Now accepting Nominations for the Allan Slaight Awards
January 08, 2018Nominations are now being accepted for work completed in 2017 for the Allan Slaight Awards. Each year the ASA awards a total of $50,000 recognizing outstanding achievements in the pursuit of the impossible across five different categories:
A Holiday Treat: The Devil's Playthings
December 24, 2017One last devilish addition to the Screening Room for 2017...
Dai Vernon: The Spirit of Magic
November 27, 2017Nearly twenty years ago, I was able to collaborate with my friend, filmmaker Daniel Zuckerbrot, on a profile of Dai Vernon for Canadian television. At the time, I believed that Vernon was the most influential magician of the twentieth century...
The Screening Room: Movie Magic
November 23, 2017New in The Screening Room: "Movie Magic", the Larry Thornton Collection. Performances caught on film in the 1970s.
A little more Magic Palace
September 12, 2017Our collection of video clips from The Magic Palace has grown ever so slightly.
Senior Sorcery: Special Guest
September 11, 2017Last week we featured a special guest performer for Senior Sorcery: Jörg Alexander from Germany.
Pre-Order The Magic of Johnny Thompson
August 08, 2017The long awaited book devoted to the magic of one of the field's most revered performers, creators and mentors is now available for pre-order.
And the award goes to...
May 29, 2017This year's Allan Slaight Awards were presented Saturday night at the Magic Collectors Weekend Gala show in Montreal.