White House screens Tuskegee Airmen film

[jefferson_dem]

White House screens Tuskegee Airmen film
By Suzanne Gamboa - The Associated Press
Posted : Friday Jan 13, 2012 16:50:27 EST

WASHINGTON — Star Wars creator George Lucas may have had a tough time getting Hollywood interested in a movie about the Tuskegee Airmen, but he has the attention of President Obama.

The president and first lady Michelle Obama planned to screen Lucas’ film, “Red Tails,” Friday at the White House, ahead of the movie’s Jan. 20 release in theaters.

Lucas, a few cast members and some original Tuskegee Airmen were expected to be among the Obamas’ guests, said retired Air Force Lt. Col. Trent Dudley, president of the Washington, D.C., Tuskegee Airmen chapter.

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He said the screening of the film by the president sends a message. But he said it won’t be as effective in Hollywood as having millions of people turn out to see the movie “and they look at the numbers and say, ‘Wow, we were wrong.’ ”

http://www.armytimes.com/news/2012/01/ap-tuskegee-airmen-film-white-house-screens-011312/

[dipsydoodle]

1. All good men

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[aaaaaa5a]

2. I will absolutely see this next week.

The Tuskegee Airmen are among the most underrated super-heroes in American military history.


And to think they served so honorably for a country in which they had almost no rights. They are better people than I could ever hope to be.



You compare their valor and love for this country to draft dodging war mongers like Rush, Cheney and Romney and there is no comparison.

[Bluenorthwest]

3. The story is great undertold history....

And the film looks really exciting, I can't wait to see it.

[dipsydoodle]

5. I always find it odd

that the likes of me in the UK sometimes have greater knowledge of your own past than you lot do over there.

Lots of info on this subject here on wiki : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuskegee_Airmen

I'll wait and get the DVD soon as its released.

[whistler162]

7. If you do Netflix and probably other similar services

There is http://movies.netflix.com/Movie/The-Tuskegee-Airmen/60003898 from 1995
and http://movies.netflix.com/Movie/The-Tuskegee-Airmen-They-Fought-Two-Wars/60031688

Just because you have never heard of the history doesn't mean it is untold.

and on a similar topic -

http://www.amazon.com/Brothers-Arms-Battalion-Forgotten-Heroes/dp/0385503385

[ewagner]

4. Patriots..

true Patriots every last one of them.

[Old and In the Way]

6. Looking forward to seeing this one.

I've read that this fighter group was so effective in protecting Allied bombers, that bomber pilots specifically asked for this squadron to fly cover on their assignments.

[AnnieBW]

8. Can't wait for this movie!

If it's successful, maybe George will make one about the WASPs, too!