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History's 'Houdini': What the Critics Are Saying
The Hollywood Reporter ^
| September 1, 2014
| Ashley Lee
Posted on 09/01/2014 11:29:18 AM PDT by EveningStar
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To: lbryce
I don't know if he started it (he may very well have) but there is a long standing tradition of stage magicians debunking psychics, spoon benders and other frauds. James Randi (the Great Randi) has continued this tradition. Magicians are aware of (or can figure out) techniques used by these charlatans, and can duplicate them while disavowing supernatural explanations. A valuable service if you ask me.
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09/01/2014 12:29:36 PM PDT
by
fhayek
To: EveningStar
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posted on
09/01/2014 12:38:01 PM PDT
by
mylife
To: Perdogg
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posted on
09/01/2014 12:45:12 PM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
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To: EveningStar
I hope it’s better than their Bonnie & Clyde. I couldn’t get through the first episode of that. The article says Houdini has a modern soundtrack, which kind of puts me off. I read several bios of Houdini many years ago, and I’m just hoping they don’t ruin it by attempting to modernize his story.
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09/01/2014 12:52:17 PM PDT
by
mass55th
(Courage is being scared to death - but saddling up anyway...John Wayne)
To: EveningStar
"Hopefully, this will be more accurate than the 1953 Tony Curtis movie, which I did like."
I remember seeing that, plus there was a 1976 made for TV movie titled: The Great Houdini with Paul Michael Glaser as Harry Houdini, and Sally Struthers as his wife Bess.
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09/01/2014 12:55:58 PM PDT
by
mass55th
(Courage is being scared to death - but saddling up anyway...John Wayne)
To: EveningStar
The guy playing Houdini looks like a cartoon character on the trailers.
I can't relate to him.
Leni
To: lbryce
I’m sorry; he was a hottie.
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09/01/2014 1:08:37 PM PDT
by
Yaelle
To: EveningStar
After reading these reviews in the article, I am torn. I love Houdini but the movie sounds horrible, hamhanded, and hollywoodian. Might watch anyway.
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09/01/2014 1:11:59 PM PDT
by
Yaelle
To: EveningStar
I am highly suspicious of the "History" channel. They completely blew it with the horrible, horrible, Howard-Zinnesque "America: The story of US". They also bent to political pressure and chose NOT to show Joel Surnow's excellent series "The Kennedys".
So color me a skeptic.
To: EveningStar
I just can’t wait for the commercials to be over with...
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posted on
09/01/2014 1:48:19 PM PDT
by
Hatteras
To: mylife
Love History Channel.Used to be my favorite channel. Then they shifted to the "Making History" theme and started putting out the same reality TV shows as all the other cable channels. Haven't watched History Channel in a long time and don't intend to when I can find lots of good history documentaries on-line instead of the faux-history slop they peddle now.
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posted on
09/01/2014 1:50:00 PM PDT
by
CommerceComet
(Ignore the GOP-e. Cruz to victory in 2016.)
To: EveningStar
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09/01/2014 2:26:43 PM PDT
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KingLudd
To: EveningStar
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posted on
09/01/2014 2:52:53 PM PDT
by
Afterguard
(Liberals will let you do anything you want, as long as it's mandatory.)
To: CommerceComet
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posted on
09/01/2014 6:03:47 PM PDT
by
mylife
To: KingLudd
I like all the cool Houdini stuff that comes in on Pawn Stars.
Prolly my favorite program.
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posted on
09/01/2014 6:07:22 PM PDT
by
mylife
So far the show is good.
“I made some great escapes in my life but the greatest was escaping home in Appleton Wi”
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posted on
09/01/2014 6:14:50 PM PDT
by
mylife
This is a story of true grit.
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posted on
09/01/2014 6:30:03 PM PDT
by
mylife
To: All
This is very well done.
Highly entertaining.
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posted on
09/01/2014 6:40:17 PM PDT
by
mylife
Who knew Houdini was a spy?
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posted on
09/01/2014 6:41:10 PM PDT
by
mylife
Did Houdini really do the bullet catch?
Yow!
Let Lady Gaga top that!
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posted on
09/01/2014 6:59:13 PM PDT
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mylife
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