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.
Siblings trying to make US water polo teams for Paris Olympics
Aerospace·Dream — Spring Bud Project Launched
Draft judicial explanation on marriage released for public review
Amir Khan's £11.5m luxury wedding venue finally hosts its first marriage: Bride arrives on horse
Shen Yueyue Stresses Fostering Virtue Through Education, Making More Contributions to Nurturing All
National Campaign on Caring for Children in Winter Vacation Launched
China Making Great Strides in Women's Cause
Why US Catholics are planning pilgrimages in communities across the nation
National Campaign on Caring for Children in Winter Vacation Launched
French sports minister calls for sanctions after Monaco player tapes over anti
ACWF President Stresses Passing on Revolutionary Spirit from Generation to Generation