by Margo Donohue | Jan 21, 2024 | Podcast
Book Vs. Movie: Jaws The 1974 book Vs. the 1975 movie (From the Book Vs. Movie Vaults!) The Margos take an oldie but a goodie out of the vaults this week!! “Jaws” is a classic thriller that originated from Peter Benchley’s novel and was later...
by Margo Donohue | Jan 19, 2024 | Podcast
What a Creep Season 23, Episode 4 When method acting goes too far If an actor wants to go deep on their character work for a movie, TV show, or play, and they’re not hurting anyone, knock yourself out. However, method acting isn’t an excuse to humiliate or assault...
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...
by Margo Donohue | Dec 18, 2023 | Podcast
What a Creep Season 23, Episode 2 The 1986 Attack on Model Marla Hanson On Thursday, June 5, 1986, in New York City, 24-year-old Marla Hanson was lashed across her face with razors at the behest of her landlord (Steven Roth), who was fascinated with the...
by Margo Donohue | Dec 17, 2023 | Podcast
Book Vs. Movie: Miracle on 34th Street Valentine Davies’s Story Vs. the 1947 Classic Film “Can you say classic?” In the almost ten years that we have been putting on this show, we somehow missed “Miracle on 34th Street” as one of the most...