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Month: March 2015

David Copperfield’s Rooftop Pool Burst And Flooded The Midtown Apartment Building He Lives In..

David Copperfield’s Rooftop Pool Burst And Flooded The Midtown Apartment Building He Lives In..

David Copperfield may have some unhappy neighbors these days as a rooftop pool he has totally burst and flooded not only his penthouse in the East 57th Street apartment building but also his neighbors’ apartments as far as 30 stories down.

The magician’s lawyer Ted Blumberg confirmed the flood was due to a malfunctioning pump and the damage was so bad that the elevators weren’t even working on the day it happened which was on March 8th. READ MORE AT…

http://perezhilton.com/2015-03-21-david-copperfield-rooftop-pool-burst-floods-neighbors-midtown-apartment-building/?from=post

The Mystery of Harry Houdini’s Lost Film..

The Mystery of Harry Houdini’s Lost Film..

Shortly before his death at 95 last year, Larry Weeks, a retired Brooklyn juggler, agreed to part with an extraordinary secret legacy — the only known copy of a 1919 film starring legendary magician Harry Houdini. For seven decades, Weeks had refused to share the rare movie with the public.

A newly restored version of “The Grim Game” will have its first public showing in decades at the TCM Classic Film Festival, which opens in LA on Thursday. The movie will also be shown on the TCM channel.

Rick Schmidlin, who negotiated the deal with Weeks on behalf of TCM, reveals to The Post the details of a story as mystifying as any of Houdini’s escapes.   READ MORE :

http://nypost.com/2015/03/21/the-mystery-of-harry-houdinis-lost-film/

Bad news for Simon Cowell as FIVE magicians snub him..

Bad news for Simon Cowell as FIVE magicians snub him..

Simon Cowell is used to getting his own way, but he’s said to be massively disappointed after five magicians he was targeting for Britain’s Got Talent have signed up to a rival show!

The judge wanted the genius fivesome – comprised of Ben Hart, Dee Christopher, Damien O’Brien, Jasz Vegas and Chris Cox – to take part in his talent contest, but they are instead starring in new BBC show Killer Magic.

Hosted by Joe Swash, Killer Magic airs on BBC3 next Tuesday at 10pm. The group will perform five tricks for each other before deciding which stunt wins.
And it seems their decision to snub Cowell and the gang is the latest in a long line of refusals.

Ben said: “BGT rings every year and every year I say, ‘No way’. If they buzz you too early, you are devaluing your product.”

Altogether now: OUCH! (Written by Anna Porter for Best Daily Co. uk )

http://www.bestdaily.co.uk/showbiz/news/a636460/bad-news-for-simon-cowell-as-five-magicians-snub-him.html

ARIANN BLACK MAKES MAGIC IN A MALE-DOMINATED FIELD

ARIANN BLACK MAKES MAGIC IN A MALE-DOMINATED FIELD

Ariann Black has worked as a professional magician since 1990, and she’s a master of her enchanting art form. The Canada-born magician began practicing the art of illusion when she was just four years old, working her way through magic school and onto the world’s stage. She’s performed on television and now is a staple on the Las Vegas entertainment scene, working to elevate the visibility of women in the male-dominated world of magic. In advance of her two-night appearance at the Theatre of Dreams in Castle Rock this weekend, Black spoke with Westword about her decades of experience as a magician and what it takes to hone your craft.  Read more..

http://www.westword.com/arts/ariann-black-makes-magic-in-a-male-dominated-field-6608149