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Called to Duty, the new movie by director Ashley L. Gibson, is a sincere attempt to tick all the points on the checklist of an aerial combat action movie, inspired by movies such as Top Gun and its sequel Top Gun: Maverick. Although the movie says it is inspired by the women who were part of the ‘Women Airforce Service Pilots,’ aka the Wasp unit, which was a vital part of the American military during World War 2, the scenario and the characters do not seem to be affected by the gravity of the theme. Sure, the contemporary premise of the film has to incorporate modern behavior and relatable jargon, but the finer nuances of the right to equality are missing, which ironically is the point the film hammers onto us in almost every scene.

At one point in Called to Duty, during a life-threatening combat with the enemy, a man says to a woman,...

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...

You’ve all heard of Hidden Figures by now, the film that has grossed over $133 million at the box office and stars Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, and Janelle Monae...

When Allison Schroeder first saw Margot Lee Shetterley’s book proposal for “Hidden Figures,” which tells the story of African-American female mathematicians working at Nasa at the height of the Space Race, she immediately knew this was a project she wanted to take on. After all, it’s in her blood — Schroeder’s grandmother was a programmer at the space agency in the 1970s. “You imagine and you dream,” Schroeder told TheWrap after she learned of her nomination Tuesday morning. “There was a lot of talk at the time women were frustrated that they couldn’t find good roles. I wanted to tell them,...

Hidden Figures 20th Century Fox Reviewed by: Harvey Karten, Showbiz Grade: A- Director: Theodore Melfi Written by: Allison Schroeder, Theodore Melfi, based on Margo Lee Shetterley’s book. Cast: Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, Janelle Monáe, Kevin Costner, Kirsten Dunst, Jim Parsons Screened at: Critics’ DVD, NYC, 12/10/16 Opens: January 6, 2017 I forget the source but one recent movie has a character state, “Well, one more day that I did not need Plane Geometry.” That may be true of him, but if you think that math is required from pre-k through undergraduate college simply to give jobs to teachers and professors, you’d be incorrect. In this age of computers, mathematicians [ Read More ]

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Exclusive: Verve has signed screenwriter Allison Schroeder, who with director Ted Melfi wrote the script for Hidden Figures, the Fox 2000 drama about the unsung black female mathematicians who helped make possible Nasa’s early manned space missions. The film stars Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer and Kevin Costner. The script was adapted from the Margot Lee Shutterly book that told how Katherine G. Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson, an elite team of black female…...

The 2016 Toronto Film Festival kicks off Sept. 8 - waving the flag for the unofficial start of the Oscar race. Scores of films will screen over the festival's 10 days - which in the past has seen the debuts of eventual Best Picture winners The King's Speech, 12 Years a Slave and Spotlight. From big-time movie stars tackling gritty roles to biopics of fascinating geniuses to new takes on humanity's big issues, there will certainly be a lot to watch. As the contenders warm up, here are 10 films generating the biggest buzz. 1. La La LandRyan Gosling and Emma Stone reunite for the third...

Well, thus far, the list of names of actresses who were initially reportedly being eyed by the film's producer, for starring roles in the film, continues to plays out accordingly. At the time of the first announcement that the project was in the works, Oprah Winfrey, Viola Davis, Octavia Spencer and Taraji P. Henson were all said to be on the producer's short list of actresses that were being considered. A week ago, the studio backing the film (Fox) confirmed that Ms. Henson was the first to be cast to headline the drama. Today, another name on that early list has joined Henson in the film: Octavia Spencer. Both Henson and Spencer will star in Fox's adaptation of author Margot Lee...

This is the kind of wonderfully atypical Civil Rights-era story that gets me excited! Author Margot Lee Shetterly’s book, "Hidden Figures," which actually won't be published until next year, via HarperCollins, has been optioned for Ted Melfi to direct (he's the director of last year's acclaimed dramedy "St. Vincent," which starred Bill Murray, Melissa McCarthy, and Naomi Watts. Terrence Howard played a supporting role in the film, which was Melfi's feature directorial debut). Shetterly's "Hidden Figures" tells the untold true story of the African American women mathematicians - Katherine Johnson, Mary Jackson, Dorothy Vaughan, Kathryn Peddrew, Sue...

Exclusive: St. Vincent helmer Ted Melfi might well have found his next film to direct. Melfi is in talks on Hidden Figures, an adaptation of the upcoming Margot Lee Shetterly book to be published next year by HarperCollins. It’s about an unsung group of African American female math wizards who helped Nasa win the space race. The project was optioned and developed by producer Donna Gigliotti, who got a script by Allison Schroeder. Fox 2000 is in talks to acquire the…...

Geoffrey Rush is one a select few actors who have earned the "Triple Crown of Acting" -- an Oscar, a Tony and an Emmy.

The Australian actor earned his fourth Academy Award nomination for his portrayal of Lionel Logue, the King's speech therapist in "The King's Speech." Rush not only stars, but also served as an executive producer of the film, which is nominated for Best Picture of the Year.

Rush's talents were discovered long before his currently acclaimed role.