeed!

15 March 2016

Zootopia

#Zootopia: Come for the classic Disney anthropomorphism, stay for the social satire/LAConfidential-esque sprawling mystery! PS. The sloths!

India Loses to New Zealand 2016 WT20

Uh-oh. #IND upset by everyone's 2nd-favourite team #NZL. Not quite the way to open #WT20 on home soil. Hope they can rebound quickly!

14 March 2016

Martavis Bryant Suspension

Gutted about #Martavis. Blame #LeGarrette: Insidious influence wrecks #Steelers for years, gets a #Cheatriots #SuperBowl in return! #karma

12 March 2016

10 Cloverfield Lane

#10CloverfieldLane: Greatest Sequel-Bait-&-Switch/Future-HBS-Case-Study, Ever! Goodman has to get serious Oscar consideration for this!

11 March 2016

Eye in the Sky

#EyeInTheSky: Un-subtle/nuanced but entertaining. Always good to see old pros Mirren & Rickman (sigh) do their thing. Abdi's great, too.

10 March 2016

Liverpool Beats Manchester United

Sure it's for something called #UEFA #Europa League but any win by #LFC against #MUFC is to be celebrated right? Power of #Klopp! #Liverpool

09 March 2016

RIP George Martin

RIP George Martin. Found out about him in a #Beatles doc when I was a kid - he really was the #FifthBeatle. A great, history-making career.

08 March 2016

Megatron Retires

You Know You're Too Old When: #Megatron Retires (Worrying #NFL trend ?) #Calvin #Johnson was fantabulous, literally: http://ow.ly/ZeA13

07 March 2016

Peyton Manning Retires

You Know You're Too Old When: #Peyton #Manning retires. Redefined #NFL QB-ing/ad pitch-ing. Will those HGH/Tenn allegations be whitewashed?

06 March 2016

India Wins 2016 T20 Asia Cup

Nice work by #IND to beat a fighting #BAN & win #AsiaCup. Great stuff from #Dhawan, #Kohli &...#Dhoni. #WT20 is a done deal right? :-)

04 March 2016

Knight of Cups

#KnightOfCups: AKA #Malick's #Entourage Or: How a Handsome Successful Screenwriter Dates Beautiful Women But Is Still Miserable in LA...

RIP Bud Collins

RIP Bud Collins. What a long & great journalistic career. Tennis (esp in the US) is a lot less interesting with his passing. Those pants!

03 March 2016

RIP Martin Crowe

RIP Martin Crowe. Stylish batsman; his uncommon candor in retirement was refreshing. I'll never forget his glorious run in the 92 World Cup.