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Dave Langford reviewed The Truth About Uri Geller for White Dwarf #43 and stated that "Randi puts the boot into the charismatic Uri. His scorn is withering; even if you think he leans too far towards skepticism (I don't), it's impressive and damning that Randi can duplicate any and all of Geller's paltry tricks without the need to claim astral powers – while Geller's power mysteriously ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 20 February 2025. Israeli-British illusionist and self-proclaimed psychic (born 1946) Not to be confused with Uzi Geller. Uri Geller Geller in 2009 Born (1946-12-20) 20 December 1946 (age 78) Tel Aviv, Mandatory Palestine (now Israel) Occupation(s) Performer, illusionist, self-proclaimed psychic Years ...
Andrija Puharich (February 19, 1918 – January 3, 1995) — born Henry Karel Puharić — was a medical and parapsychological researcher, medical inventor, physician and author, known as the person who brought Israeli Uri Geller (born 1946) and Dutch-born Peter Hurkos (1911–1988) to the United States for scientific investigation.
Randi met magician Uri Geller in the early 1970s, and found Geller to be "Very charming. Likable, beautiful, affectionate, genuine, forward-going, handsome—everything!" [46] But Randi viewed Geller as a con-man, and began a long effort to expose him as a fraud. [46] According to Randi, Geller tried to sue him several times, accusing him of libel.
The documentary then covers several of Randi’s previous investigations into claims of the paranormal, using stock footage of Uri Geller, Peter Popoff, and others, and also includes new footage covering a variety of other topics. The documentary is divided into segments covering the following topics: The conjuring tricks of Uri Geller
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An Honest Liar is a 2014 biographical feature film documentary, directed and produced by Justin Weinstein and Tyler Measom, written by Weinstein, Greg O'Toole and Measom, produced through Left Turn Films, Pure Mutt Productions and Part2 Filmworks, and distributed by Abramorama. [2]
Geller's performances were revealed to be tricks due to the work of magician and investigator James Randi and others. [ 1 ] Despite hundreds of experiments by parapsychologists to determine whether spoon bending is a genuine psychic phenomenon, spoon bending by psychic powers has not been demonstrated to the satisfaction of the scientific ...