RIP Percy Sledge

RIP Percy Sledge. More than just that one song... but man what a song, what a voice! Golden era of Soul / R&B.

Angela Lansbury Wins Olivier Award

Congrats to the indomitable/indefatigable/irrepressible force-of-nature #AngelaLansbury on winning an #Olivier for #BlitheSpirit! #Oliviers

Jordan Spieth Wins the Masters

A win for the (young) ages! Jordan #Spieth wins the #Masters in record fashion! Looks like the Age of #Rory won't be a one-man show.

Jordan Spieth Masters 2015 Final Round Leader

C'mon Kid #Spieth pull off a #Tiger 97! With #Rory, #JustinRose, #Lefty hot on his heels won't be easy. Plus the Big Cat's a-comin! #Masters

Tweet from Serafina Salvador

@VVinodChopra @Chrisgmarquette  @vincentdonofrio @AntonYelchin @PratikBasu Gripping film.Fantastic http://t.co/7ibqRPxc8h last line eva! 👍💣

RIP Richie Benaud

RIP Richie #Benaud. This hurts! Hard to imagine #cricket/life without his singular voice guiding us through it all. Definition of #Legend.

Broken Horses Out Today

#VidhuVinodChopra's #BrokenHorses out today!  #JamesCameron calls it a "Triumph" & #AlfonsoCuaron "Overwhelming"! http://t.co/k8qK6hA6WP

Troy Polamalu Retires

You Know You're Too Old When: #Troy #Polamalu Retires. All-Time great #Steeler/#Trojan. Favorite #NFL-er. Surefire #HOF-er New #Steelers era

Anton Yelchin Broken Horses ArcLight Q&A

#AntonYelchin Q&A on Friday after the 8pm #BrokenHorses @ArcLightCinemas!
#VidhuVinodChopra http://t.co/Uzc9qXZNC1 http://t.co/zcGSQDJFYA

Kolkata Knight Riders Opening Day Win

Great start to its title defense from #KKR. I'm sure the fielding will improve as #IPL season wears on (it has to, right?).

RIP Geoffrey Lewis

RIP Geoffrey Lewis. Loved him in so many movies including that childhood classic Tango & Cash! Never realized he was Juliette Lewis's father

Duke Beats Wisconsin NCAA Finals 2015

I'm the only one outside Durham cheering #Duke beating #Wisconsin. #CoachK into sacred #Wooden territory (!). TBH now a #GraysonAllen fan!

Furious 7

#Furious7: Defies logic, narrative coherence, physics, reality...& my attempt to keep it together at the Paul Walker ending montage. Sniff.

Vidhu Vinod Chopra LA Times Profile

Some light Sunday reading @latimes calendar front-page story on #VidhuVinodChopra & his Hollywood debut #BrokenHorses http://t.co/kjibLtLxmP

White God

#WhiteGod: Political parable/metaphor/allegory? Or thrilling, uber-cool canine uprising? Or both! Great work by rookies Psotta, Body/Luke.

Tweet from Fiona-Jane Weston

@PratikBasu @CTGLA she did in London too!

Australia Thrashes New Zealand To Win World Cup 2015

Sigh, this time David had no chance. #AUS returns to arrogant Goliath form in dismissing #NZL to win #CWC15 Kiwis won our hearts tho #NZvAUS

India Loses to Australia World Cup 2015 Semi-Finals

Even though #IND lost to #AUS (again?!), it's been a good #CWC15. To paraphrase @AnnaKendrick47: you'll miss #Dhoni when he's gone #INDvAUS

Broken Horses LA Press Day

LA Press Day!! #BrokenHorses

#VVC #VinodChopra #VidhuVinodChopra
#AntonYelchin #Yelchin #ChrisMarquette @VVCFilms http://t.co/lVjS0JVEjf

Tweet from chris rogers

Sportsmanship #NZvSA http://t.co/GltlcNOEJB

New Zealand Beats South Africa World Cup Semis 2015

What a crackerjack #CWC15 semi finals! Heartbreak (again) for #ZAF. Great win for #NZL! Let's hope the other semis can deliver! #NZvSA

Tweet to Timothy Wilson

No... It's just that he wasn't... Well, let's just say he could have been nicer! Take my advice: don't meet your heroes.

Tweet from Timothy Wilson

was Nash a jerk?

Steve Nash Retires

You Know You're Too Old When: Steve #Nash Retires. My fave post-#Shaq NBA player...until I actually met him So...still very inspiring career

Federer Beats Raonic Indian Wells 2015 SFs

"Old" Man #Federer keeps Generation Next at bay with a #GOAT-like tough win against #Raonic. Next up: #Nole! #FeDjoker is the new #FeDal?!

Guptill Double-Century World Cup 2015

They're just giving away double-centuries at #CWC15! Great performance by #Guptill & #NZL over #WI. Semis are going to be great! #NZvWI

Federer Thrashes Berdych Indian Wells 2015

The #Berd was not the word today! Great win for #Federer (in full #GOAT form). Can he keep it up? Up next: The #Big4 duh-duh-duh! #BNPPO15

India Beats Bangladesh World Cup 2015 QFs

Ho-hum, another #CWC15 match, another #IND win. At least over-matched #BAN didn't roll over like #ENG. Up next: #AUS (probably :-) #INDvsBAN

The Jinx

#TheJinx: Holy Bleep! What just happened?! @HBO

Ryan Clark Is Retired

You Know You're Too Old When: #RyanClark Is Retired. Realized he's on @espn now. Saw him be totally nice to fans off-camera. Proud #Steeler

Bangladesh Knocks England Out World Cup 2015

Lil' #BAN knocking "mighty" #ENG out of #CWC15 still counts as upset No wonder @BCCI/@ICC/@ECB_cricket want to drum little guys out #ENGvBAN

Dev Patel Movie Weekend

Hello #LA! Hope you're enjoying this awesome #DevPatel movie weekend! #Chappie #TheSecondBestExoticMarigoldHotel

Ireland Beat Zimbabwe In Thriller World Cup 2015

Dear small cricketing nations (#IRE/#ZIM) pls stop putting on such tremendous matches. Dont you know @BCCI/@ICC want to drum you out? #CWC15

Happy Holi / India v Beat W. Indies World Cup 2015

#HappyHoli! Good to see #IND pull off a tougher-than-expected win vs #WI. Once again, #Dhoni came through (but #Gayle didn't) #CWC15 #INDvWI

AP Automated NCAA Sports Stories

Looks like @PabloTorre's robot revolution is happening quicker than envisioned. And now they're here to take his job! http://t.co/P4ZBO7mlor

Focus

#Focus: Disposable fun never looked this great. Say what you will, um, Will is a swaggering movie star. Script, esp ending, not so much.

Measure O

#NoOnO Here we go!

Federer Beats Djokovic Dubai 2015

There's still some fight left in the "old" man yet! Great win for #Federer (#GOAT?) over #Djokovic to win 7th #DDFTennis. 9k aces too?! #ATP

Leonard Nimoy Final Tweet

A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved, except in memory.  LLAP

RIP Leonard Nimoy

RIP Leonard #Nimoy. Little did I know all those years ago a world away, I was part of a global community worshipping at the altar of #Spock

Afghanistan Beats Scotland World Cup 2015

#Shikhar/#Gayle/#McCullum are stealing the headlines at #CWC15 but the excitement is coming from "minnows" Sure @BCCI is thrilled! #AFGvSCO

Memphis

#Memphis: Inscrutable/beautiful. Thoroughly moved by its melancholy lyricism. Lovely stuff from star #WillisEarlBeal & director #TimSutton.

Queen and Country

Queen and Country: Funny, poignant, sad, all bathed in a warm nostalgic glow. Tremendous swansong for the legendary director John Boorman.

Oscars 2015

Watched #Oscars2015 and the #Tonys broke out. #NPH wasn't bad. #JKSimmons/#Arquette/#Ida & esp #Common/ #JohnLegend/#Glory stole the show.

Whiplash Wins Editing Oscar

Woah! #Whiplash just pulled off another upset! #Oscars #Oscars2015

Whiplash Wins Sound Mixing Oscar

Finally, an "upset!" #Whiplash! #Oscars #Oscars2015

Wild Tales

#WildTales: Last time I saw crowd go this wild was Guardians of the Galaxy! Truly magnificent moviegoing experience. Young Szifron's a star!

Pierre Huyghe (LACMA)

Pierre #Huyghe (@LACMA): Wish I wuz smart enuff to understand art n' stuff. Pretty cool experience, though I'm sad we missed the dog!

Mayweather-Pacquiao Fight Set

Fina-bl**dy-lly! #Mayweather - #Pacquiao on 02 May 2015. Probably the last mega #boxing match of my lifetime.

Tweet to @stoobush

.@stoobush If you're looking for a great #EvaGreen performance check out "White Bird in a Blizzard" - awesome/crazy!

Tweet from @stoobush

Eva Green alone DQs it for worst movie of the year.

2014 Top Movies 1 - 5

2014 Top 10 Films: 1. Mommy. 2. Timbuktu. 3. Wild Tales. 4. Leviathan. 5 Under the Skin.

2014 Top Moves 6 - 10

2014 Top 10 Films: 6. The Overnighters. 7. Boyhood. 8. Selma. 9. Nightcrawler. 10. American Sniper.

2014 Top Movies 11 - 15

2014 Top 10 Films (11-15): Whiplash. Ida. Virunga. The Grand Budapest Hotel. The Boxtrolls.

2014 Top Movies 16 - 20

2014 Top 10 Films (16-20): Only Lovers Left Alive. Mr. Turner. How to Train Your Dragon 2. Force Majeure. Birdman.

2014 Movies

2014 Top 10 Films What The?!: Goodbye to Language. Sigh: Interstellar. Worst Movie of the Year: Frank Miller's Sin City: A Dame to Kill For.

2015 Oscar Picks 1/5

2015 #Oscar Picks Pic: Birdman. Dir: Birdman. Actor: Hawking. Actress: Queen Julianne. Supp Actor: JK. Supp Actress: Boyhood. #Oscars2015

2015 Oscars Picks 2/5

2015 #Oscar Picks Screenplay (Orig): Wes! Screenplay (Adap): Turing. Foreign: Ida. Docu: Snowden. DP: Birdman (Poor Roger). #Oscars

2015 Oscar Picks 3/5

2015 #Oscar Picks Toon: Dragon 2. Edit: Boyhood. Music: Hawking. Song: Selma. Sound Edit: ChrisKyle. Sound Mix: ChrisKyle. #Oscars

2015 Oscar Picks 4/5

2015 #Oscar Picks FX: Gravity Chris Nolan! Prod Design: Budapest. Costume: Budapest. Makeup: Du Pont. #Oscars

2015 Oscar Picks 5/5

2015 #Oscar Picks Toon Short: Feast. Docu Short: Crisis. Film Short: Phone #Oscars

The Overnighters

#TheOvernighters: Stunning, devastating look at the American Dream in the Heartland. Featuring one of the most compelling characters ever.

Still Alice

#StillAlice: Understated, melancholy affecting perf by Moore, completely deserving of the "lifetime achievement" Oscar. K-Stew is good too

Tweet from @alexabelin

@PratikBasu well I'm equally excited and humbled! Wishing you well my friend #GoogleAllStars

Tweet to @alexabelin

. @alexabelin Reserving those spots for the next time I run into you Mr. CEO/Co-Founder!

Tweet from @alexabelin

@PratikBasu what's first and second ?

Celeb Sighting: Jon Voight

3rd-Greatest Celeb Sighting, Ever!: Jon Voight. I didn't tell him he was looking at old-man clothes...cuz I was shopping in the same section

Ireland "Upsets" West Indies World Cup 2015

Sigh, always sad when #WI lose, but at this point can it really be called an upset when #IRE beats a Test-playing nation? #WorldCup #WIvIRE

RIP Louis Jourdan

RIP Louis Jourdan. Starred in my grandfather's favorite Gigi and TBH's fave Octopussy.

India Beats Pakistan World Cup 2015

Now #WorldCup truly begins! Great win by #IND over #PAK. All the big guns fired: #Virat, #Shikhar & #Raina. Even bowlers did well! #IndvPak

India Beats Pakistan World Cup 2015

Now #WorldCup truly begins! Great win by #IND over #PAK. All the big guns fired: #Virat, #Shikhar & #Raina. Even bowlers did well! #IndvPak

RIP David Carr

RIP David Carr?! My G*d! What happened?!

Celeb Sighting: Roy Hibbert

3rd-Greatest Celeb Sighting, Ever!: Roy #Hibbert. Just as friendly and gentle off the court as he is on it.

Cake

#Cake: Much better than the pesky critics would have you believe. It's true, our Jen totally got robbed of an Oscar nom, but so did Barraza.

RIP Jerry Tarkanian

RIP Jerry Tarkanian. Great rebellious coach. Most of what I know about him l learned from that HBO documentary & ESPN clips #TarkTheShark

Jon Stewart Leaving The Daily Show

Oh no, say it ain't so #JonStewart! How will TBH watch @TheDailyShow without you?! Naturally, I blame #BrianWilliams.

Ida

#Ida: Can't speak to the political/historical context, but can speak to the lovely & haunting film. Starkly beautiful DP work & acting.

RIP Dean Smith

RIP Dean Smith. Had always known he was one of the greatest basketball coaches ever. Didn't realize he was such a champion of equal rights.

Big Hero 6

Big Hero 6: Tremendous fun for all ages. Can't believe a kid yelled out "Please come back" to #Baymax...set my sniffling "allergies" off.

Sorcerer

#Sorcerer: Terse existential action masterpiece by great Friedkin working at height of his powers...& that was just the Q&A! Thanks @USC

Jeffrey Wells Eddie Redmayne Vendetta

As much as I love the guy, sad to see @wellshwood stooping to these low levels to push Michael Keaton. Eddie Redmayne doesn't deserve this.

Virunga

#Virunga: Absolutely extraordinary documentary! Complex look at corruption destroying & brave people protecting nature. One of 2014's best

RIP Charlie Sifford

RIP Charlie #Sifford Brave golf pioneer #Masters, the epitome of tradition/genteelity according to sports media, never allowed him to play

Djokovic Wins Australian Open 2015

That first set tiebreak was all you needed to know about #Murray/#Djokovic/#AusOpen/tennis/life in general. Poor Andy (should be his name).

Robert Kraft Compares Deflate-Gate to 9/11

I think Robert #Kraft just tacitly compared #DeflateGate to 9/11?! #Patriots #SuperBowl

Patriots Win Super Bowl 2015

Decency, fair play, sportsmanship take a back seat as #Belicheat/#Brady/#Blount/#Kraft/#Patriots win #SuperBowl. Awful playcall by #Seahawks

Katy Perry Great Super Bowl Halftime Show

Yo #TaylorSwift you've got some pretty big shoes to fill next year. Great halftime show from #KatyPerry. Also, welcome back #MissyElliot!

Serena Williams Wins Australian Open 2015

Congrats to #Serena on winning #AusOpen & breaking #Nicklaus's record before #Tiger. ;-) #Sharapova was her usual graceless self in defeat.

Murder She Wrote Takes On Whiplash

Ha! It's the #MurderSheWrote take on #Whiplash on #CoziTV! Who doesn't love an #AngelaLansbury - #JKSimmons mash-up ;-)

Sharapova Thrashes Bouchard Aus Open 2015

As they say Come at the king you best not miss. Poor #Genie #Bouchard missed, badly. Better luck next time kid we're rooting for ya #AusOpen

Goodbye to Language

Goodbye to Language: I'll let people far smarter explain it. All I'll say is that 83-year-old Godard gave me a rare cinematic experience.

RIP Ernie Banks

RIP Ernie Banks. A little before my time as a baseball fan, but his place in history is pretty remarkable. #MrCub

Mommy, Goodbye to Language, Winter Sleep Release In LA

Sign You #LoveLA: #Mommy, #GoodbyeToLanguage, #WinterSleep Release This Weekend...who says we're not the movie capital of the world?!

Federer Crashes Out Australian Open 2015

The end, sadly, isn't nigh, it's now for erstwhile #GOAT #Federer. No magic comeback vs spirited #Seppi at #AusOpen. Gonna be a long year...

ReTweet @LucaFiorino24

No problem, Roger will be at the top!

Federer Wins Round 1 Australian Open 2015

Wins are sadly too tough for #Federer this early in #AusOpen. #GOAT battled past #Bolelli & hurt finger Let's hope the bee sting gets better

Wild

#Wild: Nice job by (the other?) French-Canadian director Vallee handling humor & drama. Superb perfs by Reese & Dern. PS Great sound design!

Obama SOTU 2015 Shade!

Did #Obama, as the kids say, just throw some shade?! #SOTU

Obama SOTU 2015 Shade

Did #Obama, as the kids say, just throw some shade?! #SOTU

Obama SOTU 2015 Ad-Lib

Did #Obama, as the kids say, just throw some shade?! #SOTU