27 July 2019

Li Na, Mary Pierce, & Yevgeny Kafelnikov Inducted into Tennis HOF

You Know You're Too Old When: #LiNa, #MaryPierce & #YevgenyKafelnikov are inducted into #Tennis #HOF


Loved all of them, aesthetically-pleasing, aggressive baseliners. Kafelnikov's singles-doubles, er, double at '96 #FrenchOpen๐Ÿ‘!


Every year inductees get younger & I get older๐Ÿ˜ฌ



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26 July 2019

Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood May Itself be the End of an Era in Hollywood

#OnceUponATimeInHollywood 


PS. Big-budget auteur drama aimed at adults, shot on film, three of the biggest moviestars, big studio release, big number of screens, at the height of big summer "blockbuster" season?! 


Just like its story, maybe the movie itself's the end of era…๐Ÿฅบ



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Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood

#OnceUponATimeInHollywood 


Great, just bl**dy great! Let it wash over you & go with inimitable pop-pastiche flow. ๐Ÿ‘ to QT, DP, #Oscars-winning prod design(๐Ÿ™Œ) & cast, esp Moh, Robbie, Hammond(SpiderMan!), Butters(๐Ÿ‘), Fanning(๐Ÿ˜ฎ), Pitt, & amazing DiCaprio! That ending: ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคญ๐Ÿ˜ฑ๐Ÿฅบ



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25 July 2019

RIP Rutger Hauer

RIP #RutgerHauer


Sad. Growing up, the names of his awesome movies were passed around like some mythical texts (& those beer adverts!). Singular screen presence, Euro-hunky-slightly-sinister-intellectual-leading-man-with-that-unforgettable-enigmatic-smile - simply unforgettable.



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24 July 2019

The Mustang

#TheMustang


Schoenaerts + Wild Horses + American West = TBH Movie Heaven!๐Ÿ’ช๐ŸŽ๐ŸŒ„๐Ÿ˜ Wonderful, just bl**dy wonderful! Criminally underseen, hopefully it hits on DVD. Kudos to young dir, DP, prod design, music, cast, &  #MatthiasSchoenaerts...the guy is incredible. See this film!



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23 July 2019

Kawhi is the Djoker in the GOAT Pack

If #LeBron:#KD::#Federer:#Nadal


then #Kawhi is #Djoker(#Djokovic): quirky chip-on-shoulder contemporaneous all-timer, refuses to bow down & kiss #GOAT rings, will die before letting these chaps beat him๐Ÿ˜ฌ


Be afraid, be very afraid!


@ZachLowe_NBA๐Ÿ‘


https://t.co/EItT8e4lHq



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Quentin Tarantino at the Cinerama Dome!!!

The Man, the (self-made)Myth, the *Legend*: #Quentin bleepin' #Tarantino!


๐Ÿ˜ฒ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘Š✊๐Ÿค˜๐Ÿ‘Œ๐Ÿ‘Œ๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿค™๐Ÿ™๐ŸŽฅ๐Ÿ“ฝ๐ŸŽž๐ŸŽฌ


In glorious #70mm (well, he was in the flesh, the movie was in *glorious* 70mm *film*!!!!!!!!!)


#OnceUponATimeInHollywood #ArcLightTarantinoSeries #QuentinTarantino



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22 July 2019

Rickie Lee Jones (Burton Chace Park)

#RickieLeeJones


No wonder TBH is such a huge fan! Cool, laidback, rocking, legendary singer-songwriter deploying so much style, in so many genres(?๐Ÿคท‍♀️hey, what do I know about music?!), and so much charisma, and that incredible voice, like I said, no wonder TBH is such a fan!๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘



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21 July 2019

The Lion King (2019)

#TheLionKing (2019)


Good, clean, circle-of-life-in-the-uncanny-valley fun! Kudos to *entire* VFX team (#Oscars race is pretty much over, no?)! Favreau - has anyone had a better indie-to-blockbuster career this side of Nolan/Coogler?!๐Ÿ‘ PS. We need a Rogen-Eichner buddy comedy!๐Ÿคฃ



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Shane Lowry Popular Winner of the 2019 British Open

Apparently *all* Irish eyes were smiling for #ShaneLowry!๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘


Bad luck for #Koepka/#Fleetwood/#Finau/#Fowler... & #Westwood(again๐Ÿ˜•).


PS. Well done #RoyalPortrush...no wonder #GoT films around there! #Willett(aka #Theon๐Ÿคช) would approve!


PPS. #Spieth!๐Ÿ˜จ


#TheOpen #BritishOpen



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19 July 2019

Zlatan Scores Incredible Hat-Trick El Trafico

I'm sorry, I meant

Gooooooooooaaaaaaaaaaaaal!!!!!!ssssssssssssss


๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ


#Zlatan ⚽️๐Ÿ˜ณ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘Š✊๐Ÿ’ช


#ElTrafico #BattleOfLA #LAvLAFC 


Let's go #LAGalaxy!!!


@Ibra_official 


https://twitter.com/LAGalaxy/status/1152428596104818688/video/1



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(Another) Incredible Zlatan Goal in El Trafico

Gooooooooooaaaaaaaaaaaaal!!!!!!


#Zlatan ⚽️๐Ÿ˜ณ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘Š✊๐Ÿ’ช


#ElTrafico #BattleOfLA #LAvLAFC 


Let's go #LAGalaxy!!!


@Ibra_official 


 https://twitter.com/LAGalaxy/status/1152408193026293760/video/1



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18 July 2019

Drunken Angel (Yoidore tenshi ) (1948)

#DrunkenAngel (#YoidoreTenshi) (1948)


Incredibly moving/terrifically exciting gangster-noir neorealism. Superb work by DP, music, prod design & cast, esp young cleanshaven(!) livewire #Mifune & underrated affecting Shimura. One of #Kurosawa's very best (so early in his career!)!



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17 July 2019

Russell Westbrook to the Rockets!!

I guess I wasn't kidding about Kawhi adding #OKC to his dynasty-destroying trophy wall ( #Heat, #Warriors, #Spurs๐Ÿ˜‡)


Or about the inevitable #Thunder #30For30 while watching the excellent one on  #OrlandoMagic (#ThisMagicMoment)


I'm so here for #Russ #Westbrook & #Harden!!๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿ‘Š



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Crawl

#CrawlMovie


Good, clean, lean-mean-B-movie-killing-creature-feature-machine fun! Full marks to screenwriters (ace high-concept pitch!), camera operator, prod designer(๐Ÿ‘), Pepper, Scoledario, & course, #CsoCso ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿคฉ!

PS. When is the great #SamRaimi going to direct again?!



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15 July 2019

Federer Loses in Heartbreakingly Close Finals!!!!! 2019 Wimbledon

๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ข


What a heartbreaking loss for the #GOAT...*this* close to finishing off one of the greatest victories of all time!๐Ÿฅบ


But for #Federer to fight to the bitter *end* against #Djokovic in *top*(๐Ÿ‘)-back-alley-brawler form...well, hope always does spring eternal, no?

#Wimbledon




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14 July 2019

England Finally Win Historic 2019 Cricket World Cup

๐Ÿ‘ to #Stokes for *finally* giving #ENG something to cheer about!


#Buttler & young #Jofra๐Ÿ‘!


But *all* our hearts go out to #BLACKCAPS. Heroic effort from #KaneWilliamson & #Ferguson & #deGrandhomme & #Neesham &...well, all of them!


Best #Cricket Match, Ever!


#NZvENG #CWC19 




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13 July 2019

Excellent Simona Halep New Yorker Profile

If that delightfully charming post-match interview by #Simona didn't turn you into a #Halep fan then try this excellent profile by @louisahthomas (man, #Grantland used to have *excellent* tennis coverage, RIP indeed๐Ÿ™)!


Via: @newyorker


#Wimbledon


https://t.co/L58o6ugc7x



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Simona Shocks Serena to Win 2019 Wimbledon

Bad luck for #Serena๐Ÿ˜ฉ


But when #Halep's in #Nadal-esque human-backboard form on a slow-as-molasses so-called grass court, well there's not much you can do, eh?


PS. #Simona... *3* unforced errors against the #GOAT?'๐Ÿ˜ณ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘✊


#Wimbledon




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12 July 2019

Federer Beats Nadal in Incredibly Close Match!!!!!!!! 2019 Wimbledon

Duuuuuuude!!!!!!!


I'm so here for the rage-against-the-dying-of-the-light #GOAT phase!


No matter what happens from here on out we're *all* gonna enjoy this win!


For #Federer to beat a scintillatingly-in-form #Nadal at this stage in his career...๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿคฉ


#FeDal #FeDalXL #Wimbledon




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RIP Rip Torn

RIP #RipTorn


Oh man, one of my *favourite* I-*love*-that-guy/gal character actors. I saw him in a ton of stuff before finally recognising him in his high-profile roles. What an unmistakable screen presence (& an apparently legendarily tumultuous offscreenlife!). He'll be missed.



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10 July 2019

India Come Up Heartbreakingly Short in Semis Against New Zealand 2019 Cricket World Cup

Bad luck for #IND๐Ÿ˜–


Kudos to everyone's 3rd-fave #NZL. Captains' knocks from #RossTaylor & #KaneWilliamson & great bowling from #Boult/#Santner/#MattHenry overcame #Dhoni & #TeamIndia


PS. If #AUS-sies win their semis then we're *all* going to #BACKTHEBLACKCAPS๐Ÿ˜‡


#INDvNZ #CWC19




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Serena / Andy Murray Lose (But Federer Wins to Set Up Massive Clash) 2019 Wimbledon

It sure was fun while it lasted, no?๐Ÿ˜ฉ


Bad luck for #Serena & #AndyMurray (#MuRena/#SerAndy). More next year?๐Ÿ‘


PS. #Federer needed some of that old #GOAT magic vs tenacious-#Kei(๐Ÿ˜€)... hope he saved some of it for his next vs young up-and-comer...#Nadal!๐Ÿคฉ


#Wimbledon #FeDal




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Spider-Man: Far From Home

#SpiderManFarFromHome


Good, clean, #Marvel-meets-John-Hughes-meta-takedown-of-#MCU-until-the-end-when-it-becomes-a(nother?)-validation summer movie fun! Great job by the kids (love the pair-ups!), Jakey, & music supe. PS. #NightMonkey๐Ÿคฃ 



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09 July 2019

Serena Wins Twice in One Day 2019 Wimbledon

Fantastic double-duty by #Serena! First taking out feisty young #Riske(๐Ÿ‘) then taking charge with #MuRena / #SerAndy in mixed! What a day for her...and #Wimbledon!


PS. Very instructive to see the contrasting play between her & #AndyMurray at the end of 1st set...๐Ÿค”




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08 July 2019

Coco Gauff Loses (But Federer Wins His 4th Rd.) 2019 Wimbledon

Sad to see #CocoGauff's wild ride come to an end but #Halep's a tough out. Hope CG gets baskets of wildcards this #USOpen season!


PS Woah! That was some #GOAT stuff from #Federer over up-&-comer #Berrettini๐Ÿ‘ŠFed's gonna need all his stamina for marathon-#Nishikori๐Ÿ˜ฐ


#Wimbledon




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07 July 2019

USWNT Win the 2019 Women’s World Cup

Congrats to #USA ... & esp #Lavelle! The sparkplug stoke the show from her more famous counterparts!๐Ÿ‘


Bad luck to #NED...so close (yet again). Courageous stuff from keeper #VanVeenendaal๐Ÿ‘


PS. #AlexMorgan...keep sipping that tea dude!๐Ÿคฃ☕️⚽️✊


#FIFAWWC #USWNT #USANED




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06 July 2019

Serena + Andy (& Federer๐Ÿ˜) Win Their Matches in Awesome Style 2019 Wimbledon

Looks like #Serena / #AndyMurray stole the show at #Wimbledon!๐ŸŽพ๐Ÿคฉ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘


Leave it to, ahem, Sir Andy to come up with a perfectly #GoT portmanteau: #SerAndy๐Ÿ˜‚


PS. Fantastic #GOAT win for #Federer over flashy-tricky youngster #Pouille...only to set up w/ another one: #Berrettini๐Ÿ˜ฐ




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Kawhi Joins Forces with Paul George at Clippers... wut?! ๐Ÿ˜ฑ

So the quake hit *all* of SoCal, #Clippers & #Lakers included!


#Kawhi adds #OKC (et tu #PG13?) to his dynasty-killing (#Heat, #Warriors...#Spurs๐Ÿ˜‡). Sports-media industrial complex may as well entreat #PopeFrancis for his beatification ๐Ÿ˜


PS. Here come those #LeBron hot-takes๐Ÿ™„



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05 July 2019

Earthquake 2019!!!

#Earthquake!!! It's a long one!!!!

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Coco Gauff Continues Her Remarkable Run (and Federer Wins Second Round) 2019 Wimbledon

Yo! Remember that awesome #Stellastarr song

#MyCoco๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ™Œ


#CocoGauff comes *all* the way back to beat flinty-slicing #Hercog!๐ŸŽพ๐Ÿ‘


Another match, another #GOAT-scare from #Federer๐Ÿ˜ฒ


Imagine if #Kyrgios ever fulfills his potential๐Ÿ˜‡


Yo #Wimbledon, we need #Serena-#AndyMurray!





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Godzilla: King of the Monsters

#GodzillaKingOfTheMonsters 


Good, clean monster-vs-(*all*!-the-)monster(s)-everything-including-the-kitchen-sink kaiju fun. Not sure where the director came from, but the kid has serious chops. Let's hope we'll still get the #KingKong v #GodzillaMovie we've been promised๐Ÿ˜!



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04 July 2019

Happy Fourth of July 2019

Happy #FourthOfJuly y'all!


Sometimes the East Coast is alright, no?๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘


PS. Please firework responsibly! ๐Ÿ˜€ ๐ŸŽ‡ ๐ŸŽ†




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03 July 2019

Save the Sunderbans!

Dear @UNESCO, please save the #Sundarbans!


One of the world's most beautiful natural habitats and an essential part of our  cultural heritage. 


Ask #UNESCO to list the Sundarbans as a World Heritage Site in Danger


#SaveSundarbans #43whc  @unesconorway


https://ctt.ec/y8emb+



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Toy Story 4

#ToyStory4


Comes *this* close to matching the gut-*wrenching* emotions of TS3... fanastic job! Thoughtprovoking, affecting stuff with some of the best animated action setpieces this side of #WallaceAndGromit!๐Ÿ‘ Well done #AnniePotts...& #Keanu! #DukeCaboom forever๐Ÿ’ช✊๐Ÿ™Œ!



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02 July 2019

India Edges Out Bangladesh to Qualify for Semi-Finals 2019 Cricket World Cup

Nervy win for #IND over always-game #BAN๐Ÿ˜ฌ!


Well done #Rohit(my father must be over the moon!), #Bumrah (2 wickets off last 2 balls!!๐Ÿ‘) & #Pandya(with the ball this time!).


On to the semis!


PS. ๐Ÿ‘ #Shakib


#CWC19 #BANvIND




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