Fredrick Turner

Reflections

Media Reviews

  • Coming Soon

    Let’s begin with a syllogism: I like movies and documentaries.I like magic.Therefore, I like movies and documentaries about magic. The problem with syllogisms is that while they are logically sound; they are not necessarily accurate. In this case, I can name many films with performance magic at it’s center that I’d watch again and again Continue reading

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  • Media Notes: Tow

    We’re blessed to have a small, independent movie theater nearby. Last month, we were treated to the latest Jim Jarmusch film, Father, Mother, Sister, Brother. It’s a wonderful anthology film about family relationships, struggles to understand each other, and how little we know about the people closest to us. It’s a great film that deserves Continue reading

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  • The Phoenix: Volume 1 Number 12

    Yeah, I know. It’s been awhile since the last installment. Number 12 is all Lu Brent. According to Genii’s Magipedia: Lu Brent (1903 – 1993) was a semi-professional magician starting in 1927. He specialized in small magic. His legal name was Benjamin Joseph Lubrant. The name Lu Brent came accidentally, from a clerk’s mistake, when Continue reading

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  • Book Notes: Maltese Falcon

    John Huston’s 1941 film, The Maltese Falcon, is an amazing film. It had a great cast: Humphrey Bogart, Mary Astor, Sidney Greenstreet, and Peter Lore. Like many films, it was first a novel. Written by Dashiell Hammett, the novel is not only a great detective story but it’s very well written. To John Huston’s credit, Continue reading

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  • Revisiting: True Astonishment

    I expect that there will be many Revisits in 2026 as I’ve declared this to be a “no-buy” year and that the majority of new releases are crap that’s pushed into production to try to satisfy the demand of a market jonesing for the endorphins of clicking “buy now.” January has been focused on revisiting Continue reading

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  • Book Notes: We Need Your Art

    Awhile back, my wife sent me a link to a TEDX talk entitled The Case For Making Your Art When The World Is On Fire. The presenter was Aimee McNee. She makes the argument that making art isn’t self indulgent but an imperative – a radical act of creation. She’s funny, engaging and inspiring. It’s Continue reading

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  • Book Notes: Battle for the Big Top

    I remember seeing the circus when I was young – probably around first grade or maybe younger. Curiously it’s one of the few childhood memories I have retained as I don’t remember much of that time. It was in the long gone Forbes Field in Pittsburgh – the site of the University of Pittsburgh business Continue reading

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