Cold In Your Bones: The Oxbow Cure

If you’ve had enough of our grievously brief Canadian summer, you can get a jumpstart on deep wintry chill with The Oxbow Cure, on at the TIFF Bell Lightbox for … Continue reading Cold In Your Bones: The Oxbow Cure

Escape Velocity: The Films of Leos Carax

This weekend, TIFF is running a retrospective of the films of Leos Carax called Modern Love. L’amour fou is what the French call it, crazy love, and a jumbled madcap romanticism … Continue reading Escape Velocity: The Films of Leos Carax

The Batch is Back!! (and 369 other reasons to hit this year’s TIFF)

It’s amazing to think how it’s grown. The first Toronto International Film Festival, or, as it was known back then in 1976, The Festival of Festivals, played to 35,000 people, … Continue reading The Batch is Back!! (and 369 other reasons to hit this year’s TIFF)

Exclusive Interview: Andy Burns Talks To Director/Author John Landis

When you talk about legendary directors, it’s no stretch to put John Landis in that category. Let me just run down a few of the classic films he’s given us … Continue reading Exclusive Interview: Andy Burns Talks To Director/Author John Landis

Taken 2 Takes Down Argo and Sinister – Biff Bam Pop Weekend Box Office Wrap-Up Report

Well, we were definitely off with our prediction of the power of horror at the box office this weekend. Instead, Liam Neeson managed to hold onto the top spot while … Continue reading Taken 2 Takes Down Argo and Sinister – Biff Bam Pop Weekend Box Office Wrap-Up Report

Argo vs Sinister vs Here Comes The Boom – Biff Bam Pop’s Weekend Box Office Predictions

Lots of new releases hitting theatres this weekend, but how many of them will be able to make it into top five? Here’s our predictions and picks for the ones … Continue reading Argo vs Sinister vs Here Comes The Boom – Biff Bam Pop’s Weekend Box Office Predictions

TIFF 2012 – Rob Zombie Unleashes The Lords of Salem

Is there a better director working in the “horror” genre than Rob Zombie? After watching his fifth film, The Lords of Salem, the answer is without question, no. In this … Continue reading TIFF 2012 – Rob Zombie Unleashes The Lords of Salem

TIFF 2012 – Farrell, Rockwell, Walken & Harrelson Shine In Seven Psychopaths

Friday at the Toronto International Film Festival was a good one for yours truly, as I made the first of two trips to Midnight Madness for a screening of Seven … Continue reading TIFF 2012 – Farrell, Rockwell, Walken & Harrelson Shine In Seven Psychopaths

The Possession Scares Up A Second Week At The Top – Biff Bam Pop’s Weekend Box Office Wrap-Up

As predicted, it was a slow and uneventful weekend at the box office, the lowest grossing one in years, which translates into a short rundown of how things went down. … Continue reading The Possession Scares Up A Second Week At The Top – Biff Bam Pop’s Weekend Box Office Wrap-Up

TIFF 2012: Jason Reitman, Bryan Cranston And Others Read American Beauty

Last night my Toronto International Film Festival experience kicked off with something a little out of the norm for me – attending an actual TIFF event. Though the fest is … Continue reading TIFF 2012: Jason Reitman, Bryan Cranston And Others Read American Beauty

The Words vs The Possession – Biff Bam Pop’s Box Office Predictions

It may be movie mania in Toronto with the Toronto International Film Festival, but across the rest of North America look for movie theatres to be quiet, as no major … Continue reading The Words vs The Possession – Biff Bam Pop’s Box Office Predictions