Bocelli gala a first for casino

    As Dan mentioned in a previous comment… From the Niagara Falls Review: Andrea Bocelli, the world-famous singer, will perform in Niagara Falls later this year in a celebrity gala to raise money for an expanding charity that helps families with children who need organ transplants. Bocelli’s Sept. 16 performance at the Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort…

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      Niagara: Miracles, Myths and Magic – The Making Of

      The Making Of special of the Niagara: Miracles, Myths and Magic DVD is 20 minutes long. There is a fair amount of “raw” or untouched footage shown that is exactly the same as the movie. It wasn’t coloured or adjusted for lighting, and didn’t look nearly as good as the real movie. There was some…

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        Niagara: Miracles, Myths and Magic – Roger Woodward

        The seventh and last part of the Niagara: Miracles, Myths and Magic movie is 7 minutes long and is about Roger Woodward. It is a very tense and emotional scene where Roger goes over the Falls in only a life jacket and lives. The movie is fantastic, whether in the IMAX theatre or at home….

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          Niagara: Miracles, Myths and Magic – Annie Taylor

          The sixth part of the Niagara: Miracles, Myths and Magic movie is 6 minutes long and is about Annie Taylor. She was a school teacher who was the first person to go over the Falls and live. The Making Of special shows a couple of shots of how they filmed the barrel going over the…

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            Niagara: Miracles, Myths and Magic – The Lelawala through the Rapids

            The fifth part of the Niagara: Miracles, Myths and Magic movie tells the story of when the Lelawala tugboat. As a result of the civil war, tourism died and the Lelawala was sold and had to be taken downrivier. The scene is very intense. During The Making Of special, the director, Kieth Merrill said the…

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              Niagara: Miracles, Myths and Magic – The Great Blondin

              The fourth part of the Niagara: Miracles, Myths and Magic movie is about The Great Blondin. It is about 6 minutes long and shows Blondin walking across a wire. The scene is very well done and it really looks like someone is out over the rapids. The movie is fantastic, whether in the IMAX theatre…

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                Niagara: Miracles, Myths and Magic – The Wars

                The third part of the Niagara: Miracles, Myths and Magic movie is only a couple of minutes long and talks about some of the wars that happened in the area. A brief scene along the gorge is reenacted from the War or 1812. The movie is fantastic, whether in the IMAX theatre or at home….

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                  Niagara: Miracles, Myths and Magic – The Explorers

                  The second part of the Niagara: Miracles, Myths and Magic movie is about the first explorers who “discovered” Niagara Falls. The scene is about 4 minutes long and tesll the story of Father Joseph Hennepin when he and a group of explorers came across the falls in the Winter of 1678. Father Hennepin was definitely…

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                    Niagara: Miracles, Myths and Magic – The Legend of Lelawala

                    The first part of the Niagara: Miracles, Myths and Magic movie is just under 8 minutes long and tells the native story of the legend of Lelawala, the original maid of the mist. It is well told, and quite dramatic. The movie is fantastic, whether in the IMAX theatre or at home. Pictures and reviews…

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                      Niagara: Miracles, Myths and Magic – The DVD

                      Back in September I visited the IMAX Niagara Falls Theatre and wrote several postings about the theatre, the movie, the daredevil exhibit. I also posted a copy of their promotional leaflet. At that time, I borrowed a copy of the DVD of the movie, and I finally got around to watching it closely and have…

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