Picnic (feat. Nell Minow)
Kevin welcomes RogerEbert.com assistant editor and film critic and MovieMom.com founder Nell Minow to talk about Joshua Logan’s melodrama ‘Picnic,’ the likely runner-up in the 1955 Oscar race that lost to ‘Marty.’
0:00 – 1:14 – Introduction
1:15 – 44:15 – ‘Picnic’ review
44:16 – 1:09:20 – Why ‘Picnic’ lost Best Picture
1:09:21 – 1:35:09 – Shoulda been a contender
1:35:10 – 1:38:33 – Did ‘Picnic’ deserve to win?
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