What happens
Doors 6p
Before the movie: drinks, close-up magic and hangs.
Program 7:30p
The movie, a live magic performance by The Mind Noodler, and real magicians discussing what is and isn't possible.
Your hosts
Matt Donnelly, the Mind Noodler, is a Magic Castle fave and spent eleven seasons as head writer of Penn & Teller: Fool Us. He's performing magic live on the night. Follow him at @mindnoodler.
Shadie Elnashai founded Shitty Movie Club in 2019 and co-hosts. He's bringing the showreels, drinking games, weird surprises and the Shitty Movie vibes. Follow him at @adventuresofshadie.
What is Now You See Me?
Huge cast. Huge tricks. An insane plot that asks you not to look too closely, except we have magician consultants whose whole job is to do exactly that.
Details
- When
- Thursday 19 November. Doors 6p. Program 7:30p to 10p.
- Where
- Illusion Magic Lounge, 1418 4th St, Santa Monica.
- Tickets
- Free with RSVP. Everyone RSVPs for themselves.
- Who
- 21+.
Never been to Illusion?
Illusion Magic Lounge is a magic bar on 4th Street in Santa Monica, with a historic 150-seat theater and a rotating roster of world-class magicians.
There’s a full bar and snacks.
What's Shitty Movie Club?
Since 2019 we've been finding the strangest movies out there and hosting community screenings with a room full of strangers that leave as friends.
Luma’s sponsoring this one so that it can be free for all of you. It’s where the best nights in town get found, from tiny secret shows to thousand-person parties, and it’s where our RSVPs live.