Red Tails

Weekend Box Office: Liam Neeson's The Grey Tops, One for the Money and Man on a Ledge Stumble

Scott Mendelson | Posted 03.31.2012
Scott Mendelson

In a somewhat refreshing turn of events, this weekend had three wide releases, all budgeted below $45 million and all technically geared towards adults. And for the fourth straight weekend this month, an R-rated new release topped the box office.

'Underworld Awakening' Debuts at No. 1

The Huffington Post | Gary Susman | Posted 01.22.2012

Maybe George Lucas should have made sure 20th Century Fox released "Red Tails" last weekend. Not only would its true story of an early civil rights vi...

When Can Your Kids Handle War Movies?

The Huffington Post | Sandie Angulo-Chen | Posted 03.08.2012

War films make up an illustrious and robust genre in movie history, but it's hard to figure out when tweens and teens are ready to see the realities o...

'Red Tails': 25 Questions

Mike Ryan | Posted 03.20.2012
Mike Ryan

As I type this, I'm on a flight to Park City, Utah, to attend the Sundance Film Festival. It's a very, VERY, bumpy flight -- headwind, turbulence a...

'Boondocks' Creator Makes Black 'Star Wars' With George Lucas

The Huffington Post | Eric Larnick | Posted 01.20.2012

George Lucas' "Red Tails," his action adventure about the Tuskegee Airmen, opens this weekend after twenty years in development. Featuring a cast and ...

White House Movie Theater: Great Popcorn, Bad Sound

Posted 01.20.2012

One of the perks of being president is the opportunity to live in the White House, a 132-room mansion -- complete with bowling alley and private movie...

In Theaters: 'Red Tails,' 'Underworld Awakening,' 'Haywire'

Posted 03.20.2012

It's mid-January! Which means, well, not much -- unless you are a George Lucas fanatic. This Friday, the first non-"Indiana Jones," non-"Star Wars"-re...

Cuba Gooding: 'Red Tails' Is 'The Black Answer' to 'Indiana Jones'

The Huffington Post | Eric Larnick | Posted 01.19.2012

While the World War II adventure "Red Tails" boasts a cast of young, breakout actors taking center stage as the historic Tuskegee Airmen, the flyboys ...

10 Similarities Between 'Red Tails' And 'Star Wars'

Mike Ryan | Posted 03.19.2012
Mike Ryan

"Red Tails" is a Lucasfilm production that's loosely based on the Tuskegee Airmen, a band of African-American pilots who fought in World War II. While watching the new film, it was hard not to notice that "Red Tails" is quite similar to another Lucasfilm production about a band of pilots who fought for the Rebel Alliance: "Star Wars." Just how similar is "Red Tails" to the original "Star Wars"?

'Red Tails' Director on Being George Lucas' Co-Pilot

The Huffington Post | Eric Larnick | Posted 01.18.2012

Making your debut as a feature film director is already enough of a high-pressure situation, but for "Red Tails" director Anthony Hemingway, it was a ...

George Lucas Says He's 'Retiring'

Posted 01.17.2012

In a forest-clearing New York Times profile, George Lucas pulled a Soderbergh (new catch phrase?): "I'm retiring." "I'm moving away from the busine...