by Margo Donohue | Dec 3, 2023 | Podcast
Book Vs. Movie: Bell Book and Candle The Original 1950 Play & the 1958 Film “Bell, Book, and Candle,” released in 1958 and directed by Richard Quine, is a romantic comedy that intertwines the ordinary and the supernatural. The movie revolves around...
by Margo Donohue | Nov 26, 2023 | Podcast
Book Vs. Movie: Home for the Holidays The Short Story by Chris Radant & the 1995 Jodie Foster Film The Margos are getting into the holiday spirit with the cult classic Home for the Holidays, based on a 1991 short story by Chris Radant, directed by Jodie Foster....
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
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 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...