Kobe Puts Up 50 in Final Game!

Dude! 50?! I mean, #Jazz aren't playing defense but still! #Mamba! #Kobe!

Satyajit Ray Video Essay

Wonderful video essay on the great #SatyajitRay by @LostInTheMovies. They eyes really do have it! ;-) ow.ly/10c2mG

The Boss

#TheBoss: Too bad that it can't quite embrace its true misanthropic black heart. Still pretty funny thanks to the always awesome McCarthy.

Danny Willett Upsets Jordan Spieth to Win 2016 Masters

Gutted for poor #Jordan #Spieth, but kudos to Danny #Willett on shooting 67 to win #Masters. Not a lot of champion golfers from #Sheffield!

Spieth Mounts a Comeback 2016 Masters

#Spieth! Yaaaaaaas!!! If you're going down at least go down fighting. C'mon kid! #Masters!

Jordan Spieth Letting it Slip Away 2016 Masters

#Spieth!!! Oh noooooooo!!! C'mon kid, get it together, some chap called #Willett is right on your tail! #Masters!!

Hardcore Henry

#HardcoreHenry: (Hopefully) not the future of action movies, but a fun, visceral(!) slightly nauseating (I'm old) thrill(!) ride! Copley!

RIP Merle Haggard

RIP #Merle #Haggard. Didn't listen to a lot of country growing up, what little we did listen to included the legendary Merle. We'll miss him

Dodgers Opening Day 2016

It's Time for #Dodger Baseball #Vin #Scully's final #OpeningDay (#sigh) Thx to #MLBtv & loathed #TimeWarner listening to...a radio! #Dodgers

Villanova Wins NCAA

#MarchMadness indeed! Maybe not quite Cinderella this time around but a great win for #Villanova against insufferable #RoyWilliams & #UNC!

Everybody Wants Some!!

#EverybodyWantsSome!!: Good, clean, amiable fun, i.e. classic #Linklater(!!). Great (future)cast highlighted by Powell, Hoechlin & Baker(!!)

West Indies Win Double WT20 Titles!

This is what makes sports so great! #WI pulls off rare #WT20 double by winning the women's & men's title in incredible fashion! Poor #ENG...

Rahul Sinha Tweet 2

Nothing surprises me anymore, the worst pocket of backwardness is North and East, rest are doing well. It's a vicious cycle now.

Bengal vs. Bihar

.@ C'mon Sinha, there's no way #Bengal will sink to the "depths" of #Bihar...right? Right?! I mean, it can't happen...or...

Rahul Sinha Tweet

first it was communists and now it is Mamta who is a clone of Lalu...God save Bengal...

RIP Ronnie Corbett

RIP #RonnieCorbett. Loved him in all those Sorry! & Small Talk reruns I watched growing up. Effortlessly funny. Boy, time moves fast!

India Lose to West Indies 2016 WT20

Despite (another) #Virat #Kohli masterclass & a (rare) #Gayle #T20 failure, #IND are upset by in-full-flight #WI. Hope they win #WT20 finals

Kolkata Overpass Tragedy

Very sad news out of #Kolkata. Thoughts and prayers to all those affected. Sad to see this once-great city continue to struggle.

England Beats New Zealand 2016 WT20

Bad luck for #NZ, but to be fair they were comprehensively beaten by...#ENG?! In a #T20 match?! What the?! It's been that kind of #WT20 

RIP James Noble

RIP James Noble. Loved him on #Benson growing up. Great show and he was fantastic in it. Brings back a lot of memories...

Shane Watson Retires

You Know You're Too Old When: #ShaneWatson retires. Entertaining cricketer who may not have fulfilled potential but was always fun. #Watto!

Virat Kohli Beats Australia

Any win against #AUS is great, especially one that propels #IND to #WT20  semis! Thank G*d we live in the #Virat #Kohli era!

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

#BatmanvSuperman: Don't believe the (many) haters, it's actually (kinda) fun. WW & LL were decent & #Batfleck wasn't bad. Not bad at all.

Batman v. Superman

#JoelSchumacher : #TimBurton :: #ZackSnyder : #ChristopherNolan

Federer Withdraws Against Del Potro

Uh-oh! #GOAT's Last Ride off to a sad start. #Federer withdraws against #DelPo in #Miami. My old heart is already buckling under the stress!

RIP Johan Cruyff

RIP Johan Cruyff Growing up my father regaled me with stories of the Dutch maestro. His time with Barca will reverberate for decades to come

RIP Garry Shandling

RIP Garry Shandling. Shocking. Discovered him when he hosted Grammys. Never finished last Larry Sanders eps - couldn't bear for it to end.

India Beats Bangladesh 2016 WT20

Easy to be a cynical #cricket fan nowadays & then that insane #IND - #BAN match comes along! Thank G*d for #Raina & #Dhoni's keeping(?)! #WT20

RIP Andy Grove

RIP Andy Grove, legendary Intel guru. Had a huge impact on me growing up (and so many, many, many others) without me knowing it.

Too Late

#TooLate: 35mm Film-Noir-Parody B-Movie all done in single-take shots. Kudos to the UPM, DP & camera operators for pulling this stunt off!

Serena Loses / Djokovic Wins 2016 Indian Wells

Bad luck for #Serena who ran into a point-to-prove #Vika. As for #Djokovic...alas poor #Raonic, it's #Nole's #Tennis world now! #IndianWells

Ran

#Ran: Stunning! The kind of movie for which the *big* screen was invented! Absolute Peak #Kurosawa. Incredible perfs esp Nakadai & Harada.

India Beats Pakistan 2016 WT20

These #IND-#PAK  matches are always stressful. Good to see the rare bowler-dominated #WT20 contest. Thank G*d for #Virat #Kohli! #EdenGardens

Midnight Special

#MidnightSpecial: Fan-bl**dy-tastic! Yo, #JJAbrams, now this is how you do a #Spielberg homage! Kid director #Nichols is the real deal!

USC Loses to Providence

That was a sad, heartbreaking loss for poor ol' #USC. #Providence is a small school & all, but #Trojans deserved better. #MarchMadness 

Chris Gayle Thrashes England 2016 WT20

You can't stop #ChrisGayle, you can only...no, you can't contain him either! 47-ball century helps mercurial #WI  thrash #ENG . #WT20 , indeed!

Zootopia

#Zootopia: Come for the classic Disney anthropomorphism, stay for the social satire/LAConfidential-esque sprawling mystery! PS. The sloths!

India Loses to New Zealand 2016 WT20

Uh-oh. #IND upset by everyone's 2nd-favourite team #NZL. Not quite the way to open #WT20 on home soil. Hope they can rebound quickly!

Martavis Bryant Suspension

Gutted about #Martavis. Blame #LeGarrette: Insidious influence wrecks #Steelers for years, gets a #Cheatriots #SuperBowl in return! #karma

10 Cloverfield Lane

#10CloverfieldLane: Greatest Sequel-Bait-&-Switch/Future-HBS-Case-Study, Ever! Goodman has to get serious Oscar consideration for this!

Eye in the Sky

#EyeInTheSky: Un-subtle/nuanced but entertaining. Always good to see old pros Mirren & Rickman (sigh) do their thing. Abdi's great, too.

Liverpool Beats Manchester United

Sure it's for something called #UEFA #Europa League but any win by #LFC against #MUFC is to be celebrated right? Power of #Klopp! #Liverpool

RIP George Martin

RIP George Martin. Found out about him in a #Beatles doc when I was a kid - he really was the #FifthBeatle. A great, history-making career.

Megatron Retires

You Know You're Too Old When: #Megatron Retires (Worrying #NFL trend ?) #Calvin #Johnson was fantabulous, literally: http://ow.ly/ZeA13

Peyton Manning Retires

You Know You're Too Old When: #Peyton #Manning retires. Redefined #NFL QB-ing/ad pitch-ing. Will those HGH/Tenn allegations be whitewashed?

India Wins 2016 T20 Asia Cup

Nice work by #IND to beat a fighting #BAN & win #AsiaCup. Great stuff from #Dhawan, #Kohli &...#Dhoni. #WT20 is a done deal right? :-)

Knight of Cups

#KnightOfCups: AKA #Malick's #Entourage Or: How a Handsome Successful Screenwriter Dates Beautiful Women But Is Still Miserable in LA...

RIP Bud Collins

RIP Bud Collins. What a long & great journalistic career. Tennis (esp in the US) is a lot less interesting with his passing. Those pants!

RIP Martin Crowe

RIP Martin Crowe. Stylish batsman; his uncommon candor in retirement was refreshing. I'll never forget his glorious run in the 92 World Cup.

Oscars 2016

#Oscars2016: AKA #Leoscars! Loved #MadMax/#Hart/#LouisCK/#Ennio/#Leo speeches; #Grohl/#Gaga perfs & #ChrisRock! Devastated by #Rocky #Oscars 

Oscars Bad Form with Short Doc Winner

PS. #Oscars pay lip service to movies changing the world & then play off #Sharmeen as she talks about #AGirlInTheRiver changing a country.

Lady Gaga Loses the Oscar

I was wrong, #SamSmith wins the most undeserved #Oscar  in the history of all mankind. Nice chap, awful song esp compared to #Gaga.

Sylvester Stallone Loses the Oscar!

The most undeserved #Oscar in the history of mankind! What a self-congratulatory performance by #Rylance. Poor #Sly. #Rocky!!! #Oscars 

Wawrinka Wins Dubai

Congrats to #Stanimal on winning #Dubai. But this first glimpse into post-#Federer #Tennis is terrifying & inconceivably sad. #sigh #RF

Celeb Sighting: Richard Kind

2nd-Greatest Celeb Sighting, Ever!: Richard Kind prowling the pre-Oscar streets of Beverly Hills!

RIP Tony Burton

RIP Tony Burton. So great in all those Rocky movies. That "Hurtin' Bombs" speech from Rocky Balboa is a classic! bit.ly/1TJ1En2

2015 Top 10 Films [6/6]

2015 #Top10 Films: 1. #Anomalisa. 2. #Phoenix. 3. #TheLookOfSilence. 4. #TheRevenant. 5. #MadMaxFuryRoad

2015 Top 10 Films [5/6]

2015 #Top10 Films: 6. #Spotlight. 7. #PeaceOfficer. 8. #ExMachina. 9. #StraightOuttaCompton. 10. #Creed

2015 Top 10 Films [4/6]

2015 #Top10 Films (11-15): #WhatWeDoInTheShadows. #WelcomeToMe. #SteveJobs. #Mustang. #Carol.

2015 Top 10 Films [3/6]

2015 #Top10 Films (16-20): #WhenMarnieWasThere. #WhereToInvadeNext. #Rams. #EmbraceOfTheSerpent. #Spy. (21): #SonOfSaul.

2015 Top 10 Films [2/6]

2015 #Top10 Films Best Reissue: #AboutElly/#TheApuTrilogy. Best 2014 in 2015: #WhiteGod. Sentimental: #StarWarsTheForceAwakens.

2015 Top 10 Films [1/6]

2015 #Top10 Films Best Indian: #Court. Sigh: #Chappie/#Aloha. Worst Movie of the Year: #TheTribe. Most #Oscar-Bait-y: #CartelLand.

2016 Oscar Picks [6/6]

2016 #Oscar Picks Pic: Leo...Revenant. Dir: Leo...AGI (G*d help us all!). Actor: Leo. Actress: Alison Brie/Brit Marling/Brie Larson. #Oscars

2016 Oscar Picks [5/6]

2016 #Oscar Picks Supp Actor: Rocky!. Supp Actress: Vikander. Screenplay (Orig): Spotlight. Screenplay (Adap): Big Short. #Oscars

2016 Oscar Picks [4/6]

2016 #Oscar Picks Foreign: Saul. Docu: Amy. DP: Leo...Chivo (Poor Roger). Toon: Moody Teen (Inside Out). Edit: Mad Max. #Oscars

2016 Oscar Picks [3/6]

2016 #Oscar Picks Music: Morricone (finally!). Song: Gaga. Sound Edit: Leo. Sound Mix: Leo. FX: #SWTFA. #Oscars

2016 Oscar Picks [2/6]

2016 #Oscar Picks Prod Design: Max. Costume: Max. Makeup: Max. #Oscars

2016 Oscar Picks [1/6]

2016 #Oscar Picks Toon Short: Pixar. Docu Short: Shoah. Film Short: Maria. #Oscars

The Gift

#TheGift: Edgerton could be a great director! This is not Haneke-level but comes close! Good to see Bateman (playing against type) & Hall.

Amazing Aga-Vinci Match

I know 10s of people saw but that #Aga-#Vinci match was a shotmaking momentum-see-sawing bonanza! Insane! #Radwanska #WTA #QatarOpen #Doha

Mistress America

#MistressAmerica: Wonder what the titular character would think of Kirke stealing the movie away from Gerwig? Great score by @deanandbritta!

Welcome to Me

#WelcomeToMe: Criminally underappreciated dark comedy of the laugh-till-it-hurts variety. Fabulous ensemble led by an incredible #Wiig!

Brendon McCullum Retires

You Know You're Too Old When: #Brendon #McCullum retires. Fabulously entertaining cricketer & model for what captain should be. #Baz

RIP Douglas Slocombe

RIP Douglas Slocombe. Legendary DP of the Indiana Jones movies and the great Ealing comedies. So many great movies...

When Marnie Was There

#WhenMarnieWasThere: More restrained than better-known fare, but just as emotional and affecting. Bittersweet melancholy #Ghibli coda.

Heath Miller Retires

You Know You're Too Old When: #Heath #Miller retires. Criminally underrated player. #Steelers won't be the same without him #ThankYouHEEEATH

RIP Harper Lee

RIP Harper Lee. As a kid the movie was legendary in my house; I understood the power of its source when I finally read the book. Thank you.

RIP George Gaynes

RIP George Gaynes. Loved him growing up in Punky Brewster & those awesome Police Academy films. What a long and great career.

Kung Fu Panda 3

#KungFuPanda3: Terrific & fun trilogy-capper. Loved the fact they gave Hong & Duk Kim more to do. Is DreamWorks inching ahead of Pixar?!

Kendrick Lamar at the Grammys

Well, my nephew did warn me that #Kendrick #Lamar was amazing! Your move #Grammys...! @TheGRAMMYs @kendricklamar

Venus Williams Wins 49th Career Title

Congrats to #Venus #Williams for defying the odds (& medical issues) to win her 49th(!) title. Great #tennis champ refusing to go quietly...

Deadpool

#Deadpool: Awe-bl**dy-some! Welcome back Ryan Reynolds, all is forgiven! Best (Ultraviolent-Meta-Superhero) Valentine's Day Movie, Ever!

Where To Invade Next Released

Sad to hear about @MMFlint's health issues No matter what your political beliefs #WhereToInvadeNext is a must-see Funny & (gasp) optimistic!

Cam-LeBron Similarity

#Cam 2016=#LeBron 2011: Polarizing uniquely-talented face-of-league falls to well-liked vet. Redemption gets huge ratings. Win for #NFL/#NBA

Denver Broncos Win Super Bowl 50

Love the guy but upcoming #Peyton #Manning (HGH-less) hagiography will be insufferable. #WadePhillips/#Panthers Defense uda real #MVP! #SB50 

SoCal Edison Outage Response

#coldplay and #beyonce did rock! Please enter your address at sce.com/outage for updates on the restoration time.

SB50 Halftime Show

#Coldplay rocked the #SB50  halftime show so much they blew our power out! Where's a desi genny when you need one?! @SCE

Horrible Start for the Panthers

This is *exactly* what I was afraid of! #SB50 effectively over. Cue the insufferable #Peyton apologists (HGH be d*mned) & #Cam haters #Sigh!

Super Bowl 50 Preview

No one giving the #Broncos any chance makes me nervous. I've seen last-leg legends (#Federer!) stumble at the end so hope for #Panthers yet!

Chi-Raq

#ChiRaq: Uneven/overlong urgent Spike polemic that enrages & entertains. Parris is a star in the making! Ably supported by Bassett & Snipes

India Whitewash Australia in T20 Series

Winning a series in Australia is a heck of a thing but to do it the way #IND did is a h*ll of a thing! Incredible effort by #Raina! #AUSvIND

Djokovic Beats Murray to Win Australian Open (Again)

(Poor) #Andy #Murray fought hard but #Djokovic's in peak #Sampras/#Federer/#Rafa #GOAT form. At least big bro #Jamie won the dubs. #AusOpen 

Kerber Upsets Serena to Win Australian Open 2016

Woah! (Unpredictable, unconventional) #Kerber (monumentally) upsets #Serena to win #AusOpen & preserve #Steffi's record)! #SI Cover Jinx?!

Mirza & Hingis Win Australian Open 2016

Congrats to #Sania #Mirza (& #Hingis ;-) on winning #AusOpen  for their third straight(!) Slam. Quite the beginning of a beautiful friendship

RIP Jacques Rivette

RIP Jacques Rivette. One of the legendary cadre of the great French New Wave directors. A true original.

Federer Loses to Djokovic Australian Open 2016

The Swan Song is now sadly in the Fat Lady phase. #Federer goes down (but not without a fight) to #GOAT-mode #Djokovic #Sigh #Sniff #AusOpen 

45 Years

#45Years: Poor Man's Mike Leigh feat compelling perfs from Courtenay & Rampling (recent comments notwithstanding). Pitch perfect ending!

Rostam Leaves Vampire Weekend

RIP #VampireWeekend?! TBH is in mourning now that her fave #Rostam's left the band. How will the indie-preppie music scene survive? @matsoR

Federer Beats Berdych Australian Open 2016

Not sure what'll happen to #GOAT Swan Song against irresistible force #Djoker but I'll enjoy #Federer's stirring win vs #Berdych while I can

RIP Abe Vigoda

RIP Abe Vigoda. Great in the Godfather, and always a welcome screen presence. Loved all the fun stuff he did with Conan. #AbeVigoda