The Directors Guild Awards announced the nominees for the best film director award yesterday. There were a couple of surprises that may change the shape of the Oscar race.

There are only five nominees at the DGAs. This year, they are:

Woody Allen for ‘Midnight in Paris’

David Fincher for ‘The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo’

Alexander Payne for ‘The Descendants’

Michael Hazanivicius for ‘The Artist’

Martin Scorsese for ‘Hugo’

The most surprising inclusion here is Fincher. ‘The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo’ has gotten good reviews, and while the box office is steady, it’s not exactly a run...

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Title: "The Help"

Grade: 4

Cast: Emma Stone, Viola Davis, Bryce Dallas Howard

Director: Tate Taylor

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 146 minutes

Release Company: Touchstone Home Entertainment

Website: www.thehelpmovie.com

The Flick: "The Help," with its subject steeped in racism and the civil rights movement in the early ...