Federer Wins Round 1 Aus Open 2015

Solid win for #Federer. He'll need those spectacular around-the-post winners to maintain #GOAT status. Murderers' Row draw ahead! #AusOpen

Stunning Seahawks Win Over Packers NFC Championship 2015

Un-bl**dy believable! A comeback win for the ages for #Wilson, #Sherman, #Lynch, #Kearse, #PeteCarroll & #Seahawks! #NFCChampionship

Richard Sherman Intercepts Aaron Rodgers

Richard Bl**dy #Sherman! #Seahawks

American Sniper

American Sniper: Leave it to grand master Clint to create a pro/anti war film that validates/repudiates the right/left. Cooper is amazing!

Celeb Sighting: David Koechner

2nd-Greatest Celeb Sighting, Ever!:  David Koechner. I resisted the urge to yell "You're eating Bat, the chicken of the cave!"

Selma DGA Snub

The inexorable takedown of #Selma appears to be almost complete with #DGA nominations. Pity because #AvaDuVernay directed the h*ll out of it

Oregon Loses Title to Ohio State 2015

Proof that nice guys finish last: #Oregon gets thrashed by disingenuous #UrbanMeyer & insufferable #OhioState. G*d help us all! #CFBPlayoff

Federer Wins 1000th Match!

New year brings renewed hope for "old" #Federer. Great, tough win over young stud #Raonic. Hope he keeps it going at Aus Open. #Federer1000

Golden Globes 2015

Golden Globes 2015: Gotta admit, the show moved right along, with some nice speeches sprinkled in. Fey/Poehler lackluster until Cosby! Woah!

Julianne Moore & Eddie Redmayne Win Golden Globes 2015

Yes! #Julianne #Moore! #Eddie #Redmayne #GoldenGlobes

Colts Beat Broncos Playoffs 2015

Happy for #Luck but sad that another #Peyton playoff egg pretty much seals a #SuperBowl trip for #Brady, #Belicheat and #Patriots. #AFC #NFL

India Lose Test Series to Australia 2014-2015

Strange #AUSvIND series. We lost but at least (#Kohli) fought to the end #Clarke's career could be over?! #Dhoni slunk away into Test sunset

Dick LeBeau Leaves the Steelers

Talk about the end of an era. The great Dick #LeBeau is leaving the #Steelers. Perhaps they needed new blood, but it's hard to imagine.

Mommy

#Mommy: Heartbreaking work (by a kid) of staggering (cinematic) genius! Oscar noms for DP Turpin, Dorval, Pilon, Clement...& Dolan! OMBG!

Newhart Finale on Antenna TV

Woah! Just watched the legendary #Newhart series finale. Mind blown (ignore those dated stereotypes)! PS. #AntennaTV?! Adventures in OTA TV

A Most Violent Year

A Most Violent Year: Not-bad Lumet...I mean pretty-good Chandor ;-) More slow-burn than violent. Good cast led by Chastain, Oyelowo & Isaac.

RIP Stuart Scott

RIP Stuart Scott. An integral part of my own American Experience. Hard to imagine ESPN or sports in general without him. #BooYah

Steelers Lose Playoff Game to Ravens

Proof karma doesn't exist: Hateful #Ravens beat #Steelers in #Pittsburgh. Blame #Chargers, 2013 they knocked Pitt out, 2014 they let Bal in.

Steven Gerrard Coming to the LA Galaxy

Sad to see the (once?!) great Steven #Gerrard leave #LFC... but he's coming to LA! Can't wait! Back on the bandwagon. Let's go #Galaxy!

Selma

#Selma: Stirring, complex, thrilling, heartbreaking! Expertly directed by DuVernay. Great perfs by Ejogo, Wilkinson & esp stunning Oyelowo.

Happy New Year 2015

#HappyNewYear World!

RIP Edward Herrmann

RIP Edward Herrmann The kind of character actor I always kept an eye out for. So great in Lost Boys & Cat's Meow & Richie Rich & Overboard &

Earthquake?!

Woah! Either that was an #earthquake or me jumping in frustration after the last #Serial episode...

Exodus: Gods and Kings

Exodus Gods and Kings: Even ho-hum Ridley is better than most other people's best. Joel smolders well. Bale kicks a** as Moses, literally!

Steelers Win AFC North 2014

Congrats to #Steelers on winning #AFCNorth...I never doubted it! ;-) Hopefully true #MVP #LeVeon is okay. PS. #Rodgers is not #WillisReed

The Imitation Game

The Imitation Game: Fine craftsmanship in full Oscar-baiting display. Ben's great as Holmes, er Turing, Matt is, um good, kid Alex is great.

The [REDACTED]

The [REDACTED]:  Great fun! [REDACTED] is now a triple threat (actor/writer/director) but [REDACTED] steals the movie! #DragonDog #Firework

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

The Hobbit The Battle of the Five Armies: Awesome, reviews be d*med! Loved Tim, Dracula, Kate, Magneto. #OneLastTime - Peter you promise?!

Merry Christmas / Happy Holidays 2014

TBH's fave #TheNational meet my fave #BobsBurgers for a happy family #Xmas. #MerryChristmas...I mean #HappyHolidays http://t.co/JSra6LkZwh

Top Five...

Top Five: Uproarious fun! Great cast (& cameos) esp Union & Dawson. Rock completely hits it out of the park as director & actor.

Peyton Manning Loses to Bengals

I know for #Steelers it comes down to next week, but #Peyton pulling a #Manning-being-Manning just sent #Brady & #Patriots to #SuperBowl :-(

RIP Joe Cocker

RIP Joe Cocker. Introduced to his music thanks to my father. What a great voice.

Steelers Make Playoffs

Great win by #Steelers (and #Panthers and #Texans ;-) What was that I said about the season being over?! Here's hoping the #Broncos win.

Inherent Vice

Inherent Vice: Profound...ly weird. Somewhere in between the great Brolin, Short & DP Elswit I kept wishing the Coen Bros had directed it.

India Lose Second Test to Australia

Even though #India is down 0-2, they're fighting to the end. @mitchjohnson398 in destroyer-of-worlds form is terrifying. #AusvInd

Tweet from Alison Book

@PratikBasu so lucky! Saw her in Driving miss daisy last year in Brisbane.. #Australia .. Just marvelous..

Broken Horses Teaser Trailer

#BrokenHorses teaser is out! #VidhuVinodChopra's Hollywood debut. #JamesCameron calls it an artistic triumph! http://t.co/vas98GSkk7

PK

#PK: Bold step forward for Bollywood! Aamir is good (as always), but Anushka is the surprise here. Hirani & Joshi have the right number ;-)

Blithe Spirit

#BlitheSpirit: Dream come true to see the legendary #Angela #Lansbury live! She completely lights up the stage in Coward's classic. @CTGLA

Thierry Henry Retires

You Know You're Too Old When: #Thierry #Henry retires. Great player. Class act. Sad I only ever got to see him live in an exhibition match.

Knight of Cups Trailer

I know we're all a little #TerrenceMalick-ed out, but the #KnightOfCups trailer is pretty kick-a**!! http://t.co/MEEnNMImd8

Steelers Beat Falcons 2014

Whew! #Steelers (finally) beat a losing team! Solid performance on the road against hapless #Falcons. C'mon people, #LeVeon #Bell for #MVP!

India Loses to Australia Test 1 2014-15

#Kohli era begins with a loss but ornery, fight-to-the-bitter-end, future-looks-bright loss. Ironic that #India lost to a spinner. #AusvInd

Matt Kemp & Dee Gordon Traded From the Dodgers

First #DeeGordon and now #MattKemp?! TBH is one devastated #Dodgers fan. Those new front-office geniuses know something we don't...I hope!

Liverpool Out of Champions League

#Liverpool lost season gets worse with #Basel draw. At least #Gerrard scored that great goal & I'm guessing #Federer is stoked. #LFC

Foxcatcher

#Foxcatcher: Extremely creepy. Crafted with chilly precision by Miller. Great acting by Carell, Ruffalo & especially Tatum. Kid can act!

Landon Donovan Retires

You Know You're Too Old When: #Landon #Donovan retires (a champion - thanks #RobbieKeane!) Met LD when he was young. Super nice/shy.

Steelers Beat Bengals in Cincinnati

Thank G*d for #LeVeon! Fantastic win for the #Steelers. I know the media has already anointed #Rodgers as #MVP, but #Bell deserves it!

Urban Meyer and Nick Saban Make College Football Playoffs

Definitive proof that #karma doesn't exist: Professional cut-and-run artists #UrbanMeyer & #NickSatan, sorry #NickSaban, both make #CFP.

RIP Arthur Leipzig

RIP Arthur Leipzig. Great humanist photographer. Discovered his work tucked away in a corner at LACMA. Beautiful.

Sehwag, Yuvraj, Zaheer, Gambhir, Harbhajan Dropped

You Know You're Too Old When: #Sehwag, #Yuvraj, #Zaheer, #Gambhir, #Harbhajan dropped from #India's #WorldCup team. End of quite an era!

Bhopal Gas Tragedy 30-Year Anniversary

Powerful reminder of the many lives affected by the #Bhopal Gas Tragedy 30 years ago via @indianexpress http://t.co/aZLMi5IHyX

RIP Bob Baker

RIP Bob Baker. TBH got to see him perform (lucky girl). Hopefully, they manage to keep the marionette theater going. #BobBaker

Awful Loss for Steelers Against Saints

Aargh! Another back-breaking play-down-to-the-competition loss by #Steelers. Bad #BigBen. Just who in G*d's name is Kenny bl**dy #Stills?!

The Hunger Games Mockingjay Part 1

The Hunger Games Mockingjay Part 1: Tweenage YA love is so hard these days, what with that dull grey-blue palette & revolution. Fun though.

Cricket World Cup 1983 Article

Brings back a lot of memories...& reminder of how old I am! @cricketwallah reminiscing about India's 83 WC triumph http://t.co/zKzxduKBfj

RIP PD James

RIP PD James. Great writer. Always loved reading her books. Children of Men - all-time great movie, even better book.

RIP Phillip Hughes

RIP Phillip Hughes. What a sad tragic end to a young life. . What a sad tragic end to a young life.

Odell Beckham Jr Insane TD Catch

OMBG! #Odell! What an insane catch! This kid is unbelievable! #Beckham #Giants #SNF

Federer Wins Davis Cup for Switzerland!

Never underestimate the heart of a #GOAT! #Federer on redemption song in #DavisCup! #Stanimal deserves credit helping to complete Fed legacy

Federer/Wawrinka Beat France in Doubles Davis Cup Finals 2014

Great #DavisCup/career-saving win by #Federer, who really had #Stanimal to thank for it! Looks like their contretemps is a thing of the past

Nightcrawler

#Nightcrawler: Fantastic! Russo is great, Gyllenhaal in top gonzo Donnie Darko form. DP Elswit does Mann-level work. Cynical, seedy, yeah!

Federer Loses to Monfils Davis Cup Finals 2014

I'm always happy when #LaMonf does well, but sad to see #Federer limp to the finish of his lifelong #DavisCup dream. All up to #Stanimal now

RIP Mike Nichols

RIP Mike Nichols. All-time great. Mind-boggling body of work. That Virginia Woolf-Graduate 1-2 punch was the greatest start to any career.

LeBron Loses to Spurs Again

#Sigh...new year, new team, same loss to the #Spurs for #LeBron. This interminable #NBA season is gonna be a long, sad one.

Steelers Beat Titans on MNF

Whew! It wasn't pretty but #Steelers ended that strange skid against rubbish teams. Thank G*d for young #LeVeon #Bell. Bl**dy tough running!

John Wick

John Wick: Cinematic kick up ye olde rear end! Welcome relief from Oscar-season earnestness Keanu's primed for a Taken-style career recharge

Federer Gives Walkover to Djokovic ATP World Tour Finals 2014

Sad end to #ATPFinals with #Federer walkover. Hope he recovers for #DavisCup. Congrats to #Djokovic & #BryanBros for well-deserved titles.

Federer Squeaks By Wawrinka ATP World Tour Finals 2014

Miraculous escape for #Federer vs #Stanimal! Hopefully, #Wawrinka saved something for the #DavisCup final! #ATPFinals

RIP Glen A. Larson

RIP Glen A. Larson. Spent my entire childhood plopped in front of the TV watching his shows. What a career!

Human Capital

Human Capital: Slick murder-mystery/stinging social critique. Expertly crafted by Virzi. Great perfs by Tedeschi & esp debutante Gioli!

Kershaw & Trout Win MVP

Congrats #Clayton #Kershaw, our #MVP! 2015 is gonna be awesome for #Dodgers! PS. Congrats #Trout even if #Angels & their fans are irritating

Federer Thrashes Murray ATP Finals 2014

As much as I love #Federer even I didn't see this #Murray wood-shedding coming! Great bl**dy win...but #Nole's in ominous form. #ATPFinals

The Homesman

The Homesman: Unexpectedly quirky. Lovely work by DP Prieto & composer Beltrami. Swank is awesome & reminds us she's a 2-time Oscar winner.

Clayton Kershaw Wins Third Cy Young

Congrats #Clayton #Kershaw on winning his third #CyYoung at age 26! Kid's already a #HOF-er, post-season be d*mned! ;-) #Dodgers

The Theory of Everything

The Theory of Everything: Better than expected. Marsh does well. Jones is (surprisingly?!) great, Redmayne is absolutely extraordinary!

Mr. Turner

Mr. Turner: Another Leigh cinematic gem. Unflinching but large-hearted. Lovely perfs from Atkinson & Bailey...& insanely amazing Spall! Wow!

Celeb Sighting: Peter Bogdanovich

2nd-Greatest Celeb Sighting, Ever!: Peter Bogdanovich. I resisted the urge to tell him I thought he was William Friedkin! ;-)

Federer Beats Raonic ATP World Tour Finals 2014

The Quest for No. 1 stays alive for #Federer (#GOAT) with a great win over young #Raonic. A lot of tennis still left, though.

Browns In First Place AFC North

Wait, wait, wait, hang on a sec. I was wrong...the #Browns(?!) are in first place?! What?! Guess that sews up #Pettine as Coach of the Year.

Steelers Lose to Jets

Brutal come-back-down-to-Earth loss for the #Steelers. They made #Vick look real good. Wait, are the #Ravens leading #AFCNorth now?! Aargh!

Jemaine Clement Nice Guy

.@stoobush They were great at the Bowl & @AJemaineClement was, literally, the nicest guy, ever! Check out his film What We Do In The Shadows

Tweet from @stoobush

Shoot. I'd kill to see that.

'71

#71: The-Raid-Meets-The-Troubles type visceral/melodramatic thrill ride. Young Jack's already been snapped up by Hollywood, Demange is next.

Celeb Sighting: Jemaine Clement

2nd-Greatest Celeb Sighting, Ever!: Jemaine Clement. I couldn't resist geeking out over #FlightOfTheConchords selling out the Hollywood Bowl

Timbuktu

#Timbuktu: Not often a movie makes me emotionally spent. Funny, gut-wrenching, beautiful. Sissako's film will reverberate for many years

Leviathan

#Leviathan: They were right, this is (possibly) the best movie of the year! Funny & devastating. Masterfully made by great Zvyagintsev.

Great ESPN Article on Martellus Bennett

Always loved #Martellus #Bennett from when he showed up on Hard Knocks with #Cowboys! Great article via @FlemESPN http://t.co/9gJzXS1Wd9

Two Days, One Night

Two Days, One Night: Another superb humanist drama from Dardenne Bros. Slice of humanity in all its complexity. Lovely perf by Cotillard .

Obvious Child

Obvious Child: Aw man, what a great little film. One of those make-you-laugh-make-you-cry deals. Expertly crafted. Slate deserves an Oscar!

Alfonso Soriano Retires

You Know You're Too Old When: Alfonso #Soriano retires. Very good career, perhaps not quite as great as it could've been.

Interstellar

#Interstellar: Mankind's last great cinematic hope #Nolan doesnt look to #Kubrick. No, whilst reaching for the stars, he finds #Spielberg!

Interstellar Day!

What day is it? Why it's #Interstellar Day of course! T-11 hours!

RIP Sadashiv Amarapurkar

RIP Sadashiv Amarapurkar. Great Indian character actor. Scared the h*ll out of me in Sadak! He will be missed.

@tweetiekate Re-Tweet

@PratikBasu @jharrison9292 Love the #Steelers here in Sherman Oaks! Can't stand the #Ratbirds !

Steelers Thrash Ravens!

Thank G*d for the unstoppable force that is @jharrison9292! Great win #Steelers! Seriously, who likes the awful #Ravens outside Baltimore?!

California Chrome Loses Breeders Cup

Bad luck for #CaliforniaChrome. Gave it his all but came up just a bit short at #BreedersCup. PS. Owner Steve Coburn is the nicest guy ever!

Celebrity Sighting: Elizabeth Banks & Kristin Chenoweth

2nd-Greatest Celeb Sighting, Ever!: Elizabeth Banks & Kristin Chenoweth. Sadly, Katniss & Elphaba didn't tag along.

Celebrity Sighting: Steven Jackson

3rd-Greatest Celeb Sighting, Ever!: Steven Jackson at #BreedersCup. If he ran as well as his winning horse the #Falcons would be winning!

Take Charge Brandi Wins

So, the old dude next to be told me to bet on #TakeChargeBrandi, you know, the horse that just shocked the #BreedersCup. Did I listen?! No!