Local blackout has movie fan seeing red

The George Lucas movie Red Tails opened nation wide Friday,

the 20th of January.

Lucas had a lot of trouble getting this movie made because

of the bigotry that still exists in this country of ours. He was told that the trouble was created because there are no major roles for whites in the picture.

He ended up financing the making and the distributing of the movie himself.

My wife and I saw the trailer at the Regal Riverstone

Stadium 14 and thought we would see the movie there when it

was released.

Much to my surprise, when I called to get the show times on

opening day, I was informed that this movie would not be

shown in Coeur d'Alene.

I told the person that I was talking to that I thought this

was despicable.

My wife and I went to the valley theater and enjoyed the

movie a lot. (As an old fighter pilot, I thought the flying

scenes, although most were computer generated, were great.)

The story of the Tuskeegee airmen of WWII is one we all

should be aware of.

I'm always hearing of the respect for veterans and service

people that Idahoans have. This does not seem to hold if

they are Black!

I think that not showing this film of true American Heroes

is an act that we all should complain about and that is

exactly what I am asking you to do.

Here is the address and phone number of the theater involved:

Regal Riverstone Stadium 14

2416 Old Mill Loop

Coeur D'Alene, ID 83814

(208) 676-8185