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Monday, September 8, 2014

Houdini takes the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge

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It looks like Houdini has been called out by his friend Charlie Chaplin to take the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge . This is pretty great. In...
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Channel 4 shows extended 'Houdini' in UK

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Viewers in the UK had to wait an extra week to see Houdini , but it looks like they are getting something special in return. Channel 4 is...
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Sunday, September 7, 2014

History, Houdini, and the blogosphere

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Like the Tony Curtis movie in 1953 and The Great Houdinis in 1976 (not sure anyone noticed the 1998 TNT film), HISTORY's Houdini mi...
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Ragtime's first Houdini in fatal crash

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Here's some tragic news. NBC reports that Chicago actor Bernie Yvon, who played Houdini in the first National Tour of Ragtime in 199...
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'Houdini' airs tonight in the UK

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Just a reminder that Part I of the Houdini miniseries airs tonight in the UK at 9pm on Channel 4 . Part II airs next week at this same ti...
Saturday, September 6, 2014

Houdini DVD now 45% off at Amazon

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You didn't really think I was going to take a break, did you? Psych! Okay, I am trying to spend a weekend free of the Handcuff King...
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Friday, September 5, 2014

Taking a rest

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Harry is all tuckered out from his spy work and secret servicing Lady Butler, so he'll be taking a break this weekend in his Brooklyn ma...
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Thursday, September 4, 2014

What is the best Houdini biography?

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With the Houdini miniseries having aired this week in the U.S. (and in the UK this weekend), my blog has seen a massive increase in traffic...
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LINK: Houdini, My Father and Me

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In my review of the Houdini miniseries, I certainly had some things to say about screenwriter Nicholas Meyer's work. So I thought it o...
Wednesday, September 3, 2014

REVIEW: History gets a C- in Houdini

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The Houdini miniseries is a strange confection of fact and fantasy that is stylish and breezy enough to be entertaining to general audiences...
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LINK: Inside the Houdini-Industrial Complex

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While we are all still discussing HISTORY's Houdini miniseries (and I'm scrambling to get my full review up in the next hour), it...
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Tuesday, September 2, 2014

Fact checking HISTORY's Houdini - Part Two

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Part One established HISTORY's Houdini as the least accurate Houdini biopic ever made. However, the miniseries redeemed itself in N...
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'Houdini' conjures 3.7 million viewers

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While we review the facts (and fictions) of Night One , HISTORY and A+E Studios are focused on the fact that matters most to them --  Houdin...
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Monday, September 1, 2014

Fact checking HISTORY's Houdini - Part One

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After one night, HISTORY's Houdini miniseries starring Adrien Brody is on track to be the least accurate Houdini biopic ever made, ...
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