THE HELP on Blu-ray and DVD 12/6 – Bring It Home For The Holidays!

“One of the Best Films of the Year”
– Shawn Edwards, FOX-TV

Comes Home For The Holidays on Blu-ray Combo Pack, DVD,
Digital Download and On-Demand, December 6, 2011

The Help, the inspirational summer hit film people can’t stop talking about, arrives in homes just in time for the holidays, delivering this powerful story on Blu-ray Combo Pack, DVD, Digital Download and On-Demand, December 6, 2011.

The #1 New York Times bestseller by Kathryn Stockett comes to vivid life through the compelling performances of a phenomenal ensemble cast including Emma Stone, Viola Davis, Octavia Spencer and Bryce Dallas Howard. The Help is a courageous and empowering story about very different and extraordinary women in the 1960s South who build an unlikely friendship around a secret writing project.

“Davis and Spencer are both brilliant”

– Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly

The Help Blu-ray Combo Pack provides audiences with the chance to delve deeper into the movie through compelling, never-before-seen bonus features, including “The Making of The Help: From Friendship To Film,” an intimate look at how the life-changing experiences of close-knit childhood friends director Tate Taylor and novelist Kathryn Stockett led to the creation of the best-selling novel and its transition to the big screen.

Additional bonus includes “In Their Own Words: A Tribute To the Maids Of Mississippi,” which is an honest observation of life in the South from real-life maids, including director Tate Taylor‟s childhood caretaker, Carol Lee; Deleted Scenes; and nine-time Grammy Award-winning and multi-platinum selling singer/songwriter, Mary J. Blige’s “The Living Proof”, music video from the film’s end titles.

In continued efforts to provide consumers with multiple viewing choices and unprecedented quality, value and portability in a single purchase, The Help has been packaged as follows:

3-Disc Blu-ray Combo Pack (Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy) = $44.99 U.S./$51.99 Canada
Exclusive Blu-ray Bonus Features:

•  The Making of “The Help:” From Friendship To Film
• In Their Own Words: A Tribute To The Maids Of Mississippi
• Three deleted scenes with introductions by Director Tate Taylor, including Humiliated,‟ A Book About Jackson and Johnny’s Home” (which is a Blu-ray exclusive)

DVD Bonus Features:

• Two deleted scenes with introductions by Director Tate Taylor including  A Senator’s Son and Keep On Walkin
• “The Living Proof” music video by Mary J. Blige

2-Disc Blu-ray Combo Pack (Blu-ray + DVD) = $39.99 U.S./$46.99 Canada
Exclusive Blu-ray Bonus Features:

• The Making of “The Help:” From Friendship To Film
• In Their Own Words: A Tribute To The Maids Of Mississippi
• Three deleted scenes with introductions by Director Tate Taylor including Humiliated, A Book About Jackson and Johnny’s Home (which is a Blu-ray exclusive)

DVD Bonus Features:

•  Two deleted scenes with introductions by Director Tate Taylor, including A Senator’s Son and Keep On Walkin
• “The Living Proof” music video by Mary J. Blige

1-Disc DVD = $29.99 U.S./$35.99 Canada
Bonus Features:

•  Two deleted scenes with introductions by Director Tate Taylor, including A Senator’s Son and Keep On Walkin
•  “The Living Proof” music video by Mary J. Blige

High Definition Digital Download = $39.99 U.S./$46.99 Canada
Bonus Feature:

•  Three deleted scenes with introductions by Director Tate Taylor, including Humiliated,‟A Book About Jackson and Johnny’s Home” (which is a Blu-ray exclusive)
•  “The Living Proof” music video by Mary J. Blige

Standard Definition Digital Download = $29.99 U.S./$35.99 Canada
Bonus Feature:

•  Three deleted scenes with introductions by Director Tate Taylor, including Humiliated,‟A Book About Jackson and Johnny’s Home”  (which is a Blu-ray exclusive)
•  “The Living Proof” music video by Mary J. Blige

On-Demand
For additional information and pricing, please contact your television provider or favorite digital retailer. Bonus features are not offered with On-Demand.

About The Film & Cast:

The #1 New York Times bestseller by Kathryn Stockett comes to vivid life through the powerful performances of a phenomenal ensemble cast. The Help is an inspirational, courageous and empowering story about very different, extraordinary women in the 1960s South who build an unlikely friendship around a secret writing project — one that breaks society‟s rules and puts them all at risk. Filled with poignancy, humor and hope — and complete with compelling, never-before-seen bonus features — The Help is a timeless, universal and triumphant story about the ability to create change.

The Help stars Emma Stone as the courageous Eugenia Skeeter Phelan, who goes against the beliefs of her family and friends to find her own voice. The critically praised, emotional performance of Viola Davis as Aibileen Clark, a woman who secretly dreams of one day having more than she has been given, offers a deep emotional storyline. The breakthrough performance of Octavia Spencer as Minny Jackson, whose sass and tough exterior disguise the pain and fear she faces every day, brings both drama and humor to the film. Bryce Dallas Howard breathes life into the catty Jackson socialite Hilly Holbrook and Jessica Chastain brings charm and humor as Celia Foote, a kind housewife living outside of town who longs to fit in. Sissy Spacek, Allison Janney and Ahna O‟Reilly also provide vivacious performances that round out this all-star female ensemble.

About The Filmmaker:

The Help is directed by Tate Taylor and co-produced by Michael Barnathan (Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief, Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian), Chris Columbus (Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief, Night at the Museum franchise, Harry Potter 1, 2, 3), Brunson Green (Fool’s Gold) and Tate Taylor. The screenplay for The Help is written by Tate Taylor and is based on the best-selling novel by Kathryn Stockett.

Trailer

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My Favorite Movie Of The Year!

Initially when I first heard about The Help,  I immediately wanted to know what all the fuss was about and purchased  Kathryn Stockett’s bestselling novel.  After reading the first chapter,  the book grabbed me and I couldn’t put  it down. I found myself picking it up and reading it just about every chance I managed to get.  Words can’t summarize how much I loved it!  The Help is most likely my personal favorite book of all time!

I was  concerned the movie wouldn’t do the book justice, because as everyone knows, the film adaption never generally does.  Nevertheless, it did a tremendous job following the story and the cast looked precisely how I imagined the characters would from reading the novel.  Of course you are not going to get each of the in depth details you do from the book within the movie, but  the film remains true to the novel and you will equally fall in love with it as well.

The Help takes place in Jackson, Mississippi during  the Civil Rights era  in the early 1960s.  The story is about  twenty -two year old  journalist wannabe  Eugenia “Skeeter” Phelan ( Emma Stone ), a brave and feisty white woman  and her relationship with two  African-American maids – Aibileen Clark (Viola Davis) and Minny Jackson (Octavia Spencer).

Skeeter comes home from college to learn her beloved housekeeper,  Constantine, is missing and the town is being run by snobby,  head of the  Junior League,   Hilly Holbrook (Bryce Dallas Howard).

Aibileen has spent her whole life as a nanny, raising little white girls who  have a tendency to turn into their mothers even with all the love she gives them.  She currently works for Skeeter’s friend,  Elizabeth Leefolt  (Ahna O’Reilly), and takes care of  her toddler, Mae Mobley.  Aibileen has recently lost her 24 year old only son who was planning on being a writer in a workplace accident.

Minny is Aibileen’s best friend and is known to be an amazing cook! She is extremely sassy and can’t seem to mind her tongue,  which gets her into constant trouble.  After being fired from taking care of Hilly’s mother Ms. Walters (Sissy Spacek), she becomes employed by Celia Foote (Jessica Chastain) who is too new to town to know Minny’s tainted reputation.

Skeeter, Aibileen, and Minny risk it all when they decide to collaborate on an anonymous book (The Help) that describes the stories, frustrations, and hardships black maids endure while cooking, cleaning, and raising white families’ children.

The Help will have you crying, laughing, and highly entertained!  I loved every moment of the movie!  However, I can never look at a chocolate pie quite the same after seeing the film!  Get it now and bring it home for the holidays!

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