Mar 30, 2008
Ricky Jay Stars on New Mamet Film “Redbelt”
It will come as no surprise to anyone that is as big a fan of Ricky Jay as we are here that the new Mamet film features magician Ricky Jay. (See movie trailer below.) Cinematical says of the trailer, …”far from straying from his usual milieu with the mixed martial arts angle, Mamet seems to have used it to create another of his shady underworlds where nothing is as it seems. For fans of the man’s work, watching this trailer is like settling into a comfy old recliner.” The film also stars Tim Allen, Children of Men’s Chiwetel Ejiofor, Emily “Brittle Bones” [Read more]
Jon Hirschtick may have performed magic to make a few bucks while growing up in Chicago, but he’s not known for saying “Pick a card.. any Card.” He’s more likely to have been heard in Vegas casino’s saying “Hit me!” His Vegas adventures as a member of the MIT Blackjack Team were documented in the Ben Mezrich book “Bringing Down The House” which has been made into a film starring Kevin Spacey and 
One can only wonder if Harry Houdini would recognize himself in the new film from Gillian Armstrong starring Guy Pierce and Catherine Zeta Jones. Having only opened in Australia to date, one must rely on such reviews as appear at ABC North Australia. According to the reviewer, “The two strands are melded together by a rather unbelievable romance plot. Zeta Jones and Pearce do have a chemistry together, that’s not 
