When people talk about movie magic, they rarely mean card tricks. They're talking about digital wizardry and special effects. But a new documentary called Deceptive Practice: The Mysteries and Mentors ...

Sleight-of-hand magic with playing cards; Off-Broadway show Ricky Jay and His 52 Assistants; throwing cards at watermelons While Ricky Jay has long been considered one of the world’s great ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. I’ve seen Ricky Jay work his magic with cards in David Mamet movies, on ...

Even in death, Ricky Jay continues to amaze. The actor, author, scholar and fabled magician who died in 2018 was a popular visitor on local stages and an energetic collector of all things strange, ...