Argentina Barely Beats Iran World Cup 2014

Wait did #ARG escape with a win after being outplayed by #IRN?! Thank G*d for mercurial #Messi & his #Suarez-like (brief) burst of genius!

West Indies Level Series Against New Zealand

No one noticed, but great fightback by #WestIndies to level Test series against #NewZealand. #Gayle thought he's still playing T20. #WIvNZ 

England Lose to Uruguay World Cup 2014

Heartbreak for #England. 2nd #Suarez goal was not #Gerrard's fault no matter what they say. Will be a dodgy first day back at #Liverpool ;-)

Clayton Kershaw No-Hitter

Aw man, #Kershaw was this close to a perfect game (thanks a lot #Hanley ;-) His no-hitter could be the spark they need. Go #Dodgers!

Short Term 12

Short Term 12: 2013 gem I sadly missed last year. Wonderfully crafted. Brie is as good as advertised. The kids Dever & Stanfield are amazing

Shane Battier Retires

You Know You're Too Old When: Shane #Battier retires. NCAA & NBA titles are cool. Michael Lewis profile is cooler! http://t.co/KKJmR3aybQ

USA Beats Ghana! World Cup 2014

A great bl**dy win for the #USA! Probably outplayed by #Ghana but came through when it counted Maybe I was wrong about #Klinsmann ;-) #USMNT

RIP Tony Gwynn

RIP Tony Gwynn. Even though I started following baseball in his twilight it was easy to see that he was not only great but also a class act. 

Heat Lose NBA Finals 2014

Shades of #Rafa 08 FO #Federer beatdown. Era-ending #Heat loss. Sad for #LeBron but can't be #GOAT if outplayed by some chap called #Kawhi.

Martin Kaymer Wins US Open 2014

Thumping win for #Kaymer. Ran away with the #USOpen. Two majors before age 30 is impressive. Couldn't have happened to a nicer guy.

RIP Casey Kasem

RIP Casey Kasem. The voice of my childhood, literally. Sad end.

Federer Wins Halle 2014

That was pretty scratchy, but a title is a title! Nice to see #Federer hold off a tough #Falla to win #Halle Next up: #Wimbledon duh-duh-duh

How to Train Your Dragon 2

How to Train Your Dragon 2: Fantastic sequel. It's becoming an all-time great series. Can Roger Deakins win an Oscar for this, please? ;-)

Federer Beats Nishikori Halle 2014

Solid win for #Federer over #Nishikori at #Halle At this point you take what you can get esp after what happened last time he played #Falla!

Kings Win the Stanley Cup Again!

Dear #StanleyCup, welcome back to LA. Us #bandwagon fans promise to treat you to sun, sand & lots of fawning...for now ;-) #Kings #GoKingsGo

RIP Chuck Noll

RIP Chuck Noll. Sad loss for the #Steelers family. Criminally under-appreciated despite four Super Bowls. An all-time great coach.   

Rick Reilly's Last Column

In the end @BillSimmons won & his @ESPN takeover is complete. Sad to see @ReillyRick go. Last column: http://t.co/AzQ4VoMrtw

Heat Lose Gm 4 NBA Finals 2014

This is how it always ends, whimper not a bang. Era-ending loss for #Heat. Sad for #LeBron, but how will I endure Sports Summer From H*ll?!

Brazil 3 - 1 Croatia World Cup 2014

Man, that was about as nervy a 3-1 win can be. #Brasil bailed out against #Croatia by the ref. Flashes of brilliance though. #WC14

RIP Ruby Dee

RIP Ruby Dee. Loved her (and Ossie Davis) in Do the Right Thing all those years ago and in numerous movies since. A grand screen presence.

LA Kings Lose Gm 4 Stanley Cup Finals 2014

Oh man, the #Kings were this close (literally) to tying up the game! Hopefully, Game 5 in LA is a #StanleyCup homecoming & not a duh-duh-duh

Heat Get Thrashed NBA Finals 2014 Gm 3

Potentially series-altering loss for the #Heat! C'mon #LeBron, a bad sports weekend is one thing, I'm not sure I can survive a whole summer.

Phil Jackson's Players Become Coaches

PS. Talk about the Phil-coached-role-player 3-point-sharp-shooter market heating up! After #Kerr & #Fisher wonder how much #Horry is worth?!

Derek Fisher Retires

You Know You're Too Old When: Derek Fisher retires. #Lakers fans will be loathe to admit it but he deserves to have his jersey retired!  

Phil Jackson Coached Players Become Coaches

PS. Talk about the Phil-coached-role-player 3-point-sharp-shooter market heating up! After #Kerr & #Fisher wonder how much #Horry is worth?!

Derek Fisher Retires

You Know You're Too Old When: Derek Fisher retires. #Lakers fans will be loathe to admit it but he deserves to have his jersey retired!

RIP Rik Mayall

RIP Rik Mayall. Big & hilarious part of my childhood. Hopefully American audiences will discover there was more to him than Drop Dead Fred.  

LeBron Carries Heat Gm 2 NBA Finals 2014

Some would say that it was #LeBron answering the idiots who questioned him. I say that carrying the #Heat to victory he salvaged my weekend!

Kings Win Game 2 Stanley Cup Finals 2014

Whew! What a great win by the #Kings (even though to my untrained eye #Rangers outplayed them). I'm definitely firmly on the #bandwagon now!

California Chrome Loses Belmont

Bad luck for #CaliforniaChrome. I agree with Steve Coburn, #Tonalist took the coward's way out by not running all the #TripleCrown races.

Edge of Tomorrow

Edge of Tomorrow: Best Summer Movie, Ever! Liman in top form. Cruise awesome (as always). Paxton hilarious. Blunt steals it! Best Summer Mov  

Heat Lose Game 1 NBA Finals 2014

Aargh! Sad loss for the #Heat! This is gonna be depressing. I know everyone wants #LeBron to lose but they can't want this right? #NBAFinals

Eugenie Bouchard & Andrea Petkovic Lose at the French Open

Aw man! Tough loss for young #Genie. And then #Petkovic lost too. I suppose we're all no match for the inexorable/ruthless #Sharapova, Inc.

RIP Don Zimmer

RIP Don Zimmer. Liked seeing the crusty baseball lifer by Joe Torre's side for all those years. As Pedro found out you didn't mess with him!

Kings Win Game 1 Stanley Cup Finals

Another heart-stopping #Kings win! Looks like I'm back on the #bandwagon If the series continues like this its gonna be hard on my old heart  

KKR Win IPL 2014

Still luxuriating in that awesome #KKR victory! This could become a worrying trend for us #Bengalis - how will we handle winning! ;-) #IPL  

Federer Crashes Out to Gulbis

I know that #Gulbis is entertaining but the loss today makes you realize post-#Federer phase in #Tennis is nigh and boy does it feel gloomy.

Federer and Heat Win

Good to see #Federer pull through a potentially tough match. Great to see the #Heat annihilate the #Pacers. Sad that the #Kings lost.

Serena & Venus Crash Out at French Open

Bummed out about #Serena & #Venus losing on same day at #FrenchOpen. Future of #Tennis bleaker than when I had to sit thru Gotterdammerung.

Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL 2014 Finals

Bloody h*ll!  8 straight wins for #KKR to power into #IPL final! This is not fitting the eternal narrative of the #Bengali underdog #IPL2014

RIP Maya Angelou

RIP Maya Angelou. Discovered her during Clinton's inaugural from afar. Even then she had a huge impact on me. A true American icon. 

X-Men Days of Future Past

X-Men Days of Future Past: Needlessly complicated but a nice effort to be more ambitious with a summer film. Katniss & Quicksilver steal it.  

Josh Beckett No-Hitter

Nice to see Josh #Beckett pitch like it's 2003 again! If the #Heat win tomorrow this could turn into the Greatest Sports Weekend, Ever!

Michael Chang French Open 25th Anniversary

You Know You're Too Old When: Michael #Chang celebrates 25th anniversary of his #FrenchOpen win. http://t.co/HpxWMYJ0W7  

KKR, Heat, LA Kings Win

What a great sports day! #KKR, #Heat, #Kings all won! Still a long way to go but I'll enjoy for today. Hope #Federer keeps the streak going!

different words for the same thing

different words for the same thing: Like the prodigal-child-returns ensemble dramedies made during the Miramax-indie heyday Nice effort @KDT

Celeb Sighting: Danny DeVito (and Rhea Perlman)

2nd-Greatest Celeb Sighting Ever!: Danny DeVito in the men's room. I was so starstruck I couldn't think of anything witty. Rhea Perlman too!

Pulp Fiction 20th Anniversary

You Know You're Too Old When: #PulpFiction celebrates its 20th #Cannes anniversary. 20 bl**dy years?! Has it been all downhill from there?!

Rick Reilly Q&A

Hilarious stuff from the soon-to-be-semi-retired @ReillyRick. First time I've seen someone do the "Q" & the "A!" #TigerMeetMySister @PagesMB

Enough Said

Enough Said: Another superb Holofcener. Totally sad that I, just like Awards Season, so unjustly ignored it last year. JLD & JG both shine.

Heat Beat Pacers 2014 Eastern Conf Finals Gm 2

Ironically I had just finished reading @JPdabrams's excellent oral history on the 02 #Lakers-#Kings series when I saw #Heat had won! Whew!

RIP Gordon Willis

RIP Gordon Willis. One of those mythical figures movie lovers hold in awe. Huge reason why the 70s are considered Golden Age of Filmmaking.

Godzilla

Godzilla: Young Gareth Edwards tries hard to elevate the equivalent of guys in rubber monster suits fighting each other. Epic valiant effort 

Words and Pictures

Words and Pictures: Delightful rom-com for grow ups. Binoche is luminous as always & the once-great Clive Owen shows what a star he truly is

Kings Beat the Ducks

Great win by the #Kings! To come all the way back against the #Sharks & #Ducks means they, not @MagicJohnson, are the true #KingOfLA. :-) 

Dinara Safina Retires

You Know You're Too Old When: Dinara #Safina retires at effectively 26(!l. Saw her upset Sharapova at the French Open. Great match!

RIP Malik Bendjelloul

RIP Malik Bendjelloul. Dead way too young at 36. We were all hoping that Searching For Sugar Man was the start of a long documentary career.

Rainn Wilson's Backstrom

The Swedes are invading @FOXTV and they're bringing @rainnwilson with them! #Backstrom this Fall. Can't wait! http://t.co/UeAucxGidc

Martin Kaymer Wins the Players Championship

Whew! What a knee-knockingly tense way for @theplayerschamp to end. Nice to see Martin #Kaymer back in the winner's circle. #TPC

Citizen Kane

Citizen Kane: Sure it's the Greatest Film, Ever! But the Ben Burtt intro & honest-to-goodness 35mm(!) print made it even Greatest-er! @LACMA

Celeb Sighting: Lee Daniels

3rd-Greatest Celeb Sighting, Ever!: Lee Daniels skulking around the Chateau Marmont. I resisted the urge to ask about his Butler.

Celeb Sighting: Mark Wahlberg

2nd-Greatest Celeb Sighting, Ever!: Mark Wahlberg! I resisted the urge to yell "Yo Marky where's the funky bunch?" He was that intimidating!

Celeb Sighting: Lori Loughlin

3rd-Greatest Celeb Sighting, Ever!: Lori Loughlin. I resisted the urge to defend Rebecca's honour with the paparazzi.

Devastating Draw for Liverpool Dashes Title Hopes

What a sad, sad end to an almost miraculous season for @LFC. Let's win one for Stevie #Gerrard next year boys. #Liverpool #Sigh #Sniff

The Amazing Spider-Man 2

The Amazing Spider-Man 2: Super arachnid! Electric psycho! Flying goblin! Russian rhino! Dating in NYC sure is hard these days. Poor kids.

NBA 2014 Playoffs Rd 1

RIP #NBA 2014 Playoffs Round 1. Greatest Playoff Round In Any Sport In The History Of Any Mankind! My old heart can't take more excitement!

Locke

Locke: The kind of tour-de-force every best-actor-of-his-generation dreams of putting on his reel. DP Zambarloukos pulls of an amazing feat!

Pixies - Indie Cindy

I'm by no means a @PIXIES expert but #IndieCindy is pretty d*mn amazing! "Andro Queen" & "Ring the Bell" - Best Catchy-Emo-Punk-Songs, Ever!

League of Denial

League of Denial: Sober, well-researched documentary that is a must-watch for all sports fans, especially #Steelers fans. Compelling stuff.

Kings Come Back Against the Sharks

Bl**dy H*ll! What a comeback for the #Kings (tho I do feel bad about another #Sharks Greg-Norman-like choke) Guess Im back on the #bandwagon

RIP Bob Hoskins

RIP Bob Hoskins. Discovered him thru Roger Rabbit & Mermaids so imagine my surprise at Mona Lisa & Long Good Friday! Talk about versatility.

Stoker

Stoker: Awesome, over-the-top, ludicrious, pitch-black craziness from the unhinged Chan-wook Park. Wasikowska is great & Goode is amazing!

Heat Sweep the Bobcats

It wasn't pretty but #LeBron & #Heat will take it. 3 more series to go! I'm now a huge #Raptors/#Hawks/#Mavericks/#Grizzlies/#Warriors fan!

RIP Dr. Jack Ramsay

RIP Dr. Jack Ramsay. Always loved listening to him broadcast NBA games.

Grizzlies Beat Thunder (Game 3)

Seriously, #NBA stop it! If the playoffs continue like that #Grizzlies-#Thunder game then my old heart is going to just give out! Whew!

Gmail Preview Pane Workaround

Quick @Gmail #PreviewPane Workaround: Search "in:inbox" If Quick Links enabled in Labs save as Quick Link & access your inbox w Preview Pane

Grizzlies Beat Thunder (Game 2)

Whew! That "small market" #Thunder-#Grizzlies game is the reason #NBA playoffs are insane! Neither team wanted to win/lose. It's only Gm 2!

The Raid 2

The Raid 2: HMOG! Maybe not quite as good, but definitely longer, epic-er, awesome-er than the first! The prison yard, the chase, the...wow!

Heat Beat the Bobcats (Game 1)

It wasn't pretty but #LeBron & #Heat can't get to 16 wins w/out getting the first one! Next 2 months are gonna be tough on my fragile psyche

Federer Loses to Wawrinka (Monte Carlo 2014)

Oh man, what a sad, deflating loss for #Federer (#GOAT?). Good to see #Wawrinka break through, but this had to hurt for ol' Rog. #ATP

Federer Beats Djokovic (Monte Carlo 2014)

Sad to see #Nole go out like that. Very excited for #Federer & #Wawrinka. Let's hope it's a different outcome than the last all-Swiss final!

Federer Beats Tsonga (Monte Carlo 2014)

Nice battling win for "old man" #Federer against the always fun/dangerous/mercurial #Tsonga (29 already?!). Up next: #Djokovic. Uh-oh. #ATP

Blue Caprice

Blue Caprice: Cool, calculating, chilling. Remarkable, if little short of substantive, debut from Moors. Washington & kid Richmond are great

RIP Gabriel Garcia Marquez

RIP Gabriel Garcia Marquez. A true literary giant.

Let the Fire Burn

Let the Fire Burn: Incredible you-are-there (& I do mean there) documentary! Can't believe this could happen in America. One of 2013's best!

The Tallest Tree in the Forest

The Tallest Tree in the Forest: Stirring bio of the great Paul Robeson (sadly forgotten) Beaty's dazzling one-man perf is astounding! @CTGLA

Bubba Wins the Masters Again

Sure, I'm happy for #Bubba, but man, does my heart go out to #Spieth. Poor kid came so close. There's always the next 20 years! #Masters

Phoring

Phoring: Bold if uneven debut featuring a complex look at adolescence in all its Bengali glory. Lovely cinematography & performances. @iffla

Bombay Talkies

Bombay Talkies: Heartwarming cutesy omnibus captures the love of Bollywood Nice work, esp by Dibakar & (way) against type Karan Johar @iffla

RIP Sue Townsend

RIP Sue Townsend. Man, all of us read and loved those Adrian Mole books growing up. Hopefully the next generation will too.

The Suit

The Suit: Beautiful & devastating. Waited all my life to see a Peter Brook play, it was worth it! Incredible perfs, esp from @ivannojeremiah

Only Lovers Left Alive

Only Lovers Left Alive: Tone, atmosphere, deadpan humor; lovely Jarmusch world to sink into. Hiddleston & Swinton...perfect immortal couple!

Under the Skin

Under the Skin: Inscrutable, disturbing, visually stunning...& the movie's not bad either ;) ScarJo will haunt your nightmares after this.

RIP Mickey Rooney

RIP Mickey Rooney. His career pretty much spanned the entire history of film. Not too many left from the Golden Age of Hollywood.

Sri Lanka Beats India to Win World T20

Bad luck for #India & #Virat, but classy farewell innings from #Sangakkara propels #SriLanka to #WT20 win. Also...@ESPN showed it live!

Noah

Noah: The Original (Vegan/Eco) Action Hero! Aronofsky crafted a loony fascinating epic. Unsure what it all meant but boy was it spectacular!

Kohli and Raina Power India to WT20 Finals

At this point #Kohli has to be considered the best batsman in the world...on subcontinent pitches ;-) Nice knock by #Raina too. #India #WT20

Captain America - The Winter Soldier

Captain America - The Winter Soldier: Fan-bl**dy-tastic! What a way to get the summer movie season started. Unusually smart and somber Cool!

Finding Vivian Maier

Finding Vivian Maier: Good effort to tell a truth-is-way-stranger-than-fiction story Maier herself remains fascinating if finally unknowable

Vladimir Guerrero Retires

You Know You're Too Old When: Vladimir Guerrero retires. Hopefully the BBWAA will get out of their own way & elect him to the HOF! #Vlad