A staple of mid 90’s independent breakthrough cinema, Trainspotting has long been a movie that seemed poised to get a sequel. After all, author Irvine Welsh did write a sequel to his novel of the same name, that one called Porno. This week, the sequel does arrive, though this is with the slightly more multiplex friendly title of T2: Trainspotting. The film looks to recapture what people loved so much about the first one. Considering how long this next installment had been brewing before everyone signed on the dotted line, it would have to be in order to work. Luckily, that seems to be the case. Crisis averted! This sequel is a return to the world initially presented to us in Trainspotting, obviously. After having spent 20 years abroad following his escape in the first one, Mark Renton (Ewan McGregor) makes a returns to Scotland. There, he reunites with his...
- 3/15/2017
- by Joey Magidson
- Hollywoodnews.com
“Blood is Thicker than Water, and Some Stains Never Come Out!”
Now you can own Estranged, the movie that Kat Hughes of The Hollywood News called:
“…a tense, claustrophobic thriller …”
and Dave Gammon at Horrornews.Net says is:
“…a powerful, emotional roller coaster ride into the evil that lurks within family secrets.”
From Well Go USA:
Estranged, the Terrifying Debut Feature Film from Director Adam Levins arrives on Blu-ray™, DVD & Digital HD February 12. Bonus Features Include a Making of Featurette. From the producers of Insidious and The Devil Inside comes Estranged, the modern Gothic tale of dark secrets and shocking motives debuting on Blu-ray™, DVD and Digital HD February 12 from Well Go USA Entertainment. A young woman is forced to return home after a near-fatal accident has left her temporarily wheelchair bound and depleted of her long-term memory. Not only has she forgotten her family, but her childhood as well.
Now you can own Estranged, the movie that Kat Hughes of The Hollywood News called:
“…a tense, claustrophobic thriller …”
and Dave Gammon at Horrornews.Net says is:
“…a powerful, emotional roller coaster ride into the evil that lurks within family secrets.”
From Well Go USA:
Estranged, the Terrifying Debut Feature Film from Director Adam Levins arrives on Blu-ray™, DVD & Digital HD February 12. Bonus Features Include a Making of Featurette. From the producers of Insidious and The Devil Inside comes Estranged, the modern Gothic tale of dark secrets and shocking motives debuting on Blu-ray™, DVD and Digital HD February 12 from Well Go USA Entertainment. A young woman is forced to return home after a near-fatal accident has left her temporarily wheelchair bound and depleted of her long-term memory. Not only has she forgotten her family, but her childhood as well.
- 2/10/2016
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Stars: Craig Conway, James Cosmo, Bob Duff, James Lance, Amy Manson, Faye McLoughlin, Eileen Nicholas, Nora-Jane Noone, Simon Quarterman, Joy Sanders | Written by William Borthwick, Simon Fantauzzo | Directed by Adam Levins
When January (Amy Manson) is almost killed in a traffic accident, she and her boyfriend Callum (Simon Quarterman) head to her family home. Suffering from amnesia she has no idea why she once left, never to return. Trying to remember her past she looks to her family and Callum for help. When he suddenly leaves though she’s left trapped with the family she doesn’t remember and a dark history that waits to be revealed.
For the first half of the film Estranged is a slow-paced movie with an ominous feel. There is an almost formulaic way that it fits into the same old structures of this type of story and when the past slowly starts to reveal...
When January (Amy Manson) is almost killed in a traffic accident, she and her boyfriend Callum (Simon Quarterman) head to her family home. Suffering from amnesia she has no idea why she once left, never to return. Trying to remember her past she looks to her family and Callum for help. When he suddenly leaves though she’s left trapped with the family she doesn’t remember and a dark history that waits to be revealed.
For the first half of the film Estranged is a slow-paced movie with an ominous feel. There is an almost formulaic way that it fits into the same old structures of this type of story and when the past slowly starts to reveal...
- 10/17/2015
- by Paul Metcalf
- Nerdly
Trainspotting Blu-ray Contest Giveaway Sweepstakes. This Trainspotting Blu-ray contest, giveaway, sweepstakes illustrates Trainspotting‘s release on DVD and Blu-ray on September 13, 2011.
Danny Boyle‘s Trainspotting stars Ewan McGregor, Ewen Bremner, Jonny Lee Miller, Kevin McKidd, Robert Carlyle, Kelly Macdonald, Peter Mullan, James Cosmo, Eileen Nicholas, Shirley Henderson, Stuart McQuarrie, and Irvine Welsh.
Trainspotting‘s plot synopsis: “based on the novel of the same name by Irvine Welsh, the movie follows a group of heroin addicts in a late 1980s economically depressed area of Edinburgh and their passage through life…Renton, deeply immersed in the Edinburgh drug scene, tries to clean up and get out, despite the allure of the drugs and influence of friends.”
For more Trainspotting reviews, photos, videos, and information, visit our Trainspotting Page.
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- (1) Trainspotting Blu-ray
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Danny Boyle‘s Trainspotting stars Ewan McGregor, Ewen Bremner, Jonny Lee Miller, Kevin McKidd, Robert Carlyle, Kelly Macdonald, Peter Mullan, James Cosmo, Eileen Nicholas, Shirley Henderson, Stuart McQuarrie, and Irvine Welsh.
Trainspotting‘s plot synopsis: “based on the novel of the same name by Irvine Welsh, the movie follows a group of heroin addicts in a late 1980s economically depressed area of Edinburgh and their passage through life…Renton, deeply immersed in the Edinburgh drug scene, tries to clean up and get out, despite the allure of the drugs and influence of friends.”
For more Trainspotting reviews, photos, videos, and information, visit our Trainspotting Page.
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- 10/8/2011
- by filmbook
- Film-Book
Review by Dane Marti
Directed by Paul Cotter, this U.K./U.S. co-production is possibly my favorite of the recent films I.ve seen for the festival: Bomber reminds me of the great Ealing films of the postwar 1940′s and 1950′s British films that were done with such skill, such cunning and such undeniable precision to craft that it often made the yank.s Hollywood work of the same period appear gaudy by comparison. Ealing did such quality work as the inspired genius of ‘Kind Heart and Coronets,’ ‘The Lavender Hill Mob’ ‘The Man in the White Suit’ and the original ‘Ladykillers,’ among many other great works.
Like, The End, the Hungarian film that I recently enjoyed, this clever flick also deals with an elderly couple. Is something in the water? Are the elderly the next Big Thing in cinematic entertainment? Move over Justin Timberlake! Yep, that.s correct,...
Directed by Paul Cotter, this U.K./U.S. co-production is possibly my favorite of the recent films I.ve seen for the festival: Bomber reminds me of the great Ealing films of the postwar 1940′s and 1950′s British films that were done with such skill, such cunning and such undeniable precision to craft that it often made the yank.s Hollywood work of the same period appear gaudy by comparison. Ealing did such quality work as the inspired genius of ‘Kind Heart and Coronets,’ ‘The Lavender Hill Mob’ ‘The Man in the White Suit’ and the original ‘Ladykillers,’ among many other great works.
Like, The End, the Hungarian film that I recently enjoyed, this clever flick also deals with an elderly couple. Is something in the water? Are the elderly the next Big Thing in cinematic entertainment? Move over Justin Timberlake! Yep, that.s correct,...
- 11/12/2010
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
if you missed part one
I have a small window of time in Tribeca duties so I must wrap the unfortunately brief Nashville Film Festival coverage.
New Directors Competition
This is the jury that I served on along with Lou Harry A&E editor of the Indianapolis Business Journal and actor Brian O’Halloran who you’ll remember from Clerks. It's interesting to watch so many debut features back to back because patterns do emerge in regards to strengths and weaknesses within first efforts. The jury discussions were yet another reminder – as if I needed one covering the Oscars so closely each year – that one man’s treasure is another man’s… anyway, the discussions were lively and fun but so much disagreement! We ended up not spreading the wealth much because we were very divided about our slate of films and even the individual achievements within the films. Our...
I have a small window of time in Tribeca duties so I must wrap the unfortunately brief Nashville Film Festival coverage.
New Directors Competition
This is the jury that I served on along with Lou Harry A&E editor of the Indianapolis Business Journal and actor Brian O’Halloran who you’ll remember from Clerks. It's interesting to watch so many debut features back to back because patterns do emerge in regards to strengths and weaknesses within first efforts. The jury discussions were yet another reminder – as if I needed one covering the Oscars so closely each year – that one man’s treasure is another man’s… anyway, the discussions were lively and fun but so much disagreement! We ended up not spreading the wealth much because we were very divided about our slate of films and even the individual achievements within the films. Our...
- 4/27/2010
- by NATHANIEL R
- FilmExperience
Hal Holbrook & Barry Corbin in That Evening Sun
As usual, the number of films seen during SXSW were in direct competition with the sum of hours slept, the quantity of BBQ consumed, the volume of alcoholic beverages imbibed, the length of lines endured and the number of parties partaken (Rachael Ray's was cool). And the music! I lost count of all the bands I saw, but I did enjoy: Bruce Robison at the Gibson Guitar party, the Meat Puppets at the Nat Geo taping, The Manichean at the Justice Records party, Theresa Andersson at the Boundless rooftop party and, of course, M. Ward at the Paste party.
Some final thoughts on a few more films...
That Evening Sun
The SXSW awards committee appears to have it right in awarding That Evening Sun as Best Narrative and Best Ensemble Cast. In 2008 the Academy passed on giving Hal Holbrook a best...
As usual, the number of films seen during SXSW were in direct competition with the sum of hours slept, the quantity of BBQ consumed, the volume of alcoholic beverages imbibed, the length of lines endured and the number of parties partaken (Rachael Ray's was cool). And the music! I lost count of all the bands I saw, but I did enjoy: Bruce Robison at the Gibson Guitar party, the Meat Puppets at the Nat Geo taping, The Manichean at the Justice Records party, Theresa Andersson at the Boundless rooftop party and, of course, M. Ward at the Paste party.
Some final thoughts on a few more films...
That Evening Sun
The SXSW awards committee appears to have it right in awarding That Evening Sun as Best Narrative and Best Ensemble Cast. In 2008 the Academy passed on giving Hal Holbrook a best...
- 3/25/2009
- Pastemagazine.com
Bomber is a prime example of a movie that feels fresh and insightful even though its individual elements are familiar. It's about a road trip, an underemployed 30-year-old man-child who lacks direction, a husband and wife who no longer communicate, and a family that must learn to relate to one another again. Not exactly a groundbreaker, obviously, but writer/director Paul Cotter's feature debut benefits from strong performances and from Cotter's knack for avoiding the obvious, easy resolutions.
The married couple are Alistar (Benjamin Whitrow) and Valerie (Eileen Nicholas), both British, fairly upper-class, and in their 80s. They are embarking on a road trip to Germany, where Alistar wants to visit a particular small village for reasons the film saves for later. (It doesn't exactly spoil the movie, but it's better not to know -- which means you shouldn't read the plot description at IMDb.) Their son, Ross (Shane Taylor...
The married couple are Alistar (Benjamin Whitrow) and Valerie (Eileen Nicholas), both British, fairly upper-class, and in their 80s. They are embarking on a road trip to Germany, where Alistar wants to visit a particular small village for reasons the film saves for later. (It doesn't exactly spoil the movie, but it's better not to know -- which means you shouldn't read the plot description at IMDb.) Their son, Ross (Shane Taylor...
- 3/16/2009
- by Eric D. Snider
- Cinematical
Editor’s Note: This one of a series of interviews, conducted via email, with directors whose films will be screening at the 2009 SXSW Film Festival. “Bomber” Director/Writer: Paul Cotter A bittersweet comedy about love, family and dropping bombs on Germany. Cast: Shane Taylor, Benjamin Whitrow, Eileen Nicholas [Courtesy of SXSW] “Bomber” will screen in the Narrative Features Competition. Please introduce yourself… I was born in Brighton, England. I studied Geography at …...
- 3/13/2009
- indieWIRE - People
SXSW is one of my favorite festivals of the year as it showcases some of the best and most innovative real independent films, and with this host of world premiers, it's also playing alot of Sundance material as well as genre fare from all over the world, many of which we've covered heavily in these pages.
From the Sundance lineup, we have films like Moon, The Immaculate Conception of Little Dizzle, You Won't Miss Me, Grace, and Humpday, among others.
For the world genre material we've covered, there's Lake Mungo, The Square, Zift, and Awaydays.
I think you get the point that lots of great looking film will be playing. I'll leave a bit of the exploration to you..
Lineup after the break.
Narrative Features Competition
Artois the Goat
Director: Kyle Bogart. Writer: Cliff and Kyle Bogart
Lab technician Virgil Gurdies embarks on an epic quest to craft the greatest...
From the Sundance lineup, we have films like Moon, The Immaculate Conception of Little Dizzle, You Won't Miss Me, Grace, and Humpday, among others.
For the world genre material we've covered, there's Lake Mungo, The Square, Zift, and Awaydays.
I think you get the point that lots of great looking film will be playing. I'll leave a bit of the exploration to you..
Lineup after the break.
Narrative Features Competition
Artois the Goat
Director: Kyle Bogart. Writer: Cliff and Kyle Bogart
Lab technician Virgil Gurdies embarks on an epic quest to craft the greatest...
- 2/2/2009
- QuietEarth.us
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