Movies Update: Reviews of 'The Help,' 'Senna' and More

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August 12, 2011 Movies Update

Movie Reviews Movie Review | 'The Help' 'The Maids' Now Have Their Say By MANOHLA DARGIS "The Help," Tate Taylor's movie set in civil-rights-era Mississippi, shifts between black maids and their employers. Arts & Leisure: Black-and-White Struggle With a Rosy Glow Video: On Race and Hollywood Movie Review | 'Senna' A Spectacular Rise and Fall By STEPHEN HOLDEN "Senna," Asif Kapadia's documentary on the Brazilian racecar driver Ayrton Senna, includes racing footage that is frequently heart-stopping. Anatomy of a Scene ADVERTISEMENT Movie Review | 'Glee: The 3D Concert Movie' A Tutorial on Tolerance, With Beats and Upbeats By STEPHEN HOLDEN "Glee: The 3D Concert Movie" notes just how terrific it is to be yourself. Movie Review | '3o Minutes or Less' Menu for Trouble: Pizza, a Stripper and Slackers With Weapons By MANOHLA DARGIS In "3o Minutes or Less" Jesse Eisenberg plays a pizza delivery man forced into a bank heist by a couple of slackers. It's supposed to be a comedy. Movie Review | 'Scheherazade, Tell Me a Story' A TV Host Seeks Fluff, but Real Life Intrudes By JEANNETTE CATSOULIS Yousry Nasrallah's "Scheherazade, Tell Me a Story" resets "The Arabian Nights" in modern-day Cairo. Movie Review | 'Over Your Cities Grass Will Grow' Touring an Artist's Pre-Apocalyptic Realm By MANOHLA DARGIS Sophie Fiennes's film "Over Your Cities Grass Will Grow" is a portrait of the painter and sculptor Anselm Kiefer at work and an exploration of the artistic compound he created in France. Following an Artist Into His Labyrinth Movie Review | 'Damn!' A Brush With Internet Fame By NEIL GENZLINGER "Damn!" is more than just a documentary about a quirky New York gubernatorial candidate. Movie Review | 'Aarakshan': A Battle for India's Soul Movie Review | 'The Boy Mir': The Teenage Years in the Tumult of Afghanistan Movie Review | 'Littlerock': Young Tourists Marooned in a California Town Movie Review | 'Final Destination 5': Death Will Not Be Cheated Movie Review | 'Bad Posture': Outsiders in Albuquerque Movie Review | 'Darwin': A Town Built for 30 News & Features All the Editors That Are Fit to Spoof By KEVIN FLYNN The musical "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark" continues the fictive depiction of the hard-boiled editor, sometimes played as an all-bark, no-bite softie and other times as an incorrigible schemer. Arts & Leisure Black-and-White Struggle With a Rosy Glow By NELSON GEORGE All manner of documentary and feature films have tried to illuminate the civil rights era. An adaptation of "The Help," a best-selling novel, is just the latest cinematic endeavor. Arts & Leisure The Good, the Bad, Not the Ugly By MANOHLA DARGIS and A. O. SCOTT The New York Times's chief film critics take on readers' questions about stars. Achoos of Death Are Film's Scourge By MICHAEL CIEPLY In "Contagion," a forthcoming film by Steven Soderbergh, the world is beset by a deadly plague of flu. Trailer: 'Contagion' DVD Desert Tales, Centuries Apart By DAVE KEHR Newly restored on DVD, "The Egyptian," directed by Michael Curtiz, stars Michael Wilding in an epic CinemaScopic yarn about the court of a forward-looking pharaoh. ADVERTISEMENT

Photos & Video Video: Critics' Picks: 'MASH' A. O. Scott looks back at Robert Altman's irreverent film about an army hospital near the front lines in the Korean War. Movie Overview | Comment Video: On Race and Hollywood Nelson George discusses the ways American movies portray race relations during the struggle for civil rights. Movie Review: 'The Help' Hollywood and the Civil Rights Era Video: Anatomy of a Scene: 'Senna' Asif Kapadia, the director of the documentary "Senna," narrates a racing scene from the film. Showtimes & Tickets Enter Title and/or Enter Zip Code Go to Showtimes & Tickets » Box Office Top 5 Rise of the Planet of the Apes The Smurfs Cowboys & Aliens The Change-Up Captain America: The First Avenger Go to Box Office » Editor FeedBack Thanks for taking the time to read this e-mail. Feel free to send feedback; I enjoy hearing your opinions and will do my best to respond. Mekado Murphy Movies Producer The New York Times on the Web Coming Soon Conan the Barbarian Fright Night Don't Be Afraid of the Dark Go to Coming Soon » Times Pulse The most popular movies among NYTimes.com readers. The Help 30 Minutes or Less Senna Rise of the Planet of the Apes Glee: The 3D Concert Movie Go to Times Pulse » ADVERTISEMENT

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