Grab your friends and have them grab their friends. Then practice your Scottish accents and strap in for Trainspotting. Adapted from the Irvine Welsh novel, this British drama actually has nothing to do with the practice of Train Spotting. Instead the film follows the lives of four heroin addicts and their struggle to go clean, withstand poverty, stay alive, and find meaning in their lives. In 1997, it was nominated for an Oscar in the category of Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium. (more…)