Most casino scenes in American films do the same job: they signal wealth, danger, or moral decline. The setting is there to amplify the stakes of something else happening in the story. Canadian filmmakers have
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When the Established Film Industry’s Money Math Doesn’t Add Up
What would you think of a company that took in a lot more money than it spent but reported only losses? With most kinds of companies, it would seem scandalous. In the case of Hollywood
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