‘Deceptive Practice’ Trailer with Ricky Jay

Ricky Jay has always been one of my favorite magicians, in that he specializes in slight of hand and card tricks.  No making the Statue of Liberty disappear, or any other grand theatrics, just simple, mind blowing magic.

Here’s the trailer for Deceptive Practice: The Mysteries & Mentors of Ricky Jay which, as you might expect, is a biopic about Jay and his career as one of the world’s best magicians.

The film had its premiere at the New York Film Festival and is set for a staggered release across the country, the dates of which are here.  Hit the jump for the full trailer and synopsis.

Ricky Jay is a world-renowned magician, author, historian and actor (often a mischievous presence in the films of David Mamet and Paul Thomas Anderson)—and a performer who regularly provokes astonishment from even the most jaded audiences. DECEPTIVE PRACTICE traces Jay’s achievements and influences, from his apprenticeship at age 4 with his grandfather, to such now-forgotten legends as Al Flosso, Slydini, Cardini and his primary mentors, Dai Vernon and Charlie Miller. Featuring rare footage from his 1970s TV appearances (doing 3-card Monte with Steve Martin on The Dinah Shore Show) and told in Jay’s inimitable voice, this is a remarkable journey inside the secretive world of magic and the small circle of eccentrics who are its perpetual devotees.