With the sequel — finally — upon us, the director and star plus author Irvine Welsh, producer Andrew Macdonald and more look back on the 1996 Cool Britannia flagbearer and how it all happened. By Alex ...

A quarter-century ago, on July 19, 1996, Danny Boyle’s “Trainspotting” was released in theaters, marking a significant moment in time: for many young cinephiles there is “Before ‘Trainspotting,’” and ...

Choose Life. Choose a job. Choose a career. Choose a West End stage for a musical? Seems like it, as celebrated Scottish author Irvine Welsh has announced a new stage musical based on his best-selling ...

The new film "T2: Trainspotting" is about a group of best friends from the projects of Edinburgh, who come together after 20 years with a wee bit of baggage. Oscar-winner Danny Boyle returns to direct ...

Danny Boyle is directing the sequel to the film that cemented his career back in 1996. By Borys Kit Senior Film Writer Moving fast to a preemptive deal, the Sony label has landed the package, ...

WASHINGTON — There’s no denying that Darren Aronofsky’s “Requiem for a Dream” (2000) and Vince Gilligan’s “Breaking Bad” (2008) are masterworks, functioning as better anti-drug campaigns than any ...

"Choose the big screen. Choose a brand new 4K restoration. Choose cinema." Sony Pictures Classics debuts this new trailer for the druggie classic Trainspotting, Danny Boyle's iconic movie about 4 ...

Twenty years ago, Danny Boyle’s adaption of Irving Welsh’s heroin chic novel “Trainspotting” opened with a young Ewan McGregor running manically through the streets of Edinburgh while Iggy Pop’s “Lust ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... One of the most appealing things about 1996’s “Trainspotting” was its smack-you-in-the-face vigor. In nearly every scene, and certainly in the film’s ...

Something happened at my midnight public screening in London of Danny Boyle’s sequel to his 1996 smash. A heckler at the back, perhaps influenced by alcohol or the fact that he had been ground down by ...