::THE SLICE REPORT WITH MONA AUSTIN

buzzz worthy. . . Last night in L.A. "Hidden Figures" took home a SAG Award for Best Performance by  an Ensemble. It was the crowing moment at event where the acting elite were recognized for their contribution in film and television.  Several winners used the stage as  political platform to denounce the Muslim ban, which at times made the atmosphere tense. Country legend actress Dolly Parton lightened the mood referring to "double Ds"  before presenting  her  "9 to 5"  costar  Lily Tomlin  with the Life Achievement Award. It was also a big night for veteran actor Denzel Washington who won his first SAG for the lead in "Fences."  Hi co-star, Viola Davis made history by becoming the first African American woman to win 5 SAGs, her fifth as Best Supporting Actress in Fences. Check out  the list of winners for the 23rd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Hidden Figures ...

buzzz worthy. . . FILM AND SOUNDTRACK PRODUCED BY PHARRELL WILLIAMS HIDDEN FIGURES: THE ALBUM ARRIVES EVERYWHERE IN DECEMBER THE FILM HIDDEN FIGURES HITS SELECT THEATRES BEGINNING CHRISTMAS DAY Pharrell Williams, alongside Columbia Records and 20th Century Fox, has released three brand new tracks featured in the new forthcoming film, Hidden Figures. Listen to “I See A Victory” featuring Kim Burrell and Pharrell Williams, “Surrender” featuring Lalah Hathaway and Pharrell Williams, and “Runnin’” featuring Pharrell Williams today. Both “I See A Victory” and “Runnin’” are original songs written and produced by Williams for the film. Embed/Post: “I See A Victory” | “Surrender” | “Runnin’” Hidden Figures is the incredible untold story of Katherine Johnson (Taraji P. Henson), Dorothy Vaughn (Octavia Spencer) and Mary Jackson (Janelle Monae)—brilliant African-American women working at NASA, who served as the brains behind one of the greatest operations in history: the launch of a...

Margot Lee, Katherine Johnson and Dorothy Vaughn are names you may not be familiar with yet, but will be soon.  They were a trio of  black women working at NASA who coded for the space program in the 1960's, a team whose history-making skills  helped  the first American astronaut, John Glenn orbit the moon.  Oscar winner Taraji P. Henson (Johnson) is joined by fellow Oscar winner Octavia Spencer (Vaughn) and singer, Janelle Monet (Lee) in leading roles. Enduring race and gender politics during the Civil Rights Era, this team  of women inspired others to believe intelligence has no bounds. On January 13, 2017, the untold story of  "Hidden Figures" will take audiences out of this world in a major motion picture release.   Buzz and excitement has already begun building since the trailer aired during the Olympics. Kevin Costner, Kirsten Dunst, Jim Parsons, Glen Powell, Mahershala Ali, and Aldis Hodge round out the cast of the Theodore Melf d...