Whenever I see the name Bill Goodwin on a product, I buy it. Unfortunately, most of his products are unavailable as they were either before my time, or released in extremely limited quantities. That's why I'm pleased to see that Dan & Dave Buck have started to release some of Bill's material to ...
Every Ambitious Card routine needs a good ending. This is a great ending. At the end of an Ambitious Card routine, the performer takes the signed selection and places it in the middle of the deck. He then places the entire deck into the card box, which has a large hole cut out of it. With just a sha...
Joel Givens is not a household name in magic, but his creations have been touted in magic’s underground for years. In 2007 I wrote the first and only collection of his work, Session, and I was both pleased and flattered by the reception it garnered. Universally praised by critics and read...
Any trick where you leave the spectator with a souvenir is great. And any souvenir that is an IMPOSSIBLE OBJECT is even better. “Split Decision” is just such a trick. The inspiration behind the trick came from a common problem for any card magician. A spectator misremembered her chosen card. So when...
Along with Ed Marlo, Dai Vernon and Karl Fulves, Canadian Stewart James was one of the most prolific magic inventors of magic in the twentieth century. He created over one thousand tricks, which saw print in two mammoth publications spanning over 2,700 pages. We're here to tell you that unless you'r...
It's clear that at Vanishing Inc., we're a big fan of Alex Elmsley. He was an amazing thinker and a pioneer of close-up magic. This 2 DVD set is from a lecture and workshop that Alex gave in England during his final few years with us. It was filmed at Colin Rose's house and was attended by my friend...
What's cooking? How about some great magic created by a collection of the world's best known card magicians? Jack Parker has called upon some of his favorite magicians to prepare some excellent card tricks and Andi Gladwin has elegantly served up each one in this fantastic hard backed book. There's ...
What goes on at The Session stays at The Session ... AND on this DVD! The Session is a yearly event in the UK that attracts some of the most respected magicians from all over the world. While organisers Andi Gladwin and Rob James invite some big name magicians to perform and lecture at the event, at...
This effect is the closer of Craig's competition act and it's a really nice Paul Harris-esque idea. At the end of an Ambitious Card routine, you show a piece of cellophane and make it shrink-wrap itself around the entire deck of cards. The shrink-wrapped cards can then be handed out for examination....
David Forrest is a rising star in magic and is creating quite a name for himself. He creates very visual magic and often twists standard plots in completely new directions. Trickery was his first major DVD project and while not his best production wise (although the production is still better than m...