I'd heard about this movie before but kind of ignored it, dunno why...I'm interested in the time period and I've known some stage magicians so I should have been into it sooner. Once I watched like 10 minutes tho, even as background, I was really into it. The story's a little bit predictable but still satisfying... it's shot well too (cinematographer was nominated for an Oscar) and the soundtrack (by Philip Glass) is great... The movie reaches for a couple weighty themes and it ALMOST reaches them... or maybe it does, I dunno...
Anyway check it out, it's only been up 3 days tho I think the folks who put it up actually have licensed it tho who knows how long they'll keep it up anyways.