#carterbeatsthedevil

[evergloffpress]

#carterbeatsthedevil #magian #theatre #show #poster #vaudeville #magic #oldfashioned

[craighodgkins]

My Year of the Book - Day 14: Some of you may have scrolled thru the previous 13 days of this little project of mine and thought, “So, Craig, haven’t you read ANYTHING published in the current century?” Yes. Yes, I have. One of my 21st Century faves is “Carter Beats the Devil” (2001...so just barely from the current century), a magnificent tour de force that also happens to be the debut novel from Glen David Gold. The novel blends imagined and real characters (such as Warren G. Harding and others I won’t give away) and tells a fictionalized account of real magician Charles Joseph Carter, his rise to fame and fortune, and the people he meets along the way. Although I hesitate to write too much about fictional works, it is fair to say that I was engrossed in Gold’s narrative from the start, and was genuinely surprised by many of his plot twists and character reveals. I liked it so much, in fact, that I bought 2 paperback copies to lend to friends (as some of you out there can attest). And, completist that I am, I also bought a British first edition, pictured below. In an age when many popular and excellent novels follow an author’s darkening vision, I found this book uplifting and life-affirming, despite many sad and downright disastrous events. Gold takes too long between novels for my selfish taste (his second, “Sunnyside,” appeared in 2009, and I pray his third on the horizon), but like a great soufflé, sometimes you just have to wait for perfection. #mylibrary #ilovereading #bookworm #booklover #booksofinstagram #glendavidgold #carterbeatsthedevil #sunnyside #firstedition #firstbritishedition #yearofthebook #novel #booklife #bookstagram #bookish #bookgeek #bookaddict #bibliophile #reading #bookaholic #fortheloveofbooks

[eastbaydanab]

#CarterBeatsTheDevil is still my favorite cocktail of all time, which is why #Flora is my go to for evening client meetings. (at Flora Restaurant & Bar)

[stamreviews-blog]

Carter Beats the Devil Review

"There were never moments in your life when you actually saw something end, for whether you knew it or not something else was always flowering. Never a disappearance, always a transformation."

Two of the better movies in recent years were Nolan's The Prestige and The Illusionist with Edward Norton. No surprise, both works deal in the mystery and art of magic. Did what I see really happen? How did he make that disappear?

Carter Beats the Devil is a story of historical fiction set in the golden age of the illusionist--1920s San Francisco. Charles Carter is a stage magician suspected of being involved in the death of President William Harding. It's a  story filled with mystery, but it's also a tale of the advent of television, movie screens, and a nostalgic look at the wonder of stage magic.

Filled with flashbacks, historical figures, and of course, misdirection, the story takes the reader through Carter's life and career, ultimately culminating in an intense showdown with his rival, Mysterioso.

RATING: 8 Stammys.

[moviemaniacsde]

Regisseure von 21 Jump Street schlagen den Teufel

Phil Lord und Chris Miller planen nach ihrer erfolgreichen Kinoversion der Fernsehserie 21 Jump Street ein neues Projekt mit dem Titel Carter Beats the Devil, das berichtet Heat Vision. Bei dem Stoff handelt es sich um die Verfilmung des gleichnamigen Romans von Glen David Gold, den Hollywood bereits seit über zehn Jahren umsetzen will.

Darin geht es um einen Bühnenmagier namens Carter, der Anfang der 20er Jahre den damaligen US-Präsidenten Warren G. Harding dazu bringt, ihm bei einem Trick zu helfen. Als Harding nur wenig später stirbt, gerät Carter unter Verdacht. Er muss den wahren Mörder finden, um seinen Namen reinzuwaschen. Dabei trifft er auf einige historische Persönlichkeiten, unter ihnen Harry Houdini und die Marx Brothers.

Das Drehbuch zum Film ist bereits fertig, ein Produktionsdatum steht noch nicht fest.

[the-house-in-the-clouds]

A toast! For when all things fall into place nicely. #carterbeatsthedevil #cocktails (Taken with Instagram at The House in the Clouds)