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John Tudor

Yes, but who is doing the "Girl Without a Middle" at the 1:34 mark?

John Tudor

Has anyone seen the movie The Great Magician? It's on Netflix and Youtube, in Chinese with English subtitles. I think it's awesome; a lush, nuanced production that I highly recommend. It's an action fantasy comedy with political intrigue and romance, which plays out in magic shows. This may be old n...

John Tudor

The Rolling Thunder Revue documentary also has an odd old video of a man wearing a wooden devil mask, right at the spot in the credits for Martin Scorsese, Director. He seems to be casting himself (and Dylan) as a trickster. I loved the documentary. Later I read online (in a number of places) of fal...

John Tudor

Houdini Master Detective Preview of a new comic: "A thrilling Victorian era special that pits master escape artist Harry Houdini and his wife, Bess, in the role of Nick and Nora Charles, assisting Scotland Yard in solving an impossible crime!" The cover is great- it's in an authentic, luri...

John Tudor

This is some awesome craftsmanship - can you imagine the gaffs this artist could make? Coins Have Hidden Booby Traps And Secret Levers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XP4Ec_jjanY This artist uses coins to create intricate pieces of art. Roman Booteen is an artist from Russia who carves Zippo cases a...

John Tudor

There is a precedent for self destructing art. For the opening of the Museum of Modern Art's sculpture garden (1960), the Swiss artist Jean Tinguely created “Homage to New York.” The huge motorized contraption (which incorporated a bathtub, a player piano, drums, a go-kart, a weather balloon, and ot...

John Tudor

All eight books for $100 This is Magic by Will Dexter, Hardcover, Very good (paper has yellowed a bit) 1st Edition, $8 Sleight of Hand, by Edwin Sachs, Dover softcover, Good, (small corner tear on front cover) $10 Magic: Stage Illusions, Special Effects, and Trick Photography, by Albert Hopkins, Dov...

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Whoops, I posted this in the wrong area, and I'll delete it when I figure out how. John Ten Good Books on Magic- All 10 books for $200. The Osterlind Trilogy by Richard Osterlind (Making Magic Real, Making Real Magic and Essays) Softcover, Mint, $25 ($40 new) This is Magic by Will Dexter, Hardcover,...

John Tudor

Ten Good Books on Magic- All 10 books for $200. The Osterlind Trilogy by Richard Osterlind (Making Magic Real, Making Real Magic and Essays) Softcover, Mint, $25 ($40 new) This is Magic by Will Dexter, Hardcover, Very good (paper has yellowed a bit) 1st Edition, $8 Sleight of Hand, by Edwin Sachs, D...

John Tudor

Found it!

John Tudor

I'm doing some research before building the illusion called Creo (or Vampire). Bev Bergeron wote in Linking Ring that Magicol magazine had a photo of a restoration of this effect by Herr Boelke. It was a 2002 issue. Does anybody have back issues and could look this up for me?

Thank you!
John Tudor

John Tudor

Tom Mullica's TomFoolery Bar in Atlanta would be a good example. It had music controlled by Tom's movement of objects, a Chinese Sticks type set of tassels hanging on the wall, and a beer tap with the end from a gas pump hose, among other things.

John Tudor

Impressive!

John Tudor

"And Houdini said, 'That was sure a buster.'" Here are some amazing stunts from Buster Keaton. Best of all, there's an eye popping stunt at 4:52 where he dives into another person's body and disappears! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frYIj2FGmMA&utm_source=fark&utm_medium=website&...

John Tudor

Yes, you're right, I should've looked first.

John Tudor

Here's another beautiful new book, of an exhibit at the McCord Museum in Montreal, which holds the Allan Slaight Collection. Daring Escapes and Sensational Illusions: Posters from the Golden Age of Magic https://hyperallergic.com/404870/illusions-the-art-of-magic-posters/?utm_source=fark&utm_med...

John Tudor

Sorry, Richard, it has sold already.

John Tudor

Finn Jon's Floating Silver Stick - an amazing levitation of a 14" shiny silver magic wand. A rare item, in excellent condition. As far as I know, it was never used. Includes Finn Jon's directions and invisible thread. Created by Finn Jon, sold by Ken Brooke, and later Stevens Magic. $100 + $10 ...

John Tudor

Not magic, but this is a nicely illustrated story about New York's lost rooftop theaters: Stunning vintage images reveal a glamorous and thrilling 19th-century world of palm trees and acrobats Inspired by the urban gardens of Europe, New York embraced the trend for rooftop theaters from 1890 Locals ...

John Tudor

Interesting! Thanks, Max.

John Tudor

http://mentalfloss.com/article/92685/1956-magic-trick-sent-bbc-viewers-panic?utm_source=fark&utm_medium=website&utm_content=link&ICID=ref_fark As Sorcar’s saw seemed to be passing through Dey’s spine, host Richard Dimbleby stepped in front of the camera and abruptly announced that the sh...

John Tudor

Alfred, me neither!

John Tudor

There Are More Ways To Arrange a Deck of Cards Than Atoms on Earth https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNS1QvDzCVw The TED talk claims there are 80,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 (67 zeros) ways to arrange a deck of 52 cards. And as Khaikin explai...

John Tudor

http://www.messynessychic.com/2017/02/0 ... york-city/

John Tudor

From The Library of Congress website: A.C. Gilbert’s Successful Quest to Save Christmas Alfred C. Gilbert was determined to do something, because he felt toys were still important, even in the face of a world war... http://blogs.loc.gov/inside_adams/2016/12/a-c-gilberts-successful-quest-to-save-chri...

John Tudor

Funniest title for a web story I've read in a while: " Sleight Is Harry Potter Without the Whimsical [censored]" http://io9.gizmodo.com/[censored] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3SogCD2QSQ (It's nothing like HP, really) "What if the hustlers and tricksters you see doing card tricks ...

John Tudor

The Science Behind The World’s Most Convincing Ghost Effect http://motherboard.vice.com/read/the-science-behind-the-worlds-most-convincing-ghost-effect?utm_source=fark&utm_medium=website&utm_content=link&ICID=ref_fark I was startled to find the author exposes Copperfield's Flying while w...

John Tudor

Does anyone know who created the Torch to Rose effect?
Thanks,
John Tudor

John Tudor

http://gizmodo.com/you-must-solve-a-puzzle-to-turn-every-page-in-this-beau-1784838737 You Must Solve a Puzzle to Turn Every Page The only downside to finding a really good book to read is that it will be over before you want it to be. But that won’t be the case with puzzle designer Brady Whitney’s C...

John Tudor

Me too, thanks anyway.

John Tudor

The Director of Now You See Me 2 Describes the Magic Behind the Film's Best Scene http://io9.gizmodo.com/search?q=now+you+see+me "Making a movie is a kind of magic. A group of talented people, working together to make you believe something that’s not real. Making a movie about magic takes that ...

John Tudor

There's sure to be lots of stories about this, here's one that mentions actor/magician Coe Norton in the failed 1954 TV show:

http://movieweb.com/mandrake-magician-m ... ron-cohen/

John Tudor

Hi, Jeff,
I'm interested, still need a roomie?
John Tudor

John Tudor

http://io9.gizmodo.com/this-video-essay-explores-christopher-nolans-the-presti-1763045997 In this video essay, Nerdwriter takes a look at The Prestige's structure and how it plays into the plot. In particular,how Nolan has twisted it around to serve the interests of the narrative, each feeding into ...

John Tudor

http://sploid.gizmodo.com/watch-the-mes ... 1758475705

Not really magic, but magical: Marco Tempest and 24 Flying Drones Dancing at Once

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Hollywood Review story
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/m ... elm-849068

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Dave Chappelle has found a way to stop people from filming his stand-up shows It's not the most practical thing, but it's a start maybe, to "provide audience members with smartphone-locking pouches for use during the show." https://www.yahoo.com/tech/s/dave-chappelle-found-way-stop-people-...

John Tudor

Here's a unique performance, "A Leak In The Universe". It's a short play with (and about) magic, by the British author, I.A. Richards. John Tudor and Kevin Dunn play the Conjuror and the Scientist, trying to deal with a supernatural object- a box that really makes things vanish! From the E...

John Tudor

This is fantastic. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/02/20/eric-dyer_n_6680972.html?utm_hp_ref=arts http://www.ericdyer.com/ From Huffington Post : Remember zoetropes? They may be a bit before your time. The zoetrope, derived from the Greek root words for "life" and "turning," i...

John Tudor

A famous demonstration of Marconi's "wireless" was taken over by magician-turned-skeptic-turned-pirate, Nevil Maskelyne.

http://io9.com/a-magician-used-the-firs ... 1681527405

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