i'm marc lamont hill.e of the most anticipated films of the year. >> we've been given orders to provide air cover. [ cheering ] >> "red tails" tells the story of world war ii pilots. >> from the last plane, to the last minute, we fight! >> we fight! >> i caught up with two of the film's stars, terence howard and david oyelowu. >> i just saw the film and it's an amazing film. >> when we came under your command, colonel, you stated clearly that you would never find negroes who passed the pilot exam and make it through flight school and survive basic combat. we've done all of that. >> how important is it to have films like this in hollywood? >> well, it's every -- every great individual or great accomplishment has had someone to champion it along the way, there's been someone to endorse it. so for the black community or the black cinematic community to have been championed by george lucas, to have been championed by the magical experience associated with green screen, that we haven't really been afforded befo