Men of Honor (DVD) Special Edition A heroic life gets a suitably dramatic retelling in George Tillman Jr.`s docudrama MEN OF HONOR. Based on the true story of Carl Brashear, the first African American to become a United States Navy master diver, the film...
A heroic life gets a suitably dramatic retelling in George Tillman Jr.`s docudrama MEN OF HONOR. Based on the true story of Carl Brashear, the first African American to become a United States Navy master diver, the film follows the conventional yet pleasurable against-all-odds narrative. Carl Brashear (played with noble grace by Cuba Gooding Jr.) is the son of a degraded southern sharecropper. Determined to succeed in the vocation he believes he was born for, Brashear enlists in the navy. Once there, however, the determined young man finds his dream inaccessible--thwarted by the antagonistic forces of institutional and personal racism. When, after a long and difficult struggle, he is finally allowed into diving school, he finds himself under the authority of Billy Sunday (Robert De Niro). A former master diver whose injured lung has left him permanently above water, Sunday simultaneously becomes Brashear`s most vicious adversary and most loyal supporter, motivating him to succeed. The story that follows is a highly emotional wave of ups and downs--Brashear unbelievably overcomes one barrier only to be met by the next, even larger one. MEN OF HONOR is at times heartbreaking and painful to watch, but the triumphant ending makes for a deeply satisfying payoff.
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Director: George Tillman
ACTORS: Robert De Niro, Cuba Gooding, Charlize Theron, Hal Holbrook, David Keith
Trial By Media (DVD) Starlight Signature Series Lyssa Grant Hughes is a respected doctor and leader of woman`s rights who`s decided to begin her political career. Unfortunately, the media finds out about a petty indiscretion from her past which of course c...
Lyssa Grant Hughes is a respected doctor and leader of woman`s rights who`s decided to begin her political career. Unfortunately, the media finds out about a petty indiscretion from her past which of course causes a flurry amongst her fellow politicians and the media. She turns to her politician father for help, and now she faces a tough choice that must be made; either let everyone hear what she`s got to say in defense while keeping her self-respect but risk losing the campaign, or join in on the media game.
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Director: Sheldon Larry
ACTORS: Christine Lahti, Tom Skerritt, Jay Thomas, Mark Feuerstein, Stanley Anderson
Dragon Ball Z - Fusion: Hope Returns (DVD)
The festival of fuse continues as Gohan is thrashed about by Majin Buu`s Super Buu creation. More transformations occur as Old Kai gives his life and his earrings in order to revive Goku and allow instant fusion. Buu, meanwhile is difficult to stop, particularly after eating Bulma. It may be up to Vegito, the fused version of Vegeta, to stop this insanity. Episodes: The Old Kai`s Weapon, Ready to Fuse? and Union of Rivals. NR"
Baby Shakespeare (DVD)
An addition to the series created by mother and teacher Julie Aigner-Clark, BABY SHAKESPEARE is intended to introduce babies to the sound and rhythms of classic poetry and nature. Twelve common words are reinforced through the video and the accompanying BABY SHAKESPEARE book. Through repeated exposure to these words, Bard, the linguistic dragon who hosts this video, will delight your child as he demonstrates poems using puppet shows and beautiful classical music.NR"
Hoop Soldiers (DVD)
After the mysterious death of her brother, a lawyer returns to her hometown. There she learns of the existence of underground, no-holds-barred caged basketball matches that her brother had gotten involved in. Hoping to learn more, she spends more time working near these dangerous games, and learns of the criminal stakes involved.NR"
Director: Chris Rogers
ACTORS: Tank, Cassandra King, Charles Weldon, Ahmed Cannon, Greg Nigro
