Niagara Falls Cartoons
I’m not sure where I came across this, but CartoonStock is a cartoon-licensing site. They have some Niagara Falls-related cartoons. This is just a sample. You can see more at the site:
Niagara Falls in Pop Culture
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Falls family has America’s funniest video
From the Welland Tribune: Call it the $10,000 scream. As seven-year-old Kieran Atkinson prepared for a trip on the Sky Screamer ride at Marineland last August, she wasn’t happy. With dad Tim zooming in with his video camera, she went to say, “I don’t like this ride.” But before she could finish, the thrill ride…
No free parking in a Niagara Falls Monopoly game
From the Niagara Falls Review: The heck with Hasbro, makers of the Monopoly game, and the way it’s forcing Niagara Falls to win an online contest to earn a place on its new Canadian edition of the world-famous board game. Niagara Falls isn’t second prize in somebody’s beauty contest. The company is holding a vote…
Dogged voting could make Falls a shoe-in on Monopoly board
From the Niagara Falls Review: Vote, vote, vote. That’s the only way Niagara Falls will have a chance to end up on the new Canadian version of the ever-popular board game Monopoly. Sixty-five cities were preselected for the national vote – but Niagara Falls isn’t on the list. Nothing to worry about, said Hasbro Canada…
Niagara family to appear on America’s Funniest Home Videos
From the Niagara Falls Review: A seven-year-old girl’s hesitation on taking a spin on the Sky Screamer at Marineland netted a Niagara Falls family a trip of a lifetime. Late last September, the Atkinson family – dad Tim, mom Ann Marie, and their kids Joannie, 9, Serge, 8, Kieran, 7, and Teagan, 6 – went…
Frewin’s risky business
From the Niagara Falls Review: One more illusion. One more long night to get through. Once magician Greg Frewin deals with his Blades of Fire, the three-week marathon is over. But it won’t be easy. It’s the big finale of his CBC special, and there probably isn’t a worse place to be in Niagara Falls…
Frewin provides a magical holiday special
From the Toronto Sun: Magicians are creepy. At least, that’s the general conclusion many of us came to during our childhoods. We were kind of kidding when we said that. But Greg Frewin answered the question seriously. “I think magic has gone through a lot of changes over the past 15 or 20 years,” said…
Magician Frewin stars in CBC Christmas special
From Canada.com: Magician Greg Frewin will star in a CBC Christmas special that will climax with a stunt over Niagara Falls. Greg Frewin Magic Man: Home for the Holidays will focus on Frewin as he balances family and career while running a dinner theatre. The veteran Las Vegas performer will cap the hourlong show suspended…
Screenshots from Rick Mercer Report at Niagara Freefall
As was mentioned a month ago, the Rick Mercer Report was recently in Niagara Falls. A segment was filmed at Niagara Freefall Indoor Skydiving with Rick Mercer and Alex Lifeson of Rush. You can see a video of the broadcast on the CBC web site and see some screenshots below:
Filming a movie in Niagara Falls
As you’ve heard, there is a movie filming in Niagara Falls that started today. The movie is called “A Beginner’s Guide to Endings” and apparently stars Dennis Hopper (even though he is currently undergoing treatment for prostate cancer). I saw some actual filming today (“Action!, Cut!”), but I didn’t recognize anyone. They were filming at…