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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: David Oyelowo, Entertainment Events, World War II (1939-1945), George Lucas, Entertainment
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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: The Pentagon, Andre Royo, Unrest, Conflicts and War, David Oyelowo, John Wayne
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'Red Tails': Tuskegee Airmen were 'knights of the contemporary age'
Pop2itGeorge Lucas on the Tuskegee Airmen and his new film, "Red Tails."... -
Tuskegee Airmen offer insights into era of segregation
When he was a Tuskegee Airman on an Alabama air base in the 1940s, Cecil O. Byron and other members of the all-black squadron could not shop or dine in the nearby town. They were relegated to the balcony at the movies and could not leave the theater until...Tags: Teachers, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Morgan State University, Education, African-American History Month
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'Red Tails': Who are the Tuskegee Airmen?
Pop2itBefore 1940, African-Americans weren't allowed to fly in the U.S. military. In 1941, due to civil rights organizations pressuring the government, an all-black squadron was formed in Tuskegee, Ala.... -
Terrence Howard on the 'Red Tails' Tuskegee Airmen: 'These guys were real heroes'
Pop2it"I'd written reports about them in 1974, 1975, for my dad. That's how my daddy would discipline us," Howard says. "My dad was big on education, so I grew up knowing about the black pilots who shot down Nazi jets, and flew the P-51 Mustang."... -
Oprah’s visit with George Lucas touches on “Star Wars,” “Red Tails” and more
Channel Guide MagazineTwo of the biggest power players in Hollywood — Oprah Winfrey and George Lucas — are coming together in the latest episode of Oprah's Next Chapter, airing this Sunday, Jan. 22, at 9pm ET/PT on OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network. In the episode,... -
Family members talk about their link to Tuskegee Airmen
South Bend Tribune Staff WriterSOUTH BEND -- A South Bend woman and her family have a strong connection to the Tuskegee Airmen who have been recognized particularly this February during Black History Month in the movie "Red Tails." Evelyn Baugh and her sister, the late Agnes...Tags: Lee Johnson, Hugh Hefner, African-American History Month, Nursing, U.S. Military
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One of the original Tuskegee Airmen who lives in Salem shares memories, thoughts on the movie "Red Tails"
Anchor/ReporterIt's not very often you meet a real life American hero, but that's exactly what Dr. Dempsey Morgan is. During an era when blacks still weren't readily encouraged to get an education, Morgan attended two universities along with the esteemed West Point...Tags: Entertainment, Red Tails (movie), West Point, Movies
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Black History Month 2012 TV schedule
Channel Guide MagazineHere are some notable new and returning television programs profiling memorable people, themes and events in African-American history, in celebration of February's Black History Month. Programs and times are subject to change; check back throughout the... -
You liked Red Tails and the Tuskegee Airmen? Read on
"Red Tails," the years-long project of director George Lucas, is sure to bring some overdue attention to the Tuskegee Airmen, the all-black aviation unit that fought discrimination in the U.S. military as well as our enemies in World War II. Reviews for...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, World War II (1939-1945), George Lucas, U.S. Military, Tuskegee University
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Feb 14, 2012
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