‘The Blue Angels,’ filmed for IMAX, puts viewers in the ‘box’ with the elite flying squad

By LINDSEY BAHR
AP Film Writer

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. After its IMAX run, “The Blue Angels” will be available to stream on Prime Video starting May 23.