TRANCE , 2002. 87 MIN
Set at the Amargosa Opera House a run down but once famous magic house an hour out in the desert beyond Las Vegas. Operated by a guy .. Walt, who's probably half crazy, who sees and talks to ghosts, but reminds you of Renfield from Dracula chasing mice to kill them because their protein, and burying the deer departed beneath the desert sands, is sufficiently spooky.
In fact the entire old Opera House seems like it might be haunted with magic and memories of days gone by.
Katherine Santorini, -Tané McClure wants to rediscover Magic, especially levitation.
Bruce Abbott -Taylor Crow Black. Master magician believes that he can do it, and is at that the old Opera House to perform for the media and assure his status as world's greatest magician.
Martin Kove aka Robert Leoni a Mafia Hitman who wants to become a lounge singer is Catherine's husband, and a source of the impending evil about to happen, and some comic relief.
Tané sings opening song, and very capably because she's an Emmy award-winning singer-songwriter, as well as screenwriter, director, movie producer. (She comes from Hollywood royalty. Her father was Doug McClure of "The Virginian" fame and much more).
Plot:
Henry Santorini world's greatest magician and Catherine's grandfather, long departed, knew the secrets of levitation using real magic.
Taylor Crow Black, Master magician is trying to discover the secret of real magic and in a nod to movie lore Taylor Black weaves a spell to levitate his assistant using the words of Merlin from the movie Excalibur,
"Anál nathrach, orth' bháis's bethad, do chél dénmha"
Sort of a nice touch, a real tip of the hat to magic in the movies.
Does Catherine find the magic she's looking for? Do all the old ghosts provide any help? You'll have to rent the movie to find out. I thought it was a charming way to spend an hour and a half.
