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Rudy Coby transforms the Magic Castle
into a crazy laboratory where mad ... -
Los Angeles Times
Returning to the Magic Castle's stage
for the first time in 15 years, Rudy
Coby -- the "coolest magician on Earth"
-- needed a spectacle that would be
unforgettable, so he enlisted the aid of
some of his "mad scientist" friends.
Allowed to take over the Magic Castle
for an entire week, creating within it a
laboratory-themed installation straight
out of a comic book, Coby decided to pit
the marvels of magic against the wonders
of science complete with a "Magic Castle
Science Fair," where the audience
participates in wacky experiments....
Publ.Date : Mon, 26 Apr 2010 17:51:27
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Sony Classics Acquires Chomet's
Acclaimed “Illusionist”... - indieWIRE
Sony Pictures Classics has announced
that they have acquired all North
American rights to Sylvain Chomet’s “The
Illusionist” from Pathe. Based on an
unproduced screenplay by Jacques Tati,
the film won raves when it premiered
earlier this year at the Berlin Film
Festival as a Berlinale Special
Selection....
Publ.Date : Mon, 26 Apr 2010 15:13:00
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Singapore's filmmaker Khoo to head
Locarno film ... - Channel NewsAsia
Khoo was most recently among the
nominees for the Palme d'Or at the
Cannes Film Festival in 2008 with "My
Magic", the story of an alcoholic
nightclub bartender who returns to being
a magician to impress his 10-year-old
son....
Publ.Date : Mon, 26 Apr 2010 16:32:00
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Famous Magician Now Calls Tennessee Home
- WSB-TV Atlanta
In addition to Terry Evanswood’s daily
performances of “Wonders of Magic” at
WonderWorks, a new museum called the
“Hall of Magic” just opened inside
WonderWorks showcasing some of magic’s
most treasured artifacts from legendary
magicians like Harry Houdini, Howard
Thurston and Harry Blackstone. A huge
collection of priceless props, costumes,
autographs, mechanical toys, memorabilia
and antique magic sets are now on
display in the free Hall of Magic
museum....
Publ.Date : Mon, 26 Apr 2010 20:49:00
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Disney conjures up a modern-day
"Sorcerer's Apprentice”... - Jim Hill
Media
Cage always wanted to play a magician, a
sorcerer and he was talking about this
desire with producer Todd Garner while
they were working on ‘Next.’” According
to Cage, Garner returned the next day
and said, “‘Hey, Nic, I’ve got it. Let’s
do ‘Sorcerer’s Apprentice.’” Then Cage
went his business partner at the time,
Norm Golightly, and the two of them put
together a script.
Publ.Date : Tue, 27 Apr 2010 03:09:00
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Allen Swift, Voice Actor for Radio and
TV, Dies at 87 - New York Times
Allen Swift, the voice of Mighty Mouse,
Dinky Duck and, for a brief period,
Howdy Doody, not to mention an Eveready
battery, a toilet plunger for Drano,
Vita’s Beloved Herring Maven and other
characters both human and inanimate in
more than 30,000 television and radio
commercials, died on April 18 at his
home in Manhattan. He was 87. ...He also
resumed his fledgling career as a
stand-up comedian and magician,
appearing in nightclubs and in comedy
sketches on “The Bob Hope Show” and
Milton Berle’s “Texaco Star Theater.”
Publ.Date : Wed, 28 Apr 2010 02:24:00
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Now You See It: Magic Castle Showcases
Israel's World of Illusion - The Jewish
Journal of Greater L.A.
For one week in May, the Magic Castle --
Hollywood’s elegant Victorian
mansion-turned-prestigious magic club --
will be transformed into a lively hub of
Israeli culture. The exclusive and
formal den of world-renowned magicians
and magic enthusiasts will showcase
Israeli practitioners of the illusory
arts, as well as musicians and artists,
and the dining menu will offer cuisine
from the Holy Land in a first-time
celebration of Israel....
Publ.Date : Tue, Apr 20, 2010 00:00:00
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Magic or Science? At an L.A. Festival,
It's Hard to ... - DISCOVER
It’s Science vs. Magic week at L.A.’s
Magic Castle, where comic magician Rudy
Coby and his friends have taken over the
Victorian mansion-styled club, and where
waitresses are sporting lab coats and
serving drinks in test tubes....
Publ.Date : Wed, 28 Apr 2010 22:56:00
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Magic's appeal no illusion - Vancouver
Sun
This week, 250 of the best magicians
from across Canada and around the world
are gathering in Kitchener, Ont., for
the annual Canadian Association of
Magicians Convention. Organizers of the
three-day event starting Thursday say
the traditional art form grows in
popularity each year....
Publ.Date : Wed, 28 Apr 2010 19:42:00
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NORM: Jacobs works an 'Extra' shift
today - Las Vegas Review Journal
Luxor headliner Criss Angel can coast
for the next 90 years. He's wrapped up
the "Magician of the Century" award,
which was presented to him after Angel's
second "Believe" show Tuesday by Tony
Hassini, founder of the International
Magicians Society...
Publ.Date : Thu, 29 Apr 2010 09:04:00
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David Copperfield performing next week
at Pavilion - Sioux Falls Argus Leader
For 40 years, magician David Copperfield
has upped the magic performance art,
adding a flair for drama and theater to
his act. His Las Vegas reviews are top
notch, he continues to tour worldwide
and his "Dreams and Nightmares" was a
critically acclaimed Broadway show that
set ticket records.
Publ.Date : Thu, 29 Apr 2010 07:01:22
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Magician awes students with cards,
tricks and hockey sticks
Magician Norman Ng (pronounced ‘ing’)
performed for students on Saturday night
in Wilkinson Theater.
Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Apr 2010 15:53:25
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SFist Reviews: Teatro ZinZanni - SFist
Singer Joan Baez and magician Evengeniy
Voronin during the performance of Teatro
ZinZanni's Hearts on Fire; photo credit:
Drew Altizer....
Publ.Date : Fri, 29 Apr 2010 00:00:00
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Top magician hears charity's SOS -
Weekend Post
LARRY Soffer, one of South Africa’s
foremost magicians, will be performing a
one-night-only event to raise funds for
SOS Children’s Village Port Elizabeth,
at Uptown Theatres tomorrow evening....
Publ.Date : Fri, 28 Apr 2010 00:00:00
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Thorold newsman, magician remembered
fondly - St. Catharines Standard
Newsman and magician. Hugo Furney had
two very different careers through his
life and was well-known in the community
for both. The longtime Thorold resident
was the former publisher of the Thorold
News, a weekly paper his parents started
up in 1939. But he was also Hugo the
Magician, known for his performances at
children's parties and company
events....
Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Apr 2010 00:00:00
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Magician conjures up animal learning
program for kids - Waterloo Cedar-Falls
Courier
Barry DeVoll bets there are few people
in the Cedar Valley, likely even the
country, who know that a macaw has a
bone in its tongue....
Publ.Date : Mon, 03 May 2010 02:19:00
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Young magician welcomes you to the
circus - Times Union
Alex Ramon, 25, is the second-youngest
ringmaster in the history of Ringling
Bros. and Barnum & Bailey circus. He is
also the first magician ever to host the
show....
Publ.Date : Sun, 02 May 2010 14:51:00
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3 arrested in murder of 'Tonight Show'
boy magician 'El ... - Examiner
Anaheim police have arrested three
people on suspicion of killing young
magician Adrian Ramos, known as "El
Magnfico."...
Publ.Date : Sun, 02 May 2010 17:57:00
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The MAGIC Touch - Dubuque Telegraph
Herald
Rochelle Beardsley, 14, a freshman at
Western Dubuque High School, has
inherited her dad's knack -- and talent
-- for magic. They enjoy performing
together at local and area venues....
Publ.Date : Sun, 02 May 2010 00:00:00
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Penn and Teller at Mesa Arts Center - AZ
Central.com
When we first went to Vegas, we'd been
on the road 30 years. The idea was that
we would just do 46 weeks a year in
Vegas and then the rest of the time we
would go on the road and do shows. It's
taken us nine years to really get out
and start doing shows....
Publ.Date : Sun, 02 May 2010 00:00:00
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Paul's ad it - The Sun
MAGICIAN Paul Daniels looks like he
wants to do a disappearing act as he
faces a sumo wrestler... but perhaps he
has something up his sleeve. ...
Publ.Date : Sun, 02 May 2010 00:00:00
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