Ewan McGregor

Salmon Fishing in the Yemen

Ewan McGregor and Emily Blunt quirky comedy romance is insubstantial muddle

19 Mar 2012

(12A) 107min This adaptation of Paul Torday’s 2007 novel is another to add to the list of ‘books that didn’t work as films’. The story of a nerdish Scottish fisheries expert (Ewan McGregor) and a sophisticated legal aide (Emily Blunt) selected by a…

Haywire

Steven Soderbergh's fast-paced chase movie stars Gina Carano, Ewan McGregor and Michael Douglas

5 Jan 2012

(15) 93min While other directors talk endlessly about the next great movie they are going to make, Steven Soderbergh keeps on quietly making films at a frequent rate, never repeating himself (Ocean’s sequels notwithstanding), and consistently…

Hot 100 2011 - No. 49 to 1

The definitive list of Scottish creative talent

16 Dec 2011

The Hot 100 is the definitive list of Scottish creative talent. From fashion designers to performance artists, everyone who has made a sizeable splash in 2011 has a place in this countdown. It’s for people who’ve created a buzz, but it’s also about…

Perfect Sense

Dark yet sentimental romance set in an apocalyptic world

14 Sep 2011

(15) 92min David Mackenzie’s seventh feature is, superficially, his most disturbing yet. That’s saying something given the Scottish filmmaker introduced himself and his penchant for dark psychosexual drama with his grim and gritty adaptation of…

Perfect Sense was filmed in my flat

A List writer recounts her experience of having a film crew use her flat as a set

26 Aug 2011

Director David MacKenzie almost didn’t use our flat as Ewan McGregor’s bachelor pad in Perfect Sense. The Timorous Beasties wallpaper in the bedroom was too distinctive. They considered painting it over, then repapering it. Then they discovered the…

Beginners

Whimsical, autobiographical drama from Mike Mills, starring Ewan McGregor and Christopher Plummer

13 Jul 2011

(15) 104min You cannot accuse Beginners of lacking ambition. Directed by Thumbsucker's Mike Mills, this wistful, intensely autobiographical drama combines a love story, a reflection on the ties that bind the generations and a history lesson on the…

Perfect Sense an ambitious film that demands a lot from audience

David Mackenzie’s feature thought-provoking and quietly moving

20 Jun 2011

The weekend saw one of the biggest events of this year’s EIFF programme, as the massive Festival Theatre played host to the European premiere of David Mackenzie’s new film, the Glasgow-set sci-fi romance Perfect Sense, on Saturday night. I interviewed…

The Hot 100 2010 - Mark Millar, Kevin Bridges and Alasdair Gray take top 3 spots

Our annual chart of the people from Scotland being interesting, successful and creative

16 Dec 2010

The Hot 100 is a list of Scots who’ve made a sizeable creative splash in 2010. It includes musicians, artists, writers, actors, fashion designers, technological innovators, shop owners, festival directors, record label heads and one mad cyclist.

Combat Models: Jackboots on Whitehall

2 Jun 2010

If you only see one puppet-based, all-star World War II comedy epic at this year’s EIFF, it surely has to be Jackboots on Whitehall, the long-gestated project of the McHenry brothers, Ed and Rory. Set in an alternative universe where Nazis have…

Ewan McGregor's alcohol alarm

Celebrity Gossip

29 Mar 2010

Ewan McGregor only misses alcohol when he's unhappy. The actor - who gave up drinking in 2000 and embarked on a healthy lifestyle - has been teetotal for years, and admits he only ever feels the need for alcohol when he is upset or confused about…

Nanny McPhee & The Big Bang

22 Mar 2010

(U) 109min Sequel to popular 2005 family film. This time Maggie Gyllenhaal is single mum Isabel Green (hubbie Ewan McGregor is off to fight the Hun in WW2) with three out of control nippers to contend with and two insufferably posh evacuee cousins…

I Love You Phillip Morris

2 Mar 2010

(15) 97min Demented comedy based on a true story from writers of Bad Santa Glenn Ficarra and John Requa about a gay con man, his prison squeeze and his inexhaustible appetite for scheming. This uneven and madcap but undeniably dark and entertaining…

Ewan McGregor's nudity rush

Celebrity Gossip

18 Feb 2010

Ewan McGregor got a "rush" when he had his first full-frontal exposure. The 'I Love You Phillip Morris' actor - whose manhood has been exposed in several films including 'Trainspotting', 'The Pillow Book' and 'Velvet Goldmine' - says he felt quite…

Ewan McGregor's canine adventure

Celebrity Gossip

16 Feb 2010

Ewan McGregor wants to take his dog on a motorbike trip across South America. The British actor - who has previously taken a biking adventure across the world with fellow enthusiast Charley Boorman for documentary series 'Long Way Round' - has been…

Profile of Amelia director Mira Nair

13 Nov 2009

Name: Mira Nair Born: 15 October 1957, Bhubaneshwar (India) Background: After starting her career as an actress, Nair turned to directing award-winning documentaries, including So Far From India. She made her feature film debut in 1988 with the…

Amelia

4 Nov 2009

Amelia (PG) 111min Mira Monsoon Wedding Nair’s biopic of of legendary aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart starring Hilary Swank as the first woman to fly across the Atlantic. Nair goes for a low-key approach to this extraordinary life, which…

The Men Who Stare At Goats

30 Oct 2009

(15) 95min Grant Heslov’s trippy satire is a fun if inconsequential experience that boasts a stellar cast in good form. Inspired by Jon Ronson’s non-fiction book, the film ‘lifts the lid’ on a US military experiment to create ‘psychic…

Ewan McGregor's goat coach

Celebrity Gossip

16 Oct 2009

George Clooney wants Ewan McGregor to take acting lessons from a goat. The Hollywood heartthrob - who stars alongside the Scottish actor in new movie 'The Men Who Stare at Goats' - joked the animals in the film were more talented than some of the…

Lonely actor Ewan McGregor

Celebrity Gossip

16 May 2009

Ewan McGregor is lonely. The 'Angels and Demons' star - who raises three daughters with his wife Eve Mavrakis - hates the isolation and solitude which come as a side-effect of fame. He explained: "Hotel life can be lonely. When you're working…

Angels and Demons

14 May 2009

Ron Howard’s sequel to The Da Vinci Code. Yeah we know this is the biggest release of the fortnight, and yes it is a great improvement on its wretched 2006 precursor, with more action and a clearer plot, but it’s still full of cack portentous…

Also Released - Film

16 Oct 2008

Incendiary (15) 99min •• Very ordinary adaptation of Chris Cleave’s novel (released two days before the 2005 London bombings) about the effects of a suicide terrorist attack on a London football stadium on one woman’s life. Michelle Williams turns in…

Ewan McGregor's Trainspotting no

Celebrity Gossip

27 May 2008

Ewan McGregor will not make a sequel to 'Trainspotting'. The 'Star Wars' actor has ruled out ever starring in a follow-up to the 1996 film because he isn't a fan of Irvine Welsh's 'Porno', the sequel to 'Trainspotting'. Ewan, who played heroin…

Ewan McGregor's endless sex scenes

Celebrity Gossip

21 Apr 2008

Ewan McGregor says the endless sex scenes in his new movie left him exhausted. The Scottish actor - who plays a boring accountant who discovers a wild sex club in thriller 'Deception' - spent days shooting steamy scenes with a host of beautiful naked…

Scottish Stars Asked to Make Nominations for the Robert Burns Humanitarian Award

28 Feb 2008

The final call has gone out for nominations for the Robert Burns Humanitarian Award. Charitable stars, such as James McAvoy, Ewan McGregor, KT Tunstall, Angelina Jolie (pictured) and David Beckham have all been invited to nominate a charity or…

Celebrities urged to nominate for Scottish humanitarian award

Robert Burns Humanitarian Award

21 Feb 2008

James McAvoy, Ewan McGregor, KT Tunstall, Midge Ure, Johnny Depp, Bob Dylan, Angelina Jolie, David Beckham, Billy Connolly, Emma Thompson, JK Rowling, Lord Richard Attenborough, Sienna Miller and Bob Geldof are among the celebrities who have been…

Woody Allen - Cassandra's Dream

Glasgow Film Festival

14 Feb 2008

With those thick-rimmed glasses, that wisp of brown hair and the deeply cut grooves in his forehead, Woody Allen owns one of the most iconic faces in American cinema. These days, at 72, it’s a little more wizened and walnut-like – presumably from all…

Ewan McGregor scores fragrance contract

14 Feb 2008

Ewan McGregor is to become the face of new Davidoff men’s fragrance ‘Adventure’, after he ‘inspired’ the masses with his well-publicised motorbike escapades. McGregor will next be seen flexing his brawn in I, Lucifer, The Great Pretender and Number…

Ewan McGregor honours bomb disposal expert in Iraq

8 Oct 2007

Scottish actor Ewan McGregor travelled to Iraq to present the only female bomb disposal expert working in the country with her Pride of Britain Award. Staff Sgt Michelle Cunningham was put forward for the award by the army after singlehandedly…

Porno still no nearer completion

23 Aug 2007

The sequel to Trainspotting is still in the sidings according to author Irvine Welsh. Porno, his follow-up novel to his breakout hit, is still waiting on a workable screenplay, though the author did reveal it is currently being worked on by John Hodge…