The Art of the Small: TIFF’s Shorts Cuts Canada

Everyone loves a big canvas. Directors can hardly resist getting all that vision up there on screen, going crazy Coppola-style waxing operatic and napalming the jungle for their personal Apocalypse … Continue reading The Art of the Small: TIFF’s Shorts Cuts Canada

Steampunk Granny’s Interview with Actor Brandon Fobbs, Part Two

Hello, my little zombie snacks, and especially those of you who watch “The Walking Dead.”  We are back again with the second half of Brandon Fobbs’ interview and touching base … Continue reading Steampunk Granny’s Interview with Actor Brandon Fobbs, Part Two

The Ten Percent: The Hurt Locker

“Ninety percent of everything is crud.” – Theodore Sturgeon Biff Bam Pop! recently celebrated six years of pop acculturation – no small feat in the Darwinian struggle for survival that … Continue reading The Ten Percent: The Hurt Locker

Here Comes the Flood: TIFF 2014 Unleashes a Torrent of Cinema

Well it’s here. And it’s big. Massive in fact. There’s over 300 films at the Toronto International Film Festival this year, TIFF’s 39th kick at the burgeoning cinematic can. Hollywood might … Continue reading Here Comes the Flood: TIFF 2014 Unleashes a Torrent of Cinema