Harry Potter Magic Spell - Wingardium Leviosa MarkArcana 2009-04-16 | How are magic spells portrayed in the movies? This levitation spell from the first Harry Potter movie requires three things: a magic wand (matched to each person), a specific body movement (a swish and flick), and correctly speaking the magic spell words: Wingardium Leviosa. Making a mistake has consequences. http://www.markarcana.com
The Little Mermaid - Please Make Me Human Magic Spell MarkArcana 2009-04-19 | The mermaid Ariel makes a deal with Ursula to become human. Ariel is so desperate, she agrees to Ursula's conditions. From "The Little Mermaid," 1989. http://www.markarcana.com
The Wizard of Oz - The Magic Spell of Poppies MarkArcana 2009-04-19 | The Wicked Witch of the West wants Dorothy's magic shoes, so she conjures a sleeping spell to stop her. From "The Wizard of Oz," 1939. http://www.markarcana.com
The Wizard of Oz - Theres No Place Like Home Magic Spell MarkArcana 2009-04-19 | Dorothy performs Glinda the Good Witch's simple magic spell: all she has to do is click the heels of her magic shoes and repeat, "There's no place like home, there's no place like home..." From "The Wizard of Oz," 1939. http://www.markarcana.com
The Exorcist - The Ritual of Exorcism as a Catholic Magic Spell MarkArcana 2009-04-19 | Priests perform an exorcism on an innocent girl to exorcise the demon that possesses her. From "The Exorcist," 1973. http://www.markarcana.com
Practical Magic - A Magic Spell to Revive the Dead Boyfriend MarkArcana 2009-04-19 | They accidentally killed her abusive boyfriend. They just want to bring him back to life so they don't get into trouble. They make a mistake. Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman from 1998's Practical Magic. http://www.markarcana.com
Mary Poppins - An Advertisement Magic Spell MarkArcana 2009-04-19 | A stubborn father's children write with their own classified ad for a nice nanny. Their father rejects it, but the kids have written a sincere magic spell that cannot be ignored, especially by Mary Poppins. http://www.markarcana.com
Faust - A Magic Spell to Summon Mephisto MarkArcana 2009-04-19 | Faust despairs over his failure to stop death by the plague, so he summons the demon Mephisto. "And if thou would summon the Lord of Darkness, that he aid thee and give thee all the might and glory of the world... so go to a crossroad and call on him three times." From the movie "Faust - Eine deutsche Volkssage" by F. W. Murnau, from Goethe's play. http://www.markarcana.com
The Evil Dead - Listening to the Book of the Dead MarkArcana 2009-04-18 | Don't listen to the Book of the Dead, people! It's cursed with evil magic spells that bring the Evil Dead back to life. Don't do it! Get out of the woods, now! (Sam Raimi's classic "The Evil Dead," 1981.) http://www.markarcana.com
Excalibur - Merlins Magic Spell MarkArcana 2009-04-18 | Merlin conjures up a magic spell to allow Uther to satisfy his lust with Igrayne by making him look like her husband. She later gives birth to the future King Arthur. From John Boorman's Excalibur (1981.) http://www.markarcana.com
MacBeths Toil and Trouble MarkArcana 2009-04-18 | MacBeth wants more predictions from the witches who've already told him about his future. They brew up a special magic potion while chanting magic spells. From Roman Polanski's gritty "The Tragedy of MacBeth," 1971. http://www.markarcana.com
Witches of Eastwick - Conjuring the Perfect Man MarkArcana 2009-04-18 | Three friends, unaware of the potent magical power whenever they get together, talk about their perfect man. Their words create a magic spell which conjures up a most devilish suitor, played by Jack Nicholson. http://www.markarcana.com
Somewhere in Time - Going Back to Find Love MarkArcana 2009-04-18 | Christopher Reeve, as Richard Collier, has fallen in love with a women from 1912. To travel back in time, he removes present-day objects from his hotel room and talks himself into the past. Is he using affirmations, magic spells, self-hypnosis, or positive thinking? http://www.markarcana.com
Snow White - the Jealous Queen Becomes an Evil Witch MarkArcana 2009-04-18 | After learning Snow White was not killed by the huntsman, the Evil Queen creates a potion and recites magic spells to transform herself into the semblance of an evil witch.
The Mummy (1932) Cursed Magic Spell MarkArcana 2009-04-18 | The Mummy with Boris Karloff, 1932. The box holding the scroll contains a terrible magic curse. But the archeologist is compelled to open it. Later, Karloff (as Im-ho-tep / Ardath Bey) reads magic spells from the scroll to reanimate the soul of his mummified lover. http://www.markarcana.com
