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...event is often a family affair. Miriam Dennis of Weymouth has come to every festival since 1986, and has brought her daughter Alex along for the last decade. And while the festival does attract the occasional lone eccentric—such as a self-proclaimed “magician?? from Somerville who rotates the names Michael Fishman, Tuna Oddfellow and Fish the Magish—families are perhaps the most common type of attendee. Not all fans are fortunate enough to have cooperative children, however. In his 30th year at the festival, Cambridge resident Barry Perlman lamented...
...substance. Instead, these displays are becoming increasingly indistinguishable from the lurid tabloid spreads of Amy Winehouse’s personal decay or Britney’s tiresome new pregnancy. Where’s the line, exactly, between inducing repeated voluntary abortions and mindless stunts like “magician?? David Blaine’s several-day stint trapped inside a block...
...Vinson mounts as both enter the World Series of Poker Tournament and end up face-to-face at the final table. Several big-name poker players appear as themselves in the film, including Phil “The Unabomber” Laak and Antonio “The Magician?? Esfandiari. Actress Jennifer Tilly, who won the 2005 Ladies No Limit Hold’em competition, plays Karen “Razor” Jones. Although she is only featured in a few scenes, Tilly gives by far the best performance in the film, using her acting skills...
Nolan’s film generally feels melodramatic. He visually implies that the ruthless obsession of the magician??s rivalry is symptomatic of magic’s inherent danger. When Borden’s wife Olivia hangs herself because she can no longer bear his overriding obsession with magic, Nolan depicts her hanging amidst Borden’s bird cages—equating her with the birds Borden secretly kills for his disappearing bird trick...
...compulsive winner. He won with the Giants. He won with the Pats. He won with the Jets. And in one year, he’s winning with a terrible Cowboys team. He’s a magician??or maybe just the best coach going...