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Heroin addict Mark Renton (Ewan McGregor) stumbles through bad ideas and sobriety attempts with his unreliable friends -- Sick Boy (Jonny Lee Miller), Begbie (Robert Carlyle), Spud (Ewen Bremner) and Tommy (Kevin McKidd). He also has an underage girlfriend, Diane (Kelly Macdonald), along for the ride. After cleaning up and moving from Edinburgh to London, Mark finds he can't escape the life he left behind when Begbie shows up at his front door on the lam, and a scheming Sick Boy follows. [more inside]
posted by DirtyOldTown on Oct 10, 2022 - 11 comments

Director Baz Luhrmann's anachronistic musical is a celebration of love and creative inspiration set in the infamous, gaudy and glamorous Parisian nightclub, at the cusp of the 20th century. A young poet (Ewan McGregor), who is plunged into the heady world of Moulin Rouge, begins a passionate affair with the club's most notorious and beautiful star (Nicole Kidman). [more inside]
posted by DirtyOldTown on Aug 19, 2022 - 16 comments

In December 2004, close-knit family Maria (Naomi Watts), Henry (Ewan McGregor) and their three sons (with Tom Holland as the oldest) begin their winter vacation in Thailand. But the day after Christmas, the idyllic holiday turns into an incomprehensible nightmare when a terrifying roar rises from the depths of the sea, followed by a wall of black water that devours everything in its path. Though Maria and her family face their darkest hour, unexpected displays of kindness and courage ameliorate their terror. [more inside]
posted by DirtyOldTown on Jul 11, 2022 - 1 comment

Obi-Wan desperately tries to protect the future of the Rebellion.
posted by EndsOfInvention on Jun 22, 2022 - 93 comments

A ghost writer, hired to complete the memoirs of a former British Prime Minister, uncovers secrets that put his own life in jeopardy. [more inside]
posted by jouke on Jun 20, 2022 - 2 comments

Imperial forces try to force Obi-Wan out of hiding.
posted by EndsOfInvention on Jun 15, 2022 - 74 comments

Obi-Wan plots a daring mission into enemy territory.
posted by EndsOfInvention on Jun 8, 2022 - 47 comments

Having attracted the attention of the Empire, Obi-Wan searches for allies.
posted by EndsOfInvention on Jun 1, 2022 - 84 comments

Obi-Wan's new mission brings him to a crime-ridden world, home to all manner of scum and villainy.
posted by EndsOfInvention on May 27, 2022 - 38 comments

With Imperial inquisitors hunting down the last of the Jedi, Obi-Wan (sorry, "Ben") Kenobi is forced to emerge from hiding.
posted by EndsOfInvention on May 27, 2022 - 70 comments

Ewan McGregor stars as the fashion designer whose style defined an era and created an empire before his life spun out of control. [more inside]
posted by kitten kaboodle on May 20, 2021 - 3 comments

A working-class family man, Christopher Robin, encounters his childhood friend Winnie-the-Pooh, who helps him to rediscover the joys of life.
posted by ellieBOA on Oct 27, 2018 - 0 comments

In a robot world, a young idealistic inventor travels to the big city to join his inspiration's company, only to find himself opposing its sinister new management. [more inside]
posted by zinon on Oct 2, 2018 - 5 comments

Nikki struggles to survive; Emmit gets spooked; Sy joins Varga for tea. [more inside]
posted by LizBoBiz on Jun 9, 2017 - 23 comments

Gloria tries to work around the system, Nikki finds herself in a familiar place, Varga comes up with an alternative plan and Emmit goes to dinner. [more inside]
posted by LizBoBiz on Jun 2, 2017 - 16 comments

Gloria and Winnie get closer to the truth; Emmit tries to make things right; Nikki and Ray prepare for payback; Varga cleans up a mess. [more inside]
posted by raysmj on May 25, 2017 - 13 comments

A woman asks her ex-lover for help in order to save her outlaw husband from a gang out to kill him. [more inside]
posted by jazon on Sep 3, 2016 - 1 comment

In 1984, British journalist Arthur Stuart investigates the career of 1970s glam superstar Brian Slade, who was heavily influenced in his early years by hard-living and rebellious American singer Curt Wild. [more inside]
posted by dinty_moore on Nov 15, 2015 - 21 comments

A throwback to 60s sex comedies from the director of Bring It On and starring Renée Zellweger and Ewan McGregor.
posted by RobotHero on Jan 25, 2015 - 21 comments