Episode 7: “Picnic at Hanging Rock” with Alicia Malone
A podcast about the great movies.
We’re back with our latest episode of Guide for the Film Fanatic! In each episode, Jason Bailey and Mike Hull invite a guest from the world of film (including filmmakers, authors, critics, actors, and more) to select one of the 1600+ “must-see movies” collected in Danny Peary’s seminal 1986 book, Guide for the Film Fanatic. Bailey, Hull, and their guests deep dive on each film, discussing its history, themes, style, performances, initial reception, and legacy, taking a fresh look at some of the most beloved titles in cinema history.
TCM host and prolific author Alicia Malone joins us to discuss Peter Weir’s contemporary classic “Picnic at Hanging Rock.” She fills us in on the Australian New Wave, the film’s considerable cultural reach in her home country, and her new book TCM Imports: Timeless Favorites and Hidden Gems of World Cinema, on shelves Tuesday.
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Picnic at Hanging Rock is streaming on the Criterion Channel, TCM, and Max, is available for digital rental or purchase, and is also available on 4K UHD from the Criterion Collection. You can also watch the trailer here. You can read Vincent Canby’s New York Times review here, and you can check out the full New York Times from the movie’s opening day here. Oh, and if you’d like to hear Alicia’s fellow Aussie Alexandra Heller-Nicholas on A Very Good Year — and discussing Walkabout — that’s here.
Here’s a video from TCM of Alicia on Picnic at Hanging Rock:
TCM Imports: Timeless Favorites and Hidden Gems of World Cinema is on shelves Tuesday, and you can see her on TCM Tuesday evenings and Sundays during the day, as well as on TCM Imports late Saturday nights. If you’d like to check out the YouTube page for Mike’s other podcast, Black Diplomats, it’s here. And if you’d like to pre-order Jason’s new book Gandolfini: Jim, Tony, and the Life of a Legend, you can pre-order it from MZS Press, Bookshop and Barnes & Noble.
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