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Joe Wilkinson’s Home Movies: Why magic is much better in films

15 March 2013 at 10:52 am

The magic of the movies. You can’t beat it can you? Certainly not with “real” magic anyway – just look at Paul Daniels.

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This week, our Joe takes a look at upcoming conjuring comedy ‘The Incredible Burt Wonderstone’, starring Steve Carell, Steve Buscemi and Jim Carrey – asking why is it the movies make magic look so, well, magic.

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