Available from http://www.world-of-magic.co.uk SYNOPSIS Ricky Jay is a world-renowned magician author historian and actor (often a mischievous presence in the films of David Mamet and Paul Thomas Anderson) -- and a performer who regularly provokes astonishment from even the most jaded audiences. DECEPTIVE PRACTICE traces Jays achievements and influences from his apprenticeship at age 4 with his grandfather to such now-forgotten legends as Al Flosso Slydini Cardini and his primary mentors Dai Vernon and Charlie Miller. Featuring rare footage from his 1970s TV appearances (doing 3-card Monte with Steve Martin on The Dinah Shore Show) and told in Jays inimitable voice this is a remarkable journey inside the secretive world of magic and the small circle of eccentrics who are its perpetual devotees. DVD Features Jays Colleagues on Camera Paul Thomas Anderson Steve Martin David Mamet etc. Mentors and Magic Ricky Jay and Michael Weber Bob Dylan Video featuring Ricky Jay -Never-Before- Seen Performance Footage Crazy Anecdotes and Animation The New Yorker Festival with Mark Singer Theatrical Trailer The New Yorker Profile of Ricky Jay by Mark Singer (DVD-ROM)
