Watch Movies For Free: 'Hidden Figures' Screenings Scheduled In NYC, Los Angeles And Other Cities Before Oscars
No weekend plans yet? Head to the theater Sunday to see "Hidden Figures," and you may only have to pay for popcorn.
AMC Theatres and 21st Century Fox announced this week they were partnering up to show the film, which centers around three black women working at NASA in the 1960s, at free screenings in 14 U.S. cities, Entertainment Weekly reported. Theaters in Los Angeles, Miami, Chicago, Detroit, St. Louis, New York City and Baltimore were participating in the promotion.
The deal, pegged to February's celebration of Black History Month, allowed movie fans to reserve tickets online. As of Thursday morning, all the screenings were full, but people in school groups, community organizations and nonprofits could fill out a form to request the companies schedule additional shows in their city.
The deadline for applying for new screenings was Feb. 28, according to the Huffington Post.
"Hidden Figures," which stars Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer and Janelle Monae, has been nominated for three Oscars: Best Picture, Best Supporting Actress and Best Writing Adapted Screenplay. The film follows mathematicians Katherine G. Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson as they work to expand the American space program and fight segregation in the workplace. It has a 92 percent "fresh" rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
This week's promotion wasn't the first time moviegoers have gotten an opportunity to see the flick for free. Henson bought out a theater showing "Hidden Figures" in Chicago Jan. 22, and Spencer did the same in Los Angeles.
"If you know a family in need that would like to see our movie but can't afford it have them come," Spencer wrote on Instagram at the time. "My mom would not have been able to afford to take me and my siblings. So, I'm honoring her and all single parents this #mlkweekend."
At least two colleges have also put on free screenings of the film, as well, Variety reported.
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