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Aug 15, 2019 · When first-time feature filmmaker Ben Berman set out to make a movie about the magician John Edward Szeles — a.k.a. the Amazing Johnathan — it’s safe to say he had no idea what was going to...
Nov 19, 2019 · We sat down with Berman to discuss his pursuit of the project, the reasons behind the film’s autobiographical twist and his relationship with Johnathan throughout the filming process.
Nov 21, 2019 · Conceived over three agonising years, the project endured its fair share of head-scratching moments as Berman struggled to come to terms with the magical, mercurial entity that is Johnathan Szeles AKA The Amazing Johnathan – cult magician-cum-standup whose gonzo-style live shows saw him appear to eat his own eyeball and skewer his tongue with ...
Ben Berman, the director of The Amazing Johnathan Documentary, opens up to Thomas Curry about filming with magician John Edward Szeles for nearly two and a half years.
Nov 19, 2019 · Presumably this ran through the mind of the director Ben Berman when he started shooting The Amazing Johnathan Documentary in 2017. In 2014, the Amazing Johnathan, an American stand-up whose real name is John Szeles, announced he had a year left to live, due to a heart condition.
Aug 19, 2019 · In “The Amazing Johnathan Documentary,” which is now playing in select theaters and began streaming on Hulu last Friday, we never see Berman actually inhale.
Nov 19, 2019 · Ben Berman’s feature directorial debut centres on The Amazing Jonathan, a magician and comedian who retired when he was diagnosed with a terminal heart condition.
