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Month: June 2016

Presto! How David Copperfield Found a New Career in Film..

Presto! How David Copperfield Found a New Career in Film..

The famed illusionist scored a co-producer credit on ‘Now You See Me 2’ as he describes his quiet entree into Hollywood movies: “All I wanted was to be good in cinema.”

What’s up David Copperfield’s sleeve? A burgeoning side career as Hollywood’s go-to guy when movies meet magic. The famed illusionist quietly has been consulting on major films including Christopher Nolan’s The Prestige and Martin Scorsese’s Hugo. His next project, Now You See Me 2, arrives June 10. Read more…  ( photo: Barry Wetcher/Summit Entertainment )

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/presto-how-david-copperfield-found-898517

Revealed: How David Copperfield pulls off his famous ‘vanishing crowd’ trick ..

Revealed: How David Copperfield pulls off his famous ‘vanishing crowd’ trick ..

A magician should never reveal too much but the secrets of world famous illusionist David Copperfield’s show have been exposed in a long-running legal battle.

The Mail on Sunday reports how London-born chef Gavin Cox is suing the world’s most famous magician, claiming he was left with permanent brain damage as a result of an illusion that went wrong at his Las Vegas show.

Mr Cox, 55, was called on stage by Copperfield at the MGM Hotel and Casino to take part in a disappearing audience illusion in November 2013, only to fall backstage mid-way through the trick.

Now the details of the famous ‘vanishing crowd’ trick have been revealed in extraordinary detail, court documents in the three-year legal battle show. Read more…

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/06/05/revealed-how-david-copperfield-pulls-off-his-famous-vanishing-cr/

Muhammad Ali had a personal magician. This is his tale..

Muhammad Ali had a personal magician. This is his tale..

One was big. Bigger than the ring that was actually a square. Bigger than his quotes that were poetry mixed with poison. Bigger than his puffy red gloves raised up in the sky as he stood over his fallen victims.

One was small. Smaller than his three brothers who all went to college on sports scholarships. Smaller than the kids he grew up with whose bodies weren’t slowed down by polio. Smaller than the frat brothers at college who named him the “Little Wizard.”

Muhammad Ali died on Friday night at 74 years old, larger than life. He was known around the world, but not many knew him so well as Terry La Sorda, his personal magician.

Remember: this is Muhammad Ali we’re talking about. Of course he had a personal magician.

And that magician has a tale to tell – a story of how the greatest was also a humble, kind friend, who strove to bring a little magic into people’s lives. Read more…  (photo courtesy of 

Terry La Sorda)

http://www.vox.com/2016/6/5/11862374/muhammad-ali-personal-magician-lasorda-magic-trick-

Doc Eason’s magic takes him on the Road..

Doc Eason’s magic takes him on the Road..

This is no ordinary magic show.

Only a few magicians in the country can do the style of close-up magic that Doc Eason performs just inches from your eyes and ears. Doc sprinkles his card handling, coin tricks and sleight of hand with his sharp wit and penchant for storytelling for a full, one-of-a-kind performance.

People in Snowmass have known that for years. Locals know and love him. Visitors come back year after year. But now, Eason’s gaining more notoriety beyond the Roaring Fork Valley, too.

The Academy of Magical Arts just recognized Eason with his fifth academy award for lecturer of the year. He’s also won in the close-up and bar-magic categories. Read more..

http://www.aspentimes.com/news/22307612-113/doc-easons-magic-takes-him-on-the-road