Mai usare le carte di qualcun altro: questa la regola sacra nella lettura dei Tarocchi. Quando un gruppo di amici la infrange scatena inconsapevolmente una terribile minaccia imprigionata nelle carte maledette. Uno dopo l'altro, i protagonisti dovranno affrontare il loro destino in una sfida contro la morte per sfuggire al futuro predetto nella profezia dei Tarocchi.
Quando il malvagio re Haggard manifesta l’intenzione di eliminare tutti gli unicorni dai suoi domini, l’ultima rappresentante della specie si allea col bizzarro mago Schmendrick e intraprende con lui un lungo e pericoloso viaggio, nella speranza di trovare – esiliato nei più remoti angoli del mondo qualcuno dei suoi simili…
Commedia surreale ambientata in un desolato motel per camionisti nel mezzo di un deserto negli USA. Jasmin, una turista tedesca giunta in loco, trasformerà, con la forza della sua personalità, personaggi ed avventori.
Sondra è una giornalista in erba che riceve dal fantasma di un famoso reporter, appena morto, alcune informazioni su un serial killer ancora in libertà. Sebbene grazie a circostanze ben poco credibili, Sondra ha in mano l’occasione della sua vita e insieme al mago da avanspettacolo Sid Waterman inizia a seguire le tracce del presunto assassino, l’aristocratico e affascinante Peter Lyman.
Un giro nel mondo di locali notturni, orgie, messe nere, spettacoli magici, raduni nudisti e tutto ciò che rientra nel mondo erotico con l'attrice Laura Gemser, affiancata brevemente da Ajita Wilson.
All'inizio del 1900, lo straordinario Houdini si era guadagnato una reputazione internazionale per i suoi trucchi teatrali e le sue audaci imprese di liberazione da catene, corde, manette e... le carceri di Scotland Yard.
Dopo essersi unito a un circo, Snoopy rimane nel mondo dello spettacolo con Questa è Magia, Charlie Brown: il suo padrone infatti gli presta la tessera della biblioteca, così da educarlo, ma il cane decide di prendere un libro sui giochi di prestigio. Dopo essersi allenato coi trucchi più complessi, Snoopy allestisce lo show del Grande Houdini, avvalendosi di Woodstock come assistente e Marcie come presentatrice; il cane prestigiatore estrae un coniglio dal cappello, fa a pezzi Piperita Patty, taglia la coperta di Linus (magia che sembra fallire, ma non sapremo mai come il prezioso feticcio sia tornato intero) e fa volare Lucy, sotto gli occhi di uno spettatore particolarmente acido che si lamenta della scarsa qualità dello spettacolo.
Topolino è un mago che si esibisce in un teatro, mentre Pippo si occupa di sipario e luci del palcoscenico. Topolino inizia lo spettacolo facendo apparire un tavolino e trasformando il proprio mantello in un corvo, ma viene deriso da Paperino che sta seguendo lo show da un posto d'onore sulla sinistra del palco. Il papero cerca poi di sabotare tutti i trucchi in cui si esibisce Topolino, ma ogni suo tentativo gli si ritorce contro (tra le altre cose, subisce un incantesimo che gli fa sputare carte da gioco). Alla fine Paperino si impossessa della pistola lanciarazzi di Topolino e gli spara, facendo crollare il soppalco su cui lavora Pippo.
L'indagine di Charlie Chan su un suicidio indotto da un ricatto come caso di omicidio lo conduce in un mondo di magia e misticismo popolato da un mago da palcoscenico, uno spiritualista fasullo e un vero lettore della mente.
Amazing magic performed by cutting-edge illusionists and escape artists in front of a live audience with performers in each episode display skills ranging from perplexing interactive mind magic to hilarious comedy routines.
Illusionists Penn & Teller throw down the gauntlet to aspiring magicians to perform their most mystifying trick - and fool Penn and Teller. Penn & Teller have no prior knowledge of either the performers or the planned trick. They sit in the audience just like everyone else, watching every move the guest magicians make. If any illusionist fools the professionals, they win a five star trip to Las Vegas to perform as the opening act in Penn & Teller's world famous show at the Rio Hotel & Casino.
Criss Angel Mindfreak is a show that aired on A&E Network. It debuted in 2005 and ended in 2010. It centered on stunts and street magic acts by magician Criss Angel.
Tipped as the most exciting British magician to emerge in decades, Dynamo: Magician Impossible is the story of an ordinary boy from Bradford living an extraordinary life. The series sees the 28-year-old travelling the globe as the unassuming anti-hero who just happens to astound everyone he meets, whether it's an international footballer or Hollywood actor. Throughout the series, Dynamo: Magician Impossible will take viewers on his magical journey before stunning them with incredible, headline-grabbing stunts beyond the realms of possibility.
The Masked Magician returns to television to defy his fellow conjurers and disclose the tricks that have captivated audiences for centuries. Nowhere else has a magician dared to expose the secrets behind the world's most mystifying illusions.
Mindf * ck does away with the classic image of magic glitter curtains and sawn assistants. The viewer gets an insight into underlying psychological principles such as non-verbal communication, deception and influencing the subconscious. Are we in control of our own choices and can we really trust our perception?
DMC explores the world of illusion, where perspective and perception converge to fool the brain into perceiving an alternative reality.
Penn & Teller's Magic and Mystery Tour is a 2003 television documentary miniseries starring Penn & Teller. The program was created by the CBC in association with Channel 4 Film. The show focuses on street magic, and the subjects of each of the three shows are China, India, and Egypt. Unusually for Penn and Teller, Teller speaks in the Egypt episode, even though part of their trademark performance is that Penn does all the speaking.
The World's Greatest Magic was a series of American television specials showcasing magic acts. The first of five shows was broadcast by NBC in 1994, and continued with annual editions through 1998. These shows were most often first telecast during the Thanksgiving holidays when special programming would occur. These specials reran occasionally on ABC Family from October 1996 to early 2002. The first episode was hosted by Robert Urich, the second by Alan Thicke, and the final three episodes by John Ritter. Before each commercial break of every episode, in a segment known as the Mac King School of Magic, Mac King showed viewers a simple magic trick, and would break its steps down after the commercial break so that the audience could perform the same trick for family and friends. Here's a list of the closing illusions for each of the five shows, and the magicians that performed them: ⁕World's Greatest Magic I: Franz Harary - Space Shuttle vanish ⁕World's Greatest Magic II: Penn and Teller - Magic bullet catch ⁕World's Greatest Magic III: The Pendragons - Disappearance of 25 Vegas showgirls ⁕World's Greatest Magic IV: Lance Burton - Jaws of Death escape
Fast-paced entertainment series voiced by Mel Giedroyc, featuring the best and worst of magic and other incredible performers from around the world.
Come to Paul Daniels exclusive nightclub and be his guest as he showcases the latest magicians and variety acts.
The Best of Magic was a British magic show produced by Thames Television for the ITV network that aired from 13 September 1989 to 19 September 1990. The show was hosted by Geoffrey Durham, Simon Mayo, and Anthea Turner, with frequent guest appearances by Arturo Brachetti and Max Maven.
Phenomenon was a competition show judged by mystifier Uri Geller and illusionist Criss Angel and hosted by Tim Vincent which debuted live on Wednesday, October 24, 2007 on NBC. The show featured ten contestants competing to become the next great mentalist, to be determined by viewers voting by phone and online. The contestants performed their effects on celebrity guests each week. The winner of Phenomenon would win $250,000. On October 30, 2007, during an interview with Larry King about the show, Angel said "No one has the ability, that I'm aware of, to do anything supernatural, psychic, talk to the dead. And that was what I said I was going to do with Phenomenon. If somebody goes on that show and claims to have supernatural psychic ability, I'm going to bust them live and on television." The winner of the first season was Mike Super. The series was cancelled on April 2, 2008, after NBC announced its 2008–2009 schedule.
This fascinating program unravels the mysteries of magic-making by exploring the use and development of emerging technologies to create wholly believable illusions. Through historical footage and interviews with modern masters, you'll learn about some of the earliest special effects -- including light, shadow and incense -- and how magicians harnessed their power to leave audiences breathless.
Derren Brown: The Events features the illusionist Derren Brownin a series of four highly-complex one-hour specials, which Brown has described as "some of the most incredible feats to date." Each event has its own theme, but Derren's aim is always the same: to confuse, to confound, and, of course, to control. The show consists of a mixture of pre-recorded location pieces connected by theatre-based segments, with each of the four programs building up to a major stunt performance. The first trailer broadcast included Brown speaking in reverse but walking forwards with events around him happening forwards. Seemingly cryptic messages were also hidden in the advert such as links to a "Manchester United" website. The advert was later played forwards (although now with Brown moving in reverse), and revealed the premise of the shows. Brown explains that he will be revealing the "inner workings" of his tricks and "showing you how to get away with it."
Teams of master magicians create and perform original magic routines using random props.
