Wednesday, September 30, 2020

Movie Minute: New Movies from Vision Films


One More Orbit - A daring team of astronauts and aviators fly a high-speed Gulfstream jet around the earth faster than anyone ever has to set the pole-to-pole circumnavigation record. Beginning their mission from the same spot Apollo 11 launched for the moon 50 years before, this tribute to the past, present, and future of space exploration breaks the boundaries of what was previously thought possible. Featuring a global “cast” including former International Space Station Astronaut Terry Virts, G650 Pilot in Command Jacob Bech, G650 Captain Yevgen Vasylenko, G650 Captain Jeremy Ascough, Payload Specialist, Livestream Engineer, and Photographer Jannicke Mikkelsen FNF, Qatar Executive Flight Engineer Benjamin Rueger, Qatar Executive Flight Attendant Magdalena Starowicz, and Russian Cosmonaut Gennady Padalka. 

Ali's Comeback: The Untold Story - Featuring an all-star cast including Evander Holyfield, Dr. John (Juan) Carlos, Edwin Moses, Andrew Young, Jim Brown, and Ali’s former wife, Khalilah Ali, the film captures a snapshot of the era including the amplified voices of social, religious and racial justice - Juan Carlos, and Tommie Smith, raising their clenched fists at the 1968 Olympics, a symbol that has become synonymous with the Black Lives Matter movement - to political voices of the time in Atlanta and the fun of Harlem and Disco inspired fashion and flare. Synopsis: It is 1970. Muhammad Ali has been exiled from boxing since 1967 for his firm stance against the Vietnam War. Stripped of his title, convicted of draft evasion, facing a $10,000 fine and 5 years in prison, passport is revoked, and he is denied a license in all 50 states. Ali's illustrious boxing career was ebbing to a quiet close. But in Atlanta, that all changed. An ambitious Jewish attorney turned promoter, Atlanta's first Jewish mayor, and Senator Leroy Johnson joined forces to make the impossible possible. Ali's Comeback: The Untold Story is the epic tale about the return of the greatest athlete of the 20th Century from the shadows of the boxing ring, and onto the world stage. 

Stars on Guitars: The Ventures - The Ventures have been thrilling music lovers with songs like “Wipe Out,” “Walk Don’t Run,” and “Hawaii 5-0” for over half a century. Started by Don Wilson and Bob Bogle in 1959, the band went from humble beginnings in Tacoma, WA., to worldwide acclaim, culminating as inductees into the prestigious Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as the #1 Bestselling Instrumental Rock and Roll Group of all time. Now, see the story of the world’s most famous instrumental rock and roll band from those who know them the best: movie stars like Billy Bob Thornton, music legends such as Jimmy Page (Led Zeppelin), Jeff “Skunk” Baxter (Steely Dan), The Surfrajettes, Lalo Schifrin (Academy Award winning composer of The Mission Impossible theme), Randy Bachman (Bachman-Turner Overdrive), Josie Cotton, and John Fogarty (Creedence Clearwater Revival). Witness the rise and influence of the electric guitar and the relevance of the band in pop culture still today, while you rock out to the stellar soundtrack.

Sky Dog - When Colt Lifestone (Daniel Kundsen), a high school senior working on his pilot’s license, rescues a stray dog named Oreo, the two quickly become best friends. His normal quiet life is turned upside down though when he finds out that his mom (Jeannine Thompson) is actually an undercover CIA agent lead by Director Neil Glasswell (Dean Cain)! When she’s captured and held hostage, he’ll need to team up with Oreo and his new friend Alice (Vickie Lynn Smith) to find his mother, uncover the double agents within the CIA, and save the day. Themes include: faith, family, friends, purpose, and living life with meaning. Original music by Zach Maurer.


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