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Tag Archives: television
Blogcast #11: Dinner at the Magic Castle with Kristen Connolly
By Tom Interval About six years ago, I wrote a blog about the night John Cox and I had dinner with actress Kristen Connolly (The Cabin in the Woods, House of Cards). Kristen was researching the role of Bess Houdini, … Continue reading
Posted in Blogcasts, Famous Magicians, Harry Houdini, Podcasts, Productions, television, Television Shows, Videos
Tagged adrien brody, harry houdini, history, houdini, john cox, kristen connolly, miniseries, series, show, television, tom interval, tv
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Appearance on KFMB CBS News 8 with Jenny Milkowski
By Tom Interval Yesterday morning, KFMB CBS8 invited me to appear on Morning Extra with Jenny Milkowski. A few days before, they heard about the five-week adult magic class I’m offering and thought it would be fun to have me … Continue reading
Posted in Cards, Interviews, Jenny Milkowski, Learning, Lessons, Magic Classes, Multimedia, Performances, Photos, Services, Social Media, Television, Television Shows, Tricks, Videos
Tagged anchor, cbs8, coloring book, harry kellar, Jenny Milkowski, jennymilkowski, kfmb, magic, magic tricks, magician, news, programs, television, tom interval, tominterval, tv
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Blogcast #6: Houdini Optical Illusion on National Geographic Brain Games
By Tom Interval In 2013, National Geographic’s Brain Games commissioned artist Pete Fecteau to create a Rubik’s Cube mosaic of the Houdini two-face optical illusion I made that year. I wrote about it at the time, and that’s the subject … Continue reading
Posted in Ambiguous Figures, Blogcasts, Celebrities, Harry Houdini, Houdini Two-Face Illusion, Jason Silva, Multimedia, Optical Illusions, patreon, Podcasts, Productions, Television Shows
Tagged ambiguous, art, brain games, harry houdini, harryhoudini, houdini, illusions, Jason Silva, mosaic, new york, new york city, newyork, nyc, optical illusions, perception, puzzles, rubiks cube, sculptures, shows, television, tv
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My Split-Second Appearance on a 1990 Busch Gardens Commercial
By Tom Interval Even in 1988, $50 didn’t seem like a lot of money to be in a television commercial. But who was I to complain? I was doing what I loved for a living at a super-cool theme park … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Multimedia, television
Tagged ad, advertisement, ball trick, busch gardens, commercial, costume, england, flash, hastings, magic, magic trick, magicians, sleight of hand, sponge ball, television, the old country, tom interval, tominterval, trick, tv, va, virginia, williamsburg
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Harry Blackstone Jr. Died 19 Years Ago Today
By Tom Interval In memory of Harry Blackstone Jr., who died on this day 19 years ago, I’m posting this photo again. I met him in Pittsburgh on June 4, 1981, when my father, Jerry Interval, a professional photographer, was … Continue reading
Posted in Anniversaries, Famous Magicians, Harry Blackstone Jr., television
Tagged 1981, blackstone, blackstones, car, commercial, harry blackstone jr, holiday house, interval magic, jerry interval, magic, magicians, monroeville, pa, pennsylvania, pittsburgh, san diego magician, san diego magicians, television, tom interval
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Houdini Miniseries Coverage
By Tom Interval If you read the Interval Magic blog from time to time, you might recall that last year Houdini expert John Cox (Wild About Harry) and I were fortunate enough to have dinner at the Magic Castle with actress … Continue reading
Posted in Adrien Brody, Bess Houdini, Celebrities, Film, Harry Houdini, Harry Houdini, Houdini, Kristen Connolly, Portrayals, The Magic Castle, TV
Tagged a & e, a+e, adrien brody, harry houdini, history, history channel, houdini, kristen connolly, magic castle, mini series, miniseries, television, tv
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A+E Announces Premier of ‘Houdini’ Miniseries Sept. 1, 9 p.m.
By Tom Interval Today A+E Networks officially announced the premiere of the two-part miniseries “Houdini,” staring Academy Award winner Adrien Brody (The Pianist) as Harry Houdini and Kristen Connolly (House of Cards) as Bess Houdini, set to air Sept. 1 … Continue reading
Posted in Adrien Brody, Bess Houdini, Celebrities, Film, Harry Houdini, Harry Houdini, Houdini, Kristen Connolly, Magicians, Portrayals, TV
Tagged a+e, adrien brody, beatrice, bess, bess houdini, bessie, harry houdini, houdini, kristen connolly, miniseries, premiere, television, tv show
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