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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. The film documents on the life of former magician, escape artist, and skeptical educator James Randi, in particular the investigations through which Randi publicly exposed psychics, faith healers, and con-artists. The film also focuses on Randi's relationship with his partner of 25 years, José Alvarez, who at the time of filming, had been discovered to be living under a false identity, calling into question "whether Randi was the deceiver or the deceived."〔("An Honest Liar" ). Yahoo! Movies. Retrieved September 5, 2014.〕〔("An Honest Liar (2014)" ). Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved September 5, 2014.〕 The film was screened at a number of 2014 film festivals, including the Tribeca Film Festival, Hot Docs, and AFI Docs Festival, where it won the Audience Award for Best Feature. It was released in February 2015. ==Cast== *James Randi - A retired stage magician and escape artist, turned scientific skeptic investigator known for his public exposés of faith healers, psychics and other promoters of pseudoscientific and paranormal claims. The film focuses on his life as an investigator, and his relationship with his long-time boyfriend, José Alvarez. *Alice Cooper - A rock singer/songwriter who hired magician James Randi to design and coordinate the effects for his 1973 ''Billion Dollar Babies'' tour. Randi also appeared in the stage show as The Executioner, and would end each show by decapitating Cooper.〔Pevere, Geoff (August 8, 2014). ("An Honest Liar: An expose of trickery" ). ''The Globe and Mail''.〕 *Bill Nye - Science educator and television host, best known as the host of the Disney/PBS children's science show ''Bill Nye the Science Guy''. *Adam Savage - Industrial design and special effects designer/fabricator, known as one of the co-hosts of the Discovery Channel television series ''MythBusters'' and ''Unchained Reaction''. *Penn & Teller - American illusionists and entertainers *Michael Shermer - Science writer, historian of science, founder of The Skeptics Society, and Editor in Chief of its magazine ''Skeptic''. *Deyvi Peña (AKA José Alvarez) - Performance artist who posed as a channeller known as "Carlos" on Australian television, in a hoax arranged by Randi. He was also Randi's live-in boyfriend of 25 years, and the two were married in 2013. Following legal action involving allegations of identity theft, "José Alvarez's" real name was revealed to be Deyvi Peña.〔 *Richard Wiseman - Professor of the Public Understanding of Psychology at the University of Hertfordshire in the United Kingdom.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=University of Herfordshire Phonebook )〕 *Jamy Ian Swiss - Close-up magician who works primarily with cards. *Ray Hyman - Professor Emeritus of Psychology at the University of Oregon in Eugene, Oregon, and a noted critic of parapsychology.〔Alcock, James (March/April 2014). ("In Praise of Ray Hyman" ). ''Skeptical Inquirer''. Vol 28, No. 2.〕 *Steve Shaw - Mentalist known by the stage name Banachek,〔 who posed as a psychic in a paranormal research project at Washington University in St. Louis. *Michael Edwards - Actor who posed as a psychic in a paranormal research project at Washington University in St. Louis.〔 *Uri Geller - Israeli illusionist, television personality, and self-proclaimed psychic, known for his trademark television performances of spoon bending and other supposed psychic effects. Geller famously failed to perform his feats under controlled conditions during a 1973 appearance ''The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson'', after Randi supervised the staff of that program on the proper handling of the materials used in the performance to prevent cheating. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「An Honest Liar」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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