Tigran, wow what a piano player. I hear that Herbie Hancock said “Tigran, you’re my teacher now”. That’s what I heard. Anyway this can only be described as awesome and only in the way awesome was once used. . . verrrrrry selectively. His Armenian folk influence jazz is truly unique and powerful. One piece was so complicated that when the group finished and they asked me how the take was, I had passed out on the console. The first song that ever literally “knocked me out”. Again, I couldn’t produce this stuff if my life depended on it. I recorded it and my son Nate mixed it.
WARNER BROS. PICTURES and IMAX® FILMED ENTERTAINMENT A MacGillivray Freeman Film Narrated by Tom Selleck Music by Steve Wood and Daniel May
In The Magic of Flight, we are inspired by a bird’s innate ease to take flight and review early flight attempts, as well as the ultimate successful flight of the Wright Brothers in 1903. The variety and versatility of today’s flying machines are also displayed throughout the film. We learn how the Harrier jet mimics a bird’s landing and take-off. The jet can be delicately maneuvered at slow speeds yet capable of moving over 500 mph. We also witness naval aviators, with the ability to fly up to 1,300 mph, precisely land on an aircraft carrier, the most difficult maneuver in all of aviation.
REVIEWS "...especially impressive is the cinematography that features pilots traveling at hundreds of miles per hour under tremendous G-force pressure…one of the best examples of combining science and nature on the big screen."
—Times-Dispatch, Richmond, VA
"…images of dizzying beauty, many of them taken from the point of view of the Angel’s pilot…grapple with the technology that makes vertical spins survivable.” —The Seattle Times
"Fasten your seat belts and place your seat in the upright position, because you're in for one exhilarating excursion." —Times Colonist, Victoria
"Watching the Blue Angels Air Show won't be the same ever again. The film all but puts the audience in the cockpit." —The Pensacola News Journal
Produced by MacGillivray Freeman Films Narrated by Meryl Streep Featuring songs and music by Steve Wood & Sting
Celebrate the beauty and power of the ocean and explore our relationship with this complex and fragile environment. Shot in locations around the world and featuring spectacular footage from the islands of Palau, audiences swim among thousands of golden jellyfish and witness the bizarre spawning behavior of giant clams. Come face-to-face with humpback whales, life-size on the giant screen. Surf thundering waves in Hawaii and ride in a Coast Guard Rescue boat with cadets training to save lives at Cape Disappointment, home to some of the roughest surf in the world. And follow a Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) 3,000 feet down through the ocean depths to view strange creatures (one as long as a football field!) which live where sunlight never penetrates.
REVIEWS
“...a glowing gem...” —Los Angeles Times
“...a truly ravishing experience...it’s a potent plea for preserving the environment… an often overpowering visual experience." —Chicago Sun Times
“...a mesmerizing dip into the lower depths of marine life. Captivatingly shot with all the towering power of the IMAX process...educational and entertaining.” —Hollywood Reporter
"Under the ocean and on top of it, The Living Sea delivers a movie experience that gives you that swept-away feeling again and again. It's a terrific ride." —The News Tribune, Tacoma
AWARDS Nominated for a 1995 Academy Award® for Best Documentary Short
Inducted into the IMAX Hall of Fame, 2007
Gold Award—The Worldfest Houston
Gold Camera Award, nominated for Best of Festival—U.S. International Film & Video Festival
Certificate of Merit—The Chicago International Film Festival
Produced by MacGillivray Freeman Films In association with Reuben H. Fleet Science Center, San Diego, SEM Les Production La Geode, Paris, EXPO ’92- Seville Music by Steve Wood
From the earliest voyages that mapped the Earth to today’s launches into space, witness our unquenchable desire to extend the boundaries of knowledge. Based on the Pulitzer Prize® winning book The Discoverers by Dr. Daniel J. Boorstin, experience remarkable adventures around the world and in space.
The stories presented in the film span space and time, taking us around the world to participate in the act of discovery. Stand alongside Sir Isaac Newton in his lab in England: then travel to the present to observe Dr. Louis Herman working with his very cerebral dolphins in Hawaii. Solving mysteries while exploring new worlds, the six discoverers in the film are filled with the excitement of learning. It is this thrill of discovery, and their passion to know, which unites them and inspires their quest.
REVIEWS
"Takes us veering through canyons and dips us inches from ice-capped mountains...we begin to feel like explorers." —Los Angeles Independent
"Has enough eye-popping flying sequences across mountains and canyons to satisfy a primal fantasy urge in moviegoers of all ages...it makes you aware of why you first liked movies as a kid." —Los Angeles Times
AWARDS Golden Eagle Award—Cine Golden Eagle
Gold Award (Theatre Presentations) and nominated for Best Of Festival—The Chicago U.S. International Film & Video Festival
Silver Award (New Media/Interactive)—The Discoverers CD-ROM, created by Knowledge Adventure, Inc.—The Worldfest Houston
Tigran, wow what a piano player. I hear that Herbie Hancock said “Tigran, you’re my teacher now”. That’s what I heard. Anyway this can only be described as awesome and only in the way awesome was once used. . . verrrrrry selectively. His Armenian folk influence jazz is truly unique and powerful. One piece was so complicated that when the group finished and they asked me how the take was, I had passed out on the console. The first song that ever literally “knocked me out”. Again, I couldn’t produce this stuff if my life depended on it. I recorded it and my son Nate mixed it. 
