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Octavia Spencer Riffs On American Mixup Over Black Films On ‘SNL’
“Saturday Night Live” guest host Octavia Spencer was less interested in taking swipes at the Trump administration than in grappling with America’s confusion over its black films at the Oscars . She joked about the frequent confusion over her most recent movie, “Hidden Figures,” with “Fences,” starring Denzel Washington and Viola Davis.
Octavia Spencer Riffs On American Mixup Over Black Films On ‘SNL’
“Saturday Night Live” guest host Octavia Spencer was less interested in taking swipes at the Trump administration than in grappling with America’s confusion over its black films at the Oscars . She joked about the frequent confusion over her most recent movie, “Hidden Figures,” with “Fences,” starring Denzel Washington and Viola Davis.
People’s editor makes ‘Hidden Fences’ gaffe at Oscars
For the second time this year, reporters on the red carpet have muffed up the award-winning films Hidden Figures and Fences. People’s Editor-and-Chief, Jess Cagle, made the first ‘Hidden Fences’ gaffe of the night at the 89th Academy Awards on Sunday.
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It didn’t take long for fictional Best Picture contender “Hidden Fences” to pop up at the Oscars 2017 red carpet. During a discussion about diversity at this year’s awards ceremony, People Magazine editor and host of ABC’s red carpet pre-show Jess Cagle said, “You’ve got a record number of black actors nominated this year and you’ve also got three incredible documentaries about the African-American experience.
Cleveland’s ‘Hidden Figures’ of NASA Glenn aim to inspire generations
The film “Hidden Figures,” up for Best Picture tonight at the Oscars , shines a light on the black women who were known as “human computers” at NASA during the genesis of the space program and the height of the space race against Russia. Until the film, many people had no idea about the contributions these women made and the struggles they endured.
5 Peninsula places to get your ‘Hidden Figures’ fix
This image released by Twentieth Century Fox shows Taraji P. Henson, standing left, and Kevin Costner, standing right, in a scene from, “Hidden Figures.” The film is nominated for an Oscar for best picture.
The ‘Hidden Figure’ you still don’t know. She’s from Monroe
When her mother gave Christine Mann a doll, she cut it open to see how it talked. When her brother broke the brakes on her bicycle, 5-year-old Christine fixed them with a coat hanger and a pair of pliers.
The ‘Hidden Figure’ you still don’t know. She’s from Monroe
When her mother gave Christine Mann a doll, she cut it open to see how it talked. When her brother broke the brakes on her bicycle, 5-year-old Christine fixed them with a coat hanger and a pair of pliers.
‘Exquisitely made, moving and profound’: Demetrios Matheou reviews…
SO often at the Oscars there is a justified outcry over the snubbing of black directors and performers. Next week’s ceremony should involve less indignation, given the nominations in that regard.
Black History Month event focuses on NASA’s ‘Hidden Figures’
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Women engineers discuss a Hidden Figuresa and lingering challenges – 3:45 pm updated:
The non-fiction book and its film counterpart “Hidden Figures” revealed the genius behind the American space race in the 1960s: a cohort of black women who, despite segregation and discrimination, applied their genius in math and engineering to help send our rockets and astronauts into space and bring them back safely. CLEMSON – The non-fiction book and its film counterpart “Hidden Figures” revealed the genius behind the American space race in the 1960s: a cohort of black women who, despite segregation and discrimination, applied their genius in math and engineering to help send our rockets and astronauts into space and bring them back safely.
Johnson, a black NASA pioneer, finds acclaim at 98
Fame has finally found Katherine Johnson – and it only took 98 years, six manned moon landings, a best-selling book and an Oscar-nominated movie. For more than 30 years, Johnson worked as a NASA mathematician at Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, where she played an unseen but pivotal role in the country’s space missions.
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GREENSBORO, NC I recently went to see Hidden Figures ; an Oscar nominated film portraying three African-American female mathematicians and their contributions to the NASA space program. Seeing the movie started as a research project.
‘Hidden’ no more: A black female NASA pioneer finds acclaim at 98
Fame has finally found Katherine Johnson – and it only took 98 years, six manned moon landings, a best-selling book and an Oscar-nominated movie. For more than 30 years, Johnson worked as a NASA mathematician at Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, where she played an unseen but pivotal role in the country’s space missions.
Milwaukee Public Library Calendar of Events February 5-11
Free tours begin at 11 a.m. each Saturday afternoon in the rotunda. Tour goers receive a coupon for a free book at the end of the tour in the Bookseller Store and CafA .
Kids who code are candidates for some of the most lucrative
Keeping taking those math and science classes. Glassdoor employee survey finds 14 of the top 50 jobs are reserved for tech-skilled workers.
“Hidden Figures” no longer hidden
For the last few months, you may have seen previews for a comedy biopic based on the book, Hidden Figures, written Margot Lee Shetterly. Three exceptional African American women made significant contributions to the U.S. space program that led to John Glenn completing a suborbital trip around Earth and the first moon landing.
Jim Parsons giving away tickets for Houston ‘Hidden Figures’
Houston native Jim Parsons has followed the lead set by his “Hidden Figures” co-star Octavia Spencer and purchased all the seats for a Sunday screening of their new film to give away to Houston moviegoers. “Inspired by Octavia Spencer’s buy out of a theater in Los Angeles last week for low income families, the rest of the cast and crew have followed suit,” Ted Melfi, the film’s director, said via email.
Scoot: “Hidden Figures” and race issues in America’s space race
“Hidden Figures” is a movie that brings new emphasis to the word “race” in America’s space race in the late-50s and early-60s. It is also a movie that deserves credit for being the first movie since “Good Will Hunting” to make mathematical calculations riveting and suspenseful on the big screen.
Columbus celebrates King’s contributions with march, breakfast
More than 1,000 people were on the East Side late Monday afternoon for a short march on the streets surrounding East High School, where the city of Columbus’ official MLK Jr. Day celebration program was held afterward. The march was celebratory and festive, quite unlike the tense and violent confrontations that many civil rights advocates experienced during the 1950s and 1960s.
United for the greater good
This month, the film “Hidden Figures” hits the movie theaters, chronicling the untold, true story of the three African-American women – Katherine Johnson and her two colleagues, Dorothy Vaughn and Mary Jackson – with exceptional math minds who helped advance our nation’s space program. Without them, it’s unlikely that astronaut John Glenn would have orbited the earth.
King’s vision demands effort, persistence
In years past, the Martin Luther King holiday has been a happy celebration with lively marches, exalted oratory and the like. This year, however, as everyone knows, is different.
Hidden figures: What Trump’s AG pick Jeff Sessions wants to keep in the shadows
As the Senate hearings for Jeff Sessions’ nomination as attorney general ran into their second day, I kept thinking about the movie “Hidden Figures,” which my wife Judith and I saw three days earlier. The film is based on a book by Margot Lee Shetterly about three African-American women in the early 1960s who lived in the segregated South while working on NASA’s first manned space missions.
Movie review: ‘Hidden Figures’ tells inspiring story of empowerment in the 1960s
“Hidden Figures” is the incredible untold story of brilliant African-American women working at NASA, who served as the brains behind one of the greatest operations in history: the launch of astronaut John Glenn into orbit, a stunning achievement that restored the nation’s confidence, turned around the Space Race, and galvanized the world. The visionary trio crossed all gender and race lines to inspire generations to dream big.
Hidden Figures Couldn’t Be More Timely in Its Celebration of Ascendant Women
Accepting the Welt Literature Prize in Berlin on November 10 of this year, the novelist Zadie Smith said, “Time travel is a discretionary art: a pleasure trip for some and a horror story for others.” She was speaking, of course, of the conviction among so many white people that there’s a better world ahead if we can just return to the past.
BWW Photo Flash: Houston Gets Early Screening of Hidden Figures This Christmas
HIDDEN FIGURES screens in select cities and theaters this Christmas, including Houston’s Edwards Greenway Grand Palace Stadium 24 & RPX. See the trailer and the photos from the film below! HIDDEN FIGURES uncovers the incredible, untold story of a Katherine G. Johnson , Dorothy Vaughan , and Mary Jackson — three brilliant African-American women working at NASA, who served as the brains behind one of the greatest operations in history: the launch of astronaut John Glenn into orbit, a stunning achievement that restored the nation’s confidence, turned around the Space Race, and galvanized the world.
Movie review: ‘Hidden Figures:’ Inspiring true story perfect for the family
Parents need to know that “Hidden Figures” is based on the inspiring true story of three brilliant African-American women who worked at NASA in the 1950s and ’60s as “human computers” – making calculations and contributions that helped launch the manned spaceflight program. Dorothy Vaughn , Mary Jackson , and Katherine Johnson were engineers and computers at NASA at a time when both women and African Americans were still widely discriminated against, particularly in segregationist Virginia, where NASA’s Langley Research Center is based.
Movie review: ‘Hidden Figures:’ Inspiring true story perfect for the family
Parents need to know that “Hidden Figures” is based on the inspiring true story of three brilliant African-American women who worked at NASA in the 1950s and ’60s as “human computers” – making calculations and contributions that helped launch the manned spaceflight program. Dorothy Vaughn , Mary Jackson , and Katherine Johnson were engineers and computers at NASA at a time when both women and African Americans were still widely discriminated against, particularly in segregationist Virginia, where NASA’s Langley Research Center is based.