Decades before the term “special effects” was coined, audiences of the newborn cinema were witnessing spectacular screen illusions courtesy of film’s first master magician, Frenchman George Méliès (the inspiration for the character in The Invention of Hugo Cabret). Come see some of his most spectacular shorts on the big screen. (1903-10; not-rated; black and white and color tinted; France; approximately 50 minutes)
