1204 Trainspotting

[Captain Paranoia]

The 30th Anniversary premieres today in what appears to be a wide release. The poster (which I saw displayed at my local AMC earlier this week!) is credited to Sony Pictures Classics so it appears they acquired the rights to all formats. (Between this, Amélie and Velvet Goldmine, I wonder what other Miramax titles they acquired?)

[The Narrator Returns]

It was just announced today that they’re rereleasing The Piano.

[Mr.DarjeelingLimited]

The 30th Anniversary premieres today in what appears to be a wide release. The poster (which I saw displayed at my local AMC earlier this week!) is credited to Sony Pictures Classics so it appears they acquired the rights to all formats. (Between this, Amélie and Velvet Goldmine, I wonder what other Miramax titles they acquired?)

Saw it today, first time in theaters, one of my favorite films. I brought my mother, she loved it.

[MichaelB]

I always loved the story about how fellow Scottish politicians Nicola Sturgeon and the late Charles Kennedy first became best mates (despite representing and indeed later leading different political parties and therefore being obliged to tear strips off each other professionally) over a shared trip to Trainspotting, as it was showing locally to a conference they were both attending in Melbourne.

They were almost certainly the only two actual Scottish people in the audience, and were consequently laughing uproariously at stuff that was whooshing over the heads of everyone else.

(At the risk of sounding churlish, I've never been a huge fan; I completely recognise its immense cultural importance, but I'd already read the source novel—more than once—and seen Harry Gibson's far more faithful stage adaptation, which did much more justice to the book's multiplicity of viewpoints, which translate very well into theatrical monologues. Begbie is infinitely more terrifying when you actually get inside his head on a regular basis!)

[aox]

How do people feel about the sequel? I rolled my eyes at its very existence, but was relieved and surprised that I really enjoyed it. It was an interesting slant on the "can't go home again" trope, and I thought the plot and script were largely clever in dealing with this material. Obviously, nowhere near as good as the first one. But I am glad all of the original main creatives were able to come back together and work on it (much like the movie's central plot).

[MichaelB]

Bought it when it was going cheap out of curiosity, still haven't watched it!

But I probably will at some point; I'm aware that quite a few people regarded it as a pleasant surprise.