The film review on bbc news. To take us through this weeks cinema releases as ever is mark kermode. Its a pretty good week. Yes, we are still in award season. We have Hidden Figures, a different look at the space race. We have the great wall in which matt damon goes head to head with crazy monsters. And moonlight, for my money, One Of The Best films ive seen this year. Lets start with Hidden Figures. True story, fascinating story. Please tell me its good. It is good, yes. There is a pun in the title. The Hidden Figures are both the hidden mathematical equations needed to get a man into space and also the hidden people used in making it happen. Its tag lined meet the women you dont know behind the mission you do. Its based on the story of African American women working in nasa in the early 19605 on the mathematical formula necessary to do the space race. The three main characters are all struggling to be recognised for their talent, both at work and at home. Heres a clip. Pastor mention
Jonathan Porter, Professor Emeritus of Chinese History and Asian Studies at the University of New Mexico, died peacefully at his home on March 26, 2024, in Chupadero, New Mexico, after surviving more than two decades with metastatic prostate cancer. He was 86.