Movie Playlist: Danny Boyle

By David Chen/Nov. 12, 2008 6:58 am EST

I recently got the chance to sit down and chat with one of my cinematic heroes, Danny Boyle, while he was promoting the release of his new film Slumdog Millionaire in Boston. I’ll discuss the movie on a later episode of Slashfilm’s movie podcast (it is my favorite film of the year) but in the meantime, here’s some audio from the interview, where we talk about some of Boyle’s inspirations and his favorite films.

Download or Play Now: Your browser does not support the audio element. 00:00 What are some of your favorite movies? 00:30 Apocalypse Now 01:50 The five-hour version of Apocalypse Now 02:20 Nick Roeg, Walkabout, Don’t Look Now, The Man Who Fell To Earth, Bad Timing, Eureka 03:20 The Uncertainty of Narrative 04:10 Bollywood Inspirations 05:40 Satya 06:00 Company, Black Friday 06:20 Nick Park 06:55 The Wrong Trousers, Apocalypto 08:08 Which filmmakers inspired you to get into film?

Movie Playlist: Danny Boyle

By David Chen/Nov. 12, 2008 6:58 am EST

I recently got the chance to sit down and chat with one of my cinematic heroes, Danny Boyle, while he was promoting the release of his new film Slumdog Millionaire in Boston. I’ll discuss the movie on a later episode of Slashfilm’s movie podcast (it is my favorite film of the year) but in the meantime, here’s some audio from the interview, where we talk about some of Boyle’s inspirations and his favorite films.

Download or Play Now: Your browser does not support the audio element. 00:00 What are some of your favorite movies? 00:30 Apocalypse Now 01:50 The five-hour version of Apocalypse Now 02:20 Nick Roeg, Walkabout, Don’t Look Now, The Man Who Fell To Earth, Bad Timing, Eureka 03:20 The Uncertainty of Narrative 04:10 Bollywood Inspirations 05:40 Satya 06:00 Company, Black Friday 06:20 Nick Park 06:55 The Wrong Trousers, Apocalypto 08:08 Which filmmakers inspired you to get into film?

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00:00 What are some of your favorite movies?

00:30 Apocalypse Now

01:50 The five-hour version of Apocalypse Now

02:20 Nick Roeg, Walkabout, Don’t Look Now, The Man Who Fell To Earth, Bad Timing, Eureka

03:20 The Uncertainty of Narrative

04:10 Bollywood Inspirations

05:40 Satya

06:00 Company, Black Friday

06:20 Nick Park

06:55 The Wrong Trousers, Apocalypto

08:08 Which filmmakers inspired you to get into film?