Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on August 12, 2024

Kim Novak and William Holden.Picnic (1955). Joshua Logan, who directed the stage version William Inge's Pulitzer Prize-winning play, also directed this screen adaptation. Set in a small Kansas town, the story revolves around Hal Carter (William Holden), a charming drifter who arrives in town seeking   read more

Classic Movie Man Posted by Stephen Reginald on September 12, 2023

William Holden romances Kim Novak in “Picnic” Picnic (1955) is an American drama film directed by Joshua Logan and starring William Holden, Kim Novak, and Rosalind Russell. The film is based on the Broadway play of the same name by William Inge. The movie features Susan Strasberg, C   read more

The Wonderful World of Cinema Posted by Virginie Pronovost on February 27, 2022

We sometimes forget that Kim Novak is one of those classic actresses still with us today. I’m not sure why that is, except maybe that she’s not so much in the public eye anymore. Et pourtant… She was pretty much an icon of her time, maybe not like Marilyn Monroe...   read more

The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on August 16, 2019

COMEDY GOLD #18: The picnic from To Catch a Thief (1955) On August 16, 2019August 16, 2019 By CarolIn Uncategorized To Catch a Thief (1955, dir. Alfred Hitchcock) boasts not only two of the most beautiful people who have ever lived as its leads, but also so   read more

The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on June 4, 2019

Picnic is all about sex. It can never talk about being all about sex because it’s from 1956 and it’s set in small-town Kansas anyway and no one in small-town Kansas was going to be talking about sex. Not when schoolteachers like Rosalind Russell are trying to ban books for...   read more

The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on June 4, 2019

Picnic is all about sex. It can never talk about being all about sex because it’s from 1956 and it’s set in small-town Kansas anyway and no one in small-town Kansas was going to be talking about sex. Not when schoolteachers like Rosalind Russell are trying to ban books for...   read more

The Stop Button Posted by on June 4, 2019

Picnic is all about sex. It can never talk about being all about sex because it’s from 1956 and it’s set in small-town Kansas anyway and no one in small-town Kansas was going to be talking about sex. Not when schoolteachers like Rosalind Russell are trying to ban books for...   read more

The Stop Button Posted by on June 4, 2019

Picnic is all about sex. It can never talk about being all about sex because it’s from 1956 and it’s set in small-town Kansas anyway and no one in small-town Kansas was going to be talking about sex. Not when schoolteachers like Rosalind Russell are trying to ban books for...   read more

Stardust and Shadows Posted by Terry on May 15, 2018

This sequence from PICNIC (1956) Directed by Joshua Logan has  good use of layers on par  with Tennessee Williams Southern use of men, women and  relationships gone  wrong or  embittered. This sequence has been called one of the “sexiest dances”  in the  movies.  Yes it has the look,    read more

Critica Retro Posted by Lê on April 17, 2018

William Holden’s guide to a Picnic (1955) A primeira vez em que eu vi William Holden foi em uma propaganda do filme “Férias de Amor”. Eu me lembro bem de seu peito nu. Mas eu não me apaixonei por Holden naquele instante. Demoraria algum tempo até que eu fosse ver...   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on April 15, 2018

It’s easy to assume that Picnic is a film that time had not been very kind to. If you do a cursory glance at contemporary reviews, the majority appear far from glowing and my own reason for returning to this romance was based on a mild interest in a cultural...   read more

Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on May 22, 2014

The Classic Film and TV Association is hosting The Fabulous Films of the 1950s blogathon and I have chosen to highlight two films of the 1950s that are particularly dear to me - Picnic and Giant. Every year, when the flowers awaken from their dormant slumber and the magnolias begin...   read more

Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on May 22, 2014

The Classic Film and TV Association is hosting The Fabulous Films of the 1950s blogathon and I have chosen to highlight two films of the 1950s that are particularly dear to me - Picnic and Giant. Every year, when the flowers awaken from their dormant slumber and the magnolias begin...   read more

Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on May 22, 2014

The Classic Film and TV Association is hosting The Fabulous Films of the 1950s blogathon and I have chosen to highlight two films of the 1950s that are particularly dear to me - Picnic and Giant. Every year, when the flowers awaken from their dormant slumber and the magnolias begin...   read more

Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on May 22, 2014

The Classic Film and TV Association is hosting The Fabulous Films of the 1950s blogathon and I have chosen to highlight two films of the 1950s that are particularly dear to me - Picnic and Giant. Every year, when the flowers awaken from their dormant slumber and the magnolias begin...   read more

Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on August 21, 2013

**This is an entry in participation with the 2013 TCM Summer Under the Stars Blogathon hosted by Sittin’ on a Backyard Fence and ScribeHard On Film** If Summer Under the Stars is classic film Christmas, then is William Holden day Christmas Eve?  His day was my most anticipated and in...   read more

Pretty Clever Films Posted by Brandy Dean on July 22, 2013

So Picnic… geez, where do I even start with Picnic? In the course of the movie, Kim Novak’s Madge has the occasion to say, “What good is it only being pretty? I get tired of being looked at.” That seems like a fitting enough tagline for the movie itself. While...   read more

Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on July 22, 2011

(1975) Directed by Peter Weir; Written by Cliff Green; Based on a novel by Joan Lindsay; Starring: Rachel Roberts, Anne-Louise Lambert and Vivean Gray; Available on DVD Rating: **** There’s a special place on my Netflix DVD and instant queues that I like to call Queue Hell. These are the...   read more

The Best Picture Project Posted by Alyson on September 26, 2010

The image of this DVD looked like the cover of a cheesy romance novel.  There was Holden, his shirt ripped and all muscle and there was Novak, all beauty and innocence.  The girl can’t help but find this man attractive and this guy just can’t keep his shirt on for...   read more

Critica Retro Posted by Lê on November 30, -0001

William Holden’s guide to a Picnic (1955) A primeira vez em que eu vi William Holden foi em uma propaganda do filme “Férias de Amor”. Eu me lembro bem de seu peito nu. Mas eu não me apaixonei por Holden naquele instante. Demoraria algum tempo até que eu fosse ver...   read more