“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.
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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.