The USA is called “the land of opportunity,” and Alexandra Marquez Abella’s latest movie on Amazon Prime, A Million Miles Away, is a testament to the same. Michael Pena stars as Jose M. Hernandez, a Mexican immigrant to the US who has dreamed of going to space ever since he was a child. Based on the life story of real-life astronaut Jose Hernandez, the movie explores the hardships, struggles, and journey a boy from a small town had to make to one day have his dreams fulfilled. Here’s a detailed review of A Million Miles Away so that you can decide if this is something you’d like to watch the next time you want inspiration.
What’s the Movie About?
In the 1960s, young Jose Hernande worked the fields with his parents when he was not at school so that they could support the family. One day,...
What’s the Movie About?
In the 1960s, young Jose Hernande worked the fields with his parents when he was not at school so that they could support the family. One day,...
- 9/15/2023
- by Indrayudh Talukdar
- Film Fugitives
A Million Miles Away is a feel-good drama film based on the autobiography of astronaut José Hernández titled Reaching for the Stars: The Inspiring Story of a Migrant Farmworker Turned Astronaut. The Prime Video film follows the story of Hernández from when he was a child and he came to the United States as a migrant farm worker with his parents. In his childhood, he saw the launch of Apollo 11, and from then on he harbored a dream of going into space. Throughout his life he overcomes a lot of hurdles first with the help of his family and then his wife in order to achieve his dream.
The Prime Video film stars Michael Peña in the lead role of José Hernández. The supporting cast of the film includes Rosa Salazar as José’s wife Adela, Julio Cesar Cedillo as José’s father Salvador, Veronica Falcón as José’s mother Julia,...
The Prime Video film stars Michael Peña in the lead role of José Hernández. The supporting cast of the film includes Rosa Salazar as José’s wife Adela, Julio Cesar Cedillo as José’s father Salvador, Veronica Falcón as José’s mother Julia,...
- 9/13/2023
- by Kulwant Singh
- Cinema Blind
CinemaBlind’s Review – 85%
A Million Miles Away is a feel-good drama film based on the autobiography of astronaut José Hernández titled Reaching for the Stars: The Inspiring Story of a Migrant Farmworker Turned Astronaut. The Prime Video film follows the story of Hernández from when he was a child and he came to the United States as a migrant farm worker with his parents. In his childhood, he saw the launch of Apollo 11, and from then on he harbored a dream of going into space. Throughout his life he overcomes a lot of hurdles first with the help of his family and then his wife in order to achieve his dream.
A Million Miles Away does justice to its inspirational story and puts forward a great film that will make you feel like anything is achievable if you work hard enough and that is the film’s best quality. The...
A Million Miles Away is a feel-good drama film based on the autobiography of astronaut José Hernández titled Reaching for the Stars: The Inspiring Story of a Migrant Farmworker Turned Astronaut. The Prime Video film follows the story of Hernández from when he was a child and he came to the United States as a migrant farm worker with his parents. In his childhood, he saw the launch of Apollo 11, and from then on he harbored a dream of going into space. Throughout his life he overcomes a lot of hurdles first with the help of his family and then his wife in order to achieve his dream.
A Million Miles Away does justice to its inspirational story and puts forward a great film that will make you feel like anything is achievable if you work hard enough and that is the film’s best quality. The...
- 9/13/2023
- by Kulwant Singh
- Cinema Blind
At the eighth meeting of the US-India Civil Space Joint Working Group (Csjwg) meeting on Monday and Tuesday, discussions also covered collaboration in earth and space science as well as global navigation satellite systems, spaceflight safety and space situational awareness, and policies for commercial space activities, the Department said.
The meeting was co-chaired by Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Jennifer R. Littlejohn and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Associate Administrator Karen Feldstein on the US side and by Shantanu Bhatawdekar, the Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) Scientific Secretary on the Indian side.
A highlight of the NASA-isro cooperation is the Synthetic Aperture Radar (Nisar) mission, planned for next year.
It is expected to systematically map earth, using two different radar frequencies to monitor resources such as water, forests and agriculture.
It will provide information about ecosystems, the earth’s surface, natural hazards, sea level rise and the cryosphere,...
The meeting was co-chaired by Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Jennifer R. Littlejohn and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Associate Administrator Karen Feldstein on the US side and by Shantanu Bhatawdekar, the Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) Scientific Secretary on the Indian side.
A highlight of the NASA-isro cooperation is the Synthetic Aperture Radar (Nisar) mission, planned for next year.
It is expected to systematically map earth, using two different radar frequencies to monitor resources such as water, forests and agriculture.
It will provide information about ecosystems, the earth’s surface, natural hazards, sea level rise and the cryosphere,...
- 2/1/2023
- by News Bureau
- GlamSham
Strengthening cooperation in human space flight through an exchange that includes advanced training for an Indian astronaut at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, was among the initiatives launched at the inaugural meeting of the US-India initiative on Critical and Emerging Technology (iCET) in Washington on Tuesday, the White House said.
National Security Advisers (Nsa) Ajit Doval of India and Jake Sullivan of the US led the iCET meeting at which space, scientific, defence and commerce officials participated.
Another initiative at the iCET meeting was to include planetary defence in the agenda of the US-India Civil Space Joint Working Group (Csjwg), according to the White House.
The US planetary defence programme monitors asteroids and comets to identify those that can potentially cause harm to the earth and issue warnings and develop actions to mitigate their effect.
Cooperation with the US on manned space flight would be a departure for India,...
National Security Advisers (Nsa) Ajit Doval of India and Jake Sullivan of the US led the iCET meeting at which space, scientific, defence and commerce officials participated.
Another initiative at the iCET meeting was to include planetary defence in the agenda of the US-India Civil Space Joint Working Group (Csjwg), according to the White House.
The US planetary defence programme monitors asteroids and comets to identify those that can potentially cause harm to the earth and issue warnings and develop actions to mitigate their effect.
Cooperation with the US on manned space flight would be a departure for India,...
- 2/1/2023
- by News Bureau
- GlamSham
KollywoodDirected by Ramana Madesh, an erstwhile assistant of director Shankar, the film has been produced by S Lakshman Kumar of Prince Pictures.Digital NativeDigital NativeLast seen on screen in Nivin Pauly starrer Malayalam drama titled Hey Jude, actor Trisha Krishnan's first Tamil release of the year will be upcoming horror-thriller Mohini, which has been confirmed to hit the screens worldwide on July 27. Over the weekend, the makers made an announcement via a special poster. The project has been trying to hit the screens for a long time. Directed by Ramana Madesh, an erstwhile assistant of director Shankar, the film has been produced by S Lakshman Kumar of Prince Pictures. Talking about the project and roping in Trisha in the titular role, Madhesh told Firstpost in an interview: “Heroism is always told from the hero’s perspective. We wanted to showcase it from a heroine’s perspective and Trisha was the best choice. We’re addressing a very important social issue and we felt it’ll reach far and wide when it’s narrated from a heroine’s perspective. It’s a very touchy subject and saying it from a woman’s point of view will have a stronger impact.” On the career front, Trisha has about half a dozen projects up for release. She currently has Garjanai, Tamil remake of NH10, in the pipeline, apart from projects such as Sathuranga Vettai 2, 96, Mohini and 1818. The teaser of her next with Vijay Sethupathi titled 96, a travelogue film, which is being directed by C Prem Kumar was released recently. Though the teaser doesn’t reveal much it looks like Vijay Sethupathi plays a photographer in the film, while Trisha will be playing his romantic interest. Trisha, unlike her contemporaries, is no longer after star heroes and is keen to take up of women-centric projects. One of her dreams is to play late Tn Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa in her biopic. In a recent chat with her fans on Twitter, she reiterated that she is still open to the idea of starring in a biopic. Trisha picked Jayalalithaa from an option of three - Kalpana Chawla, Jayalalithaa, and Marilyn Monroe. Last year, in an interview to News 18, Trisha said she would love work in the biopic of Jayalalithaa. “I think she is all woman power and that's the biopic I would like to do. She has got a very interesting career graph as well a very intriguing political graph.” Unfortunately, no filmmaker so far has expressed interest in doing a biopic on Jayalalithaa yet. (Content provided by Digital Native)...
- 7/16/2018
- by Monalisa
- The News Minute
Kollywood The actor has been making interesting career choices by taking up women-centric roles. Digital NativeActor Trisha, who has been making very interesting career choices lately, recently thanked her fans on the occasion of clocking 15 years in the industry. The milestone is probably the mark of a new chapter in her career as she’s on a signing spree and she’s flying solo. With projects such as Mohini, 1818, 96 and Garjanai in her kitty, she has signed yet another heroine-centric project titled Kuttrappayirchi, in which she will be seen playing a detective. According to debutant director Verniq, a former associate of director Bala, Trisha’s role is inspired from Rajani Pandit, India’s first female detective. To be produced by G. Vivekanandan, the film will be set in 1980s and the story will be based on a real life murder case. Surbhi and Super Subbarayan will play supporting roles. The project is expected to go on the floors very soon. Radhan, who shot to fame with Arjun Reddy, has been signed to compose music. Trisha is very much in the big league but her choice of films has changed and that’s a good sign. Unlike her contemporaries, she is no longer after star heroes and is keen to take up of women-centric projects. One of her dreams is to play late Tn Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa in her biopic. In a recent chat with her fans on Twitter, she reiterated that she is still open to the idea of starring in a biopic on the veteran actress. It’s interesting to note that both of them are from the same school Church Park and that makes the bond between them special. In a Twitter chat last year when asked to pick from three women - Kalpana Chawla, Jayalalithaa, and Marilyn Monroe – on whose biopic she will work on, she said Jayalalithaa. Last year, in an interview to News 18, Trisha said she would love work in the biopic of Jayalalithaa because: “I think she is all woman power and that's the biopic I would like to do. She has got a very interesting career graph as well a very intriguing political graph.”...
- 2/1/2018
- by Editor
- The News Minute
KollywoodTrisha has completed 15 years in films.Digital Native trisha_DN 750x500.jpgThe journey of Trisha Krishnan as an actor is quite interesting, considering she swore never to enter cinema soon after winning the Miss Chennai beauty pageant. Earlier this week, she reached a new milestone and it marked the successful completion of 15 years of her career in front of the camera. On the occasion, she took to Twitter to say: “If there’s one thing I did right, it was choosing to stand for against all odds, go with purely my gut, give it my 100% while it gave me back double, this is it. And I wouldn’t trade a day for anything else. Thank you all for being part of my most beautiful journey.” Speaking to Deccan Chronicle, she said that she’d like to thank all those filmmakers who made great films with her: "I am so grateful and overwhelmed with the love pouring in. And a big thanks to my fans that have stood by me through it all. I would also like to thank my directors, who have written scripts for me and given me such wonderful films.” Having starred alongside all the top stars such as Kamal Haasan, Vijay, Ajith, Vikram and Suriya in his illustrious career, Trisha has been part of memorable and hit films. She has also had her share of bad films and flops; however, she continued to hold her ground despite facing setbacks. On the career front, Trisha has about half a dozen projects in her kitty. She currently has Garjanai, the Tamil remake of NH10 in the pipeline, apart from projects such as Sathuranga Vettai 2, 96, Mohini and 1818. This year also marks her Malayalam debut with Nivin Pauly in Hey Jude. Trisha is very much in the big league but her choice of films has changed and that’s a good sign. Unlike the current crop, she is no longer after star heroes and is keen to take on women-centric projects. One of her dreams is to play late Tn Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa in her biopic. In a recent chat with her fans on Twitter, she reiterated that she is still open to the idea of starring in a biopic on the veteran politician. It’s interesting to note that both of them are from the same school Church Park. In her Twitter chat, when asked to pick from three women - Kalpana Chawla, Jayalalithaa, and Marilyn Monroe – on whose biopic she will work on, she said Jayalalithaa. Last year, in an interview to News 18, Trisha said she would love work in the biopic of Jayalalithaa because: “I think she is all woman power and that's the biopic I would like to do. She has got a very interesting career graph as well a very intriguing political graph.” Unfortunately, no filmmaker so far has expressed interest in doing a biopic on Jayalalithaa so far. Enanble Notification: NoTNM Marquee: No...
- 12/15/2017
- by Editor
- The News Minute
It’s final. Priyanka Chopra will be seen playing astronaut Kalpana Chawla and not astronaut Rakesh Sharma’s wife, as reported in a section of the press. So where did the stories of Priyanka playing Rakesh Sharma’s wife in the Sharma bio-pic entitled Salute come from? Says an informed source, “Well, there was some interest from herRead More
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- 10/10/2017
- by Subhash K. Jha
- BollywoodHungama
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