by Margo Donohue | Jan 14, 2024 | Podcast
Book Vs. Movie: Priscilla The 1985 Memoir Elvis & Me Vs. the 2023 Sofia Coppola Adaptation The Margos covered Priscilla Presley’s 1985 memoir Elvis and Me, pairing it with the 1988 TV movie starring Susan Walters and Dale Midkiff. We loved the...
by Margo Donohue | Jan 12, 2024 | Podcast
What a Creep Season 23, Episode 4 J.D. Salinger In 1972, a teenager named Joyce Maynard wrote a New York Times magazine piece titled “An 18-Year-Old Looks Back at Life.” The daughter of artistic, brilliant parents who had many issues and tended to treat her as an...
by Margo Donohue | Jan 7, 2024 | Podcast
Book Vs. Movie: An American in Paris The 1928 “Symphonic Poem” Vs. the 1951 Classic Movie The Margos are starting the New Year with a symphonic poem by George Gershwin that evokes France during the Annees Folles (the 1920s era). The piece was also inspired...
by Margo Donohue | Jan 5, 2024 | Podcast
What a Creep Season 23, Episode 3 The history of ‘ugly laws’ & NON-Creep Gypsy Rose Blanchard Laws are supposed to protect us, but from the 1860s to the 1970s, many cities nationwide had so-called “ugly laws.” The name makes it sound like the police were just...
by Margo Donohue | Dec 23, 2023 | Podcast
Book Vs. Movie: The Gift of the Magi (The Gift of Love) The Original O’Henry Shorty Story Vs. the 1978 TV Movie O. Henry’s The Gift of the Magi is a timeless short story that teaches us the true meaning of love during the holidays. The story follows...
by Margo Donohue | Dec 22, 2023 | Podcast
What A Creep Mel Gibson Season 1, Episode 4 (REPLAY!) Mel Gibson is a huge movie star. He has starred in massive blockbuster movies and won Academy Awards. At one time, he was one of the highest-paid actors in Hollywood. Hell, he was even People Magazine’s first-ever...