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Book Vs Movie Podcast Episodes
- Sweet Smell of Success (1957)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…
- The Gambler (1980)Book Vs. Movie: The GamblerThe 1978 Song & Kenny Rogers as The Gambler TV MovieYee 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 time…
- Misery (1990) Stephen King, Kathy Bates, James Caan & special guest Alex Steed “You Are Good”Book Vs. Movie: MiseryThe 1987 Stephen King Novel Vs. the 1990 Classic Movie The Margos and special guest Alex Steed of the You Are Good film podcast discuss one of the best Stephen King adaptations ever–1990’s Misery. In both the novel and the film, …
- I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997) The Lois Duncan novel vs. the Jennifer Love Hewitt and Sarah Michelle Gellar movieBook Vs. Movie: I Know What You Did Last SummerThe 1973 Lois Duncan YA Novel Vs. the 1997 Movie “I Know What You Did Last Summer” revolves around a group of friends, Julie, Helen, Ray, and Barry, who accidentally hit a stranger with their car on a dark…
- Carrie (1976) Piper Laurie(RIP) Sissy Spacek & Amy Irving (Replay of 2018 episode)In honor of the recent passing of Piper Laurie, we are replaying our 2018 episode that revisits a classic Stephen King tale–Carrie, which we originally covered in 2014 (using the old, old way we recorded back in the early days.) This is not only King’…
- House of Usher (1960) Vincent Price, Roger Corman, Richard Matheson, & Edgar Allen PoeBook Vs. Movie: House of UsherThe Edgar Allen Poe Short Story Vs. the 1960 Vincent Price Movie The Margos continue our month of scary movies with the 1839 short story, The Fall of House of Usher, by Edgar Allen Poe, and how it was adapted by Roger Corm…
- Wait Until Dark (1967) Audrey Hepburn, Alan Arkin, Richard Crenna, and Frederick KnottBook Vs. Movie: Wait Until DarkThe 1966 Richard Knott Play Vs. the 1967 Audrey Hepburn Film The Margos kick off “Scary Movie Month” by discussing Wait Until Dark, both the play by Frederick Knott and the 1967 Audrey Hepburn film. The movie features one…
- Ghost World (2001) Thora Birch, Scarlett Johansson, Steve Buscemi, Terry Zwigoff, & Daniel ClowesBook Vs. Movie: Ghost WorldThe 1997 Daniel Clowes Graphic Novel vs. the Terry Zwigoff 2001 Film The Margos are feeling very moody and isolated, discussing the 2001 film Ghost World starring Thora Birch and Scarlett Johansson as best friends Enid and Re…
- The Lorax (2012)Book Vs. Movie: The LoraxThe Dr. Seuss 1971 Children’s Book Vs. the 2012 AdaptationThe Margos close out “Banned Books Month” with a visit with Dr. Seuss and The Lorax, a tale of environmental conservation and the dangers of rampant deforestation. Theod…
- Bridge to Terabithia (2007)Book Vs. Movie: The Bridge to TeribithiaThe 1977 Classic YA Novel Vs. the 2007 AdaptationBring out your tissues! The Margos continue Banned Books Month with the 1977 classic by Katherine Paterson–Bridge to Teribithia. The story of Jess Aarons, a fifth…