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What's on Dvd?

Source: Movieinsider.Com
Sunday, April 29, 2012

1. RED TAILS - 1944

As the war in Europe continues to take its toll on Allied forces, the Pentagon brass has no recourse but to consider unorthodox options - including the untried and untested African-American pilots of the experimental Tuskegee training program. Just as the young Tuskegee men are on the brink of being shut down and shipped back home, they are given the ultimate chance to show their courage.

2. THE VOW

A newlywed couple recovers from a car accident that puts the wife in a coma. Waking up with severe memory loss, her husband endeavors to win her heart again. It is based on a true story about a couple -Kim and Krickitt Carpenter - and dates from 1993, two months after their marriage, when their car was hit by a truck.

3. ACT OF VALOR

A Navy Seal squad goes on a covert mission to recover a kidnapped CIA agent, and, in the process, takes down a complex web of terrorist cells determined to strike America at all costs. A blend of real-life heroism and original filmmaking, Act of Valor stars a group of active-duty U.S. Navy Seals in a fictionalised account.

4. GOON

The story centers on Doug Glatt, a bouncer who has been touched by the fist of God. Upon discovering both his right hook and skates, he joins a downtrodden hockey team and inspires them into new heights. Alison Pill plays the female lead role of while Marc-Andre Grondin plays a French-Canadian star hockey player. It is based on the book "Goon: The True Story of an Unlikely Journey into Minor League Hockey" by Doug Smith and Adam Frattasio.