Posted Dec 7, 2011 at 06:00 AM PST by
Tom Landy
Check out some bonus clips for one the best reviewed films of the year now available on Blu-ray!
As previously reported, Disney/DreamWorks set 'The Help' for Blu-ray on December 6.
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.
'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.
“One Family” from “The Help in Their Own Words” Bonus Feature:
“Dimitri” from “The Help - From Friendship to Film” Bonus Feature:
“Creating Minny” from “The Help - From Friendship to Film” Bonus Feature:
“Casting Octavia” from “The Help - From Friendship to Film” Bonus Feature:
Suggested list price for the Blu-ray/DVD combo pack is $39.99 ($44.99 to tack on an extra Digital Copy disc).
You can find the latest specs for 'The Help' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where it's indexed under December 6.