Alexei Toliopoulos shares the soundtrack to his life

Alexei Toliopoulos is a lifelong cinephile. Known for his excellent podcasts including The Last Video Store, he’s a writer, comedian, filmmaker and loves talking about the movies that made us who we are today. The way he speaks about cinema invites everyone into the conversation. But what are the songs that soundtrack his life? And why?

Dig into a joyful convo that will have you curating a playlist of songs and movies, for your weekend.

Alexei Toliopoulos' song choices:

• Stewart Copeland - Don’t Box Me In 
• George Dalaras - Mi Mou Thimonis Matia Mou
• Mikis Theodorakis - Theme from Serpico 
• Buena Vista Social Club - Dos Gardenias
• Grace Jones  - La Vie En Rose

00:26 Alexei Toliopoulos introduction

01:38 When did Alexei fall in love with movies?

05:29 Francis Ford Coppola deep cuts

13:54 Stewart Copeland - 'Don’t Box Me In'

15:40 Coming of Age and George Dalaras 

21:40 George Dalaras - 'Mi Mou Thimonis Matia Mou'

24:05 Mikis and the hero of Greek music 

30:02 Mikis Theodorakis - 'Theme from Serpico'

31:15 Seeing the world through cinema 

36:41 Buena Vista Social Club - 'Dos Gardenias'

37:36 How cinema helped Alexei with communication

45:20 Grace Jones  - 'La Vie En Rose'

47:32 Show notes and next weeks guest!

Check out Alexei's podcast and live show details, via his Instagram.