Despite George Lucas’s struggles to get any major movie studio to take a film featuring an all African-American cast, Red Tails proudly sits at second place at the box office. SEE ALSO: WHO: Almost Half Of Abortions Are Unsafe According to Dealine.com : Hollywood studios were stunned by how well the No. 2 film, George […]
You’ve already read about the $50-plus million George Lucas-produced film “Red Tails” here and elsewhere. RELATED: Black Movies At Sundance Festival You’ve read how major studios refused to finance the film and how Lucas feels that a poor turnout might be detrimental to the future of Black film. But this is all just conjecture. Now, […]
Aaron McGruder, the creator of the comic strip and cartoon “The Boondocks” has added a new project to his resume by co-writing the George Lucas produced movie on the Tuskegee Airmen, “Red Tails.” McGruder’s “Boondocks” cartoon and comic strip was a biting satire of politics and pop culture and has caused controversy by mocking Condoleezza […]
A pair of local veterans whose lives are featured in the new film Red Tails were recognized Thursday night during a special premiere. WWII vets John Leahr and Herb Heilbrun are among those depicted in George Lucas’ latest film, which is being released in theaters nationwide this weekend. Leahr and Heilbrun were special guests during […]
