[57], The soundtrack was released on July 26, 2011, through Geffen Records. Hilly refuses to advance money to her replacement maid, Yule May, who is struggling to send her twin sons to college. [21], The film was released by Touchstone Home Entertainment on Blu-ray Disc, DVD, and digital download on December 6, 2011. The website's critical consensus states, "Though arguably guilty of glossing over its racial themes, The Help rises on the strength of its cast—particularly Viola Davis, whose performance is powerful enough to carry the film on its own. [27] The film crossed the $100 million mark on its 21st day of release, becoming one of only two titles in August 2011 that achieved this. In 1963, Aibileen Clark is an African-American maid in Jackson, Mississippi. Afterwards, Rachel moved her mother to Chicago, where Constantine passed away, never able to speak to Skeeter again. My favorite scene in, "The Help". After 15 years of dealing with the emotional traumas of his vision, John ultimately decided to commit suicide. Octavia Spencer portrays Minny. One of the few locations that existed in 1963 Jackson, the book and the film is Jackson landmark Brent's Drugs, which dates to 1946. The Help is a 2011 period drama film written and directed by Tate Taylor and based on Kathryn Stockett's 2009 novel of the same name. Aibileen tells Skeeter about her struggle to cope with the death of her son, and believes the book will help her find closure. Supernatural exorcist and demonologist John Constantine helps a policewoman prove her sister's death was not a suicide, but something more. Directed by Francis Lawrence. [7], The first casting news for the production came in March 2010, when it was reported that Stone was attached to play the role of Eugenia "Skeeter" Phelan. Jones concluded by saying that "The Association of Black Women Historians finds it unacceptable for either this book or this film to strip black women's lives of historical accuracy for the sake of entertainment. John Constantine Just Got Played by Another DC Magician. Skeeter lives with her parents at Longleaf, their cotton plantation. The Help is streaming on Netflix now. Wilson Morales of Blackfilm.com gave the movie three out of four stars and commented, "With powerful performances given by Viola Davis and scene stealer Octavia Spencer, the film is an emotionally moving drama that remains highly entertaining. The Award-winning Greek-American actor Michael Constantine played principal "Seymour Kaufman" in the series "Room 222." Celia treats Minny with respect and they become friends, but keeps Minny's employment secret from Celia's husband Johnny, who is Hilly’s former beau. The film and novel recount the story of a young white woman and aspiring journalist Eugenia "Skeeter" Phelan. Despite being dead for two minutes, John later recall… [34] Rebecca Lubin, of Mill Valley, California, who has been a nanny for nearly two decades won the recipe contest. A case manager for patients with HIV, Islas-Hooker was consistently inspired by one special individual who never gave up the fight to live. Skeeter learns that her mother Charlotte fired Constantine, the maid who raised Skeeter, and decides to write a book of interviews with African-American maids working for white families. The other main character of the trailer is Liv Parsons (Lucy Griffiths, who played Nora Gainesborough on True Blood), a girl who can suddenly see all things supernatural and is seemingly integral to fighting whatever "ancient evil" is arising - hence Constantine, who was a friend of Liv's father, comes to her aid.Liv also acts as our vehicle to understanding this new and crazy supernatural world. ... What this did was offer the team help defeating the Upside-Down Man. [62] She composed it after a second viewing of the film. He went on to become a renowned movie and television actor. On May 8, 2015, NBC canceled Constantine after only one season due to ratings not up to network standards. [37] CinemaScore polls reported that the average grade moviegoers gave the film was an "A+" on an A+ to F scale. The town of Greenwood, Mississippi, was chosen to portray 1960s-era Jackson, and producer Green said he had expected to shoot "95 percent" of the film there. and was sole emperor of both the East and the West from 324 to 337. "Number Two"), he sets out to steal an enormous diamond in the 2014 Muppet sequel. [20] On October 13, 2010, Disney gave the film a release date of August 12, 2011. This incident and the assassination of Medgar Evers inspire more maids to tell Skeeter their stories. "[51], Film historian Alison Graham writes about this in her article "We ain't doin' Civil Rights", commenting that "The (con)fusion of fictional and historical events begin to operate under a different narrative license. Aibileen reflects on the ordeal and finds closure, officially retiring from help work and looking to her own future as a writer. Because of his actions, his soul was sentenced to damnation in Hell. [49], At the 84th Academy Awards, Octavia Spencer won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in this film. [12] Mike Vogel plays the character Johnny Foote. [16], The Help was the most significant film production in Mississippi since O Brother, Where Art Thou? Viola Davis, a luminous triple threat who has conquered the stage, film, and television, has one major career regret. “The Help,” Tate Taylor’s movie set in civil-rights-era Mississippi, shifts between black maids and their employers. We talked about putting me in makeup and having me play both roles, but we decided Constantine needed to be a guy who could do a Russian accent. In an interview with The New York Times, Viola Davis mentioned that she regretted playing the role of Aibleen: "I just felt that at the end of the day that it wasn’t the voices of the maids that were heard. [26] However, during its second weekend, the film jumped to first place with $20.0 million, declining only 23 percent, the smallest drop among films playing nationwide. "[46], Ida E. Jones, the national director of the Association of Black Women Historians, released an open statement criticizing the film, stating "[d]espite efforts to market the book and the film as a progressive story of triumph over racial injustice, The Help distorts, ignores, and trivializes the experiences of black domestic workers." Unlike other Angels, Lucifer can manifest on Earth. In order to convince producers to shoot in Greenwood, Tate Taylor and others had previously come to the town and scouted locations; at his first meeting with DreamWorks executives, he presented them with a photo album of potential filming spots in the area. Constantine Bates Quotes in The Help The The Help quotes below are all either spoken by Constantine Bates or refer to Constantine Bates. On Tuesday, Aibileen tells Skeeter the story of Constantine. Thanks to projects like Roots, Fried Green Tomatoes, and Diary of a Mad Black Woman, Tyson was already a Hollywood fixture before The Help, which marks her first collaboration with co-star Viola Davis. The book is published anonymously and is a success. He not only initiated the evolution of the empire into a Christian state but also provided the impulse for a distinctively Christian culture which grew into Byzantine and Western medieval culture. Minny reveals the "terrible awful" to Celia, who finally sees what a manipulative bully Hilly is, and writes a check to one of Hilly's charity groups, made out to "Two Slice Hilly". The ABWH accused both the book and the film of insensitive portrayals of African-American vernacular, a nearly uniform depiction of black men as cruel or absent, and a failure to acknowledge the sexual harassment that many black women endured in their white employers' homes. Elaine Stein, Skeeter's editor at Harper & Row, advises her that the stories of two maids are not enough, but fear of retribution prevents other maids from coming forward. "[36] Metacritic, a review aggregator which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, gives the film a score of 62 based on 41 reviews. The film also received three other Academy Award nominations: Academy Award for Best Picture, Academy Award for Best Actress for Viola Davis, and Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Jessica Chastain.[50]. [53], Viola Davis has repeatedly expressed regret over starring in The Help,[54] claiming she feels like she "betrayed myself and my people" and that the film was "created in the filter and the cesspool of systemic racism". Officially dead for a mere two minutes, paramedics managed to revive John. Minny reveals the "terrible awful" she did to Hilly: after her termination, Minny brought Hilly her famous chocolate pie, but revealed that she baked her own excrement into the pie after Hilly had finished two slices; Hilly later forced her mother into a nursing home for laughing at her during the incident. [55] Bryce Dallas Howard has also mentioned that she would not agree to star in the film today,[56] acknowledging that it was "told through the perspective of a white character and was created by predominantly white storytellers". The film was written and directed by Tate Taylor, who optioned film rights to the book before its publication. This has guilted Charlotte, that she did not have the courage to stand up for someone who had served her for two decades and raised her daughter. DreamWorks Pictures acquired the screen rights to Stockett's novel in March 2010 and quickly commissioned the film with Chris Columbus, Michael Barnathan, and Brunson Green as producers. Despite the fact that Constantine was always a loyal, beloved fixture of the Phelan household — as well as getting up there, age-wise — Charlotte crumbled under peer pressure when Constantine's daughter, Rachel, was overly familiar with Charlotte during a meeting of the Daughters of the American Revolution. It then added $4.33 million on Thursday, declining only 21 percent, a two-day total to $9.87 million. Other locations that can still be found in Jackson include the New Capitol Building and the Mayflower Cafe downtown. With Keanu Reeves, Rachel Weisz, Djimon Hounsou, Shia LaBeouf. [17][18][19], Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures distributed The Help worldwide through the studio's Touchstone Pictures banner. [61], Mary J. Blige's "The Living Proof" is the only original track. The Help received mostly positive reviews from critics. The movie tells the story of Eugenia "Skeeter" Phelan (Emma Stone) and two maids, Aibileen Clark (Viola Davis) and Minny Jackson (Oscar winner Octavia Spencer), who set out to write a tell-all book about what it's really like to be a Black maid in the American South, even as they're faced with the racist, backward views of Aibileen and Minny's employers — who happen to be some of Skeeter's closest friends. The film features an ensemble cast, including Jessica Chastain, Viola Davis, Bryce Dallas Howard, Allison Janney, Octavia Spencer, and Emma Stone. As a collective, the songs spotlight the peak of the fight for equality in the United States during the civil rights movement. After writing stories into the book about her own childhood maid and nanny, Constantine Jefferson — played by legendary, 95 year-old actress Cicely Tyson — she's left with more questions than when she started. The series aired on NBC from October 24, 2014 to February 13, 2015, over 13 episodes. This kindness gives Minny the courage to take her children and leave her abusive husband. The cinematic version of Constantine originally featured Michelle Monaghan in a central role - here's why she was ultimately cut from the majority of the film. Skeeter reaches out to Aibileen, who eventually agrees to be interviewed, as does Minny. Tomorrow, Constantine will finally make its NBC debut, and fans will at last be able to see one of the most iconic, unique characters in comic book history come to life on the small screen. The Help study guide contains a biography of Kathryn Stockett, literature essays, quiz questions, major themes, characters, ... She was inspired to write about this topic because of her close relationship with her family's maid Constantine, who disappeared mysteriously … And, you know, I'm a pretty accomplished actor and all, but besides The Muppet Christmas Carol and Muppe… [48] In 2014, the movie was one of several discussed by Keli Goff in The Daily Beast in an article concerning white savior narratives in film. All the need-to-know deets on Constantine Bates from The Help by Kathryn Stockett. In December 2009, Variety reported that Chris Columbus, Michael Barnathan, and Mark Radcliffe would produce a film adaptation of The Help, under their production company 1492 Pictures. The Help is a 2011 period drama film written and directed by Tate Taylor and based on Kathryn Stockett's 2009 novel of the same name. Instead, what we have here is a raucous rib-tickler with occasional pauses for a little dramatic relief. Along with his minion Dominic (a.k.a. "[40], A more mixed review from Karina Longworth of The Village Voice said: "We get a fairly typical Hollywood flattening of history, with powerful villains and disenfranchised heroes. As Skeeter sets out to write a book that could comprehensively explain what it feels like to be a Black maid in Jackson, she realizes that it wouldn't be complete without stories of her beloved maid, Constantine. Constantine I, first Roman emperor to profess Christianity. [6] Reliance Entertainment and Participant Media co-produced the film. (2000)[17][18][19] "Honestly, my heart would be broken if it were set anywhere but Mississippi", Stockett wrote in an e-mail to reporters. Keanu Reeves. Her raw emotions inspired her to compose the lone song for the film.[63]. The role bagged him the 1970 Emmy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Two years later, in 1974, Tyson made waves once again, playing the leading role in the television film The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman, which earned her two Emmy Awards and a BAFTA nomination. Varèse Sarabande released a score album on September 13, 2011. In 2020, she appeared in the Netflix original film Fall From Grace. Yule May discovers a discarded ring and pawns it, but is later brutally arrested as Hilly watches. Though The Help has recently come under fire for its whitewashed portrayal of female Black experiences — unfortunately, Aibileen and Minny's stories are relatively overshadowed thanks to the fact that the film mostly centers on Skeeter — there's no denying that Taylor's movie attracted an incredibly high caliber of talent, including Cicely Tyson. The Help is een Amerikaanse film uit 2011 van Tate Taylor, gebaseerd op het boek Een keukenmeidenroman (2009) door Kathryn Stockett. Constantine is eventually fired by Mrs. Phelan because she has a biracial child. Charlotte intervenes, letting on that she knows about the "terrible awful", and orders Hilly off the property, reconciling the grudge between her and her daughter. [59] The 12-track collection, collated by music supervisor Jennifer Hawks,[60] features songs from the likes of Johnny Cash, Frankie Valli and Ray Charles. [5] The story focuses on her relationship with two black maids, Aibileen Clark and Minny Jackson, during the Civil Rights Movement in 1963 Jackson, Mississippi. In flashbacks, it's clear that Constantine, rather than Skeeter's domineering mother Charlotte (Allison Janney), primarily raised Skeeter, providing a loving home for an awkward, extraordinarily intelligent young girl who often felt lost and different in Jackson. [38], Tom Long from The Detroit News remarked about the film: "Appealling, entertaining, touching and perhaps even a bit healing, The Help is an old-fashioned grand yarn of a film, the sort we rarely get these days. Constantine, a.k.a. The story focuses on her relationship with two black maids, Aibileen Clark and Minny Jackson, during the Civil Rights Movementi… [22][23][24], The Help earned $169,708,112 in North America and $46,931,000 in other territories for a worldwide total of $216,639,112. It brings light to Medgar Evers, an African-American activist and NAACP leader, who worked toward gaining rights for African-Americans at the time, as well as aiding in the fight to end segregation. The moment where the news of Evers' assassination is transmitted drives Skeeter to interview the maids for their stories. The The Help quotes below are all either spoken by Charlotte Phelan or refer to Charlotte Phelan. She works for socialite Elizabeth Leefolt and cares for her daughter Mae Mobley, whom Elizabeth abuses and neglects. Constantine teaches Eugenia what "ugly" really is, and one of life's most important daily decisions. 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