Fredrick Turner

Reflections

Mixed media

  • The Disclaimer

    Last week Tom Dobrowolski announced to subscribers and Genii forum readers that the monthly magazine, The Disclaimer, is coming to an end. The Disclaimer has lasted a little four and a half years with an almost perfect on time record. Each issue had three close-up effects from a group of high quality magicians: Tom, Curtis… Continue reading

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  • Media Notes: Justin Wilman: Magic Lover

    On a recent evening, I reluctantly hit the select button on the remote and started streaming the Netflix show, Justin Wilman: Magic Lover. Reluctantly because I’d watched a few episodes of his previous series, Magic For Humans, as well as some YouTube clips from various television appearances and, honestly, I really didn’t care for his… Continue reading

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  • Nightmare Alley

    One of my favorite novels of the golden age of noir is William Lindsay Gresham’s Nightmare Alley. Gresham, like many mystery writers of the time, was magic adjacent. He was one of the many authors to write a biography of Houdini. His was published in 1959. Additionally he published a clever torn and restored tarot… Continue reading

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  • Digital Loss: Another View

    In February I wrote about some loss of content that I experienced. It was a CD from the Miracle Factory that contained a collection of Annemann writings. I believe a lot of it ended up in the Annemann book that was later released. However the contents I had was unavailable due to bit rot –… Continue reading

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  • Lie to Me

    Thanks to the free streaming services I’ve recently rewatched the series, Lie to Me, starring Tim Roth at his quirky best and the lovely and talented Kelli Williams. The idea of lying has always been intriguing to me – not only as a magician but as a human interacting with the world. One evening I… Continue reading

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  • Link and Logs

    A periodic collection of websites, podcasts, and other digital content: Gabe the Bass Player: a Monday through Friday daily blog about the music and entertainment industry – although some are about life in general. Gabe is a musician and event producer based in Nashville Tennessee. Each post is short and to the point and often… Continue reading

  • Revisiting: Man On Wire

    This past weekend, I rewatched the Academy Awards winning documentary, Man On Wire. It had been awhile but since last Wednesday, August 7th, was the 50th anniversary of Philippe Petit’s coup – wire-walking between the World Trade Center, it felt like the perfect time. Creating an engaging and entertaining film about an event that the… Continue reading

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