Glen Powell continues to follow one small tradition that his Red Wing co-star, Bill Paxton used to do during the production of the 2013 Western film. Spanning a versatile career of nearly four decades, Paxton showcased his range from a variety of projects, be it action-packed roles to dramatic and comedic performances.
Glen Powell in Twisters / Universal Pictures
He surely left an indelible on the entertainment world with his projects, but one small trick remained alive in Powell’s heart, that he revealed is something, that he continues to use even now.
Glen Powell Reflected on Bill Paxton’s Small Trick That He Adapted into His Life
Glen Powell has emerged as a versatile talent in the entertainment world, delivering impeccable performances, be it Hidden Figures or Top Gun: Maverick.
As he is back with another thriller project Twisters, a standalone sequel to the late actor, Bill Paxton‘s Twister (1996), he...
Glen Powell in Twisters / Universal Pictures
He surely left an indelible on the entertainment world with his projects, but one small trick remained alive in Powell’s heart, that he revealed is something, that he continues to use even now.
Glen Powell Reflected on Bill Paxton’s Small Trick That He Adapted into His Life
Glen Powell has emerged as a versatile talent in the entertainment world, delivering impeccable performances, be it Hidden Figures or Top Gun: Maverick.
As he is back with another thriller project Twisters, a standalone sequel to the late actor, Bill Paxton‘s Twister (1996), he...
- 7/20/2024
- by Priya Sharma
- FandomWire
In a time of fractured politics, it’s nice to step back and remember the values that made the United States great: independence, liberty, courage, and sacrifice. We’ve pulled together the top movies to fire up for any mood this Independence Day.
Hamilton July 3, 2020
Presenting the tale of American founding father Alexander Hamilton, this filmed version of the original Broadway smash hit is the story of America then, told by America now.
Revolution ain’t easy, and this ultra-popular hip-hop musical tells the story of one remarkable leader and his vision of a country yet-to-be.
Loading… 1776 November 9, 1972
Colonial representatives gather in Philadelphia with the aim of establishing a set of governmental rules for the burgeoning United States. Benjamin Franklin and John Adams charge Thomas Jefferson with the task of writing a statement announcing the new country’s emancipation from British rule.
If Hamilton is too contemporary, turn on this...
Hamilton July 3, 2020
Presenting the tale of American founding father Alexander Hamilton, this filmed version of the original Broadway smash hit is the story of America then, told by America now.
Revolution ain’t easy, and this ultra-popular hip-hop musical tells the story of one remarkable leader and his vision of a country yet-to-be.
Loading… 1776 November 9, 1972
Colonial representatives gather in Philadelphia with the aim of establishing a set of governmental rules for the burgeoning United States. Benjamin Franklin and John Adams charge Thomas Jefferson with the task of writing a statement announcing the new country’s emancipation from British rule.
If Hamilton is too contemporary, turn on this...
- 7/4/2024
- by Ben Bowman
- The Streamable
Hollywood icon Kevin Costner has recently disclosed the extraordinary circumstances under which he filmed his role in the acclaimed 2016 biographical drama “Hidden Figures.” In a revealing interview with People magazine, Costner shared that he battled severe kidney stones throughout much of the production, often relying on morphine and intravenous medication to manage his pain.
“I’ve never worked drunk on a set. I’ve never worked high on a set, but I was on morphine the last two weeks that I worked on ‘Hidden Figures,'” Costner stated, shedding light on the challenging conditions he faced while portraying NASA official Al Harrison in the film.
The 68-year-old actor, known for his unwavering work ethic, detailed how he “worked 10 days under an IV drip” without missing a single day on set. Costner recounted, “About three days of it I was normal and then something happened to me.” He described spending time between scenes in his trailer,...
“I’ve never worked drunk on a set. I’ve never worked high on a set, but I was on morphine the last two weeks that I worked on ‘Hidden Figures,'” Costner stated, shedding light on the challenging conditions he faced while portraying NASA official Al Harrison in the film.
The 68-year-old actor, known for his unwavering work ethic, detailed how he “worked 10 days under an IV drip” without missing a single day on set. Costner recounted, “About three days of it I was normal and then something happened to me.” He described spending time between scenes in his trailer,...
- 6/30/2024
- by Naser Nahandian
- Gazettely
It’s gonna take more than a few kidney stones to keep Kevin Costner down.
The Academy Award winner revealed that he “worked 10 days under an IV drip” while filming his role as Al Harrison in the 2016 biographical drama Hidden Figures, but he “never missed a day of work.”
“I’ve never worked drunk on a set. I’ve never worked high on a set, but I was on morphine the last two weeks that I worked on [Hidden Figures],” Costner told People, adding: “I don’t even know how. About three days of it I was normal and then something happened to me.”
In between scenes, Costner said he “sat in my trailer with a morphine drip in my arm” and soon had to keep his sleeves rolled down to cover up the IV bruising. “Eventually I had to. I wanted to cry, but there was everybody watching, so I didn’t,...
The Academy Award winner revealed that he “worked 10 days under an IV drip” while filming his role as Al Harrison in the 2016 biographical drama Hidden Figures, but he “never missed a day of work.”
“I’ve never worked drunk on a set. I’ve never worked high on a set, but I was on morphine the last two weeks that I worked on [Hidden Figures],” Costner told People, adding: “I don’t even know how. About three days of it I was normal and then something happened to me.”
In between scenes, Costner said he “sat in my trailer with a morphine drip in my arm” and soon had to keep his sleeves rolled down to cover up the IV bruising. “Eventually I had to. I wanted to cry, but there was everybody watching, so I didn’t,...
- 6/30/2024
- by Glenn Garner
- Deadline Film + TV
Who else has the same grace behind and in front of the camera as Kevin Costner when it comes to bringing the rough landscapes of Westerns to the big screen? From Open Range to Dances With Wolves, the Oscar winner, 69, has not only evoked the spirit of the American frontier but also left an indelible mark on the film industry over his four-decade career.
His dedication to the work shines through in his smartly picked roles and his meticulous approach to acting. Celebrating his recent directorial sensation, Horizon: An American Saga, which recently made waves at Cannes, Costner’s connection to the method of storytelling is apparent. Well, currently, he is stirring the news with both his direction and a headline-grabbing entanglement with Yellowstone’s creators.
Kevin Costner with Kelly Reilly (L) in Yellowstone | Paramount Network
But this is not the first time he has clashed with his directors. Dwelling further into his resume,...
His dedication to the work shines through in his smartly picked roles and his meticulous approach to acting. Celebrating his recent directorial sensation, Horizon: An American Saga, which recently made waves at Cannes, Costner’s connection to the method of storytelling is apparent. Well, currently, he is stirring the news with both his direction and a headline-grabbing entanglement with Yellowstone’s creators.
Kevin Costner with Kelly Reilly (L) in Yellowstone | Paramount Network
But this is not the first time he has clashed with his directors. Dwelling further into his resume,...
- 6/1/2024
- by Siddhika Prajapati
- FandomWire
There's no question that 2016's "Hidden Figures" faced an uphill battle from the beginning of its development. The film was only the third feature directed and co-written by an independent filmmaker, Theodore Melfi, who wrote the script with Allison Schroeder. A period piece set in the 1960s, it follows the true story of three brilliant Black mathematicians who join a task group at NASA in order to help America's space program, and there's no question that the women are the movie's heroines. Being released into a climate that was very hostile to both people of color and women at the time (aka the first months of the Trump administration) and not having a huge pedigree of A-list talent behind the camera, "Hidden Figures" would have to be great in order to be noticed, just like the women the film's about.
Surely, the studio executives at Fox Searchlight, being risk-averse as per their jobs,...
Surely, the studio executives at Fox Searchlight, being risk-averse as per their jobs,...
- 3/9/2024
- by Bill Bria
- Slash Film
One of the most anticipated TV shows this fall is Apple TV+'s "Lessons in Chemistry." Based on the bestselling novel by Bonnie Garmus, the series stars Brie Larson, Lewis Pullman, and Aja Naomi King in a story of a midcentury American woman who struggles to gain a foothold in a scientific world that refuses to respect her. With perfectly retro sets and costumes evoking the 1950s, it feels like the kind of show that could be based on real life - but it actually isn't.
Is "Lessons in Chemistry" Based on a True Story?
If you've been flipping through "nostalgia" TV channels or frantically googling in hopes of finding out more about the real Elizabeth Zott, you'll be disappointed. Elizabeth, Calvin, Harriet, and the rest of your favorite characters are all fictional creations, courtesy of the creative mind of author Garmus. They do, however, have a little bit of real life in them,...
Is "Lessons in Chemistry" Based on a True Story?
If you've been flipping through "nostalgia" TV channels or frantically googling in hopes of finding out more about the real Elizabeth Zott, you'll be disappointed. Elizabeth, Calvin, Harriet, and the rest of your favorite characters are all fictional creations, courtesy of the creative mind of author Garmus. They do, however, have a little bit of real life in them,...
- 10/12/2023
- by Amanda Prahl
- Popsugar.com
Disney; 20th Century Fox; Marvel
It's almost the Fourth of July, which means it's time to break out the grill, festive cocktails, and your best red, white, and blue outfit. While you're celebrating American independence, it might be fun to gather the family together and watch some kid-friendly movies about the United States.
Check out our favorite flicks that are perfect for adults and kids to enjoy on the Fourth of July.
'National Treasure 2: Book of Secrets'Disney
National Treasure 2 follows Benjamin Gates (Nicolas Cage) as he works to clear his ancestor's name after someone accuses him of murder. With more action, more clues, and more treasure-hunting, National Treasure 2 also ends with Fourth of July fireworks.
National Treasure 2: Book of Secrets is rated PG and available for streaming on Disney Plus.
'Hidden Figures'20th Century Fox
Hidden Figures follows three Black women mathematicians at NASA — Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan...
It's almost the Fourth of July, which means it's time to break out the grill, festive cocktails, and your best red, white, and blue outfit. While you're celebrating American independence, it might be fun to gather the family together and watch some kid-friendly movies about the United States.
Check out our favorite flicks that are perfect for adults and kids to enjoy on the Fourth of July.
'National Treasure 2: Book of Secrets'Disney
National Treasure 2 follows Benjamin Gates (Nicolas Cage) as he works to clear his ancestor's name after someone accuses him of murder. With more action, more clues, and more treasure-hunting, National Treasure 2 also ends with Fourth of July fireworks.
National Treasure 2: Book of Secrets is rated PG and available for streaming on Disney Plus.
'Hidden Figures'20th Century Fox
Hidden Figures follows three Black women mathematicians at NASA — Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan...
- 7/2/2022
- by Anna Garrison
- Distractify
Gotta love that title! Producer Walter Mirisch’s small-scale Monogram noir was once assumed lost, but now it’s making its home video debut on Blu-ray. A luckless young entertainer finds himself neck deep in murder trouble, when an unbreakable string of circumstantial evidence points directly at him. As the date of his execution nears, the only way his desperate wife can help him is to encourage the detective on the case to think he has a chance with her. Taken from a Cornell Woolrich story, the show tries hard despite its low budget — we can almost feel Mirisch behind the scenes, making sure the picture has heart and sincerity.
I Wouldn’t Be in Your Shoes
Blu-ray
Warner Archive Collection
1948 / B&w Color / 1:37 Academy / 71 min. / Available at Amazon.com / Street Date July 20, 2021 / 21.99
Starring: Don Castle, Elyse Knox, Regis Toomey, Charles D. Brown, Rory Mallinson, Robert Lowell, Dorothy Vaughan, Steve Darrell,...
I Wouldn’t Be in Your Shoes
Blu-ray
Warner Archive Collection
1948 / B&w Color / 1:37 Academy / 71 min. / Available at Amazon.com / Street Date July 20, 2021 / 21.99
Starring: Don Castle, Elyse Knox, Regis Toomey, Charles D. Brown, Rory Mallinson, Robert Lowell, Dorothy Vaughan, Steve Darrell,...
- 7/13/2021
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
On July 22, the New York Times revealed that Disney Theatrical Productions is developing a musical based on the 2016 film Hidden Figures. The production studio confirmed the plans, announcing the intention to assemble a creative team of Black artists for the show that has supposedly been in development since 2018. Aside from the news that film critic Elvis Mitchell will serve as a creative consultant, other details like casting and potential production dates have yet to be determined.
Hidden Figures follows the story of the struggles at NASA faced by mathematician Katherine Johnson (Taraji P. Henson), NASA supervisor and mathematician Dorothy Vaughan (Octavia Spencer), and NASA engineer and mathematician Mary Jackson (Janelle Monáe). The movie was loosely based on Margot Lee Shetterly's book of the same name. Since casting has yet to be complete, fingers crossed that Monáe may reprise her role and put herself on the Egot path.
Hidden Figures follows the story of the struggles at NASA faced by mathematician Katherine Johnson (Taraji P. Henson), NASA supervisor and mathematician Dorothy Vaughan (Octavia Spencer), and NASA engineer and mathematician Mary Jackson (Janelle Monáe). The movie was loosely based on Margot Lee Shetterly's book of the same name. Since casting has yet to be complete, fingers crossed that Monáe may reprise her role and put herself on the Egot path.
- 7/24/2020
- by Grayson Gilcrease
- Popsugar.com
A stage musical adaptation of the 2016 Oscar-nominated hit film Hidden Figures is in the works at Disney, with plans to assemble a creative team of Black artists, Disney Theatrical Productions confirms.
The project has been in development, quietly, for a few years, but came to light this week with a mention in a New York Times report on Black theater artists. Film scholar and former film critic Elvis Mitchell is attached to the project as a creative consultant.
Other details about the musical production, including casting, creative team, and target dates, are to be determined.
Loosely based on Margot Lee Shetterly’s nonfiction book of the same title, director Theodore Melfi’s Hidden Figures chronicled the contributions made by Black female NASA mathematicians who were crucial – if unheralded – to the United States’ Space Race missions of the 1960s. Taraji P. Henson starred as mathematician Katherine Johnson, and Octavia Spencer earned...
The project has been in development, quietly, for a few years, but came to light this week with a mention in a New York Times report on Black theater artists. Film scholar and former film critic Elvis Mitchell is attached to the project as a creative consultant.
Other details about the musical production, including casting, creative team, and target dates, are to be determined.
Loosely based on Margot Lee Shetterly’s nonfiction book of the same title, director Theodore Melfi’s Hidden Figures chronicled the contributions made by Black female NASA mathematicians who were crucial – if unheralded – to the United States’ Space Race missions of the 1960s. Taraji P. Henson starred as mathematician Katherine Johnson, and Octavia Spencer earned...
- 7/24/2020
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Academy Award-winner Octavia Spencer is taking the lead on the small screen, producing and starring in “Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker.” In Netflix’s four-part limited series, Spencer plays the unlikely entrepreneur, a widow and single mother who became the world’s first female self-made millionaire. Here’s a glimpse at the life and career of one of our most beloved stars.
Secret Actor
Growing up in Alabama, Spencer had dreams of performing, but her mother urged her to pursue a more practical path. That led to her working in the casting department of films being shot locally. It was for 1996’s “A Time to Kill” that she finally worked up the nerve to ask for an audition — she wanted to be an angry bystander who starts the riot, but director Joel Schumacher said she was too “sweet-looking” and had her audition for the role of Sandra Bullock’s nurse.
Secret Actor
Growing up in Alabama, Spencer had dreams of performing, but her mother urged her to pursue a more practical path. That led to her working in the casting department of films being shot locally. It was for 1996’s “A Time to Kill” that she finally worked up the nerve to ask for an audition — she wanted to be an angry bystander who starts the riot, but director Joel Schumacher said she was too “sweet-looking” and had her audition for the role of Sandra Bullock’s nurse.
- 4/3/2020
- by Jenelle Riley
- Variety Film + TV
Katherine Johnson, one of the Nasa mathematicians portrayed in the Oscar-nominated 2016 film Hidden Figures, died Monday, Nasa said. She was 101.
Johnson “was an American hero and her pioneering legacy will never be forgotten,” Nasa Administrator Jim Bridenstine wrote on Twitter.
“At Nasa we will never forget her courage and leadership and the milestones we could not have reached without her. Ms. Johnson helped our nation enlarge the frontiers of space even as she made huge strides that also opened doors for women and people of color in the universal human quest to explore space,” Bridenstine said in a statement.
Johnson was portrayed by Taraji P. Henson in the Theodore Melfi-directed film, which tracks the untold true story of physicist Johnson, space scientist Dorothy Vaughan (played by Octavia Spencer) and mathematician Mary Jackson (Janelle Monáe). The pioneering African-American women performed work that was crucial to U.S. success in the space race and most impactfully,...
Johnson “was an American hero and her pioneering legacy will never be forgotten,” Nasa Administrator Jim Bridenstine wrote on Twitter.
“At Nasa we will never forget her courage and leadership and the milestones we could not have reached without her. Ms. Johnson helped our nation enlarge the frontiers of space even as she made huge strides that also opened doors for women and people of color in the universal human quest to explore space,” Bridenstine said in a statement.
Johnson was portrayed by Taraji P. Henson in the Theodore Melfi-directed film, which tracks the untold true story of physicist Johnson, space scientist Dorothy Vaughan (played by Octavia Spencer) and mathematician Mary Jackson (Janelle Monáe). The pioneering African-American women performed work that was crucial to U.S. success in the space race and most impactfully,...
- 2/24/2020
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Kirsten Dunst had a secret. When shooting 2016’s “Hidden Figures,” she was struggling with how to portray Vivian Mitchell, a supervisor to Octavia Spencer’s Dorothy Vaughan that barely hides her hostility and contempt for the mathematician.
“You know what my secret was?” Dunst says with a laugh. “I pretended that my character was in love with Octavia Spencer, but couldn’t do anything about it. I couldn’t rationalize it any other way. So all my anger and pent-up frustration was I was just so in love with Octavia.”
Dunst has been finding her way deep into characters since she was a child, making her film debut at age 7 in Woody Allen’s “Oedipus Wrecks” segment of 1989’s “New York Stories” before achieving stardom at 12 opposite Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt in 1994’s “Interview With the Vampire.” She’s proven she can play everything from a sunny cheerleader in...
“You know what my secret was?” Dunst says with a laugh. “I pretended that my character was in love with Octavia Spencer, but couldn’t do anything about it. I couldn’t rationalize it any other way. So all my anger and pent-up frustration was I was just so in love with Octavia.”
Dunst has been finding her way deep into characters since she was a child, making her film debut at age 7 in Woody Allen’s “Oedipus Wrecks” segment of 1989’s “New York Stories” before achieving stardom at 12 opposite Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt in 1994’s “Interview With the Vampire.” She’s proven she can play everything from a sunny cheerleader in...
- 8/29/2019
- by Jenelle Riley
- Variety Film + TV
Apollo 11 Saturn V space vehicle lifts off with Astronauts Neil A. Armstrong, Michael Collins and Edwin E. Aldrin Jr. at 9:32 a.m. Edt July 16, 1969, from Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Complex 39A
It’s been exactly 50 years since the U.S. launched Apollo 11, the first mission to land men on the moon.
Commander Neil Armstrong and lunar module pilot Buzz Aldrin landed the Apollo Lunar Module Eagle on July 20, 1969.
“Houston, Tranquility Base here. The Eagle has landed.”
See these films as we celebrate to 50th Anniversary of Apollo 11’s historic mission to the moon.
For All Mankind, a superb 1989 documentary film by Al Reinert about the Apollo program (1969–1972).
https://www.amazon.com/All-Mankind-Neil-Armstrong/dp/B004BQTEGA/ref=sr_1_1?crid=5S09S9184CAC&keywords=for+all+mankind&qid=1563568375&s=instant-video&sprefix=for+all+ma%2Cprime-instant-video%2C144&sr=1-1
Apollo 11, a 2019 documentary film by Todd Douglas Miller with restored footage of the 1969 event.
It’s been exactly 50 years since the U.S. launched Apollo 11, the first mission to land men on the moon.
Commander Neil Armstrong and lunar module pilot Buzz Aldrin landed the Apollo Lunar Module Eagle on July 20, 1969.
“Houston, Tranquility Base here. The Eagle has landed.”
See these films as we celebrate to 50th Anniversary of Apollo 11’s historic mission to the moon.
For All Mankind, a superb 1989 documentary film by Al Reinert about the Apollo program (1969–1972).
https://www.amazon.com/All-Mankind-Neil-Armstrong/dp/B004BQTEGA/ref=sr_1_1?crid=5S09S9184CAC&keywords=for+all+mankind&qid=1563568375&s=instant-video&sprefix=for+all+ma%2Cprime-instant-video%2C144&sr=1-1
Apollo 11, a 2019 documentary film by Todd Douglas Miller with restored footage of the 1969 event.
- 7/19/2019
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
For the Fourth of July, let’s get into the All-American spirit with good old-fashioned patriotic movies? Whether you’re an astronaut, a Congressman, a mathematician or a hockey player, you typify the kind of best Americans that the movies want to celebrate on Independence Day.
The theme of our photo gallery above is all about the American spirit, which can be a rah-rah film (like “Miracle” or “Top Gun”), fighting for the people back home or even going against the grain to fight for what’s right in society. Our gallery also includes “The Right Stuff,” “Field of Dreams,” “Forrest Gump,” “Hidden Figures” and more. James Cagney, Kevin Costner, Tom Cruise, Sally Field, Tom Hanks, Taraji P. Henson, James Stewart and Denzel Washington are some of the big names in starring roles.
Enjoy a hot dog and sit back to peruse (or even watch again) these 15 wonderful movies that...
The theme of our photo gallery above is all about the American spirit, which can be a rah-rah film (like “Miracle” or “Top Gun”), fighting for the people back home or even going against the grain to fight for what’s right in society. Our gallery also includes “The Right Stuff,” “Field of Dreams,” “Forrest Gump,” “Hidden Figures” and more. James Cagney, Kevin Costner, Tom Cruise, Sally Field, Tom Hanks, Taraji P. Henson, James Stewart and Denzel Washington are some of the big names in starring roles.
Enjoy a hot dog and sit back to peruse (or even watch again) these 15 wonderful movies that...
- 7/4/2018
- by Tom O'Brien and Chris Beachum
- Gold Derby
“Hidden Figures” is going from the big screen to the small screen. The story of the pioneering black women who worked for the Nasa space program during the Cold War was a sleeper hit at the box office and an Oscar nominee for Best Picture. Now it’s in development as a series on National Geographic, as reported by our sister site Variety. Will it win Emmys?
The 2016 film was based on the book by Margot Lee Shetterly and starred Taraji P. Henson as mathematician Katherine Johnson, Octavia Spencer as supervisor Dorothy Vaughan, and Janelle Monae as engineer Mary Jackson. They were among the unsung women at Nasa who were crucial to American success in putting a man in orbit and then putting a man on the moon. The historical drama was an unexpected financial success, taking in $169 million domestically and $235 million worldwide against a $25 million budget. It also earned three Oscar nominations: Best Picture,...
The 2016 film was based on the book by Margot Lee Shetterly and starred Taraji P. Henson as mathematician Katherine Johnson, Octavia Spencer as supervisor Dorothy Vaughan, and Janelle Monae as engineer Mary Jackson. They were among the unsung women at Nasa who were crucial to American success in putting a man in orbit and then putting a man on the moon. The historical drama was an unexpected financial success, taking in $169 million domestically and $235 million worldwide against a $25 million budget. It also earned three Oscar nominations: Best Picture,...
- 4/6/2018
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
Nat Geo has put in development a potential series inspired by the Oscar-nominated film Hidden Figures, Deadline has confirmed.
Details are few, as the project is in its early stages. Chernin Entertainment’s Peter Chernin and Jenno Topping, executive producers of the film, are on board to executive produce the TV project. Nat Geo will also produce.
The Theodore Melfi-directed historical film tells the untold true story of three brilliant African American women working at Nasa who served as the brains behind one of the greatest operations in history.
Based on Margot Lee Shetterly’s book Hidden Figures: The Story of the African-American Women Who Helped Win the Space Race, the film stars Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer and Janelle Monáe as Katherine G. Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson, respectively, who performed work that was crucial to American success in the space race and most impactfully, in the successful 1969 Apollo moon landing.
Details are few, as the project is in its early stages. Chernin Entertainment’s Peter Chernin and Jenno Topping, executive producers of the film, are on board to executive produce the TV project. Nat Geo will also produce.
The Theodore Melfi-directed historical film tells the untold true story of three brilliant African American women working at Nasa who served as the brains behind one of the greatest operations in history.
Based on Margot Lee Shetterly’s book Hidden Figures: The Story of the African-American Women Who Helped Win the Space Race, the film stars Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer and Janelle Monáe as Katherine G. Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson, respectively, who performed work that was crucial to American success in the space race and most impactfully, in the successful 1969 Apollo moon landing.
- 4/5/2018
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
“Hidden Figures” is moving from the silver screen to the small screen.
Nat Geo is in early development for a TV series inspired by the 2016 film, TheWrap has learned.
The show will tell the story of black female mathematicians who worked for Nasa during the Space Race of the 1950s chronicled in Margot Lee Shetterly’s book of the same name.
Also Read: Are Blockbusters Like 'Black Panther' Hurting This Year's Oscar Contenders at The Box Office ?
Executive producers of the film adaptation Peter Chernin and Jenno Topping of Chernin Entertainment will also executive produce the series, along with National Geographic.
The 2016 movie was based on the same book, and starred Taraji P. Henson, Janelle Monáe, Octavia Spencer, Kirsten Dunst, Kevin Costner and Jim Parsons. “Hidden Figures” earned Oscar nominations for Best Picture and Best Adapted Screenplay last year. Spencer was also nominated for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Dorothy Vaughan.
Variety first reported the news.
Read original story ‘Hidden Figures’ TV Series in the Works at Nat Geo At TheWrap...
Nat Geo is in early development for a TV series inspired by the 2016 film, TheWrap has learned.
The show will tell the story of black female mathematicians who worked for Nasa during the Space Race of the 1950s chronicled in Margot Lee Shetterly’s book of the same name.
Also Read: Are Blockbusters Like 'Black Panther' Hurting This Year's Oscar Contenders at The Box Office ?
Executive producers of the film adaptation Peter Chernin and Jenno Topping of Chernin Entertainment will also executive produce the series, along with National Geographic.
The 2016 movie was based on the same book, and starred Taraji P. Henson, Janelle Monáe, Octavia Spencer, Kirsten Dunst, Kevin Costner and Jim Parsons. “Hidden Figures” earned Oscar nominations for Best Picture and Best Adapted Screenplay last year. Spencer was also nominated for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Dorothy Vaughan.
Variety first reported the news.
Read original story ‘Hidden Figures’ TV Series in the Works at Nat Geo At TheWrap...
- 4/5/2018
- by Jennifer Maas and Ashley Boucher
- The Wrap
An unforgettable and gorgeous fairytale about the most unlikely of romances, Guillermo del Toro’s The Shape of Water is a visual triumph, a beautiful testament to the power of film, and the director’s biggest cinematic achievement to date (which says A Lot). At the recent press day for The Shape of Water, Daily Dead had the opportunity to take part in a roundtable interview with one of the movie’s co-stars, Oscar-winning actress Octavia Spencer, about her involvement with the project and how she would have done anything for the opportunity to collaborate with del Toro.
Spencer also chatted about how she was immediately hooked on the romantic aspects of The Shape of Water, the unique experience of working against a character that cannot speak, and more.
You’ve mentioned recently in other interviews that you would have done anything to work with Guillermo del Toro. What is...
Spencer also chatted about how she was immediately hooked on the romantic aspects of The Shape of Water, the unique experience of working against a character that cannot speak, and more.
You’ve mentioned recently in other interviews that you would have done anything to work with Guillermo del Toro. What is...
- 11/29/2017
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
“Hidden Figures” may no longer be in theaters, but the year’s most inspiring feature is continuing to impact change on the audiences that loved it best: the next generation of female leaders.
The Hollywood Reporter reports that “for the first time in the history of the U.S. State Department, a Hollywood movie has inspired a publicly funded exchange program, #HiddenNoMore, that will bring 50 women working in science, technology, engineering, and math in 50 countries in Africa, Europe, Asia and Latin America to the United States.”
Read More:Why ‘Hidden Figures’ Is the Inspiring Awards Season Contender We Need Now — Consider This
While the State’s International Visitor Leadership Program has existed for decades, THR reports that the attention heaped on the Ted Melfi film bolstered its appeal and notoriety. Set in the early sixties at the height of the Space Race, the feature follows the true stories of a trio...
The Hollywood Reporter reports that “for the first time in the history of the U.S. State Department, a Hollywood movie has inspired a publicly funded exchange program, #HiddenNoMore, that will bring 50 women working in science, technology, engineering, and math in 50 countries in Africa, Europe, Asia and Latin America to the United States.”
Read More:Why ‘Hidden Figures’ Is the Inspiring Awards Season Contender We Need Now — Consider This
While the State’s International Visitor Leadership Program has existed for decades, THR reports that the attention heaped on the Ted Melfi film bolstered its appeal and notoriety. Set in the early sixties at the height of the Space Race, the feature follows the true stories of a trio...
- 8/10/2017
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
Author: Competitions
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment celebrates the incredible untold true story of three brilliant African-American women working at Nasa, with the home entertainment release of Hidden Figures arriving on Digital Download 19th June 2017, and 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray™ and DVD on 3rd July 2017. To celebrate, we’re giving away 2 Blu-ray copies!
Katherine Johnson (Taraji P. Henson), Dorothy Vaughn (Octavia Spencer) and Mary Jackson (Janelle Monae) served as the brains behind one of the greatest operations in history: the launch of astronaut John Glenn into orbit. This stunning achievement restored the nation’s confidence, turned around the Space Race between Russia and the U.S.A., and galvanised the world. The visionary trio crossed all gender and race lines to inspire generations to dream big.
Check out this great featurette from the Blu-ray™ and DVD extras featuring Theodore Melfi and Octavia Spencer talking about the legacy of Dorothy Vaughn.
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment celebrates the incredible untold true story of three brilliant African-American women working at Nasa, with the home entertainment release of Hidden Figures arriving on Digital Download 19th June 2017, and 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray™ and DVD on 3rd July 2017. To celebrate, we’re giving away 2 Blu-ray copies!
Katherine Johnson (Taraji P. Henson), Dorothy Vaughn (Octavia Spencer) and Mary Jackson (Janelle Monae) served as the brains behind one of the greatest operations in history: the launch of astronaut John Glenn into orbit. This stunning achievement restored the nation’s confidence, turned around the Space Race between Russia and the U.S.A., and galvanised the world. The visionary trio crossed all gender and race lines to inspire generations to dream big.
Check out this great featurette from the Blu-ray™ and DVD extras featuring Theodore Melfi and Octavia Spencer talking about the legacy of Dorothy Vaughn.
- 6/26/2017
- by Competitions
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment celebrates the incredible untold true story of three brilliant African-American women working at Nasa, with the home entertainment release of Hidden Figures arriving on Digital Download 19th June 2017, and 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray™ and DVD on 3rd July 2017. To celebrate, we’re giving away 2x Blu-rays!
Katherine Johnson (Taraji P. Henson), Dorothy Vaughn (Octavia Spencer) and Mary Jackson (Janelle Monae) served as the brains behind one of the greatest operations in history: the launch of astronaut John Glenn into orbit. This stunning achievement restored the nation’s confidence, turned around the Space Race between Russia and the U.S.A., and galvanised the world. The visionary trio crossed all gender and race lines to inspire generations to dream big.
Directed by Theodore Melfi (St. Vincent), and written by Allison Schroeder (Pineapple Express), Hidden Figures was nominated for Best Picture, Best Adapted Screenplay and Best...
Katherine Johnson (Taraji P. Henson), Dorothy Vaughn (Octavia Spencer) and Mary Jackson (Janelle Monae) served as the brains behind one of the greatest operations in history: the launch of astronaut John Glenn into orbit. This stunning achievement restored the nation’s confidence, turned around the Space Race between Russia and the U.S.A., and galvanised the world. The visionary trio crossed all gender and race lines to inspire generations to dream big.
Directed by Theodore Melfi (St. Vincent), and written by Allison Schroeder (Pineapple Express), Hidden Figures was nominated for Best Picture, Best Adapted Screenplay and Best...
- 6/15/2017
- by Roobla Team
- The Cultural Post
Author: Competitions
To mark the release of Hidden figures on 3rd July, we’ve been given 2 pairs of tickets to an exclusive screening of the film at a central London location on 19th June.
Katherine Johnson (Taraji P. Henson), Dorothy Vaughn (Octavia Spencer) and Mary Jackson (Janelle Monae) served as the brains behind one of the greatest operations in history: the launch of astronaut John Glenn into orbit. This stunning achievement restored the nation’s confidence, turned around the Space Race between Russia and the U.S.A., and galvanised the world. The visionary trio crossed all gender and race lines to inspire generations to dream big.
Please note: This competition is open to UK residents only
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To mark the release of Hidden figures on 3rd July, we’ve been given 2 pairs of tickets to an exclusive screening of the film at a central London location on 19th June.
Katherine Johnson (Taraji P. Henson), Dorothy Vaughn (Octavia Spencer) and Mary Jackson (Janelle Monae) served as the brains behind one of the greatest operations in history: the launch of astronaut John Glenn into orbit. This stunning achievement restored the nation’s confidence, turned around the Space Race between Russia and the U.S.A., and galvanised the world. The visionary trio crossed all gender and race lines to inspire generations to dream big.
Please note: This competition is open to UK residents only
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Open to UK residents only The competition will close 13th June 2017 at 23.59 GMT The winner will be picked at random from entries received No cash alternative is...
- 6/5/2017
- by Competitions
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
While high school and college seniors gear up to begin their post-grad lives, select stars are preparing to deliver inspiring, hilarious and life-altering speeches on graduation day.
Here, a few nuggets of advice the following celebs have doled out while taking the graduation stage this year:
Oprah Winfrey: Live a Life of Substance
“You’re nothing if you’re not the truth,” Winfrey told the crowd at Agnes Scott College. “I’ve made a living, I’ve made a life – I’ve made a fortune, really – all good! – from being true to myself. If I can leave you with...
Here, a few nuggets of advice the following celebs have doled out while taking the graduation stage this year:
Oprah Winfrey: Live a Life of Substance
“You’re nothing if you’re not the truth,” Winfrey told the crowd at Agnes Scott College. “I’ve made a living, I’ve made a life – I’ve made a fortune, really – all good! – from being true to myself. If I can leave you with...
- 5/26/2017
- by Grace Gavilanes
- PEOPLE.com
How important is resemblance, really?
As we mentioned in our newsletter yesterday, Christian Bale is reportedly in talks to star as former vice president Dick Cheney in an Adam McKay helmed biopic, alongside Amy Adams as Lynne Cheney and Steve Carrell as Donald Rumsfeld. The news, broken by Variety, has lead to a host of reactions across the internet, including a number of Dark Knight and American Psycho related jokes because, you know, duh. Front and center in many of these reactions is speculation (though in some cases, anticipatory salivation might be more accurate) over how Bale will transform for the role.
After all, Christian Bale is known for physical metamorphoses that rank just below those of caterpillars on an impressiveness scale; he famously lost 60 pounds for his role in The Machinist (bringing the 6' actor to a skeletal 120-ish pounds), and afterwards went directly to Batman Begins, eating and weight-lifting his way to 220 pounds, which...
As we mentioned in our newsletter yesterday, Christian Bale is reportedly in talks to star as former vice president Dick Cheney in an Adam McKay helmed biopic, alongside Amy Adams as Lynne Cheney and Steve Carrell as Donald Rumsfeld. The news, broken by Variety, has lead to a host of reactions across the internet, including a number of Dark Knight and American Psycho related jokes because, you know, duh. Front and center in many of these reactions is speculation (though in some cases, anticipatory salivation might be more accurate) over how Bale will transform for the role.
After all, Christian Bale is known for physical metamorphoses that rank just below those of caterpillars on an impressiveness scale; he famously lost 60 pounds for his role in The Machinist (bringing the 6' actor to a skeletal 120-ish pounds), and afterwards went directly to Batman Begins, eating and weight-lifting his way to 220 pounds, which...
- 4/7/2017
- by Ciara Wardlow
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
“Hidden Figures” tells the story of three strong women of color overcoming both white male and white female prejudice and discrimination in their personal and professional lives, all while sending the first man into space. Based on the true story of Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan, and Mary Jackson, these women demonstrate tenacity, intelligence, and authority in the white-dominated Nasa program of 1961.
Read More: ‘Hidden Figures’ and ‘black-ish’ Win Big at 48th NAACP Image Awards
“Hidden Figures” was nominated for Best Picture, Best Supporting Actress, and Best Adapted Screenplay at this year’s 89th Academy Awards. At the ceremony, the real-life Katherine Johnson was brought on stage in front of the Academy and guests by the cast of “Hidden Figures” Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, and Janelle Monae, where she received a standing ovation.
Read More: ‘Hidden Figures’ Trailer: Taraji P. Henson and Octavia Spencer Star in the Untold Story of Women...
Read More: ‘Hidden Figures’ and ‘black-ish’ Win Big at 48th NAACP Image Awards
“Hidden Figures” was nominated for Best Picture, Best Supporting Actress, and Best Adapted Screenplay at this year’s 89th Academy Awards. At the ceremony, the real-life Katherine Johnson was brought on stage in front of the Academy and guests by the cast of “Hidden Figures” Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, and Janelle Monae, where she received a standing ovation.
Read More: ‘Hidden Figures’ Trailer: Taraji P. Henson and Octavia Spencer Star in the Untold Story of Women...
- 3/27/2017
- by Kerry Levielle
- Indiewire
During the Oscars Sunday, the stars of Hidden Figures paid tribute to Katherine Johnson, one of the women who inspired the nominated film. Johnson, a renowned Nasa mathematician, came out on stage with Taraji P. Henson, who portrayed her onscreen, Janelle Monáe, and Octavia Spencer. Hidden Figures, a box office hit, has helped raise the profiles of Johnson, Mary Jackson, and Dorothy Vaughan, but now Johnson is being immortalized in another fashion: blocks. According to the Associated Press, Johnson is one of the people featured in Lego’s new “Women of Nasa“ set. The other scientists turned into toys include Margaret Hamilton, Sally Ride, Nancy Grace Roman, and Mae Jemison. Stem-lovers and admirers of awesome ladies will have to wait a while before they can purchase the collection; it won’t be available until either late 2017 or early 2018, the AP noted.
- 3/2/2017
- by Esther Zuckerman
- avclub.com
Retired mathematician Katherine Johnson — whose pioneering work partially inspired Hidden Figures — appeared at Sunday night’s Academy Awards, where she was hailed as “a true Nasa and American hero” by Taraji P. Henson, the woman who plays her onscreen.
Johnson, 98, appeared onstage alongside Henson and Figures‘ two other lead actresses, Janelle Monáe and Octavia Spencer, as they announced the winner for Best Documentary Feature.
In their introductory remarks before handing out the prize, the film’s stars focused on the importance of unearthing history’s hidden stories, such as the life and career of Johnson and her fellow black Nasa...
Johnson, 98, appeared onstage alongside Henson and Figures‘ two other lead actresses, Janelle Monáe and Octavia Spencer, as they announced the winner for Best Documentary Feature.
In their introductory remarks before handing out the prize, the film’s stars focused on the importance of unearthing history’s hidden stories, such as the life and career of Johnson and her fellow black Nasa...
- 2/27/2017
- by Adam Carlson
- PEOPLE.com
Taraji P. Henson didn’t have to think twice about signing on to star in Hidden Figures.
The actress opened up about working on the Oscar-nominated film while walking the red carpet at the Academy Awards on Sunday.
“It became a passion project,” she said. “I said, ‘I dont even care how much I’m getting paid.’ I signed on right away. Projects like this don’t come along often.”
Henson said she was immediately touched by the three real-life women that the film was based on, calling Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson “selfless heroes.”
“We know the...
The actress opened up about working on the Oscar-nominated film while walking the red carpet at the Academy Awards on Sunday.
“It became a passion project,” she said. “I said, ‘I dont even care how much I’m getting paid.’ I signed on right away. Projects like this don’t come along often.”
Henson said she was immediately touched by the three real-life women that the film was based on, calling Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson “selfless heroes.”
“We know the...
- 2/27/2017
- by Jodi Guglielmi
- PEOPLE.com
When it comes to the Oscar-nominated films that make up the ceremony’s Best Picture category, it’s more than likely every contender will fit at least one of these four groups: Biopics, devastating true life stories of people overcoming adversity, soaring movie-musicals, and the type of film with one scene that will leave you shamelessly ugly-crying in the theater.
Of course, not all of this year’s Best Picture nominees are guaranteed to make you sob in public (and if you do, we’re not judging) but if you’ve got a limited amount of tissues at your disposal,...
Of course, not all of this year’s Best Picture nominees are guaranteed to make you sob in public (and if you do, we’re not judging) but if you’ve got a limited amount of tissues at your disposal,...
- 2/25/2017
- by Julia Emmanuele
- PEOPLE.com
Janelle Monae is known for her signature black-and-white looks, but she rocked a pop of yellow at the Essence Black Women in Hollywood Gala in Los Angeles on Thursday.
Et's Courtney Tezeno caught up with the Hidden Figures and Moonlight star, where she opened up about her ensemble, and the sweet meaning behind her black-and-white "uniform."
Exclusive: Janelle Monáe Delivers One-Two Punch With ‘Hidden Figures’ and ‘Moonlight’
"I picked this out a long time ago. I knew this is what I wanted to look like for Essence," Monae revealed.
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"I'm a no stress, no drama type of girl and my mom is here, too, tonight," she said. "My story has been really inspired by her… her wearing her uniform and being a high school janitor and me wearing my uniform, which is black and white, to honor her and pay homage to those who work every single day to make this country go round and around...
Et's Courtney Tezeno caught up with the Hidden Figures and Moonlight star, where she opened up about her ensemble, and the sweet meaning behind her black-and-white "uniform."
Exclusive: Janelle Monáe Delivers One-Two Punch With ‘Hidden Figures’ and ‘Moonlight’
"I picked this out a long time ago. I knew this is what I wanted to look like for Essence," Monae revealed.
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"I'm a no stress, no drama type of girl and my mom is here, too, tonight," she said. "My story has been really inspired by her… her wearing her uniform and being a high school janitor and me wearing my uniform, which is black and white, to honor her and pay homage to those who work every single day to make this country go round and around...
- 2/25/2017
- Entertainment Tonight
Thirteen-year-old Taylor Richardson was so inspired after watching the Oscar-nominated film Hidden Figures that she set out to raise enough money for 1,000 girls to see the encouraging flick in theaters.
The seventh grader from Jacksonville, Florida, first saw the movie at The White House Hidden Figures in Space Exploration event in December during a special screening. Taylor, an admirer of engineer and astronaut Mae C. Jemison, grew up dreaming of space exploration and aspires to work for Nasa one day.
The movie — starring Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer and Janelle Monáe — is a biographical drama based on the book of...
The seventh grader from Jacksonville, Florida, first saw the movie at The White House Hidden Figures in Space Exploration event in December during a special screening. Taylor, an admirer of engineer and astronaut Mae C. Jemison, grew up dreaming of space exploration and aspires to work for Nasa one day.
The movie — starring Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer and Janelle Monáe — is a biographical drama based on the book of...
- 2/24/2017
- by Rose Minutaglio
- PEOPLE.com
The 2017 Oscar Nominees: Everything you need to know about the Best Supporting Actress RaceThe 2017 Oscar Nominees: Everything you need to know about the Best Supporting Actress RaceAdriana Floridia2/22/2017 10:51:00 Am
It was an amazing year for actresses in both the lead and supporting categories.
Just look at this line up of talent: Viola Davis, Naomie Harris, Michelle Williams, Octavia Spencer and Nicole Kidman. All five of these women turned in amazing work no matter how big or small their roles were. This year, there's a pretty clear winner in this category, which would be Viola Davis who reprises her Tony-winning stage role as Rose Maxson in Fences. She's been considered overdue for some time now, and is one of the best working actresses today, though the same can be said of many of the women vying for the trophy. We're breaking down the Best Supporting Actress Oscar below.
Viola Davis,...
It was an amazing year for actresses in both the lead and supporting categories.
Just look at this line up of talent: Viola Davis, Naomie Harris, Michelle Williams, Octavia Spencer and Nicole Kidman. All five of these women turned in amazing work no matter how big or small their roles were. This year, there's a pretty clear winner in this category, which would be Viola Davis who reprises her Tony-winning stage role as Rose Maxson in Fences. She's been considered overdue for some time now, and is one of the best working actresses today, though the same can be said of many of the women vying for the trophy. We're breaking down the Best Supporting Actress Oscar below.
Viola Davis,...
- 2/22/2017
- by Adriana Floridia
- Cineplex
Since its release late last year, Hidden Figures has captured audiences and critics with its award-winning performances and ultra-inspiring plot.
The film, which is up for a Best Picture Oscar, tells the story of three African-American mathematicians working at Nasa — Katherine Johnson, Mary Jackson and Dorothy Vaughan — whose research helps John Glenn become the first American astronaut to orbit Earth.
In honor of Hidden Figures‘ many accolades this awards season, we rounded up a bevy of fun facts and set secrets to hold you over until the Academy Awards this Sunday night.
1. While the three leading roles ultimately went to Octavia Spencer,...
The film, which is up for a Best Picture Oscar, tells the story of three African-American mathematicians working at Nasa — Katherine Johnson, Mary Jackson and Dorothy Vaughan — whose research helps John Glenn become the first American astronaut to orbit Earth.
In honor of Hidden Figures‘ many accolades this awards season, we rounded up a bevy of fun facts and set secrets to hold you over until the Academy Awards this Sunday night.
1. While the three leading roles ultimately went to Octavia Spencer,...
- 2/21/2017
- by Grace Gavilanes
- PEOPLE.com
Theodore Melfi’s feelgood biopic about three African-American women working for Nasa in the 1960s breaks boundaries with a knowing kick of its kitten heel
Traditionally the period drama sweeps the red carpet at the Academy Awards, training the best picture statuette in its sights with the aid of lavish costumes, detailed sets, a casual approach to factual accuracy and important historical figures stuttering or slaying evil kings. In 2017, however, it’s not easy to argue the case for this sort of crowd-pleaser when the rest of this year’s slate boasts largely gritty, groundbreaking and norm-challenging nominees. But Hidden Figures manages to both stay faithful to the genre’s most enjoyable elements while puncturing the boundaries with a knowing kick of its kitten heel.
Theodore Melfi’s biopic tells the previously untold story of Katherine G Johnson (Taraji P Henson), Dorothy Vaughan (Octavia Spencer) and Mary Jackson (Janelle Monáe...
Traditionally the period drama sweeps the red carpet at the Academy Awards, training the best picture statuette in its sights with the aid of lavish costumes, detailed sets, a casual approach to factual accuracy and important historical figures stuttering or slaying evil kings. In 2017, however, it’s not easy to argue the case for this sort of crowd-pleaser when the rest of this year’s slate boasts largely gritty, groundbreaking and norm-challenging nominees. But Hidden Figures manages to both stay faithful to the genre’s most enjoyable elements while puncturing the boundaries with a knowing kick of its kitten heel.
Theodore Melfi’s biopic tells the previously untold story of Katherine G Johnson (Taraji P Henson), Dorothy Vaughan (Octavia Spencer) and Mary Jackson (Janelle Monáe...
- 2/21/2017
- by Kate Hutchinson
- The Guardian - Film News
The 89th Annual Academy Awards will take place Sunday February 26th at 8:30pm Eastern time. Here is our overview of the major awards nominees in case you didn’t get to see them yourself.
There’s always a lot of talk leading up to the big day about who will win what awards. We try to make our predictions based on trends from the past, but we can’t help to be swayed by our own personal opinions. Some movies truly strike a chord with us, while others aren’t interesting at all. Furthermore, Oscar films are usually heavy in the drama department and therefore they aren’t always the easiest or most entertaining movies to watch.
That’s why we’re here. Here is your guide to the nominees of this year’s Academy Awards. We’ve compiled the following brief summaries, interesting facts, and critical reviews for all these films and people.
There’s always a lot of talk leading up to the big day about who will win what awards. We try to make our predictions based on trends from the past, but we can’t help to be swayed by our own personal opinions. Some movies truly strike a chord with us, while others aren’t interesting at all. Furthermore, Oscar films are usually heavy in the drama department and therefore they aren’t always the easiest or most entertaining movies to watch.
That’s why we’re here. Here is your guide to the nominees of this year’s Academy Awards. We’ve compiled the following brief summaries, interesting facts, and critical reviews for all these films and people.
- 2/20/2017
- by [email protected] (G.S. Perno)
- Cinelinx
This drama about a trio of African-American women doing maths wonders for Nasa has few subtleties, but is done with such verve it’s hard to dislike
Taraji P Henson, Octavia Spencer and Janelle Monáe are Katherine Jackson, Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson, a trio of Nasa scientists who each played their part in sending astronaut John Glenn (the first American to orbit the Earth) into space in 1962. These three are fun, fast-talking and fabulously coiffed (thanks to costume designer Renee Ehrlich Kalfus). They’re also African American women, which perhaps explains why this nugget of history has remained untold until now. Sure, some of it feels a little obvious, but with its “based on a true story” title card, cartoon palette and bouncy Pharrell (co)-penned soundtrack, this splashy, feelgood period piece is every bit as enjoyable as a best picture Oscar-nominated blockbuster could hope to be.
The...
Taraji P Henson, Octavia Spencer and Janelle Monáe are Katherine Jackson, Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson, a trio of Nasa scientists who each played their part in sending astronaut John Glenn (the first American to orbit the Earth) into space in 1962. These three are fun, fast-talking and fabulously coiffed (thanks to costume designer Renee Ehrlich Kalfus). They’re also African American women, which perhaps explains why this nugget of history has remained untold until now. Sure, some of it feels a little obvious, but with its “based on a true story” title card, cartoon palette and bouncy Pharrell (co)-penned soundtrack, this splashy, feelgood period piece is every bit as enjoyable as a best picture Oscar-nominated blockbuster could hope to be.
The...
- 2/19/2017
- by Simran Hans
- The Guardian - Film News
With the Academy Awards right around the corner, Oscar-winner Octavia Spencer is revealing the best place to keep the gold statuette.
“Right there in your bed,” Spencer, 46, People and Entertainment Weekly Editorial Director Jess Cagle for The Cagle Exercise. “You know exactly where it is.”
“Not that I’ve done that — I keep mine on the shelf,” she continued. “But sometimes it’s good to have it right there next to you. If it’s your first time having one, you don’t want to let it out of your sight.”
Watch the People & EW Red Carpet Live Oscars preshow on Feb.
“Right there in your bed,” Spencer, 46, People and Entertainment Weekly Editorial Director Jess Cagle for The Cagle Exercise. “You know exactly where it is.”
“Not that I’ve done that — I keep mine on the shelf,” she continued. “But sometimes it’s good to have it right there next to you. If it’s your first time having one, you don’t want to let it out of your sight.”
Watch the People & EW Red Carpet Live Oscars preshow on Feb.
- 2/16/2017
- by Char Adams
- PEOPLE.com
Taraji P Henson leads a strong ensemble in Hidden Figures, a story of Nasa's past that makes for compelling and important cinema.
Cinema is good at this. At finding little known stories, and shining a beacon of light on them. In the case of Hidden Figures, arriving in UK cinemas off the back of Oscar nominations and a $100m+ gross at the Us box office, author Margot Lee Shetterly got there first; it’s her best seller that’s the basis of this excellent film. The movie adaptation does it proud.
The story here focuses on the space race in the early 1960s, specifically the moment where it looked as if Russia had firmly seized the initiative. As Nasa was struggling to get an American into space, Russia was having far more success, and the pressure was duly on.
That pressure in part fell on the shoulders of Al Harrison...
Cinema is good at this. At finding little known stories, and shining a beacon of light on them. In the case of Hidden Figures, arriving in UK cinemas off the back of Oscar nominations and a $100m+ gross at the Us box office, author Margot Lee Shetterly got there first; it’s her best seller that’s the basis of this excellent film. The movie adaptation does it proud.
The story here focuses on the space race in the early 1960s, specifically the moment where it looked as if Russia had firmly seized the initiative. As Nasa was struggling to get an American into space, Russia was having far more success, and the pressure was duly on.
That pressure in part fell on the shoulders of Al Harrison...
- 2/16/2017
- Den of Geek
As Dorothy Vaughan in Theodore Melfi's Hidden Figures, Octavia Spencer joins a cast of extraordinary characters working at Nasa in the 1960s during the height of segregation and the struggle for civil rights. Along with Katherine Johnson, Mary Jackson and an entire team of gifted black women mathematicians, Vaughan was instrumental in helping perform the complex calculations necessary to launch astronauts into the cosmos. And yet Hidden Figures is the first movie to tell…...
- 2/14/2017
- Deadline
In honor of Black History Month, 21st Century Fox and AMC Theatres will screen Hidden Figures on Saturday in 14 major markets nationwide for free.
The Oscar-nominated historical drama — sharing the untold stories of Katherine Goble, Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson, three African-American women who were vital in launching astronaut John Glenn into space in 1962 — will screen on Saturday at 10 a.m. in Los Angeles; Miami; Atlanta; Chicago; New Orleans; Baltimore; Washington; New York City; Detroit; Dallas; Oakland, Calif.; St. Louis; and Charlotte, N.C.
Additionally, school and community groups can go online and request a free screening in their community. The...
The Oscar-nominated historical drama — sharing the untold stories of Katherine Goble, Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson, three African-American women who were vital in launching astronaut John Glenn into space in 1962 — will screen on Saturday at 10 a.m. in Los Angeles; Miami; Atlanta; Chicago; New Orleans; Baltimore; Washington; New York City; Detroit; Dallas; Oakland, Calif.; St. Louis; and Charlotte, N.C.
Additionally, school and community groups can go online and request a free screening in their community. The...
- 2/14/2017
- by Ashley Lee
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Author: Stefan Pape
If there is one criticism to be had about Theodore Melfi’s Hidden Figures, it’s how conventional the storytelling formula is, abiding stringently to the tropes and beats of the genre. But when done in such an affectionate manner, and when telling such an important story, particularly pertinent now as America regresses, to present the narrative in such an accessible way is not necessarily a bad thing, ensuring this tale is told to many, and with impressive box office figures in the States, and a handful of Oscar nominations to boot, it’s proven to have been something of a triumph.
Based on a true story, we meet Katherine G. Johnson (Taraji P. Henson), Dorothy Vaughn (Octavia Spencer) and Mary Jackson (Janelle Monae), with a broken down vehicle on the side of the road, having to explain themselves to a police officer – suspicious about the intentions...
If there is one criticism to be had about Theodore Melfi’s Hidden Figures, it’s how conventional the storytelling formula is, abiding stringently to the tropes and beats of the genre. But when done in such an affectionate manner, and when telling such an important story, particularly pertinent now as America regresses, to present the narrative in such an accessible way is not necessarily a bad thing, ensuring this tale is told to many, and with impressive box office figures in the States, and a handful of Oscar nominations to boot, it’s proven to have been something of a triumph.
Based on a true story, we meet Katherine G. Johnson (Taraji P. Henson), Dorothy Vaughn (Octavia Spencer) and Mary Jackson (Janelle Monae), with a broken down vehicle on the side of the road, having to explain themselves to a police officer – suspicious about the intentions...
- 2/13/2017
- by Stefan Pape
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Whether or not Octavia Spencer takes home the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress Feb 26, she’ll be celebrating the success of historical drama “Hidden Figures” by hosting “Saturday Night Live” March 4. The news was announced during tonight’s Alec Baldwin-hosted espisode of “SNL”. See you on March 4 with @octaviaspencer! pic.twitter.com/MIUwiZmkWA — Saturday Night Live (@nbcsnl) February 12, 2017 Spencer portrays mathematician Dorothy Vaughan in “Hidden Figures” Vaughan was the first African American woman to head up a staff at Hampton, Virginia’s Langley Research Center, part of what would eventually become Nasa. She later became a pioneer in computer programming and was.
- 2/12/2017
- by Ross A. Lincoln
- The Wrap
Hidden Figures, about a trio of real-life black female mathematicians who helped Nasa put the first American into space. Her Oscar nomination for best supporting actress — she plays one of the three women, Dorothy Vaughn — comes five years after she won in the same category for The Help, co-starring friends and fellow 2017 Oscar nominees Viola Davis and Emma Stone, both of whom are competing in the best actress category.
Spencer, 46, is the first black actress to be...
Spencer, 46, is the first black actress to be...
- 2/11/2017
- by Pamela McClintock
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Ahead of the Academy Awards, we’re reviewing each short category. See the Live-Action section below and the other shorts sections here.
Ennemis intérieurs – France – 28 minutes
The definitive exchange in Hidden Figures—the one that defines America then and still today—is when Kirsten Dunst’s personnel manager tells Octavia Spencer’s yet-to-be-given-the-title supervisor, “Despite what you may think, I have nothing against y’all.” Spencer’s Dorothy Vaughan counters without missing a beat, “I know you probably believe that.” It’s such a perfect distillation of how racism permeates the very core of who we are to the point where we don’t even understand why we are racist. It happens all the time now, white people accusing black people of screaming racism as a knee-jerk reaction because they believe their racist actions are normal. Their fear has made it so other colors are inferior, dangerous, and untrustworthy. In...
Ennemis intérieurs – France – 28 minutes
The definitive exchange in Hidden Figures—the one that defines America then and still today—is when Kirsten Dunst’s personnel manager tells Octavia Spencer’s yet-to-be-given-the-title supervisor, “Despite what you may think, I have nothing against y’all.” Spencer’s Dorothy Vaughan counters without missing a beat, “I know you probably believe that.” It’s such a perfect distillation of how racism permeates the very core of who we are to the point where we don’t even understand why we are racist. It happens all the time now, white people accusing black people of screaming racism as a knee-jerk reaction because they believe their racist actions are normal. Their fear has made it so other colors are inferior, dangerous, and untrustworthy. In...
- 2/8/2017
- by Jared Mobarak
- The Film Stage
Remember when Michelle Williams seemed to be a shoo-in for best supporting actress? Her performance in Kenneth Lonergan’s tragic drama “Manchester by the Sea” won the New York Film Critics Circle, which honored Williams for her small but mighty role.
That was just a month ago, but the final weeks of Oscar season have their own laws of relativity. Now the best supporting actress statue seems to be “Fences” star Viola Davis’ to lose, followed by Octavia Spencer of “Hidden Figures.”
Here’s how I see the breakdown of the race, by nominee.
Viola Davis
Williams might have stayed the Oscar frontrunner if Paramount hadn’t placed “Fences” Tony-winner Viola Davis in the Supporting Actress race instead of the more crowded Best Actress field. She kills it, and gives Williams serious competition. Both landed Critics Choice, Globe, SAG, and BAFTA Award nominations, and Davis took home the Critics Choice,...
That was just a month ago, but the final weeks of Oscar season have their own laws of relativity. Now the best supporting actress statue seems to be “Fences” star Viola Davis’ to lose, followed by Octavia Spencer of “Hidden Figures.”
Here’s how I see the breakdown of the race, by nominee.
Viola Davis
Williams might have stayed the Oscar frontrunner if Paramount hadn’t placed “Fences” Tony-winner Viola Davis in the Supporting Actress race instead of the more crowded Best Actress field. She kills it, and gives Williams serious competition. Both landed Critics Choice, Globe, SAG, and BAFTA Award nominations, and Davis took home the Critics Choice,...
- 2/8/2017
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
Remember when Michelle Williams seemed to be a shoo-in for best supporting actress? Her performance in Kenneth Lonergan’s tragic drama “Manchester by the Sea” won the New York Film Critics Circle, which honored Williams for her small but mighty role.
That was just a month ago, but the final weeks of Oscar season have their own laws of relativity. Now the best supporting actress statue seems to be “Fences” star Viola Davis’ to lose, followed by Octavia Spencer of “Hidden Figures.”
Here’s how I see the breakdown of the race, by nominee.
Viola Davis
Williams might have stayed the Oscar frontrunner if Paramount hadn’t placed “Fences” Tony-winner Viola Davis in the Supporting Actress race instead of the more crowded Best Actress field. She kills it, and gives Williams serious competition. Both landed Critics Choice, Globe, SAG, and BAFTA Award nominations, and Davis took home the Critics Choice,...
That was just a month ago, but the final weeks of Oscar season have their own laws of relativity. Now the best supporting actress statue seems to be “Fences” star Viola Davis’ to lose, followed by Octavia Spencer of “Hidden Figures.”
Here’s how I see the breakdown of the race, by nominee.
Viola Davis
Williams might have stayed the Oscar frontrunner if Paramount hadn’t placed “Fences” Tony-winner Viola Davis in the Supporting Actress race instead of the more crowded Best Actress field. She kills it, and gives Williams serious competition. Both landed Critics Choice, Globe, SAG, and BAFTA Award nominations, and Davis took home the Critics Choice,...
- 2/8/2017
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
Not too long ago, if the names Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson were mentioned most of us would would have asked, “Who are they?” Not any longer. Now we know.
- 2/4/2017
- by Jazz Tangcay
- AwardsDaily.com
Hidden Figures has inspired three girls in Milwaukee to dress up as the main characters in the hit movie.
Taking part in a school project for Black History Month, Morgan Coleman, Ambrielle-Baker Rogers and Miah Bell-Olson dressed as Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson, three black women who played an important role in launching Nasa astronaut John Glenn into orbit.
Rogers’ mother, Jerrica, detailed the concept of the project to The Huffington Post.
“His (teacher Terrance Sims) goal is to create a series of posters that positively affirm the excellence of his students in addition to the other...
Taking part in a school project for Black History Month, Morgan Coleman, Ambrielle-Baker Rogers and Miah Bell-Olson dressed as Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson, three black women who played an important role in launching Nasa astronaut John Glenn into orbit.
Rogers’ mother, Jerrica, detailed the concept of the project to The Huffington Post.
“His (teacher Terrance Sims) goal is to create a series of posters that positively affirm the excellence of his students in addition to the other...
- 2/1/2017
- by Lexy Perez
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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