Twenty years after the original “Trainspotting” premiered, director Danny Boyle has reassembled the original cast for a sequel, “T2: Trainspotting.” The first teaser, which dropped Monday morning, ...
That last bit might be a shock for fans of director Danny Boyle's original drug and alcohol-fuelled thrill ride through Scotland's dingiest back alleys, but it's a sober reinvention that forms the ...
It's been 21 years since Trainspotting turned a blackly-comic druggie caper into generational touchstone, spiking the careers of all involved. Renton (Ewan McGregor) was young Obi Wan. Begbie (Robert ...
If you live long enough, chances are you’ll betray a dear friend. It might be a secret shared without permission, credit willfully withheld—or, if you’re a Scottish heroin addict from the ...
The year was 1996. A little-known filmmaker from Manchester, England, named Danny Boyle, whose only cinematic calling card was the darkly comic 1994 thriller "Shallow Grave," sat down with a ...
Attempting to make a sequel to a film nearly twenty years after the original is generally a risky prospect, specifically for films that were cultural landmarks at the time of their release. Not only ...
Having parted with 55 bucks for the privilege, Trainspotting Live attendees can expect to be variously insulted, spat upon, shouted at, drizzled with the contents of a shit-smeared toilet, and forced ...
Danny Boyle once said of a wee 1996 flick he directed: “Trainspotting is Scotland’s Star Wars”. If you think he's overstating that, try arguing it in a Scottish pub and see how well you fare.