Magic and Illusion in the Movies

<p> From top hats to top secrets this book is a celebration of illusion technology and mechanisms of trickery through a genre-crossing selection of films. Heroes villains spies con-men and madmen magicians all have utilized complex constructs and trickery in thrilling cinematic adventures from the earliest days of cinema to the present. Current blockbusters such as <I>Spider-Man: Far from Home</I> and the <I>Mission: Impossible</I> series feature amazing acts of deception often appearing far-fetched that are in fact surprisingly close to today's technology. Along with the <I>James Bond</I> saga classics such as <I>The Wizard of Oz Nightmare Alley</I> and <I>The Sting</I> are joined by a host of other movies superficially seeming to be very different yet proving there is more than meets the eye.</p>