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Month: October 2014

Sneak Peek at the Carbonaro Effect and truTV”s Newest – Fake Off

Sneak Peek at the Carbonaro Effect and truTV”s Newest – Fake Off

Thanks to our friends at 360i and truTV for these advanced looks at this weeks shows.

Fake Off – Monday 11/3 @ 10/9c: Fake Off is back this week with a second batch of extremely talented performance troops recreating some awesome pop culture moments. To get everyone excited for Halloween, group  Kristef Strikes Back puts their unbelievably creative twist on the Horror Movie theme, and ‘fakes’ some of the most iconic frightening movies of all time. This performance really brings the scary to life! 

 

Carbonaro Effect – Thursday 11/6 @ 10/9c: Michael Carbonaro continues to amaze as he transforms himself into a plant nursery employee but of course, he’s definitely not sell boring, ordinary plants. This time, Michael is selling “Volcanic Fire Plants” that completely shock his innocent customers.

Marvel drops big news, announces movies and dates ahead..

Marvel drops big news, announces movies and dates ahead..

(CNN) — Marvel announced a huge slate of forthcoming films at a Tuesday news conference — including a two-part “Avengers,” “Infinity War” — but left out a bit of “Strange” information fans were waiting for.

At an enthusiastic gathering at Hollywood’s El Capitan Theatre, Marvel chief Kevin Feige reeled off announcements for a new Captain America film, a “Guardians of the Galaxy” sequel and the two-part Avengers adventure. The company also plans to introduce some of its other characters on the big screen, including Black Panther, Captain Marvel and the Inhumans.

Although a “Doctor Strange” film was announced, Marvel didn’t bring out Benedict Cumberbatch, who has been widely rumored to be in negotiations to play the powerful magician.

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Our Magic: Documentary about magic, by magicians..

Our Magic: Documentary about magic, by magicians..

By Ferdinando Buscema for BoingBoing..

What is a magician? For most of the people a magician is a weird dude, wearing some odd attire with pathetic lapel pins or a clownish tie, possibly able to make balloon animals, trying to look cool and interesting with some wacky prop or a cheesy joke. Frequently endowed with an hypertrophic ego and cocky attitude, the archetypical stereotype of the magician looks like the G.O.B. character from the TV series Arrested Development. Sad but true, the perception of a magician in most people’s mind is surrounded by an aura of triviality.

Whatever the state of affairs, there is more to magic than meets the eye. As living legend mentalist Max Maven states, with typical razor-sharp wit: “The image of the magician, sadly, is for most of the public a cliché, that involves something nice for children. Judging magic through that filter is like judging music solely based on how people sing in the shower.”

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Joshua Jay teaches life lessons through magic

Joshua Jay teaches life lessons through magic

By Dan Kane for CantonRep.com

While Joshua Jay hasn’t achieved the name recognition of David Copperfield, David Blaine or Chris Angel, his renown as a magician is global.
To date, the 1999 GlenOak High School graduate has traveled to 63 countries. “Every single one of them for magic,” Jay proudly noted in a recent interview. “It’s opened some amazing doors.”
Jay, whose specialty is sleight-of-hand magic often using playing cards, believes the secrets of magic are rarely limited to actual tricks.
“The greatest life lesson that magic has taught me is empathy,” said Jay, whose travels regularly include lectures as well as performances. “I have to anticipate what my spectators are thinking. It’s so important in business, relationships and friendships to accurately know what the person across from you is thinking.”

Read more: http://www.cantonrep.com/article/20141024/News/141029557#ixzz3HOJvkwJT