by Margo Donohue | Feb 20, 2023 | Podcast
Book Vs. Movie: Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom The August Wilson Play Vs. the 2021 Movie Pittsburgh native August Wilson (1945-2005) is one of the most successful playwrights of the 20th Century; with a collection of works that came to be known as The Pittsburgh...
by Margo Donohue | Feb 6, 2023 | Podcast
What a Creep Season 19, Episode 1 “A Quartet of UK Creeps” Co-Horts! We have reached season 19 (!), leading it with one of our “Quartet of Creeps”–UK style! We have stories of creepiness from the worlds of entertainment, punditry and a tale about an Irish woman...
by Margo Donohue | Feb 5, 2023 | Podcast
Book Vs. Movie: Duel The Richard Matheson Short Story Vs. the Steven Spielberg TV Movie In 1971, a 24-year-old budding director named Steven Spielberg was given a story by his assistant. This fiction story appeared in a recent issue of Playboy magazine, written...
by Margo Donohue | Jan 30, 2023 | Podcast
What a Creep Season 18, Episode 10 Howard Hughes An old-timey Hollywood Creep is a longtime fan favorite of this show. We feel it is time to talk about a billionaire who was acclaimed as an original thinker (he honestly was) and also one of Hollywood’s most prolific...
by Margo Donohue | Jan 29, 2023 | Podcast
Book Vs. Movie: 12 Angry Men The 1954 Teleplay Vs. the 1957 Classic Film The Margos close out a month of theatre vs. films with 12 Angry Men, which began as a teleplay in 1954 and was adapted to film by Sidney Lumet, with Henry Fonda serving as the lead actor and...
by Margo Donohue | Jan 23, 2023 | Podcast
What a Creep Season 18, Episode 9 The Golden Globes & The Hollywood Foreign Press It’s awards season. Let’s talk about the Golden Globes and the Hollywood Foreign Press, a collection of journalists and photographers that cover Hollywood for foreign media markets....
by Margo Donohue | Jan 22, 2023 | Podcast
Book Vs. Movie: Casablanca The 1940 Play Vs. the 1942 Classic Film This January, we are saluting plays that were turned into films, and this episode covers one of the most beloved and celebrated films of all time–Casablanca. Yes, it was a play first by...
by Margo Donohue | Jan 18, 2023 | Book
Thank you, Untapped NY! I am excited to partner with Untapped NY for a talk about filmmaking in Brooklyn. On Tuesday, February 14th at NOON eastern time, I will be talking about my book in Filmed Brooklyn and the history of motion pictures in Brooklyn from the early...
by Margo Donohue | Jan 15, 2023 | Podcast
What a Creep Season 18, Episode 8 Lizzie Borden (1860-1927) “Creepy Murder Mystery” Lizzie Borden (Fall River, Massachusetts) & NON-Creep Elizabeth Montgomery – What a Creep What a Creep Season 18, Episode 8Lizzie Borden (1860-1927) “Creepy...
by Margo Donohue | Jan 11, 2023 | Podcast
Book Vs. Movie: Who’s Afraid of Virginia Wolf The Edward Albee 1962 Play Vs. the 1966 Mike Nichols Film Who’s Afraid of Virginia Wolf (1966) Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, George Segal, Edward Albee & Mike Nichols – Book Vs Movie Podcast Book...