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"Strolling around the galleries at Museum of the Moving Image, you’ll see more than a century’s worth of objects, artifacts, and demonstrations that highlight the tactility of cinema. There’s no doubt that one of the great appeals of the form has historically been the dazzling craftsmanship of the artisans who have created practical effects for the movies. In this ongoing screening series at MoMI, we present movies that feature the movie alchemy of effects artists, whether working before or after the digital revolution that has made CGI the order of the day. Revisit classic movies that feature handcrafted makeup, animatronics, costumes, art directed worlds, special effect transformations, stop–motion animation, and other kinds of practical magic that have made the movies what they are."–Museum of the Moving Image