tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21082552.post7472051476972638984..comments2024-03-05T02:14:39.266-07:00Comments on Strange Culture: Reel People: Guy Pearce is Harry HoudiniRChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11340006144797496514noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21082552.post-84579262717074151332008-11-03T19:50:00.000-07:002008-11-03T19:50:00.000-07:00Saoirse Ronan is IRISH, Ironically, her name means...Saoirse Ronan is IRISH, Ironically, her name means Freedom in Gaelic, as in Freedom from British Rule...and whilst I don't mind a blogger making the mistake, the fact that she was nominated for "Best British suporting actress" at the ALFS is damn right blood boiling.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21082552.post-62213714131313700302008-09-17T09:47:00.000-06:002008-09-17T09:47:00.000-06:00Decent post but you just need to correct a few fac...Decent post but you just need to correct a few facts...<BR/><BR/>Harry last name was Weisz. (later Americanized to Weiss)<BR/><BR/>His wife Bess was never a magician, she was a showgirl in a group called the Floral Sisters.<BR/><BR/>He made the elephant "Jennie" disappear at the London Hippodrome around 1917 (Without the aid of a pool beneath. Which is what that statement sounded like.)<BR/><BR/>He never made any claims about escaping thru dematerialization...<BR/>other people did, and it in fact was something in a lawsuit in a German court.<BR/><BR/>And he DID in fact die of a ruptured appendix.<BR/>Just the cause of the rupture has been glamourize due mostly in fact to the old Tony Curtis movie of him dying in the Chinese Water Torture Cell.<BR/>In actual fact it was probabvly due to a blow to his side from a punch from a college kid challenging him backstage.<BR/><BR/>Sorry for the corrections... but we magicians are anal about such things when it comes to our hero.<BR/><BR/>; ]da magishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14855149072515360614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21082552.post-19660370935028051042008-01-29T17:32:00.000-07:002008-01-29T17:32:00.000-07:00Just a minor late quibble. Saoirse Ronan is 100% ...Just a minor late quibble. Saoirse Ronan is 100% Irish, not British. Just so you don't get it wrong in the future for when the lovely bones comes out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21082552.post-83668124490465041742007-05-23T17:05:00.000-06:002007-05-23T17:05:00.000-06:00Thanks for the heads-up here.Like many young boys,...Thanks for the heads-up here.<BR/>Like many young boys, I once wanted to be a magician like Houdini.<BR/>I watched a TV movie about his life maybe 15 years ago that I remember being quite interesting.<BR/>Gillian Armstrong is pretty talented. I'm giving this one a chance.Willhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16866532531312584126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21082552.post-25616827206124590162007-05-23T15:59:00.000-06:002007-05-23T15:59:00.000-06:00I have to admit that I have been fascinated by Hou...I have to admit that I have been fascinated by Houdini since childhood, although I have to agree that Guy Pearce is a bit thin for the part. Of course, I suppose he could always put on weight (at least if his metabolism isn't like mine...). Still, I'll probably give <I>Death Defying Acts</I> a look.Terence Towles Canotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18397088843628331615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21082552.post-5039533682779120712007-05-23T13:31:00.000-06:002007-05-23T13:31:00.000-06:00I agree with John, Pearce is an interesting choice...I agree with John, Pearce is an interesting choice. then again Harvey keitel once played Houdini.<BR/><BR/>And I thought it was a fact the cause was from being hit in the stomanch when not prepared?Out Of Jerseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07698802395603296603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21082552.post-6270033625123736542007-05-23T10:04:00.000-06:002007-05-23T10:04:00.000-06:00Guy Pearce is an interesting choice to play the bu...Guy Pearce is an interesting choice to play the bulky Houdini, since Pearce looks anorexic in most of his films.John DeMarcohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14655365350475618167noreply@blogger.com