Daily entertainment news covering Trainspotting en-US http://backend.userland.com/rss 60 http://www.starpulse.com/ http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/04/14/celebrity_birthdays_april_125 Tue, 14 Apr 2009 03:00:00 EST Entertainment News 116696@http://www.starpulse.com/news Happy Birthday To Buffy the Vampire Slayer actress Sarah Michelle Gellar (1977), rapper Shawntae Harris a.k.a. 'Da Brat' (1974), "King Kong" actor Adrien Brody (1973), "The Dead Zone" star Anthony Michael Hall (1968),

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Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/11/12/12_upcoming_films_to_see_before_oscar_ni Wed, 12 Nov 2008 09:52:30 EST Entertainment News 103360@http://www.starpulse.com/news This year's Oscar race isn't very deep with talent, and at this point there are probably only eight films with a legitimate shot at getting a nod for Best Picture.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/11/07/hollywood_meets_bollywood_in_oscar_hyped Fri, 07 Nov 2008 09:03:39 EST Entertainment News 102959@http://www.starpulse.com/news NEW YORK (AP) - Hollywood and Bollywood rarely meet. But in the new film "Slumdog Millionaire," the two international epicenters of filmmaking find an unusually fruitful cinematic union.

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Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/06/30/four_weddings_and_a_funeral_tops_movie_p Mon, 30 Jun 2008 12:07:06 EST Entertainment News 91424@http://www.starpulse.com/news Hugh Grant's beloved film favorite Four Weddings And A Funeral has topped a new internet poll to find the best British movie of all time.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/04/14/celebrity_birthdays_april_73 Mon, 14 Apr 2008 03:00:00 EST Entertainment News 80795@http://www.starpulse.com/news Happy Birthday To Buffy the Vampire Slayer actress Sarah Michelle Gellar (1977), WWE wrestler Amy Dumas a.k.a. 'Lita' (1975), rapper Shawntae Harris a.k.a. 'Da Brat' (1974), "King Kong" actor Adrien Brody (1973), "The Dead Zone" star Anthony Michael Hall (1968), "Trainspotting" actor Robert Carlyle (1961), "Everybody Loves Raymond" actor Brad Garrett (1960),

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/11/26/kelly_macdonald_pregnant_ Mon, 26 Nov 2007 09:38:57 EST Entertainment News 68947@http://www.starpulse.com/news Scottish actress Kelly MacDonald is four months pregnant with her first child. The 31-year-old, who shot to fame in Danny Boyle's 2006 movie Trainspotting, confirmed she is starting a family with her husband Dougie Payne - bassist with Scottish rock band Travis.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/11/06/starpulse_names_the_best_sci_fi_on_tv Tue, 06 Nov 2007 10:38:07 EST Entertainment News 66773@http://www.starpulse.com/news While most of us might enjoy watching a good primetime drama show like "Law & Order," "CSI" or "Grey's Anatomy" we cannot forget that there are also some amazing sci-fi shows currently playing on television.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/11/04/notable_quotes_15 Sun, 04 Nov 2007 20:30:00 EST Entertainment News 66540@http://www.starpulse.com/news "'Here Alice, smoke this. You'll like it!' That was Jimi Hendrix and it wasn't a good idea!" Rock legend Alice Cooper on the worst advice he ever received.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/10/30/ewan_mcgregor_s_lucky_escape Tue, 30 Oct 2007 11:24:19 EST Entertainment News 65848@http://www.starpulse.com/news Actor Ewan McGregor had a lucky escape on his epic motorcycle journey from Scotland to South Africa earlier this year - he narrowly avoided crashing into an antelope. The Trainspotting star and his actor pal Charley Boorman began the 15,000 mile road trip at John O'Groats in Scotland in May, and reached their final destination of Cape Town, South Africa, in August.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/08/27/ewan_mcgregor_dislikes_star_wars_movies_ Mon, 27 Aug 2007 15:05:08 EST Entertainment News 57561@http://www.starpulse.com/news Ewan McGregor regrets filming the Star Wars movies - branding the sci-fi films the worst work he has done. The 36-year-old actor made his shock comment during a recent trip to a Scottish hospice, when the father of a young patient suffering from an incurable condition asked him about his best and worst movies.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/08/05/ewan_mcgregor_completes_motorbike_tour Sun, 05 Aug 2007 20:00:00 EST Entertainment News 54583@http://www.starpulse.com/news Ewan McGregor has finished his 15,000 mile motorcycle journey from Scotland to South Africa. The Trainspotting star and his actor pal Charley Boorman began the road trip at John O'Groats in Scotland in May, and reached their final destination of Cape Town, South Africa, on Friday.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/07/31/mcgregor_reaches_zimbabwe_border_in_tatt Tue, 31 Jul 2007 21:00:00 EST Entertainment News 53880@http://www.starpulse.com/news Ewan McGregor has toasted his arrival at the Zambia/Zimbabwe border with a trip to the tailors. The Trainspotting star and his actor pal Charley Boorman are travelling the length of the planet on motorbikes, starting at John O'Groats in Scotland and ending at Cape Town, South Africa.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/07/24/life_of_brian_voted_best_british_movie_o Tue, 24 Jul 2007 10:20:41 EST Entertainment News 52836@http://www.starpulse.com/news Monty Python's Life Of Brian has been named the best British movie of all time in a new poll. The 1979 comedy, which stars John Cleese, Eric Idle and Terry Gilliam, beat off competition from The Full Monty and Four Weddings and a Funeral to claim the top spot in the poll for the website of British TV magazine, Radio Times.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/07/22/chuck_aamp_larry_has_box_office_edge_wit Sun, 22 Jul 2007 19:21:18 EST Entertainment News 52606@http://www.starpulse.com/news LOS ANGELES (AP) - Two guys named Chuck and Larry edged out a teenager named Harry at the weekend box office. Adam Sandler and Kevin James' comedy ''I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry'' overcame bad reviews to debut ahead of ''Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix,'' according to studio estimates Sunday.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/07/03/notable_quotables_134 Tue, 03 Jul 2007 14:39:33 EST Entertainment News 50005@http://www.starpulse.com/news "The Speedway Cafe in Salt Lake City. You know in Trainspotting, the worst toilet in Scotland? That was what it was like and unfortunately I had no choice to but to partake of its amenities, so to speak." The Jesus And Mary Chain rocker William Reid recalls his worst toilet story.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/06/28/lily_allen_doesn_t_know_how_many_sibling Thu, 28 Jun 2007 10:01:39 EST Entertainment News 49289@http://www.starpulse.com/news Lily Allen has no idea how many brothers and sisters she has because her actor dad can never agree on the number of children he's fathered. The singer admits it's tough keeping track of Trainspotting star Keith Allen's family tree.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/05/11/robert_carlyle_didn_t_like_wearing_conta Fri, 11 May 2007 12:14:09 EST Entertainment News 42132@http://www.starpulse.com/news LONDON (AP) - Robert Carlyle says he disliked wearing contact lenses to look like a zombie for his starring role in the new movie 28 Weeks Later. "The problem with these things where you're working with them on film is (the) studio is very hot and you're in that atmosphere, they just stick to your eyes," the 46-year-old actor said. "You get constant drops and stuff."

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/05/08/film_review_rage_virus_festers_in_lame_s Tue, 08 May 2007 15:38:36 EST Entertainment News 41528@http://www.starpulse.com/news The U.S. military has occupied Britain to make it habitable again and stamp out the last vestiges of the ''rage'' virus that decimated the land in the horror hit 28 Days Later. Now it's 28 Weeks Later, and the troops are allowing refugees to repopulate the realm, essentially declaring, ''Mission accomplished.''

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/05/07/robert_carlyle_to_quit_movies_in_five_ye Mon, 07 May 2007 11:18:19 EST Entertainment News 41212@http://www.starpulse.com/news Scottish actor Robert Carlyle will quit making movies within five years so he can spend more time with his children. The Trainspotting star and father-of-three struggles being away from his wife Anastasia and their kids while shooting movies and plans to quit the industry by 2012.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/04/14/celebrity_birthdays_april_44 Sat, 14 Apr 2007 03:00:00 EST Entertainment News 35518@http://www.starpulse.com/news Happy Birthday To Buffy the Vampire Slayer actress Sarah Michelle Gellar (1977), WWE wrestler Amy Dumas a.k.a. 'Lita' (1975), rapper Shawntae Harris a.k.a. 'Da Brat' (1974), "King Kong" actor Adrien Brody (1973), "The Dead Zone" star Anthony Michael Hall (1968), Chicago Cubs pitcher Greg Maddux (1966), baseball announcer David Justice (1966), "Trainspotting" actor Robert Carlyle (1961), "Everybody Loves Raymond" actor Brad Garrett (1960), "Lois & Clark" actor John Shea (1949), Deep Purple/Blackmore's Night guitarist Ritchie Blackmore (1945), notorious baseball player Pete Rose (1941), British actress Julie Christie (1941), country legened Loretta Lynn (1935), actor Rod Steiger (1925; d. 2002), English actor Sir John Gielgud (1904; d. 2000), and silent film actress Claire Windsor (1897; d. 1972).

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/04/03/director_danny_boyle_hopes_to_reconcile_ Tue, 03 Apr 2007 19:00:00 EST Entertainment News 36604@http://www.starpulse.com/news Director Danny Boyle is still hopeful he can persuade Ewan McGregor to star in an adaptation of Irvine Welsh book Porno, despite the actor not wanting to speak to him.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/03/30/cillian_murphy_denies_boyle_s_favoritism Fri, 30 Mar 2007 11:23:19 EST Entertainment News 36095@http://www.starpulse.com/news Irish actor Cillian Murphy has defended filmmaker Danny Boyle for his cast choices, insisting the Trainspotting director does not show favoritism when selecting his leading men. Murphy, who has starring roles in Boyle's 28 Days Later and new movie Sunshine, believes the director chooses his cast in accordance to role suitability, not on personal preferences.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/03/16/danny_boyle_makes_better_films_on_home_s Fri, 16 Mar 2007 23:30:00 EST Entertainment News 34058@http://www.starpulse.com/news British director Danny Boyle hates working abroad - because he makes better movies filming in his homeland. The Trainspotting filmmaker, who moved back to England after working on The Beach in Thailand in 2000, is disillusioned with Hollywood and now insists on shooting his films on British soil.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/03/16/title_35 Fri, 16 Mar 2007 11:44:19 EST Entertainment News 34088@http://www.starpulse.com/news Trainspotting director Danny Boyle likes to reinvent the actors he works with to distance them from their previous roles. The filmmaker has criticized actors' diva-like demands - and insists he disorientates any star working on his movies, and enjoys subjecting them to a culture shock.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/01/05/no_more_nude_scenes_for_ewan_mcgregor Fri, 05 Jan 2007 09:49:22 EST Entertainment News 25181@http://www.starpulse.com/news Hollywood star Ewan McGregor insists the days of him stripping on film are over. The star has made a habit of revealing all, and has peeled off in movies including Young Adam and Trainspotting.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/12/26/ewan_mcgregor_s_naked_treat Tue, 26 Dec 2006 18:00:00 EST Entertainment News 24540@http://www.starpulse.com/news Ewan McGregor loves stripping off on film, and considers it a gift for his female fans. The Scottish star has appeared naked In Trainspotting, Velvet Goldmine and Young Adam - and promises he'll peel off again.

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