Starring as the junkie hero of the 1996 hit film Trainspotting turned Ewan McGregor from a promising young actor into an overnight sensation. Since then, he has made ten movies in less than three years, with roles in Brassed Off, Emma, A Life Less Ordinary, Little Voice, and Velvet Goldmine. Brian Pendreigh brings fans the story of this young man from Scotland, from his boyhood days acting in church plays to his current success.
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Brian Pendreigh is the author of On Location and Mel Gibson and His Movies. He lives in England.
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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
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Best Book I have read so far on Ewan McGregor,
By "cassandra0912982" (Gaithersburg, MD United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Ewan McGregor (Paperback)
The quality of the writing is impeccable, and it has all the interesting facts a die hard fan wants to know. It's filled with things you cannot find on the net... This is the 5th book I have on him, and by far it is the best.
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I like this book. The writter goes into the history of McGregor. Robert Roy McGregor. The writter interviews some of Ewan's friends and school mates. There is 8 pages of pictures. All in black and white. The writter looks at most of his important movies. Talk alot about feature movies. He takes you into the process of what a struggle it was to make some of these pictures. Especialy A Life Less Ordinary. He even goes on to why Ewan even took the job. You find out everything about what gossip that happend on the set to the things done off the set. The very interesting thing in the book in the Filmography. It gives ratings, year, production company, cast and crew. I liked it. It was different from the rest of the Ewan McGregor Books. I pick it because of the great pictures.
4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
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Lots of information, not enough pictures,
By Elizabeth (California) - See all my reviews
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This is a great book, but I would like more pictures-preferably in color. But they go in great depth about many things like movies he was in, his wife and daughter, and his personality. Although I like this book, I would not recommend it. But if it is Ewan you are interested in, try "Ewan McGregor: From Junkie to Jedi."
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SHIVERING IN A dripping wet tee-shirt, arms crossed and hands tucked into the warmth of his oxters, a crew-cut Ewan McGregor staresdown from thousands of teenage bedroom walls - just as posters of another 'twenty something' actor had decorated walls of pre Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
worst toilet, less ordinary, pipe band, pillow book, glam rock Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Star Wars, Shallow Grave, Life Less Ordinary, Denis Lawson, Velvet Goldmine, United States, Danny Boyle, John Hodge, Andrew Macdonald, The Pillow Book, Brian Slade, Alec Guinness, Sean Connery, Sick Boy, Little Voice, North America, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Rogue Trader, War Office, Dennis Potter, George Lucas, James Dean, Local Hero, Malcolm Copland, Iggy Pop New!
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SHIVERING IN A dripping wet tee-shirt, arms crossed and hands tucked into the warmth of his oxters, a crew-cut Ewan McGregor staresdown from thousands of teenage bedroom walls - just as posters of another 'twenty something' actor had decorated walls of pre Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
worst toilet, less ordinary, pipe band, pillow book, glam rock Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Star Wars, Shallow Grave, Life Less Ordinary, Denis Lawson, Velvet Goldmine, United States, Danny Boyle, John Hodge, Andrew Macdonald, The Pillow Book, Brian Slade, Alec Guinness, Sean Connery, Sick Boy, Little Voice, North America, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Rogue Trader, War Office, Dennis Potter, George Lucas, James Dean, Local Hero, Malcolm Copland, Iggy Pop New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Shallow Grave (Faber Reel Classics) by John Hodge on 20 pages
- Star Wars: From the Adventures of Luke Skywalker by George Lucas on 18 pages
- Star Wars (Star Wars Cinemanga) by LucasFilm on 7 pages
- The Pillow Book by Peter Greenaway on 7 pages
- Velvet Goldmine by Todd Haynes on 7 pages
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- British Cinema in Documents by Sarah Street on page 108, and Back Matter
- British Cinema in Documents by Sarah Street on page 108, and Back Matter
- Jane Austen on Screen by Gina MacDonald in Back Matter
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