Principles, Deceptions and a Phantasy
May 05, 2026Continuing our series of “The Good, The Bad and the… You Decide” we are pleased to share two clips from Arthur Buckley. (If you missed the previous release featuring Lewis Ganson, consider stopping there first.)
Back to the Screening Room
April 14, 2026At Magicana, we continue to maintain a massive collection of magic related video. These include films and tapes from the William McIlhany Collection as well as those from other private collections.
Luna De Verano
December 21, 2018Happy Holidays! Binge watch and brush up on your Spanish with these new releases in The Screening Room from Juan Tamariz. Feliz navidad!
Arrived!
November 08, 2018They're here... all ten crates, weighing nearly 4,500 lbs (over 2,000 kg), of moving pictures, arriving in Toronto.
McIlhany Archive Moving to The Screening Room
October 11, 2018Magicana is delighted to announce our acquisition of the McIlhany Film Archive of historical magic film and videos.
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.