Tag: Shallow Grave

  • Ewan McGregor Admits He Used to Show His Kids the Toilet Scene From ‘Trainspotting’: ‘Just for a Laugh’

    Ewan McGregor Admits He Used to Show His Kids the Toilet Scene From ‘Trainspotting’: ‘Just for a Laugh’

    Forget “Star Wars” – Ewan McGregor preferred to show his kids another one of his films.“I wasn’t there when [my daughter] Clara watched ‘Trainspotting’ for the first time. But I did used to show my kids ‘the toilet scene.’ Just for a laugh. It’s a unique situation, perhaps, for a father to be able to…

  • Ewan McGregor, Alicia Vikander to Be Honored at Karlovy Vary Film Festival

    Ewan McGregor, Alicia Vikander to Be Honored at Karlovy Vary Film Festival

    Scottish actor Ewan McGregor and Swedish actor Alicia Vikander will be honored at the 57th Karlovy Vary Film Festival, where they will receive the President’s Award, and present their latest films. The festival will open with “Firebrand,” in which Vikander has the leading role of Katherine Parr. McGregor will present “You Sing Loud, I Sing…

  • Danny Boyle’s Debut Thriller Rivals ’90s American Indie Movies

    Danny Boyle’s Debut Thriller Rivals ’90s American Indie Movies

    In the United States, 1990s cinema is often defined by the mainstream rise of independent films. Once an underground phenomenon, with the help of Miramax and the Sundance Film Festival, working against the system, away from big budgets and corporate oversight became the norm and helped create the most coveted types of movies for audiences.…

  • Renowned UK cinematographer Brian Tufano dies aged 83

    Renowned UK cinematographer Brian Tufano dies aged 83

    Tufano’s credits include the seminal UK films ‘Trainspotting’, ‘Shallow Grave’ and ‘Billy Elliot’.Brian Tufano, a legendary UK cinematographer whose works included Trainspotting and Billy Elliot, has died.His career spanned over five decades, during which he nurtured the talents of numerous debut directors and was at the forefront of the boom of UK filmmaking of the…

  • David Thewlis Joins Billie Piper’s Directorial Debut ‘Rare Beasts’

    David Thewlis Joins Billie Piper’s Directorial Debut ‘Rare Beasts’

    David Thewlis has joined the cast of Rare Beasts, the directorial debut of British stage and screen star Billie Piper (Yerma, Doctor Who), which has now started principal photography.The Harry Potter grad, recently seen in the third season of Fargo, has been cast alongside Leo Bill (Peterloo, Alice in Wonderland), Kerry Fox (Shallow Grave, The…