Tag: Casablanca

  • The Importance Of Fog In Film

    The Importance Of Fog In Film

    Weather has been used for dramatic effect since fiction began, so much so that the term ‘pathetic fallacy’ is probably one of the main things you remember from your English Literature classes. But how does this apply to Hollywood cinema and film? Hands down, the most dramatic of all meteorological phenomenon is fog. It can…

  • Canadian Book Reviews The Sentimentalists

    Canadian Book Reviews The Sentimentalists

    Johanna Skibsrud’s Giller Prize winning novel, The Sentimentalists, is a journey that sometimes takes place between the lines. Skibsrud’s unnamed narrator takes the reader across time as she tries to reconnect with her troubled past and with her father, which has always been shrouded in secret. From the beginning, the reader knows little about the…