Who hasn’t fantasized about living a different life, bifurcated, one where you could make a whole new set of choices and see where they lead? But still live your own life, … Continue reading TIFF 2014: Interview with Entangled’s Tony Elliott
Finding new talent is a thrill, that delectable shock when you hit on something that speeds your pulse and your synapses and says, “Hey, bet you’ve never seen it done quite … Continue reading Got That Swing: Bang Bang Baby and Songs She Wrote About People She Knows
As predicted, it as a slow weekend at the box office. With no major new films released, the numbers were lacklustre, even as the biggest film of the summer continued … Continue reading Another Guardians of the Galaxy Winning Weekend – Biff Bam Pop’s Weekend Box Office Wrap-Up Report
In my continuing series on the Short Cuts Canada Programmes, today we look at one of the most visually striking films in the series, Amanda Strong’s Indigo. Filmed entirely in stop-motion, … Continue reading TIFF 2014: Interview with Indigo’s Amanda Strong
Passing on the curse is a time-honoured horror tradition. Through an innocent act, the victim unwittingly brings a malevolent force down on themselves. The only chance for salvation is to … Continue reading It Follows: Heartfelt Horror Mines the Past for Something New
Sometimes a short film is its own thing. Sometimes it’s a calling card, a director’s notice that this great story could be even more as a feature. The Short Cuts … Continue reading TIFF 2014: Interview with Sleeping Giant’s Andrew Cividino
This is going to be an annual thing, right? As the Toronto International Film Festival gets up to full steam, they’ve declared that today, Friday, September 5th, is Bill Murray … Continue reading Our Man Bill: Celebrate Bill Murray Day With TIFF
While the eyes of the film world are on Toronto with the Toronto International Film Festival, the regular box office is going to be extremely quiet, with no big new … Continue reading Who Will Top A Slow Weekend? Biff Bam Pop’s Box Office Predictions
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
“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
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
It’s the end of September but Pierce Brosnan is hoping November proves a magic month for his latest film. How will the former James Bond perform? Here’s our prediction: The … Continue reading How Will The November Man See In September? Biff Bam Pop’s Box Office Predictions
