On Movies: For Gooding, 'Red Tails' is a tale worth telling | Philadelphia …

LAGRANGE, GA – A high-flying action tale inspired by the heroic exploits of the first all African-American aerial combat unit, Red Tails will launch into theaters on January 20, 2012. The fascinating WWII action film is directed by Anthony Hemingway

Some industry professionals believe that this big win in the box office is a one-time thing.

Here's a rough outline of Red Tails' two-hour running time: Brave black pilots are stationed in Italy in 1944. They battle the institutionalized racism in the army and swiftly debunk decades of bigotry masquerading as science.

By Amber Payne and Christina Caron NBC News More than two decades in the making, George Lucas' passion project “Red Tails” hit theaters today after a long search to find a distributor that wanted to market an expensive

SATURDAY PM/SUNDAY AM, 4TH UPDATE: It's another good start for 2012 domestic box office complete with surprises like a snowstorm in the Midwest and East. (