{"id":3135,"date":"2010-04-10T20:32:02","date_gmt":"2010-04-10T18:32:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pinartarhan.com\/blog\/?p=3135"},"modified":"2018-10-29T16:36:14","modified_gmt":"2018-10-29T14:36:14","slug":"6-good-movies-with-brilliant-casts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pinartarhan.com\/blog\/6-good-movies-with-brilliant-casts\/","title":{"rendered":"Stardust, The Air I Breathe, Playing by Heart, The Good Shepherd, Hairspray & He’s Just Not That Into You: 6 Good Movies with Brilliant Casts"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you are anything like me, you have some actors whose projects really entertain you. But sometimes those actors come together to star in a film. So for instance what’s better than seeing Michelle Pfeiffer acting with Robert De Niro? Adding Mark Strong to the list. And you provide the comic relief with Ricky Gervais<\/a>. Beauty? Siena Miller. New talent? Charlie Cox. Before you know it, you have one hell of a cast. Here’re my 6 favorite ensemble casts:<\/p>\n

1) STARDUST<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Starring:<\/em> Michelle Pfeiffer<\/a>, Robert De Niro, Claire Danes, Siena Miller, Charlie Cox<\/a>, Ben Barnes, Ricky Gervais<\/a>, Mark Strong<\/a> and Henry Cavill.<\/p>\n

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Magical, thrilling, romantic and visually wonderful story of a young man (Charlie Cox) after a star (Claire Danes), the star co-operating so that she can go home, princes after a crown necklace and the witches after the star\u2019s heart. For many more details, photos and trailer of Stardust:<\/p>\n

http:\/\/pinartarhan.com\/blog\/20-reasons-to-love-stardust\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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2)<\/strong> Playing By Heart<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Playing by Heart starring Sean Connery, Angelina Jolie, Gena Rowlands, Ryan Phillippe, Gillian Anderson, Madeleine Stowe, Jon Stewart, Dennis Quaid. There’s also Ellen Burstyn and Jay Mohr. I love this movie and the cast. Photo: http:\/\/www.moviegoods.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Starring:Angelina Jolie<\/a>, Sean Connery, Dennis Quaid<\/a>, Madeleine Stowe<\/a>, Jon Stewart, Gillian Anderson, Gena Rowlands, Ellen Burstyn, Jay Mohr, Ryan Phillippe.<\/p>\n

It is romantic, sweet and at times really funny.\u00a0 You can check out the plot here.<\/a><\/p>\n

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3) The Air I Breathe<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Starring: <\/em>Kevin Bacon, Forest Whitaker, Julie Delpy<\/a>, Brendan Fraser<\/a>, Andy Garcia, Emile Hirsch, Sarah Michelle Gellar.<\/p>\n

If you like any of these actors and enjoy intersecting stories, you will enjoy this one. Sure, the undertone is very dramatic and it is slightly depressing but it is hopeful. Love, hatred, depression, anger, revenge, fun, loyalty,….. You name the emotion and you will find the story. No event is unrelated here. Andy Garcia<\/a> is the villain. Kevin Bacon<\/a> plays a really nice guy. Refreshing, right?<\/p>\n

4) The Good Shepherd<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Starring: <\/em> Matt Damon, Robert De Niro<\/a>, Angelina Jolie, Lee Pace<\/a>, William Hurt<\/a>, John Turturro, Billy Crudup<\/a> and Alec Baldwin.<\/p>\n

1960s. CIA agent Edward Wilson (Matt Damon) is faced with a crisis as some crucial information might be leaked to enemies. As the agents try to figure out who is responisble and who the info was given to, we start learning about Edward’s past with flashbacks going into the late 30s. We learn about what made he who he is from his childhood to his days at Yale, from the ww2 and onward. The cast is by far one of the most impressive I’ve ever seen. It might be due to the fact that De Niro is the director. Great film. It is a drama thriller.<\/p>\n

5) He’s Just Not That Into You<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Starring: Jennifer Connelly<\/a>, Jennifer Aniston<\/a>, Ben Affleck, Bradley Cooper<\/a>, Scarlett Johannson, Drew Barrymore<\/a>, Justin Long<\/strong><\/p>\n

Don’t wait by the phone, don’t make excuses. If he is not calling you, he is just not that into you. Based on the refreshing relationships book by Greg Behrendt & Liz Tuccillo. Extendend review for both the movie and the book can be found here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

6)\u00a0 Hairspray<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Hairspray starring John Travolta, Christopher Walken, Michelle Pfeiffer, Zac Efron, James Marsden, Queen Latifah, Amanda Bynes. Fun, colors, the hair and more fun…Photo: drkruznutty.files.wordpress.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Now, you may have watched an Hairspray film made in 1988, written and directed by John Waters. And it is not that its cast is unknown, featuring names like Sonny Bono and Deborah Harry. However, you might realize that it was rated 6.8 votecd by over 8.000 people. However the Hairspray film that I\u2019ll brag about I from 2007 and it is rated 7.2, voted over 40.000. So yes, we are facing a remake rated higher than the original.And I have no intentions of seeing the original.<\/p>\n

Because John Travolta<\/a> is a terrific actor and a singer and he is playing a woman! The wife of Christopher Walken! Absolute hilarity! And you have seen the cast, right? Yes, Michelle Pfeiffer makes a kick-ass bitch. James Marsden<\/a> is a great actor, yeah- but here he shows us that he is an amazing singer too. And br ready to forgive Zac Efron<\/a> for the Highschool Musical series. Yeah he still plays a guy in high school but the guy can sing rocknroll. Just forget about his pop idol\/teenage-girl magnet reputation. If a guy can sing rocknroll well, he will have my respect. I also vote for the jet black hair.<\/p>\n

If you aren\u2019t entertained by this film-regardless of how you feel about musicals- I am sure what will put a smile on your face. Directed by Adam Shankman (A Walk to Remember).<\/p>\n