Red Tails: Victory On Two Fronts

Red Tails comes out in theaters on January 20, just one week from today. It tells the story (in an action-drama format) of the Tuskegee Airmen, the first African American pilots to serve the United States. Executive Producer George Lucas brings the story of these heroic fighter (and later bomber) pilots to the bring screen. These men went to war for our country and fought against a terrible evil in Europe despite the discrimination they faced in their own home towns. As dramatic and full of special effects as the movie is you have to remember that these were real men and what they did was incredibly brave in a number of ways.

Coincidentally to the movie coming out, Dover Publications has just republished a book called Red Tails: An Oral History of the Tuskegee Airmen by John B. Holway. The book is based on interviews with these courageous men.

Disney Magic vs Disney Dream

I'm not sure if I got the size comparison right, but deviantart user lupin3ITA created some nice profiles of the Disney Dream and Disney Magic cruise ships. You can see the difference between the first two ships (Magic and Wonder) and the two new ships (Dream and Fantasy).

The most obvious visual difference between the Magic/Wonder and the Dream/Fantasy is the number of decks visible. In the top, white painted portion of the ships the Magic and Wonder have three decks of portholes visible, the newer ships have five. If you can see the aquaduck on top of the ship, you're looking at the Dream (the Fantasy will have it too).

The bow of the Magic has Sorcerer Mickey on it. The stern has Goofy hanging off it and the name of the ship. The bow of the Wonder has Steamboat Willy on it and the stern has Donald hanging from it. The bow of the Dream has Captain Mickey on it and the stern has Sorcerer Mickey hanging from it. The bow of the Fantasy will also have Sorcerer Mickey on it, going by artist renderings. The stern will have Dumbo hanging from it.

The Dream:



The Magic:



The Wonder:



Magic and Dream together, don't let the forced perspective fool you, the Dream in back is larger:



UPDATE:

The fourth ship, Disney Fantasy just floated out of the dock at Meyer Werft shipyard in Germany! As you can see in the photo there is still construction going on.