Civil Rights flick set in the 1960s South is an instant hit “The Help,” based on the 2009 bestseller by Kathryn Stockett, is a chick-flick set in Jackson, Miss. at the height of the Civil Rights Movement in 1963. Despite its subject matter, the injustice of Southern race relations at the dawn of the civil rights movement, “The Help” is a carefully manicured, almost genteel piece of moviemaking. It quickly gained the number two spot at the box … Read entire article »