With real-life Navy SEALs among its cast, the new military action film “Act of Valor” gives movie-goers a rare peek inside the pressure-cooker lives of American service members. Now, the operators of the Chalmette Movies are hoping to give a little bit back.

0224 act of valor 1.JPGAn image from the military action film ‘Act of Valor,’ which takes movie-goers on a globe-trotting mission with real-life Navy SEALs.

Timed to coincide with Friday’s (Feb. 24) release of “Act of Valor,” the theater is hosting a DVD drive to benefit American service members stationed overseas. Starting Friday and continuing for the next several weeks, new and used DVDs will be accepted at a drop-box in the theater lobby, after which they will be packaged for distribution to service members.

Films of all genres will be accepted.

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