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Monday, Feb 18, 2013 11:00 PM UTCOscars slideshow, 2013 academy awards
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Viola Davis on why her role in “Beautiful Creatures” changed from a maid to a librarian
The actress says "people need to see an African-American in the 21st century integrated" in life, not in servitude
Tuesday, Feb 12, 2013 9:30 PM UTCEntertainment Viola Davis, The Help
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
Thursday, Feb 23, 2012 1:00 PM UTC 41Entertainment Oscars, Movie Awards Season
The Oscars play it safe, nostalgic
Hollywood applauds itself -- but ignores great turns in edgy films like "Melancholia," "Take Shelter" and "Shame"
Tuesday, Jan 24, 2012 3:15 PM UTC 18Entertainment Academy Awards, The Artist
“The Help” leads Screen Actors honors with 4 noms
Guild also gives nods to Meryl Streep, George Clooney, Michelle Williams and more
Wednesday, Dec 14, 2011 2:45 PM UTCEntertainment Movie Awards Season, The Help
Jessica Chastain: The dazzling redhead who's suddenly everywhere
After "Tree of Life" and "The Help" -- and with six more movies on the way -- Jessica Chastain's moment has arrived
Tuesday, Sep 27, 2011 9:28 PM UTCEntertainment Interviews, Take Shelter
Early signs of a “Bridesmaids” bump
A veteran producer sees not just success for Kristen Wiig's blockbuster, but signs of a lasting legacy
Tuesday, Sep 27, 2011 4:01 PM UTC 14Entertainment Movie news, Editor's Picks
Hollywood’s summer of revolution
"Rise of the Planet of the Apes" and other hits build upon the rage of the oppressed underclass
Wednesday, Sep 14, 2011 6:01 PM UTC 17Entertainment
HSN’s tacky branding of “The Help”
The network hawks floral dresses and deep fryers -- and misses the movie's message
Thursday, Aug 18, 2011 4:45 PM UTC 15Entertainment The Help, Movies
What we talk about when we talk about “The Help”
Whitewash of history or intimate breakthrough? This summer's hit racial drama is also its biggest topic of conversation
Wednesday, Aug 17, 2011 10:18 PM UTC 24Entertainment The Help, Race, Movies
Judge throws out suit against “The Help” author
Woman who alleged writer Kathryn Stockett used her likeness without permission screams: "She knows she did it"
Wednesday, Aug 17, 2011 1:52 PM UTC 21Entertainment The Help, Books
Why “The Help’s” critics are all wrong
So a white woman wrote about the black experience? That's what fiction's all about
Tuesday, Aug 16, 2011 3:59 PM UTC 75Entertainment The Help, Movies
Why Hollywood keeps whitewashing the past
"The Help" is just the latest movie to sugarcoat oppression by painting enlightened white people as heroes
Friday, Aug 12, 2011 3:20 PM UTC 132Entertainment Race, The Help, Movies
“The Help”: A tale of not-so-ancient American history
Kathryn Stockett's bestseller hits the screen, and its fable of Jim Crow-era Mississippi hits close to home
Wednesday, Aug 10, 2011 12:30 AM UTC 81Entertainment Our Picks, Movies, Race, The Help
The dirty secrets of “The Help”
A black maid sues a white author for stealing her story, but is that what's really going on?
Tuesday, Feb 22, 2011 4:10 PM UTC 30Entertainment The Help, Fiction, Race
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