This movies is based on the real-life story of female African-American mathematicians at NASA, described in Margot Lee Shetterly's book of the same name. Taraji Henson (whose first name means "hope" in Swahili) of Empire-fame plays Katherine Johnson. Lynwood, California-born Kevin Costner stars as the head to the Space Research Program. Mahershala Ali (Remy in House of Cards) plays Katherine's husband.
Sunday, 19 February 2017
Sunday, 5 February 2017
xXx: Return of Xander Cage (2017)
Vin Diesel is back in the xXx series - started in 2002 and back for its third episode in 2017.
The film also features Ong Bak star Tony Jaa as Talon, Donny Yen as Xiang and Deepika Padukone as Serena.
Other roles include Samuel L Jackson plays Agent Gibbons, Ice Cube makes an appearance as "Darius Stone" and Hermione Corfield plays Ainsley. Barcelona forward Neymar also features.
Settings for the film include Detroit, London and the Dominican Republic. As well as actually being filmed in the Dominican Republic, Hamilton and Toronto, Canada. were also used as backdrops.
Outside of acting, Vin Diesel's (real name Mark Sinclair) interests include One Race Films (ORF), a video production company established by him in Los Angeles in 1995. The budget for the film was $85m with box office of $152m.
Norwalk, Connecticut-born D.J. Caruso directs.
The film also features Ong Bak star Tony Jaa as Talon, Donny Yen as Xiang and Deepika Padukone as Serena.
Other roles include Samuel L Jackson plays Agent Gibbons, Ice Cube makes an appearance as "Darius Stone" and Hermione Corfield plays Ainsley. Barcelona forward Neymar also features.
Settings for the film include Detroit, London and the Dominican Republic. As well as actually being filmed in the Dominican Republic, Hamilton and Toronto, Canada. were also used as backdrops.
Outside of acting, Vin Diesel's (real name Mark Sinclair) interests include One Race Films (ORF), a video production company established by him in Los Angeles in 1995. The budget for the film was $85m with box office of $152m.
Norwalk, Connecticut-born D.J. Caruso directs.
Sunday, 22 January 2017
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)
Rogue One is the ship which goes on a mission to retrieve the plans for the Death Star.
Quotes from the film include -
"Be careful not to choke on your aspirations" - Darth Vader
"It's a chance for you to make a fresh start" - Mon Mothma
"What's your call sign - ", "Rogue, Rogue One"
Quotes from the film include -
"Be careful not to choke on your aspirations" - Darth Vader
"It's a chance for you to make a fresh start" - Mon Mothma
"What's your call sign - ", "Rogue, Rogue One"
Saturday, 14 January 2017
Live by Night (2016)
Live by Night is co-written, stars and directed by Ben Affleck. It is based on a book by Boston-born novelist, Dennis Lehane.
Passengers (2016)
Passengers is a film directed by Morten Tyldum and produced by The Fast and the Furious Los Angeles born Neal Moritz. It is set on the fusion-powered starship Avalon transporting colonists to the planet Homestead II. Laurence Fishburn (Morpheus in the Matrix) stars and RADA-trained Michael Sheen plays the android bartender aboard the starship.
Saturday, 31 December 2016
What is the Size of a Football Field in hectares?
A hectare is an SI unit of area. 100 hectares are equal to approximately 1 square kilometre. Hectares and acres are commonly used in measuring farmland.
Les Arenes de Lutece - Amongst the last vestiges of Roman Paris in 5eme
This is a Roman amphitheatre in the 5th arrondissement of Paris, also known as the Latin quarter. The 5th arrondissement is the only district left where the remains of Roman Paris can be seen.
The arena's name comes from Lutetia, the Roman name for Paris.
The amphitheatre (which lies on the Rue Monge) was actually discovered in more recent times during the building of the Rue Monge, a road running roughly North-South starting at Rue Lagrange and crossing the Rue des Ecoles.
The author Victor Hugo (who wrote Les Miserables in 1862) was one of the intellectuals pushing for the preservation of the arena.
Another notable relic from Roman times is the baths of Cluny (Thermes de Cluny) partly absorbed into the Cluny Museum of the Middle Ages, which houses a very important tapestry collection.
The arena's name comes from Lutetia, the Roman name for Paris.
The amphitheatre (which lies on the Rue Monge) was actually discovered in more recent times during the building of the Rue Monge, a road running roughly North-South starting at Rue Lagrange and crossing the Rue des Ecoles.
The author Victor Hugo (who wrote Les Miserables in 1862) was one of the intellectuals pushing for the preservation of the arena.
Another notable relic from Roman times is the baths of Cluny (Thermes de Cluny) partly absorbed into the Cluny Museum of the Middle Ages, which houses a very important tapestry collection.
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