Did you know that three female African-American mathematicians, working at Nasa in 1962, were instrumental in getting the Mercury program into orbit and winning the U.S. space race against the Soviets? Me neither. That's why Hidden Figures is such an instructive and wildly entertaining eye-opener. There's nothing particularly innovative about the filmmaking – director Theodore Melfi (St. Vincent) mostly sticks to the record in the script he wrote with Allison Schroeder from the nonfiction book by Margot Lee Shetterly. But it's the smart move. This is a story that doesn't need frills.
- 12/28/2016
- Rollingstone.com
23rd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards have delivered their batch of nominations this morning, with Kenneth Lonergan‘s Manchester by the Sea leading the pack with four nominations. Close behind are Fences and Moonlight, each picking three nods, while Captain Fantastic, Florence Foster Jenkins, Hacksaw Ridge, Hidden Figures, La La Land, and Lion each grabbed a pair.
In terms of surprises, The Girl on the Train‘s Emily Blunt beat out the likes of Isabelle Huppert (Elle), Ruth Negga (Loving) and Annette Bening (20th Century Women) for a Best Actress nod and, for some reason, Nocturnal Animals, got recognition for its stunt work. With the awards ceremony taking place on January 29, see all the film nominations for the ceremony below.
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
Casey Affleck / Lee Chandler – “Manchester By The Sea” (Amazon Studios and Roadside Attractions)
Andrew Garfield / Desmond Doss – “Hacksaw Ridge” (Lionsgate...
In terms of surprises, The Girl on the Train‘s Emily Blunt beat out the likes of Isabelle Huppert (Elle), Ruth Negga (Loving) and Annette Bening (20th Century Women) for a Best Actress nod and, for some reason, Nocturnal Animals, got recognition for its stunt work. With the awards ceremony taking place on January 29, see all the film nominations for the ceremony below.
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
Casey Affleck / Lee Chandler – “Manchester By The Sea” (Amazon Studios and Roadside Attractions)
Andrew Garfield / Desmond Doss – “Hacksaw Ridge” (Lionsgate...
- 12/14/2016
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
For the stars of Hidden Figures, the death of hero astronaut John Glenn makes the film all the more meaningful.
“He was a brother, he was an uncle, he was a father,” Kevin Costner, who plays Nasa manager Al Harrison in the movie, told People of Glenn on Saturday at a special screening of Hidden Figures in New York City.
“Then there’s the idea of how a man lived his life and I realized, that man, he lived his life. As a soldier, as an astronaut, as a senator. He was not only in control of the planes he flew.
“He was a brother, he was an uncle, he was a father,” Kevin Costner, who plays Nasa manager Al Harrison in the movie, told People of Glenn on Saturday at a special screening of Hidden Figures in New York City.
“Then there’s the idea of how a man lived his life and I realized, that man, he lived his life. As a soldier, as an astronaut, as a senator. He was not only in control of the planes he flew.
- 12/11/2016
- by Char Adams
- PEOPLE.com
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