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How Viola Davis took Meryl Streep’s Oscar
The outspoken star of "The Help" may have won a lady-like Oscar throwdown -- with her good friend's blessing
The outspoken star of "The Help" may have won a lady-like Oscar throwdown -- with her good friend's blessing
Hollywood applauds itself -- but ignores great turns in edgy films like "Melancholia," "Take Shelter" and "Shame"
Guild also gives nods to Meryl Streep, George Clooney, Michelle Williams and more
After "Tree of Life" and "The Help" -- and with six more movies on the way -- Jessica Chastain's moment has arrived
A veteran producer sees not just success for Kristen Wiig's blockbuster, but signs of a lasting legacy
"Rise of the Planet of the Apes" and other hits build upon the rage of the oppressed underclass
The network hawks floral dresses and deep fryers -- and misses the movie's message
Whitewash of history or intimate breakthrough? This summer's hit racial drama is also its biggest topic of conversation
Woman who alleged writer Kathryn Stockett used her likeness without permission screams: "She knows she did it"
So a white woman wrote about the black experience? That's what fiction's all about
"The Help" is just the latest movie to sugarcoat oppression by painting enlightened white people as heroes
Kathryn Stockett's bestseller hits the screen, and its fable of Jim Crow-era Mississippi hits close to home
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