Staff Pick: Hidden Figures

Science on Screen Program Manager Andrea Kennedy is here with our latest Coolidge Staff Pick, highlighting Theodore Melfi's Hidden Figures

“I think the film has a really reassuring message for this moment: that if we all work together we can solve really hard problems, as long as we give everyone the opportunity to contribute to their fullest potential.” Watch the intro below, and then sit down to watch the film, which is streaming on FXNOW, and available to rent on some platforms.

Plus, below you can watch the full Science on Screen presentation Kennedy references in her video, with Dr. Evelynn Hammonds.

About Coolidge Staff Picks

While our building may be closed, we're still here to provide the personalized, curated programming you love. We'll be posting Coolidge Staff Picks that you can rent or stream from home, with short video introductions from staff members! For many of them, we'll also be posting clips from past Q&As, discussions, Science on Screen lectures, and more.

This Week

  • A cantor in a crisis of faith finds his world turned upside down when his former music teacher re-enters his life as his new adult bat mitzvah student.

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  • Written and directed by Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Sean Wang.

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  • From director Greg Kwedar and starring Colman Domingo. 

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  • Three estranged sisters (Natasha Lyonne, Elizabeth Olsen, Carrie Coon)converge in New York to care for their ailing father.

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  • Belinda's mother-in-law moves in and proves to be the house guest from hell.

     

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  • Filmmaker Tony Gerber will join us for a post-screening Q&A following the 7:15pm show on Friday, August 30!

     

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  • Stanley Kubrik's science fiction masterpiece, presented in 70mm.

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  • How two boys worlds apart become the best of friends.

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  • The film that launched a wave of 1970s disaster movies, in 70mm!

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  • Screening in conjunction with The Huntington's production of Leopoldstadt, playing September 12 – October 13, 2024.  

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  • Paul Thomas Anderson’s striking portrait of drifters and seekers in post-World War II America, screening in 70mm.

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  • Jodie Comer’s Olivier and Tony Award-winning performance in Suzie Miller’s gripping one-woman play returns to cinemas.

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  • David Lynch's startling debut feature is a lasting cult sensation influenced by the writings of Franz Kafka and Nikolai Gogol.

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  • A documentary through a series of intimate sessions with psychics and their clients.

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  • Alfred Hitchcock's masterwork creates a dizzying web of mistaken identity, passion, and murder. Presented in 70mm!

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  • A terrifying Friday the 13th double-feature of Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter Jason X, outdoors and under the stars. 

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  • Thoughtful, surreal, and daring, Glen or Glenda is the infamous directorial debut from Ed Wood. 

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