The Escape Artist
An escape artist is an expert on escapology, the practice of escaping from restraints or other traps. Escape Artist may also refer to: * Escape Artist Records, an independent record label formed in 1997 * ''The Escape Artist'' (film), a 1982 American film * ''The Escape Artist'' (TV series), a 2013 BBC thriller series * ''Escape Artist'' (Garland Jeffreys album) (1981) * ''Escape Artist'' (Our Lady Peace album) or ''Burn Burn'' (2009) * ''The Escape Artist'' (novel), a 2018 novel by Brad Meltzer * "The Escape Artist" (''Star Trek: Short Treks''), an episode of ''Star Trek: Short Treks'' See also * Escape Artists (other) *'' The Great Escape Artist'', 2011 album by Jane's Addiction {{Disambiguation ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Escape Artist
Escapology is the practice of escaping from physical restraint, restraints or other traps. Escapologists (also classified as escape artists) escape from handcuffs, straitjackets, Cage (enclosure), cages, coffins, steel boxes, barrels, bags, burning buildings, aquarium, fish-tanks, and other perils, often in combination. History The art of escaping from restraints and confined spaces has been a skill employed by performers for a very long time. It was not originally displayed as an overt act in itself but was instead used secretly to create illusions such as a disappearance or transmutation. In the 1860s, the Davenport Brothers, who were skilled at releasing themselves from rope ties, used the art to convey the impression they were restrained while they created spirit phenomena. Other illusionists, including John Nevil Maskelyne, worked out how the Davenports did their act and re-created the tricks to debunk the brothers' claims of psychic power. However, the re-creations did n ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Escape Artist Records
Escape Artist Records was an American independent record label formed in 1997 and based in suburban Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The label, which helped to launch the careers of bands such as Isis, Keelhaul and Time in Malta, ceased operations in 2008. Past artist roster * 27 *American Heritage *Anodyne *Blunderbuss * Burn It Down *Collapsar * The Dream Is Dead *Ganglahia *In Pieces *Isis Isis was a major goddess in ancient Egyptian religion whose worship spread throughout the Greco-Roman world. Isis was first mentioned in the Old Kingdom () as one of the main characters of the Osiris myth, in which she resurrects her sla ... *Lickgoldensky * KEN mode * Keelhaul *Playing Enemy *Theory of Ruin * Time in Malta *Under Pressure American record labels {{US-record-label-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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The Escape Artist (film)
''The Escape Artist'' is a 1982 film starring Griffin O'Neal and Raúl Juliá. It was based on a book by David Wagoner, and was the feature film directorial debut of Caleb Deschanel. It was the final film of Joan Hackett, Desi Arnaz, and Gabriel Dell, and the film debut of Harry Anderson. It was also the final film performance of Jackie Coogan, though one film he had shot earlier ('' The Prey'', which was shot in 1979) was not released until 1983, as well as the final performance of Arnaz before his death in 1986. Plot Young and self-confident Danny Masters is the teen-aged son of the late Harry Masters, the "greatest escape artist except for Houdini". Danny himself is an accomplished magician and escape artist. He leaves home to join Uncle Burke and Aunt Sibyl in their magic/mentalist act; Sibyl welcomes him, but Burke is unenthusiastic. Danny soon finds himself embroiled with Stu Quiñones, corrupt son of Mayor Leon Quiñones. The quest for a missing wallet (pick-pocketed ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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The Escape Artist (TV Series)
An escape artist is an expert on escapology, the practice of escaping from restraints or other traps. Escape Artist may also refer to: * Escape Artist Records, an independent record label formed in 1997 * ''The Escape Artist'' (film), a 1982 American film * ''The Escape Artist'' (TV series), a 2013 BBC thriller series * ''Escape Artist'' (Garland Jeffreys album) (1981) * ''Escape Artist'' (Our Lady Peace album) or ''Burn Burn'' (2009) * ''The Escape Artist'' (novel), a 2018 novel by Brad Meltzer * "The Escape Artist" (''Star Trek: Short Treks''), an episode of ''Star Trek: Short Treks'' See also * Escape Artists (other) *'' The Great Escape Artist'', 2011 album by Jane's Addiction {{Disambiguation ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Escape Artist (Garland Jeffreys Album)
''Escape Artist'' is an album by Garland Jeffreys, released in 1981 by Epic Records. The album originally included the EP ''Escapades''. The cover photography is by Anton Corbijn. The album peaked at No. 59 on the ''Billboard'' 200. Production The album was produced by Jeffreys and Bob Clearmountain, with added EP tracks produced by Dennis Bovell. The backing band included musicians from the E Street Band, the Wailers, and the Rumour, as well as guitarists Chuck Hammer and Adrian Belew. Critical reception AllMusic called the album "a set of tough, witty songs that dealt with the personal and the political, backed by an exceptional studio band that included members of Lou Reed's band, Bruce Springsteen's E-Street Band and Graham Parker's Rumour." ''The Washington Post'' wrote that "this is essentially the same stuff that made your parents wince and your girlfriend wiggle, back when rock'n 'roll aspired less to Art than to aphrodisia." ''Time'' wrote: "Jeffreys' ambitious and sop ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Escape Artist (Our Lady Peace Album)
''Burn Burn'' is the seventh studio album by Canadian alternative rock band Our Lady Peace, released in North America on July 21, 2009.Our Lady Peace set to release their seventh studio album July 21 – ''Tradingmarkets.com''. Retrieved May 5, 2009. The album's title is based on a quote by from his 1957 novel ''''. The album, recorded at vocalist Raine Maida's [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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The Escape Artist (novel)
''The Escape Artist'' is a 2018 novel by Brad Meltzer. Reception The review aggregator website Book Marks ''Literary Hub'' or ''LitHub'' is a daily literary website that was launched in 2015 by Grove Atlantic president and publisher Morgan Entrekin, American Society of Magazine Editors Hall of Fame editor Terry McDonell, and '' Electric Literatur ... reported that 92% of critics gave the book a "rave" review, whilst the other 8% of the critics expressed "mixed" impressions, based on a sample of 12 reviews. References 2018 American novels Books by Brad Meltzer American thriller novels Grand Central Publishing books {{2010s-thriller-novel-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Short Treks)
Short may refer to: Places * Short (crater), a lunar impact crater on the near side of the Moon * Short, Mississippi, an unincorporated community * Short, Oklahoma, a census-designated place People * Short (surname) * List of people known as the Short Companies * Short Brothers, a British aerospace company * Short Brothers of Sunderland, a former English shipbuilder Computing and technology * Short circuit, an accidental connection between two nodes of an electrical circuit * Short integer, a computer datatype Other uses * Short film, a cinema format, also called a short * Short (finance), stock-trading position * Short (cricket), fielding positions closer to the batsman * SHORT syndrome, a medical condition in which affected individuals have multiple birth defects * Short vowel, a vowel sound of short perceived duration * Holly Short, a fictional character in the ''Artemis Fowl'' series See also * Short time, a situation in which a civilian employee works reduced hours, o ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Escape Artists (other) , an entertainer specializing in escaping from restraints
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Escape Artists is a motion picture and television production company Escape Artists may also refer to: * Escape Artists (Austrian band) * Escape Artists (Danish band) * Escape Artists, Inc., a podcast production company *Escape Artists Motion Pictures, an Indian film production company in Tamil cinema See also * Escape Artist (other) * Escape artist Escapology is the practice of escaping from physical restraint, restraints or other traps. Escapologists (also classified as escape artists) escape from handcuffs, straitjackets, Cage (enclosure), cages, coffins, steel boxes, barrels, bags, bu ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |