Silent Magic: Trick Films and Special Effects, 1895-1912
October 20, 2013
Alamo Drafthouse RitzAustin, TX
Astounding 100-year-old special effects epics by Georges Méliès, Edwin S. Porter, Segundo de Chomón, W.R. Booth, and others.
Rare 16mm prints shown with musical selections both traditional and unusual (jazz, world music, avant garde).
(An expanded edition was presented in 2014 in Seattle.)