Niagara Falls has been appearing on film for decades, but it has rarely been treated as a home for casino stories. That is a little surprising. The city has two casinos, a busy tourist strip,
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Why Casino Stories Remain a Safe Bet for Filmmakers
Some settings never seem to leave the screen. Courtrooms, police stations and newsrooms remain useful because audiences understand their rules almost immediately. Casinos belong to the same group but arrive with far more color. Their
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Cinematic Risk: How Canadian Indie Directors Recreate the Tension of Live Casino Environments
Casinos have always been a theme or element that many filmmakers choose to insert in their movies, and they have a good reason for that. After all, the tension between winning and losing makes the
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How Casinos Have Shaped Storytelling in Canadian Film and Television
Most casino scenes are remembered for the drama, not the game. What people remember is the tension. The hesitation before a decision. The look between two characters when neither wants to reveal what they’re thinking.
Continue ReadingWhy Casinos Still Work So Well On-Screen
Casino gaming has an illustrious land-based history, but more recently, it has found even greater success on digital devices, with growth in the industry both in Canada and worldwide making headlines and generating healthy tax
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Shadows and Stakes: The Dialectics of Identity, Genre, and Regionalism in Canadian Cinema
Canadian cinema has historically occupied a unique, highly contested space in global film studies. Positioned adjacent to the cultural hegemon of Hollywood, Canadian filmmakers have struggled against structural exclusion, low national viewership, and a persistent
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