And allaby gets it all started!
Haven't seen Dead Man since I saw it at the Movies when it first came out. And since there are numerous snippets that, even now, still pop into my head, I really should revisit it.
VERY happy to hear you enjoyed
A Taste of Honey. I did too in the 2nd Personal Rec HoF when Thursday gifted it to me. But then, Thursday's hidden gems come from such undiscovered trails for me, making a HUGE plus to the joy of them.
Such as this one. I loved how what could have been a dour, tragic scenario had all these, well, "Tastes of Honey" throughout, including a bad mom who wasn't really a bad person, just someone who had made bad choices. And that extended to each of the main characters. Well, except for Helen's latest hubby - selfish tw@t.
But, generally, even the cinematography found beauty in the dirty city of Manchester. While still retaining a realistic perspective of the characters instead of one-dimensional tropes.
I do agree about your general thought regarding Geoffery being allowed just one solitary glance of longing would have been nice. And understand why not since at that time, it was still against the law in England to be gay. I've seen a similar film from 1963,
The Servant that hints but never reveals the "true" hidden agenda of the newly hired manservant. Though, knowing it going in, really highlights the hints beautifully. I'll be adding
The Leather Boys to my list as well.
I don't normally seek out Docs, but
Seven-Up DOES seem like a very enjoyable one to add to the few I've enjoyed in these various HoFs and the rare times I've stumbled across one myself. Which I'm sure will include the one nominated for me as well.
Also, when it comes to revealing who nominated something for me, PLEASE DO. Considering the gushing thank yous I've consistently expressed, I do enjoy being able to, at the time of said gushing, knowing who, specifically, to thank.
In that spirit, I'm also taking note of who prefers not to know and will keep my trap shut.
And since there's been a bit of kismet in the opening of this (first person, first review of their first nom), I decided to go with cricket's accurate third from the last position for me of how we'll all finish watching to decide WHICH ONE to see first. So, I will go with the third from the last nomination to start this off:
The Searchers.