Red Tails

CANNES, France (AP) — Before “Fruitvale Station,” Michael B. Jordan was glimpsed sporadically in supporting roles on TV shows like “The Wire” and “Friday Night Lights,” and in films like “Chronicle” and “Red Tails.” That changes emphatically with “Fruitvale Station,” a Sundance hit that premiered Thursday night at the Cannes Film Festival. In the film, […]

When she was 12, Michelle Saucedo would put her nephew Emanuel Prince on her hip and walk around the projects, while his mother, Shauna Hill, a drug user, roamed the streets of Rockford, Illinois. Saucedo and little Emanuel created a bond like no other. As he got older, she would encourage him during his hardships […]

20th Century Fox’s “Red Tails” ($49.9 million at box office), the war drama about a crew of African American pilots during World War II, debuted at No. 1 on the Home Entertainment chart, according to Rentrak. The film, which stars Cuba Gooding Jr. and Terrence Howard, generated 48% of its first-week unit sales from Blu-ray […]

Tom, Sybil and J. Anthony Brown visit filmmaker George Lucas at Skywalker Ranch. Lucas talks about why he made the historic film and the impact the story of the Tuskegee Airmen can have on young African-Americans. "It's about blacks who love being Americans. They're willing to die for America. They're willing to die for their […]

The highly anticipated movie “Red Tails” hits theatres this Friday, Jan. 20th. “Red Tails” stars Cuba Gooding Jr., Terrence Howard and Ne-Yo, among others, and tells the real-life account of the Tuskegee Airmen, an all-black World War II fighter pilot squad. The squadron, which was sent to North Africa and Italy to escort white bomber […]

Storied “Star Wars” filmmaker George Lucas waited 20 years to get “Red Tails” done and earlier this year, the finished product hit screens. The film about the heroic Tuskegee Airmen, the black fighting squadron that served in WWII and helped desegregate the military, was a modest success due mostly to the support it received from […]