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  Practical Magic
Practical Magic did not seem to suffer well at the hands of the critics and the general consensus seems to be that this is not much cop at all.
Practical Magic is yet another well-authored DVD from Roadshow Home Entertainment with the only noticeable problem of any kind in the transfer being some very slight aliasing in one shot during the "circle" scene late in the film.
Practical Magic is a reasonably entertaining film that has suffered somewhat at the hands of the critics in my view.
www.michaeldvd.com.au /Reviews/PracticalMagic.asp   (2399 words)

  
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 SPLICEDwire: "Practical Magic" review
I was rolling my eyes in the first 60 seconds when the movie opened with a colonial history lesson about a family of witches while one of them is shown about to be hanged (the usual burning or drowning would be too gruesome for a light comedy).
I knew at that moment, "Practical Magic," in which Nicole Kidman and Sandra Bullock play sibling sorceresses unlucky in love, would be the kind of inconsistent, contradictory story that only employs the covenants of its genre when the script called for it, and not when it would be logical to do so.
"Practical Magic" assumes the audience to be too dim to catch these yawning chasms in the plot.
www.splicedonline.com /98reviews/pracmagic.html   (696 words)

  
 Practical Magic - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Practical Magic is a 1998 film in which Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman star as witches who carry on a family legacy of witchcraft and tragedy.
The film is based on a book by Alice Hoffman.
The sisters resurrect him using a spell from their Aunts' magic book; a spell the Aunts refused to use to bring back Sally's recently deceased husband, for fears he would come back dark and unnatural.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Practical_Magic   (356 words)

  
 Practical Magical by Alice Hoffman
Practical Magic starts out as a tale of Gillian and Sally Owens, two orphaned girls whose aunts are witches--of a mild sort.
Magic, fantasy, and full-tilt love-at-first-sight have figured in all of Hoffman's sexy, funny, and endearing novels, but they blossom as they never have before in her latest effort, a tale about four generations of Massachusetts sisters.
Sally, dark and practical, and Gillian, blond and wild, go to live with their peculiar and reclusive aunts after the death of their parents.
www.heall.com /books/spirituality/practicalmagic.html   (619 words)

  
 Magic History, Magician, Illusionist, Stage, Cabaret, Close-up
Included among the Egyptian practical arts was Magic, designed to achieve practical effects where science and rational technique could not Master.
In subsequent civilizations Magic continued to be sought and employed to attain goals that otherwise seemed beyond the reach of science and practical men.
Magic has been perceived as a true supernatural art that sometimes has taken the form of Sorcery or Wizardry.
www.sleightlymagic.com /magic-history.htm   (610 words)

  
 THE ROMANCE READER reviews: Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Practical Magic, first published in 1995, is a romance lover's dream, however.
Practical Magic is almost impossible to summarize, and I wouldn't want to give away any details of its bewitching plot.
Practical Magic is magic, and a definite keeper.
www.theromancereader.com /hoffman-magic.html   (503 words)

  
 Practical Magic   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Practical Magic is a tale of two sisters, Gillian and Sally Owens, brought up by the two elderly guardian aunts in a world of spells and exotica from which they eventually escape - one by running away, the other by marrying - but which never escapes from them.
Many years go by before strange circumstances thrust them together again, and again they are in a world that blends the mundane and the mysterious, the familiar and the fantastic, the normal and the numinous.
Three generations of Owens women are then united in an experience of unexpected insight and revelation, teaching all of them that the perceptions provided by what is called the magical are rare and wonderful - and to be sure, practical - endowments.
www.alicehoffman.com /practicalmagic.html   (156 words)

  
 Clown Antics: Magic Books
It covers every kind of magic, with masses of tricks explained in step by step detail, and includes the skills of showmanship which put the sparkle into every magic act.
The Usborne Complete Book of Magic is full of the glamour and excitement of magic, while teaching the practical skills in a straightforward, easy to follow way.
Magic with sponge balls is some of the most powerful magic you can do: the props are colorful, the magic takes place in the spectator's hand, the tricks are easy to follow, yet baffling!
www.clownantics.com /magicbooks.shtml   (1308 words)

  
 DVD REVIEW: PRACTICAL MAGIC   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Perhaps the angry crowd should have thrown things at the writers, who make a total mess of "Practical Magic." Even at its lowest common denominator, the first half hour of "Practical Magic" is unassuming and generally enjoyable.
Even though it's not billed as a "Special Edition," the DVD of "Practical Magic" does feature some of the extras normally associated with such presentations.
There's the original "Practical Magic" trailer, plus trailers for such films as "A Time to Kill" and "Demolition Man" (both Bullock titles), and "Dead Calm" and "Batman Returns," both starring Kidman.
www.lightviews.com /practicalmagicdvd.htm   (1550 words)

  
 Llewellyn's On-line Bookstore: Practical Magic for Beginners: Techniques & Rituals to Focus Magical Energy
Anyone can practice magic to improve their everyday lives.
Practical Magic for Beginners is a straightforward introduction to magical practice for Christians, Pagans, Jews, atheists, and people of all religious traditions.
Magical timing, magical processes, ritual space and tools, journaling, and dreamwork are explained and discussed in depth.
www.llewellyn.com /bookstore/book.php?pn=J661   (167 words)

  
 MagicWeek - Magic News in the UK - Magic Shop Tricks
Magic's Biggest Secrets Finally Revealed is being repeated yet again on ITV, on Sunday 27th July: TV Magic • Good luck to all the magicians from the UK entering FISM this year - we'll bring you the results next Saturday • Your magic news is always welcomed.
The meal is served from 9.15pm with the magic and illusion cabaret at 11pm.
Jeremy and Cheryl Le Poidevin purchased Practical Magic in 1996 and now specialise in quality magic for Children's Entertainers, close-up magic and general magic supplies such as rope and silks.
www.magicweek.co.uk   (5484 words)

  
 DVD Empire - Item - Practical Magic / DVD-Video
Practical Magic, staring Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman, is a rather strange romantic comedy that never seems to hit it’s stride.
PRACTICAL MAGIC is a whimsical bit of fluff from director Griffin Dunne (ADDICTED TO LOVE).
Practical Magic has it all...Great actors,good and interesting story line and etc....
www.dvdempire.com /Exec/v4_item.asp?item_id=4369&partner_id=10007512   (464 words)

  
 Meir Yedid Magic - Books
Mnemonica is a virtual encyclopedia on the subject of memorized-deck magic, by the world's leading exponent and one of magic's acknowledged masters.
It is a book crammed with magic from the working repertoire of Juan Tamariz, magic that leaves everyone, public and magicians, utterly astounded.
It is a book capable of changing the reader's entire approach to card magic, and a work that supports Juan Tamariz's reputation as one of the most important and creative thinkers in magic today.
www.mymagic.com /books.htm   (1001 words)

  
 PRACTICAL MAGIC
Upon the death of her husband, she is forced yet again to move in with her aunts, but this time she wants nothing to do with their magic for her or her daughters.
PRACTICAL MAGIC works because of the genuine performances by its leads.
PRACTICAL MAGIC isn't a great movie, but it is occasionally romantic, witty, creepy and endearing.
www.crazy4cinema.com /Review/FilmsP/f_practical_magic.html   (715 words)

  
 FREE MAGIC SPELLS: Love Spells, Money Spells, Talismans, Amulets, Charms, Witchcraft, Hoodoo, Rootwork, Occult Secrets   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
If you are new to magic spells and spell casting, start with these articles that provide free information about how real magical spells are cast by authentic practitioners of various paths and learn the simple, easy basics of how to perform powerful magic spells in various traditions of witchcraft, conjuration, hoodoo, voodoo, rootwork, and spell-craft.
Red Magic spells are used to find a new lover, turn a good friend into a lover, draw a loved one closer, receive a proposal of marriage, celebrate married life, enforce sexual fidelity, mend lover's quarrels, bring back a lost lover, magnify lust, enhance libido, attract casual sexual partners, or increase fertility.
Purple Magic spells are used to bring in personal success, draw in allies, receive a favourable verdict in court, magnify rulership, force others to behave as desired, enhance control, attract helpful spirits or demons, or increase will power.
www.luckymojo.com /spells.html   (1876 words)

  
 Practical Magic (1998)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Plot Summary: Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman star in Griffin Dunne's PRACTICAL MAGIC, produced by Denise DiNovi...
Practical Magic is the type of movie that would be categorized as a "chick flick".
While the "chick flick" genre can't be specifically defined, it is open for anybody to watch.
us.imdb.com /Title?0120791   (432 words)

  
 Magic Book Reviews and Magic Books   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
I know from practical experience how difficult it is to choose wisely from the thousands of magic book titles available, especially when dealing by post, so I have started this list in the hope that something might prove useful to those with an interest in the the art of magic.
Already one of my top 10 magic books in its original format, this is a worthwhile update of form and content.
I got it mail-order, and was seduced by the number of pages advertised, but with it being a treatise on magic from circa 1895, it seemed to have little relevance for me. Thirty seven years on, it's a fascinating historical document and source of magical concepts.
www.rowleynet.com /magic2.html   (1829 words)

  
 Bookreporter.com - PRACTICAL MAGIC by Alice Hoffman
With an opener like that, it does not feel like PRACTICAL MAGIC --- Alice Hoffman's novel about a family of witches --- is going to be a light read.
Two orphaned sisters Gillian and Sally are raised by their eccentric aunts in a big Gothic meets Victorian house complete with lots of fl cats, scurrying mice, dark hallways and velvet drapes.
The "Practical" element becomes clearer later when late night knockers visit the aunts' kitchen for help --- practical help in matters of love, passion, and well, you get the picture.
www.bookreporter.com /reviews/0425168468.asp   (342 words)

  
 Cool Magic 1 - Magic Dealers UK
Many magicians use half dollar coins in their magic because the size, weight and feel of them is just right for what they wish to do.
Taurus Magic Supply is a MAIL ORDER company operated by Derek Lever and Anne Lever and has been in existence for over 30 years.
The card magic contained on this video is not easy but each effect is well worth the practice.
www.magicweek.co.uk /features_coolmagic_1.htm   (4892 words)

  
 Global Psychics: Sensing and learning to interpret.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Magic is one of life's marvelous mysteries, yet even the most powerful witches' spells are little more than ordinary actions made extraordinarily powerful by focused intent.
Practical magic is applied metaphysics, a way of creating what you want and need in your life easily, naturally,
Magic, indeed, is all around us, in stones, flowers, stars, the dawn wind, and the sunset cloud; all we need is the ability to see and understand.
www.globalpsychics.com /lp/SpiritWays/magic.htm   (885 words)

  
 Practical Magic
Since William Shakespeare's Midsummer Night's Dream focuses on a strange fairy world of fantasy and magic, it would appear to cry out for the liberal use of digital effects.
However, filmmakers created the majority of the effects using practical techniques that take advantage of Luciana Arrighi's unique production design, based on 19th century paintings of fairies and other supernatural phenomenon.
Much of the magic takes place in an Italian "Enchanted Forest," created on Soundstage C at Rome's Cinecitta Studios.
millimeter.com /mag/video_practical_magic/index.html   (398 words)

  
 Movie (Metro Times Detroit)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
That's too bad, because one thing Practical Magic could have used is a little wickedness or, at the very least, a stronger point of view.
The film starts off promisingly, with the story of the woman who would "curse" her descendants with the dual-edged sword of witchcraft and doomed love.
Practical Magic poses a number of nagging questions -- like, why couldn't Sally and Gillian use their powers to subdue the violent Jimmy?
www.metrotimes.com /editorial/review.asp?id=52736   (458 words)

  
 Practical Magic - Auctions
Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman (1998) - $3.50
Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman (1995) - $3.00
Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman (1995) - $0.99
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 Magic Books for sale - Magic Tricks Books
When the book on which he had worked for so many years, Greater Magic, was eventually published in 1938, hundreds of the tricks Hilliard had collected were nowhere to be found.
A decade ago a box full of old magic catalogues was sold at an auction in middle America.
A practical book on the genuine art of hypnotism, written especially for the entertainer who desires to master the subject for the purpose of amusing and mystifying large or small audiences.
www.infantino.net /magbooks.html   (624 words)

  
 Practical Magic Movie Review by Anthony Leong   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Using her magical powers, she manages to survive the ordeal, much to the dismay of the townsfolk.
However, her story does not end happily after this-- she is abandoned by her lover while pregnant with his child, and in despair, she casts a spell dooming any man who falls in love with any of her descendants.
The details and development on the two Aunts are spotty (they even disappear from the film for most of the second act), while the presence of Sally's daughters seems to be aimed at injecting sentimentality and comic relief into the story.
users.aol.com /aleong1631/practical.html   (858 words)

  
 L & L Publishing - The best in magic videos, dvds, books, props and magicians' supplies
The routines, philosophy, creative process, and thinking detailed on “Visions of Wonder” are why he is hailed by his peers as one of the top performers and thinkers in magic and why many consider him one of the most important magicians of our time.
These videos demonstrate a master at work, a performer who so thoroughly understands magic and his audiences that he has people question whether they’ve seen the “real thing.” You will learn how to apply these lessons to your magic and thus make you a better magician.
Here is the close-up magic of which he is proudest; magic that has won its creator the acclaim of his peers and the public alike.
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 Practical Magic - Movie Tome   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Raised by their aunts after their parents' death, the sisters grew up in a household that was anything but typical-rules were for other people.
The little girls ate chocolate cake for breakfast, stayed up late and studied spell books, practicing the ancient arts of white magic that had been handed down through their family from generation to generation.
But the invocation of the Owens' sorcery also carries a price-some call it a curse: the men they fall in love with are doomed to an untimely death.
www.movietome.com /movietome/servlet/MovieMain/movieid-521/Practical_Magic   (138 words)

  
 Practical Magic   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The 100 Years of Magic campaign, pegged to Walt’s posthumous 100th birthday on Dec. 5, includes special parades and shows as well as a full slate of promotions from American Express, Coca-Cola, Hallmark Cards, Hasbro, Inc., Eastman Kodak, McDonald’s, and J. Smucker, along with sister divisions including Disney Cruise Lines and ABC-TV.
Hallmark kicked off the calendar in August with a Birthday Magic instant-win game awarding a birthday party for 25 friends at the park.
The parent company last month broke a $30 million-plus national flight of its image campaign, "Magic Happens," which first aired (in long form) on Disney-owned media in February.
entertainmentmarketing.promomagazine.com /ar/marketing_practical_magic   (2483 words)

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