Fillmore Avenue transforms into 'Nightmare Alley'

Fillmore Avenue transforms into 'Nightmare Alley'

RIGHT NOW --SEVERAL ROADS INDOWNTOWN BUFFALOARE CLOSED.FILM CREWS AREBACK OUT AROUNDCITY HALL ANDNIAGARA SQUARE ASTHEY SHOOT SCENESFOR "NIGHTMAREALLEY".GILAT MELAMED ISLIVE IN DOWNTOWNBUFFALO WHEREFILMMAKERS ARETURNING BACK THECLOCK.MADISONAD LIBA LOT OF THE FILMINGTHIS WEEK WAS HEREAT NIAGARA SQUARE,BUT EARLIER THISEVENING THESPOTLIGHT WAS ONFILLMORE AVENUE.CHECKERED TAXIS,VINTAGE CHEVYS, ANDCITY OF BUFFALOPOLICE CARS AREMAKING THE ROUNDS."IT'S EXCITING TOKNOW THAT THEY'REFILMING IN BUFFALO."FILM CREWS READYTHE ROAD-- FOR CARSTHAT DON'T HAVETODAY'S WEATHERFEAUTRES.FILLMORE AVENUETRANSFORMED INTOTHE SET OFNIGHTMARE ALLEY."I THOUGHT IT WASJUST GONNA BEDOWNTOWN ANDSTUFF I DIDN'T THINK ITWAS GONNA BE IN MYNECK OF THE WOODSANYWAY."CEDRIC LITTLE JOHNLIVES AROUND THECORNER.HE WENT OUT TO RUNERRANDS... BUT DIDNOT EXPECT TO RUNINTO OSCAR WINNINGDIRECTOR GUILLERMODEL TORO'S NEWESTFILM.THE BUFFALO NATIVESAYS HE'S NEVERSEEN ANYTHING LIKETHIS HERE."IT'S KIND OF COOL,BRINGING STUFF DOWNHERE TO THE INNERCITY IT'S KIND OF COOLBECAUSE WE NEEDSOMETHING TO GOAROUND HERE, IT'SKIND OF NICE."716 GAS MART HAD AFRONT ROW SEAT."THEY GAVE US THEFLYERS SO WE WEREEXCITED."JOE REGO IS THEMANAGER, AND SAYSIT'S BEEN THE TALK OFTHE TOWN ALL DAY."IT'S GOOD FOR THEBUSINESS, AND GOODFOR THENEIGHBORHOOD, SOTHEY CAN WATCHBRADLEY COOPER,LAUGHS."SNOW DUSTED THESET FOR THE FINALDAY OF FILIMG-- ASTARK CONTRASTFROM THE FIRST DAY.WHERE CREWS HADTO LAY DOWN WHITETARP AND PILE ONFAKE SNOW."THAT'S LIKE BRINGINGTACOS TO MEXICO, IREALLY DIDN'T EXPECTTHAT."EVEN WITH THESURPRISING WEATHERDEL TORO SAYS HEENJOYS FILMING INBUFFALO."IT IS TRUE THATEVERYDAY THAT I'MHERE I FALL IN LOVEMORE AND MORE WITHIT."WHILE THE MOVIE MAYBE SET IN THE 1940S--NEIGHBORS SAY THEFILMING IS A SIGN OF ABRIGHT FUTURE."BUFFALO ISDEFINITELY ON THE -UPRISE."SO WHEN WILL THISVIEW OF NIAGARASQUARE MOVE FROMYOUR SMALL SCREENTO THE BIG SCREEN.NIGHTMARE ALLEY'SEXPECTED TO HITTHEATERS IN 2021.LIVE IN DOWNTOWNBUFFALO, GILATMELAMED, 7EYEWITNESS NEWS.