The Help (movie)

Giorgio Armani's niece Roberta has star power of her own

2013-05-12 00:00:00

There are few designers working today who have had as big an influence on fashion as Giorgio Armani. Founding his company in Milan in 1975, he modernized the suit, giving it a relaxed, soft silhouette, and created a daytime uniform of power and...

The lure of a Southern drawl at the movies

2013-05-05 09:00:00

"There are things you can get away with in this world, and things you can't." The voice is Matthew McConaughey's, and days after seeing him in "Mud," I can close my eyes and hear him still — a simple line echoing with the mysteries of a man caught...

'42' smacks $27.3-million home run in debut, crushing 'Scary Movie'

2013-04-14 08:58:00

Jackie Robinson beat the odds again this weekend, as a film about the player who broke baseball's color barrier outperformed at the box office. "42," which tells the story of the first African American Major League Baseball player, debuted with a robust...

Joseph Gordon-Levitt seeks submissions to new collaborative TV show

2013-03-28 09:49:00

Actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt turned to YouTube to announce a new type of television variety show -- one that draws from a group of online collaborators. Levitt wants to take this same style of creative collaboration he has cultivated online and, through...

Participant Media's new strategy. Olbermann settles with Current.

2013-03-13 07:06:00

After the coffee. Before getting my own smoke signal system. The Skinny: I like FX's "The Americans," but I'm not sure I like it enough to make the commitment to watch every episode. Tonight could be a deciding factor. Wednesday's headlines include a...

Participant Media hopes more filmgoers will get its messages

2013-03-13 05:00:00

In "Snitch," a thriller set in the dangerous drug world, Dwayne Johnson plays a father who goes to work as a drug informant to free his jailed son. The PG-13 film from Participant Media features a street fight, a car chase and a gun battle — high-...

The Gold Standard: Bet a penny on Day-Lewis as Lincoln?

2013-01-30 14:12:00

"I am 10 years older than I was a year ago." We believe that's a line Abraham Lincoln said to Gen. Ulysses S. Grant at the end of "Lincoln." Or it could be something "Lincoln" lead Daniel Day-Lewis wearily muttered during one of the endless Q&As he's done...

First Person: Bigelow praises 'Zero Dark Thirty's' Chastain

2013-01-31 05:30:00

Editor's note: Taking a moment from her vigilant defense of depicting scenes of torture in "Zero Dark Thirty," director Kathryn Bigelow here addresses something else close to her heart about the film: The power, strength and vulnerability that lead...

'Zero Dark Thirty's' Jessica Chastain on women defined by work

2013-02-01 16:21:00

It didn't dawn on Jessica Chastain until after she saw "Zero Dark Thirty" that her character in the film, a driven CIA agent named Maya, had a few things in common with the movie's director, Oscar winner Kathryn Bigelow. �"On set, you feel like you...

SAG Awards 2013: What to look for at the actors' big night

2013-01-27 12:00:00

On Sunday night, it's the actors' turn. Many critics groups and the Hollywood Foreign Press Assn. have already weighed in with their favorite films and performances of the year, and now the time has come for the Screen Actors Guild Awards. Oscar...

Oscars 2013: What nominated movie will you now go see? [Poll]

2013-01-11 08:00:00

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences moved up its nominations date to Thursday in part to give both Academy members and moviegoers at large more time to see the nominated films before the big Oscar night Feb. 24. With nine movies on the...

'Gangster Squad's' Emma Stone in fiery red

2013-01-09 06:00:00

Emma Stone has been very busy the last couple of years, appearing in the blockbuster "The Amazing Spider-Man," "The Help" and "Crazy Stupid Love" while becoming one of the young starlets worth watching on the red carpet. The frequent redhead, who...

Since his character died on "Private Practice," Lowell has been focusing on movies, like "The Help" and "Love and Honor." He's returning to TV this year in FOX's comedy pilot "Enlisted." Rob Thomas has said that he plans to include Lowell in the upcoming "Veronica Mars" movie.

2013-02-22 00:00:00

From left; Emma Stone at the Golden Globe Awards , 'The Help' premiere in London and the Deauville American Film Festival in France.

2012-05-23 14:53:00

Sandra Bullock, "Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close" Viola Davis, "The Help" Scarlett Johansson, "We Bought a Zoo" Rachel McAdams, "The Vow" Emma Stone, "The Help" (pictured)

2012-05-18 16:27:00