Death Defying Acts
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- Synopsis
- My Brilliant Career and Oscar and Lucinda director Gillian Armstrong explores the final feat of the greatest illusionist ever to deceive a live audience in this docudrama concerning Harry Houdini's obsessive quest to find proof of an afterlife....
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- Director(s)
- Gillian Armstrong
- Distributor(s)
- Third Rail Releasing
- MPAA Rating
- Not Rated
- Runtime
- 96 min.
Critic Reviews
Los Angeles Times | Gary GoldsteinAdd Critic to Favorites
Far more diverting and well crafted than its promotion-free release campaign might suggest. Then again, for a film largely based on the notion that "nothing is what it seems," such lowered expectations may actually work in its favor.Read the full review
Slate | Dana StevensAdd Critic to Favorites
A minor but satisfying entry in the "what if" historical-fantasy genre.Read the full review
The Hollywood Reporter | Ray BennettAdd Critic to Favorites
What it lacks is a villain, and magic without danger is simply a parlor trick, which is what the film becomes.Read the full review
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Controversial Houdini bio lands at Summit
03/26/09 The comprehensive tome, published in 2006 by Atria Books, became known for insinuating that Harry Houdini acted as a spy for Britain and was asked to be an adviser to Czar Nicholas II's court in prerevolutionary Russia. | The Hollywood Reporter -
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Houdini DVD full of surprises
07/26/08 Harry Houdini once speculated he would be remembered primarily for aviation exploits. | JAM! Showbiz -
Harvey Weinstein Explains Why He Dumps Movies
07/20/08 Moviefone He told THR : "We should have had Third Rail two years ago, t's a good way of differentiating between what we really believe in, and what has been for ancillary value." | Cinematical.com -
Harvey and Bob hone their act
07/17/08 As far as Harvey Weinstein is concerned, he and his brother Bob have been battling naysayers for 25 years. | The Hollywood Reporter