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Show Notes
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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