THE PAIRS THAT NEVER WERE: Steve McQueen and Kim Novak

THE PAIRS THAT NEVER WERE: Steve McQueen and Kim Novak On March 19, 2024 By CarolIn Uncategorized She’s cool, icy and blonde. He’s cool, icy an- you guessed it. Seems obvious enough and yet, Kim Novak and Steve McQueen never made a movie together. How? ... Read full article

William Holden romances Kim Novak in “Picnic”

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 full article

“Ain’t she sweet?” Kim Novak in Picnic (Joshua Logan, 1955)

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 or Grace Kelly were... Read full article

Strangers When We Meet (1960): Kim Novak and Kirk Douglas

Richard Quine’s Strangers When We Meet proves to be a Technicolor feast on par with much of what Nicholas Ray, Douglas Sirk, and Vincente Minnelli were putting out at the same time. A lot of the immediate joy comes with getting a feel for life at the time. Certainly, it’s done up and mad... Read full article

House of Hummingbird (2018, Kim Bora)

Eun-hee (Park Ji-hu) is an average Seoul eighth grader circa 1994, which would be fine if being average weren’t a one-way ticket to nowhere. Park’s the youngest of three children; while presumably eldest sister Park Soo-yeon has already screwed up and is going to a crappy school across the bridg... Read full article