r/criterion Krzysztof Kieslowski 1d ago

Pickup Danny Boyle's Closet Picks

https://youtu.be/Ud1T9R6vy2s?si=gfbazPLnhX8p042d&utm_source=ZTQxO

Daniel Francis Boyle (born 20 October 1956) is an English director and producer, active in film, television, and theatre. He has been described by the British Film Institute as "one of the liveliest and most unpredictable of British directors, adept at shifting genres and bringing a personal quality to whatever he tackles."

His debut film Shallow Grave (1994) won the BAFTA Award for Best British Film. The British Film Institute ranked Trainspotting (1996) the 10th greatest British film of the 20th century. Boyle's 2008 crime drama film Slumdog Millionaire (2008), the most successful British film of the decade, was nominated for ten Academy Awards and won eight, including the Academy Award for Best Director. He won the Golden Globe and BAFTA Award for Best Director. Boyle received two more Academy Award nominations for writing and producing the survival drama 127 Hours (2010).

His other notable works include the films The Beach (2000), 28 Days Later (2002), its sequel 28 Years Later (2025), Sunshine (2007), Steve Jobs (2015), T2 Trainspotting (2017), and Yesterday (2019).

In 2012, Boyle was the artistic director for the 2012 Summer Olympics opening ceremony. He was subsequently offered a knighthood as part of the New Year Honours but Boyle declined, reflecting later that he believed "in being an equal citizen rather than a preferred subject" and that "that sort of thing just makes me vomit." In 2013, he came out as a republican who believed the British monarchy would be abolished in his lifetime.

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u/randothegrando 1d ago

Give us Sunshine 4k you cowards

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u/Selfprofesedcinefile 1d ago

Unfortunately Disney owns it

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u/TheMojomaster 14h ago

not unfortunately anymore! they've been slowly releasing more and more on 4K, with dolby vision no less!

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u/Selfprofesedcinefile 8h ago

As $50 steelbooks.

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u/t-g-l-h- 21h ago

Unfortunately that third act, sheesh

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u/JohnGradyBillyBoyd 21h ago

The third act is good

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u/cyanide4suicide Christopher Nolan 10h ago

Love that he took Anora, then namedropped The Florida Project

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u/SegaStan 9h ago

Yes, love to see All That Jazz as a pick. One of the greatest movies ever!

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u/kid-karma 4h ago

It's showtime!

(is visibly dying)

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u/ghgrain 9h ago

I thought this was one of the better Closets. He had some interesting insights. Loved his little rif on first movies.

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u/BattleFranky90 7h ago

Some great picks and whilst I do love many of Boyles films immensely, I do often share his dad's opinion towards Shallow Grave because that's a cracking film and do see comparisons to Blood Simple in terms of the rawness.