Premiering at the Fleet Science Center, \u201cSea Otters: A Wild Family Adventure\u201d follows the lives of a mother sea otter and Finn, her pup, as they experience life through four distinctly different seasons, each with their own set of unique challenges. Her role is to provide food for her young pup as she teaches him the skills that he will need to survive and thrive on his own, and the role they help play in keeping their natural ecosystem, including vast kelp forests, healthy. Their very survival depends upon how well they do. The location is the rugged, remote coast of British Columbia, Canada\u2019s Vancouver Island.<\/p>\n
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\u201cSea Otters \u2014 A Wild Family Adventure\u201d in IMAX
\n(Jan Wagner)<\/p>\n
I was especially looking forward to seeing \u201cSea Otters: A Wild Family Adventure\u201d because long ago, as a boy growing up in Western Canada, I spent many summer vacations on British Columbia\u2019s Vancouver Island salmon fishing with my dad. This film captures the awesome natural beauty of the rugged and remote British Columbia coastline, and conveys impressions of the vast numbers of birds and other wildlife in a way that I did not even sense it in person. In each of the four seasons, it is a truly spectacular place, filled with opportunities \u2014 and danger. Sharing the dramatic life experiences of a sea otter family was truly special.<\/p>\n
To watch an extended trailer on YouTube for \u201cSea Otters: A Wild Family Adventure,\u201d\u00a0 go to: https:\/\/youtu.be\/lPfAi9oLzCU?si=wCfEVutrU7fjTGv6.<\/p>\n
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\u201cThe Blue Angels\u201d in IMAX
\n(Jan Wagner)<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Blue Angels\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n Produced by J.J. Abrams and featuring never-before-seen video footage, \u201cThe Blue Angels\u201d chronicles the 2022 season with the Navy\u2019s elite Flight Demonstration Squadron \u2014 from the intense selection process that includes 7Gs in a human centrifuge as they fight to maintain consciousness; the extremely challenging, difficult and rigorous flight training, the never-ending demands of a long show season \u2014 showcasing the extraordinary teamwork, passion, and pride that fuels America\u2019s best, the Blue Angels; and more. We are given rare, behind-the-scenes access to meetings, learn about team members\u2019 backgrounds, hear what they hear and say in the cockpits, and gain insight into the sacrifices that they and their families make to be a part of this elite team.<\/p>\n I have been covering the Blue Angels for many years in \u201cAutoMatters & More,\u201d and before that I attended the Miramar Air show and other air shows as a member of the public, but I never had an opportunity to come close to experiencing The Blue Angels from within their cockpits, in tight formation. The skill of these pilots to consistently maintain mere inches of separation from each other as they conduct their incredibly difficult maneuvers with necessary precision is almost impossible to believe.<\/p>\n Failure to do so, for whatever the reason, can be and has been fatal, and yet these pilots do so, for performance after performance, in different locations throughout the air show season. To see this in the domed theater puts you in the middle of the action for a truly breathtaking experience. I urge you, in the strongest way, to see this. The next time you see the Blue Angels in person, you absolutely will have a whole new appreciation and respect for what they do.<\/p>\n To watch an extended trailer on YouTube for \u201cThe Blue Angels,\u201d go to: https:\/\/youtu.be\/B5dSYSDOk_U?si=9lllGNxAP6ZattvL.<\/p>\n For showtimes and more information, visit: https:\/\/www.fleetscience.org. All documentary films at the Fleet Science Center are available for viewing on a first-come, first-served basis. No reservations are required. To see a second film while visiting the Fleet Science Center, you may purchase entrance to additional documentaries at the ticket counter for $9.95 each.<\/p>\n To explore a wide variety of content dating back to 2002, with the most photos and the latest text, visit \u201cAutoMatters & More\u201d at https:\/\/automatters.net. Search by title or topic in the Search Bar in the middle of the Home Page, or click on the blue \u2018years\u2019 boxes and browse.<\/p>\n Copyright \u00a9 2025 by Jan Wagner \u2013 AutoMatters & More #908r1<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"For a totally immersive movie experience, you just cannot beat experiencing a movie in IMAX inside the Eugene…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":426976,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5134],"tags":[5229,1582,276,7350,27741,3549,7264,67,586,132,5230,68,2969],"class_list":{"0":"post-426975","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-san-diego","8":"tag-america","9":"tag-ca","10":"tag-california","11":"tag-del-mar-times","12":"tag-del-mar-times-opinion","13":"tag-san-diego","14":"tag-sandiego","15":"tag-united-states","16":"tag-united-states-of-america","17":"tag-unitedstates","18":"tag-unitedstatesofamerica","19":"tag-us","20":"tag-usa"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115668234763641650","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/426975","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=426975"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/426975\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/426976"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=426975"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=426975"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=426975"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"Capt.](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/DMT-L-AUTO-OTTERS-1205-4.jpg\")
Capt. Brian Kesselring \u2014 Flight Leader & Commanding Officer of the Blue Angels, at the MCAS Miramar Air Show in 2022
\n(Jan Wagner)<\/p>\n![\"The](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/DMT-L-AUTO-OTTERS-1205-5.jpg\")
The Blue Angels in a close formation at the 2022 MCAS Miramar Air show, in San Diego
\n(Jan Wagner)<\/p>\n