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Deceptive practice : the mysteries and mentors of Ricky Jay.
Ricky Jay is a world-renowned magician, author, historian and actor (often a mischievous presence in the films of David Mamet and Paul Thomas Anderson) -- and a performer who regularly provokes astonishment from even the most jaded audiences. Deceptive practice traces Jay's achievements and inf...
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| Format: | Electronic Video |
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| Language: | English |
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[San Francisco, California, USA] :
Kanopy Streaming,
2014.
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Streaming video (Wentworth users only) |
| Local Note: | Kanopy |
| Summary: | Ricky Jay is a world-renowned magician, author, historian and actor (often a mischievous presence in the films of David Mamet and Paul Thomas Anderson) -- and a performer who regularly provokes astonishment from even the most jaded audiences. Deceptive practice traces Jay's achievements and influences, from his apprenticeship at age 4 with his grandfather, to such now-forgotten legends as Al Flosso, Slydini, Cardini and his primary mentors, Dai Vernon and Charlie Miller. Featuring rare footage from his 1970s TV appearances (doing 3-card Monte with Steve Martin on The Dinah Shore show) and told in Jay's inimitable voice, this is a remarkable journey inside the secretive world of magic and the small circle of eccentrics who are its perpetual devotees. |
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| Item Description: | Title from title frames. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 88 min.) |
| Participant or Performer: | Dick Cavett, Ricky Jay, David Mamet. |
| Date/Time and Place of an Event Note: | Originally produced by Kino Lorber Edu in 2012. |