Take away the Fairy Godmother, and what have you got left from the Cinderella fable? The story of a girl for whom a bad stroke of luck is no match for her internal strength and purity of heart. Drew Barrymore plays Cinderella's alleged inspiration, Danielle, in this romantic drama that purports to tell the "facts" behind the Grimm brothers' story. One of three daughters of a man (Jeroen Krabbé) who dies and leaves her fate in the hands of a conniving stepmother (Anjelica Huston), Danielle is cast into the lowly role of a servant. Meanwhile, her sisters are evaluated as possible mates for a French prince (Dougray Scott), but he's far more intrigued with Danielle's intelligence and beauty--not to mention her way with a sword and fist. Directed by Andy Tennant (who directed Barrymore in TV's The Amy Fisher Story), Ever After has that rare ability to win the heart and mind of a viewer simply by being committed to its own innocence, particularly where Barrymore's luminous performance is concerned. A contemporary take on an old, virtually forgotten Hollywood convention--the costume adventure with middling artistic ambition but real audience appeal--Ever After is a surprisingly delightful film. --Tom Keogh
The visionary director of SAW II, III and IV, unleashes this brand new, terrifying epic, 666: The Prophecy.When famed author Joseph Crone is plagued by a series of disturbing and deadly events, it becomes apparent each is connected by a series of reoccurring numbers. Too frequent to be random, Joseph slowly discovers this is not just a number, but a worldwide phenomenon prophesizing the end of humanity.With the death toll rising, Joseph is thrown into a race against time to unlock the code before making the ultimate sacrifice.
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