Posted on May 13, 2023 by 3

The Prestige – Opening Scene

Every major trick or act consists of three parts.

The first part is called the pledge.
The second act is called the turn.
Every act has a third part, the part we call the prestige.

Story

Award-winning actors Hugh Jackman, Christian Bale, Michael Caine and Scarlett Johansson star in THE PRESTIGE, the twisting, turning story that, like all great magic tricks, stays with you. Two young, passionate magicians, Robert Angier (Jackman), a charismatic showman, and Alfred Borden (Bale), a gifted illusionist, are friends and partners until one fateful night when their biggest trick goes terribly wrong. Now the bitterest of enemies, they will stop at nothing to learn each other’s secrets. As their rivalry escalates into a total obsession full of deceit and sabotage, they risk everything to become the greatest magician of all time. But nothing is as it seems, so watch closely.

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Posted on May 12, 2023May 12, 2023 by 3

Three Little Words – Trailer (1950)

GOLDEN GLOBE® winner

Three Little Words

Fred Astaire, Vera-Ellen and Red Skelton star in this musical biography based on the lives and career of one of the United States’ greatest songwriting teams–Three Little Words. The story of the successful Tin Pan Alley songwriting team of Bert Kalmar and Harry Ruby is told loosely and lightheartedly.

1 h 42 min 1950

Rated 13+

Comedy·Drama·Cheerful·Playful

Posted on April 28, 2023April 28, 2023 by 3

Three rail kicks | pool

As with the one-rail and two-rail systems, the three-rail (or more) system works very similar. Use a known reference line, then use a spot in the distance for any cue ball position that can hit the same starting rail. For 3+ rails the distance to the spot becomes less and less of an importance.

You can pick a spot varying many feet and still have good accuracy on the shot. As a rule of thumb, think one-table away for one-rail kicks, two-tables away for two-rail kicks, and three or more tables away for 3+ rail kicks.

Normally this shot would come across as very difficult, but with a little knowledge we can make this a high percentage shot.

Three rail kick

Billiards vs pool

‘Billiards’ and ‘pool’ are two words that are often interchanged because they refer to games played on similar-looking tables with a cue and balls. However, what many people may not realize is that they actually have different meanings—and some striking differences in table features!

In its original use, billiards refers to any type of cue sport, including carom billiards, pool, and snooker. On the other hand, pool specifically refers to a game played on a pool table.

Traditionally, billiards tables do not have pockets. As such, the various games are referred to as carom billiards, or pocketless billiards. In contrast, pool tables (or pocket billiards tables) have six pockets, including pockets in each corner and one in the middle of each long side.