From Publishers Weekly
Scottish film journalist and author Brian Pendreigh (On Location: The Film Fan's Guide to Britain and Ireland) argues that since the release of the powerful and well-received films Braveheart, Shallow Grave and Trainspotting the latter two having rocketed Ewan McGregor to mainstream success Sean Connery is no longer the only Scotsman basking in the unabashed glow of the silver screen. The Scot Pack: The Further Adventures of the Trainspotters and Their Fellow Travellers is his tribute to the history of the Scottish film industry and 14 of its rising actors, including Dougray Scott, who costarred with Tom Cruise in MI 2; Ewen Bremmer, Robert Carlyle and Shirley Henderson from Trainspotting; and Laura Fraser, Douglas Henshall and Angus Macfayden. ( Feb. 1)
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From Library Journal
An element of bitterness infuses the early chapters of this analysis of the Scottish film industry. Why? Because Hollywood and Hitchcockian films set in Scotland were shot in other locales; English actors portrayed Scots; supposed Scots, like David Niven, were born elsewhere; and Highlanders have come to symbolize all of Scotland's citizens. At least Scottish leading man Sean Connery did not disown his heritage. Pendreigh (On Location: The Film Fan's Guide to Britain and Ireland) follows an examination of Connery's importance and a discussion of seminal occurrences in Scotland's film history (such as Bill Forsyth, Braveheart, and Trainspotting) with detailed, chapter-length career surveys of bright young Scottish acting lights Robert Carlyle, Ewan McGregor, and their Trainspotting alumni Ewen Bremmer, Shirley Henderson, Kevin McKidd, Kelly Macdonald, and Peter Mullan. Also accorded chapters are Laura Fraser, John Hannah, Douglas Henshaw, Angus Macfadyen, Hans Matheson, Ray Park, and Dougray Scott. The text and filmographies reveal that many British films never reach American shores. For film collections.DKim Holston, American Inst. for Chartered Property Liabili
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