He's making it on Broadway Oct 9, 2009
Spreading lies' Cambridge filmmaker Errol Morris was billed as a connoisseur of lies'' by organizers of last night's sold-out event at the Getty Center in LA. The Oscarwinning director of The Fog of War'' joined his friend, sleight-of-hand artist Ricky Jay, to talk about art and illusion. Morris, who writes frequently about truth, lies, and perception on his New York Times blog, is working on a project about imposter Clark Rockefeller. (Boston Globe)
DelPurgatorio Joins a Reborn Hybrid Production Studio Vitamin Sep 16, 2009
DelPurgatorio served as a creative director at Radium/Reel FX for the past seven years, and his experience spans feature films (the award-winning main title and end crawl for Mr. Magoriums Wonder Emporium, Paper Man), television branding and graphics (MTV, VH1, FUSE TV, HBO, CONversations with Ricky Jay), commercials (Gatorade, ATia, Pepsi, Southwest Airlines and Subaru) and theme park attractions (Universal Studios). Additionally, DelPurgatorio directed a 30-minute animated short, Tales of... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
The Brothers Bloom Jul 9, 2009
The film is a fable of two brothers, Bloom and Stephen, as their early years as orphans traded around foster families is told in a dizzying 7-minute rhyme by narrator Ricky Jay, whose narration of 1999's Magnolia is equally soulful. The brothers find a niche in deceit and learn, after a masterful prank against the "playground bougeois", determine that the greatest con ever is the one where everyone gets what they want, and set out to find fame and fortune. (Suite101.com)
Ricky Jay conjures up a new kind of show May 14, 2009
A little while ago, an e-mail from Ricky Jay's manager came through that said the Los Angeles-based actor and magician wanted to meet for an interview at New York's annual Antiquarian Book Fair ... It's just that Ricky Jay is a man who, both literally and metaphorically, holds his cards close to his chest except when he is dealing them out ... A Rogue's Gallery is being billed as An Evening of Conversation and Performance, in part to distinguish it from its two predecessors, Ricky Jay and His 52... (Globe and Mail)
Brothers Bloom pours on too much charm May 13, 2009
Neither Brody nor Ruffalo make con artistry as delectable as the films narrator, trickery expert and Mamet regular Ricky Jay, would have; even though Brody is blessed with a face thats like a cross between Buster Keaton and a sixth Marx Brother, hes never particularly funny or engaging. Where the films men fail, however, the women more than take up the slack. (MSNBC -- Movies)
Watch closely Apr 10, 2009
The him is Ricky Jay, a sleight-of-hand artist, actor, author, writer, speaker, and star of "Ricky Jay - A Rogue's Gallery: An Evening of Conversation & Performance." Whether he's acting in a David Mamet film, doing card tricks, or hosting a TV documentary about conjuring, there's never a dull moment. Tonight's show will be talk and tricks. (Boston Globe)
This year's best films might just be on DVD Apr 6, 2009
Colin Hanks, left, John Malkovich and Ricky Jay star in "The Great Buck Howard." (Gannett). Most recommended articles. (Florida Today)
Mark your calendar Apr 2, 2009
Ricky Jay - A Rogues Gallery: An Evening of Conversation rmance at Somerville Theatre. Marta G. (Boston Globe)
The Great Buck Howard Mar 21, 2009
With John Malkovich, Colin Hanks, Emily Blunt, Ricky Jay, Steve Zahn ... With John Malkovich, Colin Hanks, Emily Blunt, Ricky Jay, Steve Zahn. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
A LEGEND IN HIS MIND Mar 20, 2009
After a particularly humiliating brush with his Middle American fans (personified by Steve Zahn), our hero announces to Troy and his long-suffering manager (Ricky Jay) that he will recapture the nation's attention with a new "effect" to be unveiled in Minneapolis. Much to the surprise of Troy and especially the cynical New York publicist (a very funny Emily Blunt) hired for the event, the stunt is indeed spectacular and leads, in totally unexpected ways, to the invitations Buck so craves. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
