Falls featured in new film opening Friday

From the St Catharines Standard: Niagara Falls is the backdrop for an award-winning Canadian drama opening at the Niagara Square Cinemas Friday. “Mary Goes Round,” the debut feature from Toronto director Molly McGlynn, stars Aya Cash (“You’re the Worst”) as a substance abuse counselor named Mary who loses her job and driver’s license because of…

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Comic Con gives Star Wars fans something to ‘Chewie’ on

From Niagara This Week: As an actor, Peter Mayhew has been a part of one of the most successful film franchises of all time. But you may not recognize him if you met him on the street. Mayhew, of course, is best known to Star Wars fans as Chewbacca, Han Solo’s wookie sidekick. Fans will…

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TV show being filmed in front of Niagara Parks Police headquarters today

I was walking past the Niagara Parks Police headquarters today (across the gorge and street from the American Falls) and someone made me walk around. They said they were filming a TV show. There was no sign of what network or what production company it was.

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Another souvenir shop has closed

This souvenir shop on Ferry St is now closed (I’m not sure how long it has been closed for). As you can see, they went bankrupt.

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Sinbad to Entertain Audiences in May at Fallsview Casino

From a Marketwire press release: The May concert line-up at Fallsview Casino gets off to a great start with two shows by stand-up comedian Sinbad on May 6 & 7. The Michigan native began his career in the late 1980s as a television actor including a self-titled sitcom series. Sinbad has a number of feature…

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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…

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