Articles about The Help

Desperately seeking a Best Picture nod trend, @TheAVClub finally comes up with... reassurances about a "scary future"

What does the celebration of old times and old values in movies such as 'The Artist,' 'Hugo,' 'Midnight in Paris' and 'War Horse' say about today's Hollywood? According to this essay in @LATimes these movies are less about a lost past than they are about an unsatisfactory present. Apparently, in modern Hollywood, it is easy to hate what you do.

When Viola Davis was told that this critic was troubled by her role (though not her performance) in "The Help," she mounted a thoughtful, impassioned defense. An interview here.

Viola Davis talks to @nprfreshair about her work in "The Help," "Doubt" and how others perceive her

Of course, no one is really robbed of an Academy Award nomination. It's a gift. That said, Roger Ebert - @ebertchicago - lists who he believes is more deserving than the nominees selected.

Oscar nominee Viola Davis ("THe Help") poses for some haute couture types of photos in the LA Times Magazine

Viola Davis explains why the collaborative process that is moviemaking made the difference to "The Help."

First the felines, now the canines: 2012 Best Picture nominee movie posters recast with dogs (via @NextMovie)

A good heh: "If 2012's Oscar-nominated movie posters told the truth"

@kylebuchanan points out what we've also been thinking: this year's Oscar nods are pretty meh. A guide to getting over it