The Gay Magicians
June 10, 2026As countries around the world celebrate Pride, we wanted to find something appropriate from our archive. The majority of our film collection comes from the mid twentieth century, generally prior to about 1975.
As countries around the world celebrate Pride, we wanted to find something appropriate from our archive. The majority of our film collection comes from the mid twentieth century, generally prior to about 1975.
Continuing our series of “The Good, The Bad and the… You Decide” we are pleased to share two clips from Arthur Buckley. (If you missed the previous release featuring Lewis Ganson, consider stopping there first.)
At Magicana, we continue to maintain a massive collection of magic related video. These include films and tapes from the William McIlhany Collection as well as those from other private collections.
Happy Holidays! Binge watch and brush up on your Spanish with these new releases in The Screening Room from Juan Tamariz. Feliz navidad!
They're here... all ten crates, weighing nearly 4,500 lbs (over 2,000 kg), of moving pictures, arriving in Toronto.
Magicana is delighted to announce our acquisition of the McIlhany Film Archive of historical magic film and videos.
Nearly twenty years ago, I was able to collaborate with my friend, filmmaker Daniel Zuckerbrot, on a profile of Dai Vernon for Canadian television. At the time, I believed that Vernon was the most influential magician of the twentieth century...
New in The Screening Room: "Movie Magic", the Larry Thornton Collection. Performances caught on film in the 1970s.