I talked to Danny Boyle on October 24, 2008, as the presidential campaign was in its final stretch, perhaps that was the reason politics was so much on Boyle’s mind during our talk about his latest film, SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE. From the innately American impulse to root for the underdog, to the practice of democracy in… Read More »
Danny Boyle’s 127 HOURS
Based on Between A Rock and A Hard Place, the book Aron Ralston wrote about his ordeal of being trapped in a slot canyon by a massive boulder pinning his hand, 127 HOURS was conceived by director/co-screenwriter Danny Boyle as a spiritual journey of a man forced to confront the solitary existence he had chosen for himself.… Read More »
Danny Boyle Brings SUNSHINE
When I talked to Danny Boyle about SUNSHINE on July 16, 2007, I didn’t know where to start with the science fiction, the science fact, and the philosophical implications of that film. Boyle fielded all my questions with boundless enthusiasm and the sort of answers that come of having spent a lot of time pondering the… Read More »