by Margo Donohue | Nov 19, 2023 | Podcast
Book Vs. Movie: The Old Man and the Sea The 1952 Short Story by “Papa” & the 1958 Spencer Tracy Film In this episode, the Margos review Ernest Hemingway’s 1952 novella “The Old Man and the Sea” and its 1958 film adaptation featuring Spencer...
by Margo Donohue | Nov 13, 2023 | Podcast
What a Creep Season 22, Episode 7 Mark Schwahn “One Tree Hill showrunner and creep! One Tree Hill was a popular CW show that had all the ingredients for success – attractive actors, dramatic storylines, a complex timeline, and was filmed in North Carolina....
by Margo Donohue | Nov 13, 2023 | Podcast
Book Vs. Movie: Sweet Smell of Success Ernest Lehman was an accomplished writer and adapter of material for the screen, known for his work on movies such as Hello Dolly!, The King and I, and Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? In 1950, he wrote an original short story,...
by Margo Donohue | Nov 6, 2023 | Podcast
What a Creep Season 22, Episode 6 TMZ Just in case you don’t know what TMZ is: It’s a tabloid news organization. They have a website, a TV show, and a webcast. It’s known for breaking celebrity gossip like Mel Gibson’s antisemitic rant during his...
by Margo Donohue | Nov 5, 2023 | Podcast
Book Vs. Movie: The Gambler The 1978 Song & Kenny Rogers as The Gambler TV Movie Yee ha! The Margos’ latest episode is all about the Kenny Rogers classic “The Gambler.” The song was written in 1976 by Don Schlitz, who was only 26 years old at the...
by Margo Donohue | Oct 30, 2023 | Podcast
What a Creep Season 22, Episode 5 The Salt Creek Kidnappings (Real-Life Wolf Creek) In 2016, two backpackers traveling through Australia teamed up to check out the Salt Creek region of South Australia through the Gumtree website (kind of like Craig’s List for...