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Hollywood on black culture: Should it be looking forward not back?
24 FramesHollywood's black history lessons: Is it time to look forward instead of backward? Patrick Goldstein studies the repercussions if the George Lucas-backed "Red Tails" doesn't catch hold.... -
Sundance 2012: Spike Lee's co-writer joins the race conversation
24 FramesSpike Lee caused a stir at the Sundance Film Festival this week when he said Hollywood studios "know nothing about black people." Now, James McBride, the co-writer on his latest film "Red Hook Summer," is adding his voice to the discussion.... -
Hollywood turns out for Pan African Film Festival
All The RageActors, filmmakers and other invited guests converged on the Culver Plaza Theatre in Culver City on Wednesday for the opening of the Pan African Film Festival, which this year features 121 films from 31 nations. Actor Nate Parker of "The...... -
Studio On The Run: '90210' Actor Tristan Wilds On New Film 'Red Tails'
PIX11.comActor Tristan Wilds hopped on the Dunkin Donuts Studio On The Run to talk about starring as Dixon Wilson on the popular CW reboot of "90210" for the last four seasons. He also recently released his debut EP, Remember, Remember. Wilds also has an upcoming...Tags: World War II (1939-1945), David Oyelowo, Cuba Gooding Jr., George Lucas, Red Tails (movie)
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Jason Segel takes fan to Chicago Film Critics Awards
Ask on youtube and you shall receive. That’s the lesson Jason Segel superfan and Wrigleyville resident Chelsea Gill learned after she posted a video of herself asking “The Muppets” and “Forgetting Sarah Marshall” star out...Tags: Dining and Drinking, Gold Coast, Breast Cancer, Cuba Gooding Jr., Theo Epstein
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'Red Tails' review: "Corny" and "phony" shouldn't describe a movie about real WWII heroism
*1/2 (out of four)
Unlike its TV commercial, “Red Tails” thankfully features no dubstep music. (Besides, everyone knows WWII pilots were mostly into chillwave.)
It’s one of the few things the movie does right. Dramatizing the program...Tags: World War II (1939-1945), David Oyelowo, Cuba Gooding Jr., George Lucas, Daniela Ruah
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Heroism loses to Hollywood in 'Red Tails' — 2 stars
"Red Tails"squanders a great subject, reducing the real-life struggles and fierce heroics of the Tuskegee Airmen to rickety cliche. Some of the action is fun. But if something about that statement doesn't sound right, well, there's your chief problem with...Tags: David Oyelowo, George Lucas, Entertainment, The Pentagon, Red Tails (movie)
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Red Hook Summer
VarietyFor those expecting Mookie's mid-career encore to signify a return to Spike Lee's roots, "Red Hook Summer" instead surprises -- and to some extent delights -- as yet another radically unique entry in the director's iconoclastic oeuvre. Lee's vibrant...Tags: Bruce Hornsby, Red Hook, Religion and Belief, Movies, Apple iPad
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"Red Tails" is a green screen gimmick
"Red Tails" is a movie designed to portray the lives of the Tuskegee Airmen during World War II; a group of young black fighter pilots eager to prove to the world that they're ready and willing to serve. But if you want to learn the rich history of the...Tags: U.S. Army, George Lucas, Tristan Wilds, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Movies
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'Red Tails' not accurate, but entertaining
If you are looking for a great historical movie telling the true story of the Tuskegee Airmen of World War 2 who fought for freedom and became the first African-American fighter squad, this movie isn't for you. Even though this movie is inspired by...Tags: Movies, David Oyelowo, Drama (genre), Star Wars (movie), Entertainment
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Chicago roll call for the 'Red Tails' corps
After a late night out at a karaoke bar in Chicago last weekend, the cast of the upcoming actioner "Red Tails" trickled into a hotel dining room for breakfast with the film's director, trading zings and affectionately busting a few chops.
"I tried to get...Tags: Matthew Broderick, Cuba Gooding Jr., George Lucas, The Daily Show (tv program), Jon Stewart
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