by Margo Donohue | Jul 5, 2023 | Podcast
Book Vs. Movie: Rumble Fish The 1975 Novel Vs. the 1983 Movie Rusty James is a 14-year-old kid in Tulsa, Oklahoma, who lives a troubled life in 1975’s Rumble Fish, written by former teen sensation S.E. Hinton who published her first work (the YA classic The...
by Margo Donohue | Jun 26, 2023 | Podcast
Book Vs. Movie: The Children’s Hour The 1934 Play Vs. the 1936 & 1961 Adaptations Lillian Hellman’s first play, The Children’s Hour, caused a sensation in 1934 when it debuted on Broadway with the tale of two schoolteachers accused of being lesbians when...
by Margo Donohue | Jun 19, 2023 | Podcast
Book Vs. Movie: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof The 1955 Play Vs. the 1958 Classic Film The Margos are feeling very Southern in this episode devoted to the work of Tennessee Williams and his personal favorite work–Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. The 1955 play was based on his 1952...
by Margo Donohue | Jun 12, 2023 | Podcast
Book Vs. Movie: Strangers on a Train The 1950 Novel Vs. the 1951 Classic Film The Margos return to the Alfred Hitchcock well with this classic thriller Strangers on a Train, based on Patricia Highsmith’s debut novel. The story of two men meeting up and deciding to...