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This is just a friendly TFN reminder that Red Tails, the new Lucasfilm movie about the Tuskagee Airmen of WWII, is out now. The new film has been getting a lot of press and the film's cast has been everywhere doing the whole promotion thing over the

LOS ANGELES — This week's most noteworthy film screening didn't take place in Hollywood or Beverly Hills. Instead of starlets gliding past photographers on a red carpet, elderly men in wheelchairs, using canes or leaning

CLEVELAND HEIGHTS, Ohio — Many people are likely to see the film "Red Tails," but they won't have the same experience that a hundred or so moviegoers had Saturday morning at a private screening in Cleveland Heights. The movie is George Lucas' paean to

by Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub Posted:January 20th, 2012 at 11:39 am Opening today is director Anthony Hemingway's World War II action-drama Red Tails. Produced by George Lucas and Rick McCallum, the movie is based on the real-life story of the first all

Here's a rough outline of Red Tails' two-hour running time: Brave black pilots are stationed in Italy in 1944. They battle the institutionalized racism in the army and swiftly debunk decades of bigotry masquerading as science.

By Eli Glasner From left, David Oyelowo, Elijah Kelley, Leslie Odom Jr. and Michael B. Jordan as the flying aces in Red Tails. (20th Century Fox/Associated Press) At first glance Steven Soderbergh and George Lucas would seem to be two very different

LAGRANGE, GA – A high-flying action tale inspired by the heroic exploits of the first all African-American aerial combat unit, Red Tails will launch into theaters on January 20, 2012. The fascinating WWII action film is directed by Anthony Hemingway

FRIDAY PM, 2ND UPDATE: It's another good start for 2012 domestic box office complete with surprises. The weekend overall looks like $125M, up as much.

By Jean Bentley One of this weekend's biggest films is "Red Tails," the George Lucas-produced story of World War II's Tuskegee Airmen. But who, exactly, are they? Well, before 1940, African-Americans weren't allowed to fly in the US military (serve,

By Amber Payne and Christina Caron NBC News More than two decades in the making, George Lucas' passion project “Red Tails” hit theaters today after a long search to find a distributor that wanted to market an expensive

It took George Lucas 23 years to get 'Red Tails' — the story of the Tuskegee Airmen, the first all black aerial combat unit during World War II — produced and in theaters. The film, which Lucas calls his passion project, included

They were called "Red Tails" because they painted the tails of their fighter jets red during World War II. The military saluted one of the group's few survivors today at Arlington National Cemetery. Lt. Col. Luke Weathers, a member of the storied group

The gist of it: The film was overtly lacking in overt emotion (I wanted to use 'overt' three times in a sentence … I did it), which made for a remarkably realistic and enjoyable adventure flick that wasn't as racially charged as you might have guessed

And recently, Lucasfilms and Walmart celebrated the release of Red Tails on the campus of Tuskegee University (as they have been doing all week) with the cast of the film, Tom Joyner and Lionel Richie. Check it above.

FRIDAY 4 PM: It's another good start for 2012 domestic box office complete with surprises. Hollywood studios were stunned by how well the George Lucas ban.

It's been interesting to hear George Lucas complaining about the lack of attention being paid to the black-themed film from his production company, Red Tails. The conventional wisdom is that Lucas himself had to put his

Above, Elijah Kelly in a film that it gave me no pleasure to pan. For MSN Movies.

Does George Lucas' 'Red Tails' deliver high-flying adventure and moving WWII drama? Read our review.

George Lucas's "Red Tails" opened Friday. Among the first to see it were, Clarence Dart of Saratoga Springs and his family. Dart, now 91 and a resident of Wesley, flew 95 missions as a Red Tail fighter pilot. "When we first started escort for the

AP This week at the movies brings three new wide releases: the spy thriller “Haywire,” the period war movie about the Tuskegee Airmen, “Red Tails,” and the latest installment of a popular vampire franchise in “Underworld: Awakening.

Anthony Hemingway recalls the diplomatically seasoned snacks and lack of cup holders at the film's once-in-a-lifetime viewing party.

Does George Lucas' 'Red Tails' deliver high-flying adventure and moving WWII drama? Read our review.

But while the profiles of Gooding and Howard topline posters for RED TAILS, their roles (however superior in rank) are subservient to the tempestuous, conflicted—and crazy-talented—younger pilots in their charge. Howard's Col. Bullard

But while the profiles of Gooding and Howard topline posters for RED TAILS, their roles (however superior in rank) are subservient to the tempestuous, conflicted—and crazy-talented—younger pilots in their charge. Howard's Col. Bullard

Red Tails tells an important World War II story of brave black soldiers chafing at the constraints of government-enforced racial segregation. It's gratifying to finally see such a story told, with a complement of able black actors, in a movie to which