Film Screenings / Programs / Series
LIVES OF EMINENT SORCERERS: THE MAGICIAN’S CINEMA
December 12 – December 16
December 12-16, 2026
Newly published from Inpatient Press, Ed Halter’s debut fantasy novel Lives of Eminent Sorcerers and Other Readings takes its formal inspiration from the found-footage work of artists like Bruce Conner, Dara Birnbaum, and Craig Baldwin to create a collection of literary ephemera encompassing the history of ideas, across many centuries, in an alternate world. To celebrate its release, Halter has assembled a quaternity of programs looking at some of the most fantastic cinematic depictions of magicians, from the occult visions of Kenneth Anger, Derek Jarman, and Tommy Turner, to the imaginary worlds of Méliès, Bakshi and Disney, as well as a rare screening of Rex Ingram’s THE MAGICIAN, silent Hollywood’s infamous crypto-biopic of Aleister Crowley.
Guest-programmed by Ed Halter, who wrote the series introduction and the individual film descriptions.
Special thanks to Ed Halter; Mitch Anzuoni (Inpatient Press); Ramin Afshari (Walt Disney Studios); Richard Hillard, Hannah Prouse, and George Watson (BFI); George Schmalz (Kino Lorber); and Tommy Turner.
Upcoming Screenings
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Wolfgang Reitherman, Clyde Geronimi, and David Hand
THE SWORD IN THE STONE
December 12 at 6:30 PM
December 14 at 6:30 PM
December 16 at 9:00 PM
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Ralph Bakshi
WIZARDS
December 12 at 8:45 PM
December 15 at 9:00 PM
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Rex Ingram
THE MAGICIAN
December 13 at 6:00 PM
December 14 at 8:45 PM
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Derek Jarman
THE TEMPEST
December 13 at 8:30 PM
December 15 at 6:30 PM
December 16 at 6:30 PM
