Trainspotting & Shallow Grave announced - June 1st 2009

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4 DVD have announced the UK DVD and Blu-ray Disc release of Trainspotting and Shallow Grave Special Editions on 1st June 2009.

Trainspotting boasts a new specially commissioned 40 minute feature with director Danny Boyle, producer Andrew Macdonald, screen writer John Hodge and stars Ewan McGregor, Robert Carlyle, Ewen Bremner and Kelly Macdonald. Shallow Grave features an exclusive new commentary from director Danny Boyle and the never-before-seen documentary ‘Digging Your Own Grave’ shot during the making of the film in 1995.

Priced at £21.99 RRP each on Blu-ray Disc, extras are outlined below…

Trainspotting

A brand new, specially filmed 40 min feature ‘Memories of Trainspotting’ with Danny Boyle, Andrew Macdonald, John Hodge, Ewan McGregor, Ewen Bremner, Kelly Macdonald and Robert Carlyle.

* Deleted scenes with commentary
* The Look of the Film – Then and Now
* The Sound of the Film – Then and Now
* The Beginning
* Archive Interview with Irvine Welsh
* Behind The Needle
* Danny Boyle on Trainspotting
* Ewan McGregor on Trainspotting
* Cannes Snapshot
* Cannes Vox Pops
* Trailers
* Gallery
* Feature commentary

Shallow Grave

On both the Blu-Ray and DVD releases there is a fly-on-the-wall documentary ‘Digging Your Own Grave’, directed by Kevin Macdonald; it follows brother Andrew Macdonald's production of his debut feature film including comments from cast, crew and extras with emphasis on the main protagonists, and there is a commentary by director Danny Boyle.