XM2 PURSUIT, a global aerial solution provider catering to film, visual effects, television and infrastructure industries, has released Tango II, its newest aircraft for commercial and industrial use. Superior to its groundbreaking XM2 Tango predecessor, the Tango II is billed as being the only drone aircraft of its kind to satisfy all needs for film and industrial applications.
Designed and constructed by XM2 PURSUIT’s expert teams of aerial pilots and engineers, Tango II was created with a strong knowledge of film and industrial applications. The result is a powerful and safe platform capable of lifting a wide variety of payloads–including cinematography cameras, VFX and industrial sensors, as well as lighting rigs.
The new Tango II offers a number of unique features built for the serious drone operator, including:
- Co-pilot flight and maintenance assistant with HELIX flight controller
- High-Definition FPV camera with controllable tilt
- Fully autonomous control without No Fly Zone restrictions
- Designed for operation from moving platforms
- Dual camera mount capabilities that allow for both over and underslung content capture
- 40 km/25 mi control range
- A revolutionary new dampener that produces unmatched stability for silky smooth footage even when utilizing long lenses
- Retractable and tool-free quick release landing gear complete with a custom control board for improved performance across a wider range of temperatures
- Custom carry case for optimal portability, meeting the weight and size restrictions to enable travel on any passenger airline
“Our new Tango II aircraft doubles down on performance, allowing pilots to enjoy integrated autonomous flight capabilities with the unmatched benefits of extended flight times and heavy payloads,” said Stephen Oh, leader of XM2 PURSUIT. “When paired with our proprietary XM2 Helix flight controller, Tango II provides freedom and flexibility to experienced drone operators while achieving superb flight characteristics up to a range of 40 kilometers.”
Recent XM2 Tango television and film credits include: No Time to Die, Fast & Furious 9, Westworld and Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.
Review: Writer-Director Coralie Fargeat’s “The Substance”
In its first two hours, "The Substance" is a well-made, entertaining movie. Writer-director Coralie Fargeat treats audiences to a heavy dose of biting social commentary on ageism and sexism in Hollywood, with a spoonful of sugar- and sparkle-doused body horror.
But the film's deliciously unhinged, blood-soaked and inevitably polarizing third act is what makes it unforgettable.
What begins as a dread-inducing but still relatively palatable sci-fi flick spirals deeper into absurdism and violence, eventually erupting — quite literally — into a full-blown monster movie. Let the viewer decide who the monster is.
Fargeat — who won best screenplay at this year's Cannes Film Festival — has been vocal about her reverence for "The Fly" director David Cronenberg, and fans of the godfather of body horror will see his unmistakable influence. But "The Substance" is also wholly unique and benefits from Fargeat's perspective, which, according to the French filmmaker, has involved extensive grappling with her own relationship to her body and society's scrutiny.
"The Substance" tells the story of Elisabeth Sparkle, a famed aerobics instructor with a televised show, played by a powerfully vulnerable Demi Moore. Sparkle is fired on her 50th birthday by a ruthless executive — a perfectly cast Dennis Quaid, who nails sleazy and gross.
Feeling rejected by a town that once loved her and despairing over her bygone star power, Sparkle learns from a handsome young nurse about a black-market drug that promises to create a "younger, more beautiful, more perfect" version of its user. Though she initially tosses the phone number in the trash, she soon fishes it out in a desperate panic and places an order.
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