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Hocus
Hocus-pocus is an exclamation used by magicians, usually the magic words spoken when bringing about some sort of change. Hocus Pocus or Hokus Pokus or ''variant'', may also refer to: Books * ''Hocus Pocus'' (novel), a 1990 novel by Kurt Vonnegut * ''Hocus Pocus: A Tale of Magnificent Magicians'', a 2007 book by illusionist Paul Kieve * ''Hokus Pokus'', the 2007 book in the ''Sisterhood: Rules of the Game'' series by Fern Michaels Film and television * ''Hokuspokus'' (film), a 1930 German film adaptation of the 1926 Curt Goetz play, directed by Gustav Ucicky ** ''Hocuspocus'' (1953 film), a West German film, starring Curt Goetz himself, directed by Kurt Hoffmann ** ''Hocuspocus'' (1966 film), a West German film in color, directed by Kurt Hoffmann * ''Hokus Pokus'' (1949 film), the 115th short subject starring American slapstick comedy team the Three Stooges * ''Hocus Pocus'' (1993 film), a Halloween-themed fantasy-comedy film by Disney, starring Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hocus Pocus (1993 Film)
''Hocus Pocus'' is a 1993 American fantasy comedy film that follows a villainous comedic trio of witches (Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Kathy Najimy) who are inadvertently resurrected by a teenage boy (Omri Katz) in Salem, Massachusetts, on Halloween night. The film is directed by Kenny Ortega from a screenplay by Mick Garris and Neil Cuthbert, and a story by David Kirschner and Garris. The film was released in North America on July 16, 1993, by Walt Disney Pictures. Upon its release, it received mixed reviews from film critics and was not a box office success, possibly losing Disney around $16.5 million during its theatrical run. However, largely through many annual airings on Disney Channel and Freeform (formerly ABC Family) all throughout the month of October, ''Hocus Pocus'' has been rediscovered by audiences, resulting in a yearly spike in home media sales of the film every Halloween season. The annual celebration of Halloween has helped make the film a cult ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hocus Pocus (Enon Album)
Hocus-pocus is an exclamation used by magicians, usually the magic words spoken when bringing about some sort of change. Hocus Pocus or Hokus Pokus or ''variant'', may also refer to: Books * ''Hocus Pocus'' (novel), a 1990 novel by Kurt Vonnegut * ''Hocus Pocus: A Tale of Magnificent Magicians'', a 2007 book by illusionist Paul Kieve * ''Hokus Pokus'', the 2007 book in the ''Sisterhood: Rules of the Game'' series by Fern Michaels Film, television, and plays * ''Hokuspokus'', a 1926 German play by Curt Goetz ** ''Hokuspokus'' (film), a 1930 German film adaptation of the 1926 Curt Goetz play, directed by Gustav Ucicky ** ''Hocuspocus'' (1953 film), a West German film, starring Curt Goetz himself, directed by Kurt Hoffmann ** ''Hocuspocus'' (1966 film), a West German film in color, directed by Kurt Hoffmann * ''Hokus Pokus'' (1949 film), the 115th short subject starring American slapstick comedy team the Three Stooges * Hocus Pocus, the rabbit who turns on his magician owner, P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doop (band)
Doop are a dance music production duo from the Netherlands formed by Ferry Ridderhof and Peter Garnefski, who have also recorded under the name Hocus Pocus and various other project names. They were producers and band members of Peplab. In 2011, Doop released an EP called ''The Doop Eepee'', produced by Ferry Ridderhof, containing the single "My Chihuahua". Doop was best known for its eponymous single, "Doop", which reached No. 1 in the UK. The song was influenced by the 1920s Charleston dance and was most remembered for its lyrics, which consisted entirely of the word "doop" scatted over a fast-paced big band sample. In the US, a remix of the track by American house artist David Morales David Morales (; born August 21, 1962) is an American disc jockey (DJ) and record producer. In addition to his production and DJ work, Morales is also a remixer. David Morales has remixed and produced over 500 releases for artists including Ma ... was released. Under the name Hocus Pocus, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hocus Pocus (group)
Hocus Pocus is a French hip hop / jazz band from Nantes. Formed in 1995, their music is a mix of hip hop, jazz, soul and funk. Originally being 20syl's brainchild, Hocus Pocus was formed in 1995, and gradually gained attention in the late '90s. The band, however, reached significant commercial and critical success in 2006 with the re-release of 2005 LP ''73 Touches'', the "Hip Hop?" single (featuring The Procussions) having hooked many listeners who were curious about its blend of French, English, and acoustic/electronic elements. Though quite far removed from legendary bands evolving in that same category (like The Roots), Hocus Pocus' more radio-friendly recipe happened to be very effective. The band came back in 2007 with a mixed live/studio LP, ''Place 54'', featuring more international collaborations and another hit single, "Vocab!". Members 20syl 20syl (real name Sylvain Richard), the MC of the band, got his name from switching the "syl" and "vain" in his name to fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hocus-pocus
Hocus-pocus is a reference to the actions of magicians, often as the stereotypical magic words spoken when bringing about some sort of change. It was once a common term for a magician, juggler, or other similar entertainers. In extended usage, the term is often used (pejoratively) to describe irrational human activities that appear to depend on magic. Examples are given below. Examples of the extended use of the term hocus-pocus ''Those relating to divination or other activity by one practitioner working in isolation:'' Haruspication (divination by inspection of entrails), and necromancy. ''Those relating to a magical connection between two or more people:'' Subconscious direction, cross-dreaming, extrasensory perception, split subjectivity, telepathy, clairvoyance, channelling, psychic transcription, ‘faculty X’, ‘mind energy’. History The earliest known English-language work on magic, or what was then known as ''legerdemain'' (sleight of hand), was published anonym ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frosty The Snowman (TV Program)
''Frosty the Snowman'' is a 1969 American animated Christmas television special produced by Rankin/Bass Productions. It is the first television special featuring the character Frosty the Snowman. The special first aired on December 7, 1969 on the CBS television network in the United States, airing immediately after the fifth showing of ''A Charlie Brown Christmas''; both scored high ratings. The special has aired annually for the network's Christmas and holiday season every year since. The special was based on the Walter E. Rollins and Steve Nelson song of the same name. It featured the voices of comedians Jimmy Durante (in his final film role) as the film's narrator, Billy De Wolfe as Professor Hinkle, and Jackie Vernon as Frosty. The special's story follows a group of school children, led by a girl named Karen, who build a snowman called Frosty and place a magician's hat on his head, which makes him come to life. But after noticing the high hot temperature and fearing that h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hocuspocus (1953 Film)
''Hocuspocus'' (german: Hokuspokus) is a 1953 West German comedy crime film directed by Kurt Hoffmann and starring Curt Goetz, Valerie von Martens (his wife) and Hans Nielsen.Elsaesser & Wedel p.201 Based on Goetz's own play from 1926 and on the first movie of 1930 of which an English-language version was made at the same time, it was remade in 1966 in color as '' Hocuspocus''. It was shot at Göttingen Studios. The film's sets were designed by the art director's Kurt Herlth and Hermann Warm. Plot After the unsuccessful painter Hilmar Kjerulf has supposedly died, interest in his paintings rises significantly. One of his worshippers is the President of the criminal court, who has to trial over his soft-spoken widow Agda Kjerulf. She is accused of having drowned her husband in a lake and simply defends herself by remaining silent or theatricly dropping unconscious. A mysterious person warns the court president several times that somebody wants to kill him on a certain date, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Curt Goetz
Curt Goetz (; 17 November 1888 – 12 September 1960), born Kurt Walter Götz, was a Swiss German writer, actor and film director. He was regarded as one of the most brilliant German comedy writers of his time. With his wife Valérie von Martens, he acted in his own plays and also filmed them. He was a distant relative of Irish writer George Bernard Shaw, to whom he was often compared. Life and work Goetz was born in Mainz, Germany the son of Swiss wine examiner Bernhard Götz and his German wife of Italian-French descent, Selma (born Rocco). His father died in 1890. Two-year-old Curt and his mother then moved to Halle, Saxony-Anhalt, where she managed a private clinic. In 1906 Goetz graduated from City High School in Halle, where he played Franz Moor in ''The Robbers'' by Schiller. His mother remarried, and his stepfather encouraged and financed Goetz's first steps in the theatre. He studied acting under Berlin's Emanuel Reicher. In 1907 he made his stage debut at the St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hocus Pocus (soundtrack)
''Hocus Pocus: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack'' is the score for the 1993 Walt Disney Pictures Halloween comedy film of the same name. It was composed and conducted by John Debney. The soundtrack was first officially released on October 1, 2013, over twenty years after the film's release, by Intrada Records. The album included the complete film score along with bonus material. Background In 1993, Debney's agency released a promotional CD containing 19 tracks from the film, in hopes of a future commercial release. However, it did not come to fruition, and the promo has since become a rare collector's item. The film did not have a soundtrack album available to the public until Intrada Records released their special complete edition in late 2013. As a result of the score being cut from its original running time of over 60 minutes down to 43 minutes in Debney's promo, as well as all the music from the prologue sequence being removed, many bootleg recordings of the score were ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hocus Pocus (novel)
''Hocus Pocus, or What's the Hurry, Son?'' is a 1990 novel by Kurt Vonnegut. Plot summary In an editor's note at the beginning of the book, Vonnegut claims to have found hundreds of scraps of paper of varying sizes, from wrapping paper to business cards, sequentially numbered by their author to form a narrative. The breaks between pieces of paper often signal a sort of ironic "punchline". The main character is Eugene Debs Hartke, a Vietnam War veteran and carillonneur who realizes that he has killed exactly as many people as the number of women he has had sex with. The character's name is an homage to American labor and political leader Eugene V. Debs and anti-war senator Vance Hartke, both from Vonnegut's home state, Indiana. Upon his discharge from the military, Hartke becomes a professor at Tarkington College in the Finger Lakes region of upstate New York, but is later fired for sexual misconduct. Hartke then becomes a teacher at a private prison in the nearby town of Scipio. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hocus Pocus (Kaela Kimura Album)
''Hocus Pocus'' (stylised as HOCUS POCUS) is the fifth album by Japanese pop singer Kaela Kimura is a Japanese pop rock singer, lyricist, fashion model and television presenter. Career Born in Adachi, Tokyo, Japan to a Japanese mother and British father, Kimura started working as a model in 2002 for the Japanese magazine '' Seventeen''. ..., released on June 24, 2009.The album was released in formats CD and CD with a DVD. Track listing References 2009 albums Kaela Kimura albums Japanese-language albums {{japan-album-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hocuspocus (1966 Film)
''Hocuspocus'' (german: Hokuspokus) is a 1966 West German comedy film directed by Kurt Hoffmann and starring Heinz Rühmann, Liselotte Pulver, and Fritz Tillmann.Bock & Bergfelder p. 208 It is based on the 1926 play by Curt Goetz, which had previously been adapted into several film versions, Hocuspocus (1930 film) (with a parallel version in English), and Hocuspocus (1953 film) with Goetz himself. The film's sets were designed by the art director Otto Pischinger. It was shot at the Spandau Studios in Berlin Berlin ( , ) is the capital and List of cities in Germany by population, largest city of Germany by both area and population. Its 3.7 million inhabitants make it the European Union's List of cities in the European Union by population within ci .... Cast References Bibliography * External links * 1966 films 1966 comedy films German comedy films West German films 1960s German-language films Films directed by Kurt Hoffmann German films based on plays ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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