Black Soldiers Get Another Movie
Does Spike Lee know about this? George Lucas if filming a new movie called Red Tails about the Tuskegee Airmen. According to the AP, surviving airmen want to see a film that will give their battles against the enemy abroad as much focus as their historic battles against racism at home.
Col. Herbert Carter, who also was with the airmen in the '40s, said the racism the men encountered should definitely be mentioned but not dwelled upon in the Lucas film. "So many want the movies to focus in that sense and that's bitter history that has been thoroughly emphasized and publicized," the 88-year-old said in an interview.
He said the real story is how they blew apart the notion that blacks could not fly planes in war.
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I'd watch that, but to be honest, I'm just so sick of WW2 movies.
George Lucas? He of the "Hold me like you did by the lake on Naboo?" dialogue, and Jar Jar Binks school of film? Oh, sweet minty Jesus, no! It'll make you long for the racial sensitivity of D.W. Griffin.
My goodness. Every director with a black woman is suddenly making films about black folk. Perhaps that's the way to get more "mainstream" movies with black characters. Let's discuss a strategy at our next meeting
Knowing Spike, he'll complain that he should be directing this movie and then try to start a feud with Lucas.
Has anyone noticed that many "positive" black films are set in the "past" (ie-The Great Debaters, Remember the Titans, etc. etc.) Maybe it's just me.
Aren't most movies these days either regurgitated versions of old movies or things set in the past (i.e. biopics)?
Mellody Hobson please tell us your secret.
sarcasm
I remember seeing a movie about the Tuskegee Airmen as a child about 12 years ago. I think it was an HBO movie.
Daria, what other major director is dating a blk woman?
Spike Lee may have influenced him to make one.