New on DVD & Blu-Ray : THE HELP (2011)

Synopsis: The Help stars Emma Stone as Skeeter, Viola Davis as Aibileen and Octavia Spencer as Minny-three very different, extraordinary women in Mississippi during the 1960s, who build an unlikely friendship around a secret writing project that breaks societal rules and puts them all at risk. From their improbable alliance a remarkable sisterhood emerges, instilling all of them with the courage to transcend the lines that define them, and the realization that sometimes those lines are made to be crossed-even if it means bringing everyone in town face-to-face with the changing times.

Genre: Drama

Worldwide Box-Office: $199M

Number of Discs: 1 (DVD); 2 (Blu-Ray/DVD Combo); 3 (Blu-Ray/DVD Combo + Digital Copy)

DVD Special Features :

• Two deleted scenes with introductions by Tate Taylor
• Mary J. Blige “The Living Proof” music video

Blu-Ray Special Features :

• [same as the DVD]
• Making Of The Help: From Friendship To Film
• In Their Own Words: A Tribute To The Maids Of Mississippi
• Three additional deleted scenes with introductions by Tate Taylor Johnny’s Home

What to Expect : An entertaining drama about racial discrimination in 1960s Mississipi. There have been accusations that the movie softens its subject matter and it is true that it's pretty much just another weepy melodrama with some humor attached to help swallow down the drama, but it's well made and wonderfully cast.

Release Date : December 6, 2011

Run Time : 146 Min.

Studio/Distributor : Dreamworks Pictures

Rating : PG-13 for thematic material.

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