Directed by Victor Heerman, Animal Crackers (1930) was the second and last film the four Marx Brothers would make together in New York, with most subsequent efforts being made in Hollywood. The story concerns Groucho's character, a celebrated African Explorer, who is invited to a party where a valuable painting is stolen. Comedy, musical numbers and rapid-pace zany antics flow throughout. Groucho, Harpo, Chico and Zeppo Marx appear alongside perennial favorite, Margaret Dumont.
Directed by Andy Tennant, Ever After: A Cinderella Story (1998) added a twist to the usual fairy tale treatment by changing the context. The story is woven more as historical fiction, set in Renaissance-era France (complete with a great Leonardo da Vinci character serving as a sort of "Fairy Godfather"). The cinematography is lovely, and Drew Barrymore is absolutely ravishing and radiant in the lead role. The supporting cast is great as well, including Anjelica Huston, Dougray Scott, Megan Dodds, Melanie Lynskey and Jeanne Moreau.
Drew Barrymore: Ever After: A Cinderella Story
Anjelica Huston: Ever After: A Cinderella Story
Drew Barrymore: Ever After: A Cinderella Story
Drew Barrymore: Ever After: A Cinderella Story
Drew Barrymore: Ever After: A Cinderella Story
Drew Barrymore: Ever After: A Cinderella Story
Drew Barrymore: Ever After: A Cinderella Story
Anjelica Huston: Ever After: A Cinderella Story
Leonardo Da Vinci: Ever After: A Cinderella Story
Drew Barrymore: Ever After: A Cinderella Story
Drew Barrymore: Ever After: A Cinderella Story
: Ever After: A Cinderella Story
Leonardo Da Vinci and Drew Barrymore: Ever After: A Cinderella Story
Directed by Yong-ki Jeong, and written by Park Jung-Woo, The Righteous Thief (2009) is an enjoyable Korean heist film that was also released under the alternate title of Descendants of Hong Gil Dong. The story concerns a mild, quiet high school music teacher… who has a secret life as a masked "Robin Hood" styled thief, descended from a long line of thieves, who makes a point of repeatedly stealing from a comic book obsessed megalomaniac millionaire. Although there are some daring acrobatics and fight sequences, the film is largely dialogue-based and focuses on interrelations between the characters. The cast does a good job, including Kim Do-Young, Kim Joo Hyuk, Ki-beom Jang, Eun-mi Ko and Hie-bong Jo.
