Patton Oswalt Plays Las Vegas Magician..
Look for one of my favorite actors, Patton Oswalt, to play a Las Vegas magician in an upcoming episode of ‘Modern Family’…
Thanks to Justin Harp and Digital Spy for the heads up…
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More Than Just an Illusion
By: Kandima Awendila for Christian Today Australia.. There has been speculation on the web in recent weeks that some of the effects we see performed on TV and in high profile magic shows may be more than merely ‘illusions’. Although I think it’s safe to say that most of us in the magic community know, or at least have an idea, how many of these illusions are performed, in the interest of fairness I want to present the commentary of an obviously intelligent spectator with a differing view…
Magic-shows appear to be getting a lot of hype recently. Such shows on TV like Dynamo Magician Impossible and Criss Angel Mindfreak, including the magic show aptly named “The Illusionists 2.0” currently showing at the Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC) have got people talking…………..
…..The very words used to describe the craft of each of these illusionists I find quite disturbing. So, why do I feel this way? Why do I get this uneasiness when it comes to magicians and illusionists? Am I just reading too much into something that is simply a harmless trick or could it be that as a Christian, I have gained a new insight into these illusions? Could these tricks be more than just an illusion?
Is Troy The Magician The New Dynamo..?
Interesting article and video from the folks at Huffington Post UK..
There’s a new magician in town, and his name is Troy.
24-year-old Troy Von Scheibner is of German and Jamaican heritage and grew up in South London. At the age of 13 he decided to join The Young Magicians Club, where later he was awarded “young close-up magician of the year” aged only 15.
His new TV series will combine elements of street magic and close up studio illusions, with each episode culminating in one spectacular stunt…
http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9?isVid=1
A Stopsley teenager has found the trick to overcoming his Asperger’s and ADD as he trains to be a magician…
The 16-year-old, known only as Neon the Magician, started learning magic two years ago after being inspired by magician Dynamo and now it is giving him the confidence to overcome his conditions.
Entertainment is in Neon’s blood as his father used to work as a clown.
Neon said: “I used to say to my dad, I am not going into the entertainment business, it is not what I want to do. Then when I was 14 I saw Dynamo on TV and I got this feeling that I should do magic. So from the age of 14 I was teaching myself how to take this thing that I felt I had been told to do and make it into something.”.. Read More
Thanks to LutonToday and Connie Primmer for the article and video..
(Source: http://c.brightcove.com/)