'Red Tails': Who are the Tuskegee Airmen?
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
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