Magic Documentaries

In the last year, a few documentary films have been released that examine the magic world. One is about the brotherhood of magicians, the other, about the sisterhood.

Women in Boxes, a film produced by Dante Larsen, a part of the legendary Larsen family (Magic Castle patrons will recognize the name), is the first to examine magic's better half. Aside from having a truly all-star cast including Gay Blackstone, Nani Darnell, and Luna Shimada (to name a few!), the film takes us into the world of the boxjumper - where getting sawed in half is a routine day at the office.

If you've seen this one, let us know how it is, and let me know where I can see it! View the trailer here.

The other film I wanted to mention here is Street of Cards, a documentary film about the Abbott's Magic Get-Together held each August in sleepy Colon, Michigan. This film takes us in depth behind what brings an eclectic group of people from all over the world to a town with no hotels, is difficult to get to, and has horse buggies roaming the streets.

AJ Olson, who produced the film, has set up a very nice website that includes a SOC-TV channel, where he broadcasts via the Internet from magic clubs in his native Las Vegas, and will be broadcasting interactively from both this year's Get-Together as well as the IBM-SAM combined convention.

Plus, the film has a brief scene of yours truly busking with Cups and Balls on a Colon sidewalk. It's worth watching just for that, right?