If you’re looking for a little bit of that “ Top Gun: Maverick ” spectacle and thrill at the movie theater this summer, you’re in luck. A groundbreaking new documentary, “ The Blue Angels,” is flying onto IMAX screens for one week, through May 22.
Using IMAX-certified cameras mounted on a helicopter, the filmmakers were granted unprecedented access to the U.S. Navy’s Flight Demonstration Squadron, both on the ground and in “the box,” the tightly guarded performance airspace. Unlike in a Hollywood movie, there were no staged recreations, second takes or computer-generated shots. And they had about “5% of the budget” “Top Gun” had, those involved estimated.
The film was the brainchild of Rob Stone and Greg “Boss” Woolridge, a former Blue Angel and subject of a 1994 film about one of their historic tours in Europe. COVID-19 derailed plans to follow their 75th anniversary season, but a silver lining would emerge in the delay. By that point, aerial coordinator Kevin LaRosa II had worked several times with actor Glen Powell, on “Top Gun” and “Devotion.” Powell, he’d learned, had grown up with a Blue Angels lithograph in his childhood bedroom.
Related articles:
Related suggestion:
China, Kazakhstan pledge to deepen pragmatic cooperationBuffalo Bills promote Matt Bazirgan to director of college scouting in series of scouting movesParents of disabled children sue Indiana over Medicaid changes addressing $1 billion shortfallSecurity footage appears to show that Alaska man did not raise gun before being killed by policeConservative media personality appointed to seat on Georgia State Election BoardAI, digital technologies inject new impetus to cultural tourism boomFederal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell working from home after testing positive for COVIDBob Baffert is again the center of attention at the Preakness, even without the Derby winnerChinese premier meets Putin on bilateral tiesPutin says Russia bound to achieve goals in development
3.3832s , 5260.984375 kb
Copyright © 2024 Powered by ‘The Blue Angels,’ filmed for IMAX, puts viewers in the ‘box’ with the elite flying squad ,World Wonders news portal