cover image The Scot Pack: The Further Adventures of the Trainspotters and Their Fellow Travellers

The Scot Pack: The Further Adventures of the Trainspotters and Their Fellow Travellers

Brian Pendreigh. Mainstream Publishing Company, $20 (224pp) ISBN 978-1-84018-310-8

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)