NEWS 20th Century Fox's Red Tails makes its' own mark on history, arrives in theaters January 20, 2012 By Eunice Moseley       Famed George Lucas is back, 18 years after his last project, to create the 20th Century Fox distributed film Red Tails based on the lives of the first group of black U.S. Airmen from the experimental Tuskegee training program. Red Tails, which arrives in theaters January 20, 2012, is a LucasFilm, LTD presentation and is directed by Anthony Hemingway. It stars Terrence Howard, Cuba Gooding Jr., Michael B. Jordan, Ne-Yo, Tristan Wilders, David Oyelowo, Nate Parker, Elijah Kelly and Daniela Ruah.    The Tuskegee airmen, during World war II, not only lead the country into integration, but the men's outstanding record of not losing a bomber it was assigned to protect, garnered them so many honors and metals you would think they almost single handed help win the war. The truth in its content, the unbelievably real air-fights and the outstanding acting from all involved will certainly guarantee that Red Tails makes its' own mark on history.    The well writer script by John Ridley and Aaron McGruder successfully takes you back to the time of racial segregation and have you walking away in disbelief at how theses men, literally, fought without fear to keep America free....Read the full January 20, 2012 column...> George Lucas, Richard Roundtree, Hattie Winston and Sony Pictures honored at the AAFCA Awards By Eunice Moseley      I was invited to attend the African-American Film Critics Association's 2011 awards where a crowd of distinguishing black actors wined, dined and then observed the honors. Special awards went to George Lucas (Red Tails), Richard Roundtree (Shaft), Hattie Winston ("The Game") and Sony Pictures.    Of the many industry people attending I watched as Bill Dukes, Sheryl Lee Ralphs, Viola Davis and Octavia Spencer (of The Help), Kevin Frazier ("The Insider") and Rocky Carroll ("NCIS") mingled. The top ten films of 2011 for the African-American Film Critics Association are The Help, The Tree of Life, Drive, Pariah, Shame, Rampart, The Descendants, A Better Life, My Week With Marilyn and Money Ball....Read the full January 20, 2012 column...> Praise and Worships' Juan Santiago & Uninhibited Praise's latest live album is an ultimate worship experience By Eunice Moseley       "The first album I wanted a Worship CD...but it changed. I said the 2nd will diffidently be a worship album," said Juan Santiago about his latest project with his choir Uninhibited Praise titled "Juan Santiago & Uninhibited Praise: Ultimate Worship Experience: Live" (The Naro Group).    The two disk CD set is full of lovely selections that are certainly Praise & Worship in delivery and content. Each song is lead by one of the Uninhibited Praise members who collectively have one of the most amazing harmonic choir sounds.    "I'm Puerto Rican ...I really like different styles of Gospel," Santiago confessed when talking about the range of Praise & Worship songs on the album. "I put my own twist on the songs."    Recorded live, the "JSUP: Ultimate Worship Experience" gives you that in-the-church feel.    "I exceeded my expectations," he added. "It was great having the Spirit come in - beginning to end. The choir doesn't remember recording it...they were in a zone."...Read the full January 20, 2012 column...>

NEWS   Monica and Brandy reunite for a new single, 'It All Belongs To Me,' set for release February 6, 2012 (New York, NY) - Multi-platinum, Grammy Award-winners Monica and Brandy have teamed up in the studio once again to recreate history with their brand new single, "It All Belongs To Me," set for release on February 6th on RCA Records. Written and produced by Rico Love (Usher, Beyonce, Chris Brown), the poignant song reunites these young powerhouse vocalists for the first time since their massive smash single, "The Boy Is Mine."                                   Sommore, Earthquake, Bruce Bruce, Mark Curry and Tony Rock kick off Royal Comedy Tour February 3, 2012 (Atlanta, GA) - The Royal Comedy Tour will celebrate the comedians of old who set the bar for the industry today on The Royal Comedy Tour with Sommore, Earthquake, Bruce Bruce, Mark Curry and Rony Rock. The Royal Comedy Tour, which will kick off February 3, 2012, has become the longest-running most successful urban comedy tour ever with a quarter of a million people having witnessed its comedians live on stage. The 3rd annual Royal Comedy Tour preps to visit 25-cities. This year's tour is titled, "All Hail Stand-Up."                                    Frank Zappa to release 'Straight To Bizarre,' label documentary February 28, 2012 (Philadelphia, PA) - Frank Zappa to release his label's documentary "Straight To Bizzarre," February 28, 2012. This film revisits and reviews the astonishing music that came out on "Bizarre and Straight," and reveals the background, operations and, crucially, the lives of the musicians, performers and management who made these labels the legendary reality they became. The film contains exclusive interviews with many of the labels' contributors including, Pamela Des Barres, John French, Jerry Lawson, Jeff Simmons, Dennis Dunaway, Neal Smith, Essra Mohawk, Miss Mercy, Kim Fowley, Bill Harkleroad plus authors Ben Watson, Barry Miles, Mark Paytress, Billy James and Ritchie Unterberger. Also includes rare footage, archive interviews, location shoots, extras - and of course the music that made it all worthwhile.

"VIDEO OF THE WEEK" George Lucas took on the challenge of making Red Tails, distributed by 20th Century Fox, the culmination of 20 years of work. Hear in his own words, in the video trailer below, about the inspiration and why he felt this was an important story to tell. Eunice Moseley Create Your Badge

SPOTLIGHT of THE WEEK "ANTHONY MICHAEL HOBBS" (Baltimore, MD) - Baltimore actor/model Anthony Michael Hobbs will co-star in the DreamWorks' documentary "How To Train Your Dragon: Dragons and Dinosaurs" soon to tour the world starting at the Australian Arenas in March, 2012. The young actor also begins shooting for the popular on-line kids show "SkWids." The DreamWorks "How To Train Your Dragon: Dragons and Dinosaurs" documentary explores the history and mythology of dragons and how that history relates to dinosaurs. The documentary will be released and shown during the DreamWorks "How To Train Your Dragon Live" arena show (http://dreamworksdragonslive.com/) scheduled to begin its world tour March, 2012 beginning in Australia. "How To Train Your Dragon: Dragons and Dinosaurs" is also anticipated to air on PBS and other science/history channels, and will possibly appear on a DreamWorks "How To Train Your Dragon" DVD set. Anthony Michael stars in the documentary as an inquisitive kid assisting the paleontologists and host in connecting the relationship between dinosaurs and dragons. The "SkWids" kids' on-line Internet show will start filming the last week of January, 2012. The video-tapped show (www.SkWids.com) is an on-line version of such shows as "Sesame Street." Produced by Southwestern Advantage, "SkWids," is a program designed to entertain and educate children (ages 6 - 10). On the show kids learn to read, math, science, history and more. The content is based on the Southwestern books. Watch a trailer to the program at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xs-YRdlCoWE&feature=related.   Hobbs can also be seen in the national classroom program called KinderRhyme. KinderRhyme is a program of Success For All Foundation (SFAF), which appears in over 2600 preschool, elementary, middle and high school programs. Anthony Michael Hobbs, an award winning actor at 6, can also be seen on two PBS Kids Sprout Network segments ("Claritin Kids Allergy Medicine," "Good Night Show: Star"); the voice of an instructional video for advertising firm TBWA World Wide - the largest advertising holding company in the world; in the film Waiting for Godot; in an industrial commercial for the U.S. National Parks Services; a Baltimore County Recycling commercial; a Greater Philadelphia Coalition Against Hunger commercial, and Hobbs currently appears in USDA's Healthy Kids 2011 print campaign. His outstanding achievements garnered an appearance on ABC's WMAR TV's Good Morning Maryland Show and five 2011 Global Stars Network Awards. For more information on Anthony Michael Hobbs log onto his website at www.Anthony-Michael.com or contact his management at 410-908-4869.