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May 17, 2011

Secrets of the Playing Card Documentary

Playing cards are an everyday object used for gambling and game playing the world over. But the familiar deck of cards conceals hidden meanings that have links to secret societies and the occult.

 
Why are there four suits and why hearts, spades, diamonds, clubs? What is the significance of the picture cards? What is the meaning of the symbolism of the Tarot? We look beneath the surface of the playing card and reveal an intriguing journey from their much disputed roots in China, Persia, and Egypt. 
 
And we uncover the secrets of card design, investigating rumored Masonic links and the way the design has changed to mirror the cultures and beliefs of the people who used them through the ages.
 
What emerges is an extraordinary story that reveals the mysteries and meanings of the humble playing card–a history that is intimately entwined with the occult, voodoo, and man’s fascination with mystical beliefs.
 
Watch the entire History Channel documentary here.

May 17, 2011

A Class Act!

BroadwayWorld's Don Grigware came by and reviewed the show.

Entire review:

World class magician, comedian and illusionist Ivan Amodei is settling into an extended engagement at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel with his hit show The Magic of Ivan Amodei, Intimate Illusions.

Accompanied by virtuoso cellist Irina Chirkova, who musically underscores everything Amodei says and the appropriate mood it implies with hilarious single chords, Amodei dazzles his 60 member audience with his original sleight of hand.

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May 17, 2011

Death Defying Acts

In HBO's fantastic movie Death Defying Acts, magician Harry Houdini conjures up a romance with an alleged psychic in 1920s Scotland in this drama.

"As notorious illusionist Harry Houdini (Guy Pearce) attempts to expose clairvoyants as phonies, he pitches a $10,000 purse for connecting the magician to his deceased mother. Catherine Zeta-Jones stars as a psychic who accepts Houdini's challenge…and gets swept off her feet."

Here's the trailer and catch it if you can on HBO. I loved it.

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