Toronto: Canadian Premiere of The Secret Life of Uri Geller - Psychic Spy?

The premiere was last night on May the 4th.  There's a second showing on May the 7th.

From the Toronto Jewish Film Festival:

A self-proclaimed psychic, Uri Geller became an entertainment sensation in the 1970s, famous for his ability to bend spoons with his mind and make watches stop or go faster. But away from the bent silverware and broken clocks, Geller purports to have led a secret life as a “psychic spy” for three decades, working as a secret agent in Mexico as well as being recruited by the CIA and the Mossad. Director Vikram Jayanti (The Agony and the Ecstasy of Phil Spector) explores these claims based on freshly declassified information. Was Geller really able to wipe out information from KGB floppy disks merely by thinking “erase, erase, erase”? Did his psychic powers play a role in the Entebbe rescue? This fascinating documentary may not be able to provide definitive answers, but it never fails to entertain us with the possibilities.

Guest: Magic historian David Ben

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The Confabulist by Steven Galloway

From the Vancouver Sun:

With his new novel The Confabulist, Vancouver writer Steven Galloway effortlessly blends history and fiction into a thrilling narrative that is as irresistible as it is subtly complex.

It’s difficult to go wrong when you start with legendary escape artist Harry Houdini. While he does spend some time with Houdini’s career on the stage, Galloway builds The Confabulist around Houdini’s crusade against the bogus spiritualists in vogue in the 1910s and 1920s, debunking their claims of communication with the dead and crippling the elaborate confidence games they developed around seances and visitations.

The story centres, however, around Martin Strauss, who claims, in the introduction to the book, “What no one knows, save for myself and one other person who likely died long ago, is that I didn’t just kill Harry Houdini. I killed him twice.” 

Read more.

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Darcy Oake says thanks!

Watch a YouTube video of Darcy Oake thanking his Britain's Got Talent fans for their support:



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Rounding the Western rings in May

Confirm details about dates and locations by visiting each club's website.  

City	Club	Event(s)
Calgary, AB	Ring 66 (Calgary Magic Circle, Les Brocklesby Ring)	- Karl Hein lecture.
Edmonton, AB	Edmonton Magic Club	- Abra-Kid-Abra show.
Winnipeg, MB	The Magic Club of Winnipeg	- Karl Hein lecture.
Fraser Valley, BC	IBM Ring 387 (Fraser Valley Magic Circle)	-  Annual General Meeting. - Third Monday Magic.
Vancouver, BC	Ring 92 (Vancouver Magic Circle)	- Chris Randall lecture. Chris Randall lecture has been cancelled.
Vancouver, BC	SAM 95  (Carl Hemeon Assembly)	- n/a
Victoria, BC	Ring 183 (Victoria Magic Circle)	- Karl Hein lecture. - Mirth and Magic show

 
Please leave a comment or e-mail me about corrections or omissions.

Rounding the Ontario rings in May

Confirm details about dates and locations by visiting each club's website.

Hamilton, ON	Ring 49 (The Doug Henning Magic Wand Club)	- No meeting this month.
London, ON	Ring 265 (London Magician's Guild)	- Movie themed magic.
Kitchener, ON	Ring 235 (The Caesar Hat & Wand Magic Circle)	- The Annual Auction. - Robert Barna props and cases to be put up for auction. - Other clubs are welcome to attend.
Ottawa, ON	Ring 151 (Ottawa Society of Magicians)	- Business Meeting. - Open Night of Magic.
Ottawa, ON	Ottawa / Gatineau magicians	- n/a
Toronto, ON	Ring 17 (Sid Lorraine Hat and Rabbit Club)	- Vincent Hedan lecture. - Vincent Hedan workshop.

 

Please leave a comment or e-mail me about corrections or omissions.

Rounding the Eastern rings in May

Confirm details about dates and locations by visiting each club's website.

Halifax, NS	Ring 316 (Conjourer's Court)	- n/a
St. John, NB	Magic Circle of St. John	- n/a

Please leave a comment or e-mail me about corrections or omissions.