31 May 2016

X-Men: Apocalypse

#XMenApocalypse: Better/more interesting than expected…until all h*ll breaks loose. Peters steals it & younger cast is a breath of fresh air

30 May 2016

Steph & Warriors Lucky to Have Klay Thompson

As much as I love #Steph, #Warriors/#Kerr should thank the heavens for #Klay. So lucky to have discretely-delineated 1+1A. #SplashBrothers

Warriors Come Back to Beat Thunder 2016 NBA WCF

What did #RudyT say again? As much as I love #Russ+#KD when the lights shone brightest...Sadly for #LeBron this was probably the #NBAFinals.

Thunder Meltdown vs Warriors Third Quarter

That #Warriors-#OKC 3Q was like a #Djokovic-#Murray 13-11 4th set tiebreak. The final "set" is a come-at-the-king mere formality. #NBA

28 May 2016

Real Madrid Wins Champions League 2016

#Zinedine #Zidane leads #RealMadrid to a #ChampionsLeague title...has a nice familiar ring to it, eh? Of course, #CR7 & #Bale chipped in...

27 May 2016

Cavs Beat Raptors to Reach NBA Finals

All of #BelieveLand can sleep easy...until the #Thunder come a-rollin' But that's a story for another day #LeBron 6th straight finals! #Cavs

Crazy Day at French Open 2016!

Bad luck for #JackSock, (#DrIvo) #Karlovoc & #Kvitova (0-6 7-6 0-6!) Good for (Poor) Andy #Murray & battlin' #Isner. #Rafa, sigh #FrenchOpen 

26 May 2016

Warriors Beat the Thunder Gm. 5 2016 NBA Playoffs

Hmm...#Warriors "escape"with a (9-pt) win against the #Thunder. #StephCurry needs to step it up for Game 6 which promises to be a humdinger!

Thunder Beat Warriors Gm. 4 2016 NBA Playoffs

So, is the world ready for a #Thunder-#Raptors Finals?! What effect will the ratings have on #Disney's earnings?! #NBA

Mike Mascott Reply

not ready!

25 May 2016

Cavs Thrash Raptors Gm. 5 2016 NBA Playoffs

Whew! Guess I can exhale...until Game 6! Luckily, #Raptors went Raptors. Great stuff from #LeBron (i.e. #Cabs) &, wait for it, #KLove! #NBA

Kolkata Knight Riders Lose in Playoffs 2016 IPL

Bad luck for #KKR for losing out to some team called #Sunrisers. Apparently, it was all riding on #Yusuf. Oh well, there's always next #IPL

24 May 2016

Thunder Thrash Warriors Gm. 4

So, is the world ready for a #Thunder-#Raptors Finals?! What effect will the ratings have on #Disney's earnings?! #NBA

RIP Burt Kwouk

RIP Burt Kwouk. Loved him as Cato in the Pink Panther films. Those sequences with Peter Sellers were classic (& actually pretty violent!).

23 May 2016

Raptors Tie Up Series with Cavaliers

Uh-oh just what I was afraid of, "overmatched" #Raptors have made a series of it! #LeBron (& #Cavs) aren't gonna waltz thru after all 😰 #NBA

The Nice Guys

#TheNiceGuys: Crowe + (Noted Physical Comedian?!) Gosling = Match Made in Bro-Mantic (R-Rated Screwball Comedy?!) Heaven! We need a sequel!

22 May 2016

Kolkata Knight Riders Make IPL 2016 Playoffs

Intelligent #T20 cricket from #KKR to move into #IPL playoffs (again). If #Narine can keep it up then #Gambhir & Co. can make a serious run.

21 May 2016

James Turrell - "Light Reignfall" (LACMA)

#JamesTurrell #LightReignfall (@LACMA): Back & intense-er than ever! #Antman (that subatomic sequence) meets #Solyaris (#Russian #Solaris)!

Exaggerator Upsets Nyquist at the Preakness

Tough luck for #Nyquist (too fast too soon) but a nice comeback/redemption for #Kent #Desormeaux ( & #Exaggerator). #Preakness

20 May 2016

Weiner

#Weiner: Entertaining…cringe-inducing…saddening. Titular character is loathsome, but always compelling. Huma is absolutely heart-breaking.

19 May 2016

Oscar Pick: Jeff Nichols & Ruth Negga

Super-early #Oscar pick: #JeffNichols for Best (Adapted?/Original?) Screenplay & #RuthNegga for Best Actress for #Loving. #Oscars

Federer Pulls Out of French Open

Looks like #GOAT Swan Song will be one slow long melancholy slide downhill. #Federer pulls out of #FrenchOpen . GS streak began in 1999 #sigh

18 May 2016

Dheepan

#Dheepan: Excruciatingly timely & deeply affecting. Another great Audiard highlighted by leads Jesuthasan, Vinasithamby & esp Kalieaswari.

17 May 2016

Murray and Serena Win Rome 2016 Titles

Wait wha?! (Poor) #Murray beat #Djokovic...in a final...on clay?! #Serena won an all-American final?! #FrenchOpen could be very interesting!

16 May 2016

A Bigger Splash

#ABiggerSplash: Come for the  Italian vistas G*ddess Tilda & *Peak* Fiennes but stay for the gonzo melodrama! Fabulous stuff from Guadagnino

15 May 2016

RIP Darwyn Cooke

RIP #DarwynCooke. I'm by no means a comic book expert, but everything I read by him I loved, esp JL:NF & Parker. Gone way too soon. Sad.

Money Monster

#MoneyMonster: Entertaining thriller highlighted by a good directorial effort by our Jodie & two super movie-star turns by Roberts & Clooney

14 May 2016

de Villiers & Kohli Huge IPL Score

Holy [bleep]! The way #ABdV & #Virat #Kohli are going we're probably going to see a #T20 300 before the #IPL is over! The fans need helmets!

Celeb Sighting: Ed Begley Jr.

3rd-Greatest Celeb Sighting, Ever!: Ed Begley Jr. hanging out at an environmental rally in #DTLA. Who woulda guessed? ;-)

13 May 2016

Love & Friendship

#LoveAndFriendship: Ah, Stillman & Jane Austen, a match made in literary comedy heaven! Beckinsale shines in this wicked comedy-of-manners.

12 May 2016

FOX Cancels The Grinder

Sigh, I guess I was the only one who thought #TheGrinder was one of the funniest network TV shows in a long time. #GrinderRests (4eva)@FOXTV

RIP Tony Cozier

RIP Tony Cozier. Enjoyed listening to him, and later his columns for CricInfo. His passion & love for the West Indies was shared by so many.

11 May 2016

Federer Beats Young Zverev

Speaking of #Federer, another artful dismantling, this time vs future (is now) star #Zverev. Sadly he may be injured. Post-#GOAT is imminent

Ovechkin Loses to Crosby (Again)

So this #Ovechkin-#Crosby rivalry is just a rehash of #Federer-#Nadal contretemps Ovi will win #MVP but #Caps crash out to #Penguins (again)

09 May 2016

Steph Curry Returns to Beat Blazers

#ImBack indeed! #Steph #Curry puts in an, wait for it, #MVP performance to guide the #Warriors over #Blazers! That OT was completely bonkers

08 May 2016

Cavaliers Sweep Hawks 2016 NBA Playoffs

Oof! Bone-headed offense by #LeBron...followed by amazing defense! #Cavs sweep a tougher-than-anticipated #Hawks. Kid #Schroder sure is fun!

06 May 2016

Captain America: Civil War

#CaptainAmericaCivilWar: Awe-bl**dy-some! Russo Bros create the best bro-tastic summer movie, ever! New kid Holland steals it as #SpiderMan !

Rahul Sinha ReTweet: Amitava Kumar Essay

Basu please read two essays on granta website by Amitava Kumar one is titled pyre the other I forget... Both are free.

04 May 2016

Tales of the Grim Sleeper

#TalesOfTheGrimSleeper: Deeply affecting, under-appreciated/seen documentary about the criminally underreported LA tragedy. A must-watch!

02 May 2016

Leicester City Wins the Premier League!!

Congrats #LFC...wait #LCFC?! #Leicester?! @LCFC wins #EPL?! Forget the #30For30, they gotta go full Hollywood! #MajorLeague remake anyone?:)

Roger Federer Latest Withdrawal

Sigh, #GOAT Swan Song seems to be heading towards the not-bang-but-whimper category. #Roger #Federer latest withdrawal is a bad sign #ATP

01 May 2016

Clayton Kershaw Amazing Performance

The #Dodgers better thank G*d for #Clayton Bl**dy #Kershaw! Forget about #CyYoung, this is an #MVP stat-line: CG, 0 ER, 14 K, 3 BB & 1 RBI!

The Jungle Book

#TheJungleBook: Fan-frikkin-tastic! The best DangerousBookForBoys-NatGeo mash-up! Idris is great! Golf clap for Favreau (& his VFX army).