Magician Pignataro recreates Houdini illusion
COLON -- It took Battle Creek magician Steven Pignataro 65 seconds to complete a trick Saturday that Harry Houdini typically needed three minutes to execute.
The Kalamazoo Gazette - Oct 27 9:41 PM

DVD Review: Chandu on the Magic Island
Bela Lugosi gets a rare shot at making with the heroics in this 1934 serial-turned-feature. With Halloween fast approaching, many of your cannier chain stores have taken advantage of the holiday by pulling out seasonal displays of cheapie horror flick DVDs. Found a few at my local Walgreen's recently: a trio of disc sets originally packed to go along with AMC's "Monsterfest." Most of the ...
Blogcritics.org - Oct 28 7:25 PM

Brit's fed up with Criss Angel's tricks (MSNBC)
Finally, there's a party that Britney Spears just might skip. Magician Criss Angel is performing at the Nov. 8 opening fete for Los Angeles-based Dussault Apparel store, and he's seen to it that the pop star is invited. So far, it's looking like Spears will be a no-show.
Publ.Date : Mon, 29 Oct 2007 08:35:14 GMT

Magic master strikes again on Halloween
MENTION the name Erik Mana and “street magic” comes to mind. His is an image carefully built and a reputation solidly founded on nearly two decades of mastering magic. Mana is no charlatan, and by no means he can be considered an ordinary magician.
The Manila Times - Oct 30 7:42 AM

A mind for winning
Allentown's 'Psychic Madman' Jim Karol competes on 'Phenomenon' Jim Karol will tell you, many times over, that success is all in the mind.
The Morning Call - Oct 30 12:28 AM

Radcliffe learnt magic tricks from real-life wizard
Washington, Oct 30 (ANI): Harry potter star Daniel Radcliffe received magic lessons by real-life magician Paul Kieve on the sets of 'Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.' The 18-year-old learnt numerous magical tricks from the professional illusionist during breaks in filming the third installment in the boy wizard movie series. "I started teaching Daniel, at first in his ...
ANI via Yahoo! India News - Oct 30 4:32 AM

5 Questions: Emmett Miller
Emmett Miller's life became magical the moment his grandfather wrapped a handkerchief around a toothpick, handed it to him, and asked him to break it.
The Naperville Sun - Oct 29 2:23 AM

Tricks as a treat: Second-grader makes debut as magician (Johnson City Press)
Not many have the sense of history of Jonathan Grindstaff, who chose to make his performance debut as a magician Wednesday on Halloween.
Publ.Date : Thu, 01 Nov 2007 02:57:19 GMT

Magician Kamarr To Appear At Bohemian Hall - Western Queens Gazette
 Renowned magician Kamarr, veteran of many stage and screen appearances, including David Letterman and the "Today Show" and honored by the Greek Olympics of ...
Publ.Date : Wed, 31 Oct 2007 18:33:53 GMT

Local "phenomenon" competes for title on reality TV show
Chronicle-Telegram - Working as a professional magician, she has appeared on PAX and in the pages of Street Magic Magazine. Funovits was first attracted to magic and illusions at the age of 10. Her fascination with magic intensified after she learned that a great ...
Publ.Date : Fri, 02 Nov 2007 03:39:00 GMT

When these guys meet, there's magic in the air (The Palm Beach Post)
In a dimly lit lounge, they gather. Some are pros with decks of cards they shuffle with the ease of a veteran Vegas blackjack dealer. Others are beginners trying to master the most basic of maneuvers - say, how to palm a coin.
Publ.Date : Thu, 01 Nov 2007 04:24:06 GMT

Angel sparks altercation on "Phenomenon" (MSNBC)
An altercation occurred on the set of NBC's supernatural show "Phenomenon" on Wednesday night during the live taping. The incident involved contestant Jim Callahan, who took offense to comments made by "Phenomenon" judge Criss Angel.
Publ.Date : Thu, 01 Nov 2007 14:37:34 GMT

Magician has plenty of tricks up his sleeve (Concord Monitor)
It all began when the gorilla disappeared. As he remembers it now, magician extraordinaire Kevin Spencer is fairly certain it wasn't so much a gorilla as a human - maybe two - in a gorilla suit. No matter. As he sat, rapt, before his family's television set, 6-year-old Kevin Spencer saw a gorilla. And then, that gorilla was gone.
Publ.Date : Thu, 01 Nov 2007 17:05:56 GMT

Magician is celebs' Dynamo - The Sun
BIZARRE's favourite magician DYNAMO was the man all the stars wanted to meet at the bash. He landed the plum job of doing magic for the 40million TV ...
Publ.Date : Fri, 02 Nov 2007 00:16:51 GMT

The magician as musician - NorthJersey.com
As the only protege of legendary Las Vegas magicians Siegfried & Roy, singing magician Darren Romeo comes to Atlantic City with instant credibility -- and ...
Publ.Date : Sun, 04 Nov 2007 06:17:47 GMT

Clowning around as a career has its highs and its lows
Taipei Times - ... fraught with cancelations and misunderstandings, Thom arrived in Kuwait only to discover that he would be performing on an open rostrum in 36oC heat and in direct sun. Furthermore, someone had walked off with his "appearing cane," the magician's ...
Publ.Date : Sun, 04 Nov 2007 02:25:00 GMT

Abracadabra - Spellbinding magic festival - Shanghai Daily
The international cast includes world-famous Las Vegas-based Kevin James, Magic Wave from the Netherlands and the French magician Omar Pasha. ...
Publ.Date : Sun, 04 Nov 2007 17:34:27 GMT