LOS ANGELES -- When it comes to special effects in movies, the folks at ILM, Industrial Light & Magic, are considered superstars. The story of how this company came to life is being played out in a ...

The “Light & Magic” documentary will be available on Disney+ starting Wednesday, July 27. Viewers can exclusively watch the series on Disney+. It is not available on any other streaming platforms.

Visual effects artists and companies do not get celebrated nearly as much as they should. Which is why it’s amazing that so many people know and love Industrial Light & Magic. And with good reason.

George Lucas looks at the Death Star. (Sunset Boulevard / Getty) Ever since I read media scholar Julie Turnock’s The Empire of Effects: Industrial Light & Magic and the Rendering of Realism, I haven’t ...