Michael Jackson really wanted to be in Star Wars: The Phantom Menace, and the film’s director, George Lucas really considered him for the role. Ahmed Best (who played Jar Jar Binks) revealed the fun fact in an interview with Vice. It seems Jackson thought the role was his, until Lucas took his family and Best to one […]

On Friday January 20, 2012 George Luca’s passion project, Red Tails, was released in theaters and is now available on DVD. After years of lobbying in Hollywood to get a feature film made about the Tuskegee Airmen, the director and producer financed the project with his own money. Where The Red Tails Worked And Played Overseas […]

Five years ago I met an auditioned for one of the biggest managers in Hollywood. Before the audition we talked about the industry as it relates to Black actors and actresses and Hollywood’s production(or lack thereof) of Black films. What he said vastly opened my eyes  about Black entertainment. And after hearing George Lucas talk […]

Anthony Hemingway has experience connecting with a younger audience. Before taking on George Lucas’s passion project about the Tuskegee Airmen, Hemingway worked on HBO’s acclaimed series “The Wire” and is now behind the camera on “Treme.” The Hollywood Black Film Festival Travel Guide However, there is always a challenge in presenting historic topics on the […]

Red Tails executive producer George Lucas had nothing but good intentions by getting this movie made, but he admits that he has unintentionally put Black filmmakers in jeopardy. He financed Red Tails with his own money because he could not get a studio in Hollywood to pick it up. Red Tails cost $58 million to […]

The African-American Film Critics Association (AAFCA) will honor the special achievements of iconic actors Richard Roundtree and Hattie Winston, legendary filmmaker George Lucas and Sony Pictures Entertainment, during its 3rd live AAFCA Awards ceremony on Sunday, January 8, 2012, at Light Space Studios, located at the historic Helm Bakery in Culver City California. The organization […]

“Red Tails” tells the story of America’s first Black military airmen, the Tuskegee Airmen. Cuba Gooding Jr., Terrence Howard, Tristan Wilds (formerly of “The Wire”), Ne-Yo and Method Man are all featured in this film produced by George Lucas. Find out more about this film in “Coming Attractions” from TV One and TheUrbanDaily, and see […]

Cuba Gooding Jr., Terrence Howard, Tristan Wilds (formerly of "The Wire"), Ne-Yo and Method Man are all featured in this film produced by George Lucas.

George Lucas is responsible for some of the greatest films ever made.

The Insider was on-hand for Samuel L. Jackson’s moment of glory during the 23rd Annual American Cinematheque Awards.