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Trainspotting

Trainspotting at the Elephant Theatre: Daring, Gritty and Heartbreaking

Xaque Gruber | Posted 05.06.2013 | Los Angeles
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Xaque Gruber

Roger Mathey's latest revival of Irvine Welsh's cult novel about a circle of heroin addict friends in Edinburgh, Scotland, Trainspotting, is one of the most visceral, blood and guts stage dramas I've seen in recent memory -- or maybe ever.

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'90s Favorite Gets A Sequel

Posted 03.11.2013 | Entertainment
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Celebrated British film "Trainspotting" may be getting a sequel. Released in 1996, the Oscar-nominated "Trainspotting" is an adaptation of Irvine W...

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Director Finds Key to California Solo

Marshall Fine | Posted 11.29.2012 | Entertainment
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Marshall Fine

Lewy had the idea for a Brit living in the U.S., even as he was researching America's immigration bureaucracy. His discussions with immigration lawyers sparked the idea for the film.

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World Premiere Stage Adaptation of Trainspotting Finds Drama in Drug Culture

Robert Bullen | Posted 12.18.2012 | Chicago
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Robert Bullen

It's difficult for me to get behind art that glorifies the illegal drug culture. It just seems like exploitative, easy fodder. But Trainspotting, which examines the life of a troupe of burned out drug dealers and users, is a whole different beast.

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Irvine Welsh: Where I Like To Read

Irvine Welsh | Posted 11.15.2012 | Books
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Irvine Welsh

"Don't shit where you eat" has always sounded like sensible and pertinent advice to me.

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VIDEO: The Best Sean Connery Impressions

The Huffington Post | Andrew Rothschild | Posted 03.20.2012 | Entertainment
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Why is Sean Connery's accent such a pop-culture stalwart? Is it his heavy, articulate delivery that's so lasting, or just that he's really the first, ...

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Chris Jancelewicz

No 'Trainspotting' Sequel, Says Ewan McGregor

HuffingtonPost.com | Chris Jancelewicz | Posted 04.10.2012 | Entertainment
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As amazing as it would be to see Begbie, Renton and Sick Boy continue their drug-induced "Trainspotting" adventures, Scottish leading man Ewan McGrego...

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Top 10 Slang Narratives: From Pigeon English To "Milk-Plus"

Posted 05.25.2011 | Books
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From Flavorwire: By Kathleen Massara Dialect can be used as a class marker, or as something that identifies your hometown, your race, or your pr...

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Movie Review: 127 Hours

Marshall Fine | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
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Marshall Fine

Yeah, OK, Danny Boyle's 127 Hours is the movie about the guy who cut his arm off. But it's not just a movie about a guy cutting off his arm. Rather...

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I Love Xanax

Suz Redfearn | Posted 05.25.2011 | Comedy
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Suz Redfearn

Is that wrong? I hope not. Because I have no plans to give it up. And don't you try to make me, either.

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Radcliffe: New "Potter" Movie Like "Trainspotting"

The Sun | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
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DANIEL RADCLIFFE has compared the new Hogwarts blockbuster to Scottish drug flick Trainspotting. He says his sixth movie outing, Harry Potter And The...

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