Book Vs Movie Podcast
372 episodes - English - Latest episode: 7 days ago - ★★★★★ - 192 ratingsBook Vs. Movie is the podcast that ponders the question: "Which was better...the book or the movie?" We spoil away the details, uncover the plot points, discuss casting choices and shower with praise (or pummel with snark) as we see fit. Hosts are Margo P. (She's Nacho Mama's Blog) and Margo D. (Creator of Brooklyn Fit Chick.com) and we are not afraid to tell it like it is!
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Book Vs Movie "The Big Sleep"
March 22, 2020 20:30 - 50 minutes - 46.3 MBBook Vs Movie The Big Sleep Raymond Chandler’s Novel Vs the Bogie/Bacall Classic Film The Margos are both working from home these days so we have some extra time to devote to the show. Meaning--a new episode each week for the foreseeable future. (Huzzah!) This episode is devoted to Raymond Chandler and one of his best-known novels--The Big Sleep. This is the first novel to feature Detective Philip Marlowe and this story is filled with witty lines, nefarious people and double-crossing aplent...
Book Vs Movie "Valley of the Dolls"
March 15, 2020 00:15 - 1 hour - 67.1 MBBook Vs Movie Valley of the Dolls The 1968 Jacqueline Susann Novel Vs the 1967 Camp Classic Film “Sparkle, Neely Sparkle!” The Margos are still enjoying the swinging 60s and what better way to celebrate than talking about the amazing Jacqueline Susann who is the first author to have three consecutive #1 books on the New York Times bestseller list. Though her work was critically panned at the time and she was considered a self-promoting hack by the literary elite (how dare they!) Susann is...
Book Vs Movie "The Exorcist" (RIP Max von Sydow 1929-2020)
March 09, 2020 20:31 - 1 hour - 59.9 MBBook Vs Movie Podcast (Replay) “The Exorcist” RIP Max von Sydow (1929-2020) The Margos revisit the 1971 novel The Exorcist written by the very interesting William Peter Blatty. Based on a true-ish story about a boy possessed by a demon in the 1950s Blatty changed some of the key details to create this fiction classic. Director William Friedkin in 1973 just came off an incredible spate of box office successes including 1971’s The French Connection giving him an Academy Award for Best Direc...
Book Vs Movie "The Manchurian Candidate" (Replay)
March 07, 2020 19:53 - 1 hour - 63.5 MBBook Vs Movie “The Manchurian Candidate” The Richard Condon Novel Vs. the 1962 John Frankenheimer Cult Classic The Margos have a thing for espionage and intrigue in this ep talking about the Richard Condon 1959 novel The Manchurian Candidate which was bought by Frank Sinatra and United Artists films and made into a controversial movie in 1962. Detailing the life of former infantrymen who are brainwashed by the Soviet Union while captured in the Korean War and who later aim to overthrow th...
Book Vs Movie "On Her Majesty's Secret Service"
March 01, 2020 23:08 - 47 minutes - 43.1 MBBook Vs Movie On Her Majesty’s Secret Service The 1964 Ian Fleming Novel Vs the 1969 Film Featuring George Lazenby The Margos are feeling shaken and not stirred talking again about Ian Fleming and his most famous character--James Bond. For this episode, we are covering On Her Majesty’s Secret Service (OHMSS) which was published in 1963 and the 1969 adaptation starring Australian George Lazenby who remains the youngest Bond ever cast and he stands out as having only played the part for...
Book vs Movie "The Color Purple"
February 21, 2020 17:11 - 1 hour - 70.1 MBBook Vs Movie (Replay) “The Color Purple” The Alice Walker Pulitzer-Prize Winning Novel Vs the Steven Spielberg Multi-Academy Award Nominated Film The Margos finally take on the Alice Walker classic The Color Purple which won both the Pulitzer Prize for fiction and the National Book Award in 1983. It went on to be adapted into a film by none of than Steven Spielberg who has appeared on this show several times so we may just have to change our name to the “Steven Spielberg Presents” show soo...
Book Vs Movie: "How Stella Got Her Groove Back"
February 17, 2020 20:05 - 40 minutes - 37.4 MBBook Vs Movie How Stella Got Her Groove Back Terry McMillian’s 1997 Book vs the 1998 Movie Starring Angela Bassett It’s African American History Month plus the Margos are having a case of “winter-fever” so we decided to cover “How Stella Got Her Groove Back” by Terry McMillan. The story of Stella Payne and her unusual search for love feels like a warm, tropical embrace during the cold New York winters. In this episode, we talk about the many differences between the original book & t...
Book Vs Movie: Steve Harvey's "Think Like a Man"
February 09, 2020 19:00 - 54 minutes - 50.6 MBBook Vs Movie (Replay) Act Like a Lady. Think Like a Man The 2009 Self-Help Book from Comedian Steve Harvey Vs the 2012 Movie With Special Guest Kristen Meinzer of the By the Book podcast Hey BVMers! The Margos are trying their first self-help book, Steve Harvey’s Think Like a Lady. Act Like a Man (2009) along with our special guest this week--Kristen Meinzer of the By the Book podcast. Let’s just say this, for self-identifying feminists --this book was a challenge to get through. ...
Book Vs Movie "Beloved" (Toni Morrison & Oprah Winfrey)
February 03, 2020 18:10 - 1 hour - 56.7 MBBook Vs Movie Beloved The Toni Morrison Pulitzer Prize-Winning Novel Vs. the Oprah Winfrey Movie It’s African American History Month and the Margos are eager to start with Toni Morrison’s 1987 widely-acclaimed novel Beloved which was turned into a movie with the help of Oprah Winfrey in 1998. This novel is a story about an escaped slave, Sethe (played by Winfrey in the film) who when was threatened with capture, killed her daughter rather than have her face a life of being...
Book Vs Movie "The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants" (Replay)
January 25, 2020 12:00 - 1 hour - 56.8 MBBook Vs Movie (replay) “The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants” The 2001 YA Classic Novel Vs. the Beloved 2005 Movie We needed a break here from the intense and decided to dip back into the YA novel waters with the lovely first installment (of five!) of The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants from author Ann Brashares and what a delight it is! In this episode, the Margos talk about the main plot points in the book with the characters of Lena Kaligaris, Tibby Rollins, Bridget Creeland a...
Book Vs Movie "Shrek"
January 18, 2020 12:00 - 41 minutes - 37.9 MBBook Vs Movie Shrek Yes, it was a book first and the original star was Chris Farley! Did you not know that Shrek was a book first? Well, it certainly was and the Margos are so excited to talk about the interesting beginnings of the 1990 children’s book by author/illustrator William Steig. At first, Steven Spielberg (he sure turns up pon the show quite a bit!) bought the rights for Dreamworks and wanted Steve Martin involved. Later on, Chris Farley worked on the film with Eddie M...
Book Vs Movie "The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society" (Replay)
January 11, 2020 12:00 - 1 hour - 57.2 MBBook Vs Movie The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (Replay) The Story Behind the 2008 Novel & the 2018 Movie Are you ready for a little 1940s weepy? The Margos sure are as they talk about the novel The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society that was started by Mary Ann Shaffer who brought on her niece Annie Barrows to help her finish when she became ill. Shaffer spent some time fogged in at the airport on the island of Guernsey which is located by the English Chann...
Book Vs Movie: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
January 05, 2020 23:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBBook Vs Movie The Lion, The With & The Wardrobe The fantastical tale is the subject of this fantastical episode The Margos travel to Narnia and back to bring you the story about fascinating author C.S. Lewis and his classic children’s tales that make up The Chronicles of Narnia. Lewis, an Irishman who attended schools in England, went from being an avowed atheist to a proponent of Christianity and he used his stories based on Pevensie children as the basis of having people und...
Book Vs Movie "The Talented Mr. Ripley" (Replay)
December 29, 2019 20:30 - 53 minutes - 49.4 MBBook Vs Movie The Talented Mr. Ripley Patricia Highsmith’s 1955 Novel Vs. the Anthony Minghella 1999 Film Ciao! The Margos wanted to go back a few decades in time and take in the sumptuousness of Italy in the 1950s with one of the most brilliant and evil fictional characters of all time--Tom Ripley. The Talented Mr. Ripley was first released in 1955 and had themes of homosexuality, classism, and the main character who was somehow enjoyable despite his murderous deeds. (He appears in fi...
Book Vs Movie "The Polar Express"
December 23, 2019 00:16 - 34 minutes - 20.6 MBBook Vs Movie The Polar Express The Margos take a wild ride into the classic 1985 children’s book and compare it to the 2004 Robert Zemeckis Film It’s our last new episode of the year and we had to celebrate with one of our most requested titles ever--The Polar Express from author/illustrator Chris Van Allsburg. The book sold millions of copies since its 1985 release (one million by 1989 alone!) and it's only 32 pages so we only have a few wonderful things to say about it. But what ...
Book Vs Movie "It's a Wonderful Life" (Replay)
December 15, 2019 22:00 - 55 minutes - 50.9 MBBook Vs Movie (Replay) “It’s a Wonderful Life” The Margos get out their hankies and talk about another holiday classic “No man is a failure who has friends.” The Margos wanted to fit in one more holiday movie this year and what better way to celebrate than with the number one weepie of all time--It’s a Wonderful Life? (Yes, it was based on a short story The Greatest Gift by Philip Van Doren Stern and you can read it for yourself in under 15 minutes.) The Greatest Gift is the story of ...
Book Vs Movie: "A Christmas Carol" Plus, Top 5 Favorite "Scrooge" Adaptations
December 13, 2019 10:30 - 1 hour - 70.1 MBBook Vs. Movie Podcast "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens the 2009 Jim Carey Animated Movie Plus, the Margos Pick Their "Top 5 Scrooge Performances" The Margos continue their holiday celebrations with the all-time classic "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens. There have been hundreds of adaptations on the theme of Scrooge and is ultimate salvation but only one features stop-motion animation and Jim Carey so we pair the discussion with Disney's A Christmas Carol directed by Bo...
Book vs Movie "Christmas With the Kranks" Vs "Skipping Christmas"
December 09, 2019 00:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBBook Vs Movie Christmas With the Kranks Yes, the 2004 movie is based on a book! The Margos have more holiday spirit than Luther & Nora Krank, the main characters of the John Grisham novel Skipping Christmas. Luther & Nora normally go all out during the holidays in equal zeal with their neighbors who seem to think Christmas celebrations are THE most important thing in the world. (One Margo liked the movie more than the other!) But with their daughter spending the holidays in P...
Book Vs Movie: "Die Hard" (Replay)
November 29, 2019 18:00 - 1 hour - 59 MBBook Vs Movie (Replay) “Die Hard” Yes, it was a novel based on the sequel to a 1968 Frank Sinatra movie first But, is it a Christmas movie? It’s hard to believe but the classic action film Die Hard was released 30 years ago and the Margos wrapping firehoses around our waists and jumping for joy. In case this is big news for you, yes--Die Hard the 1988 movie is actually based on a book published in 1979 called Nothing Lasts Forever by Roderick Thorpe. That novel (which is a pr...
Book Vs Movie "The Help"
November 24, 2019 23:00 - 54 minutes - 49.5 MBBook Vs Movie The Help The 2009 novel by Kathryn Stockett vs the Tate Taylor 2011 film The Margos remake one of the first shows they recorded together as a duo--The Help. The 2009 novel was a surprise hit for first-time author Kathryn Stockett who draws inspiration from her life growing up Jackson, Mississippi. Stockett went to the University of Alabama and graduated with a degree in English and Creative Writing. After living in New York City for several years working on maga...
Book Vs Movie "In Cold Blood" (Replay)
November 16, 2019 22:30 - 1 hour - 62.7 MBBook Vs Movie (Replay) “In Cold Blood” Truman Capote’s “Non-Fiction Novel” Vs the Richard Brooks Movie The Margos tackle true crime in this episode that features Truman Capote’s In Cold Blood which was a sensation when it was first published in 1966 and started a new genre called the “non-fiction novel.” Capote first read about the Clutter family murders in early December 1959 in a small section of the New York Times. Based on that one clip, he decided to go to Holcomb, Kansas (alo...
Book Vs Movie: "Rocketman" (Elton John's "Me)
November 11, 2019 00:15 - 59 minutes - 54.9 MBBook Vs Movie Rocketman Elton John’s Best Selling Autobiography Me Vs the Dexter Fletcher Hit Film The Margos are both Elton John fanatics, so when the Book Vs Movie Podcast Group on Facebook came up with the idea to cover John’s #1 New York Times bestseller Me and pair it with the hit film directed by Dexter Fletcher (Eddie the Eagle, Bohemian Rhapsody) we immediately put on our platform shoes and bold glasses and got to work. (You see, we are always game to do a thing called the C...
Book Vs Movie: Stephen King "You Know They Have a Hell of a Band" (Replay)
October 29, 2019 08:30 - 35 minutes - 32.2 MBBook Vs. Movie Podcast (Replay) “The Stephen King Storytime Bonus Ep Special Guest Juliette Miranda Just a couple of lady podcasters talking about their favorite Stephen King stories “The Breathing Method” & “You Know, They Got a Hell of a Band” The Stephen King bonus eps do so well for us at Book Vs Movie that we decided to have fun with the format and talk about favorite King short stories/novels/screenplays and works that have necessarily been turned into a movie (or a r...
Book Vs Movie: "Rosemary's Baby" RIP Robert Evans (2017 Replay)
October 28, 2019 18:22 - 42 minutes - 38.8 MBBook Vs Movie (RIP Robert Evans) “Rosemary’s Baby” Special Podcast Guest Juliette Miranda and Margo D. Take a Close Look at the Classic Book and Movie Today we learned that Paramount Chief Robert Evans passed away at the age of 89. So we decided to replay one of our favorite episodes is honored. Margo D. (co-host of Book Vs. Movie) and Juliette Miranda of the Unwritable Rant podcast turn up the spookiness talking about the classic Ira Levin novel and the venerated film directe...
Book Vs Movie: "The Raven" by Edgar Allan Poe
October 27, 2019 21:30 - 48 minutes - 44.2 MBBook Vs Movie The Ravens The Classic Edgar Allan Poe Poem vs the Roger Corman/Vincent Price 1963 Film The Margos both hear a rapping, rapping at our podcast door but we are not afraid. Because this episode is dedicated to all things “The Raven” by Edgar Allen Poe and the 1963 Roger Corman movie that stars Vincent Price, Peter Lorre, Boris Karloff, and a young Jack Nicholson. We first dive into the fascinating and mysterious Poe (who went by Eddie Poe most is his life) who became fam...
Book Vs Movie "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" (Replay)
October 23, 2019 10:00 - 54 minutes - 50 MBBook Vs Movie (Replay) “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” The Washing Irving Short Story Classic Vs the Tim Burton Movie The Margos are back and talking about spooky books & movies since, duh--it’s October! This is our favorite month of the year and we have so much fun talking about one of our best-loved stories from our childhood-- The Legend of Sleepy Hollow written by the fascinating Washington Irving. The only hard part about this episode was deciding which version of the movie we shou...
Book Vs Movie: Stephen King's "Carrie" (1976) Replay Ep
October 19, 2019 22:00 - 1 hour - 70.3 MBBook Vs Movie (Replay) “Carrie” The Margos Take On the Stephen King Classic in this Redo Ep It’s October and the Margos are SO excited to revisit 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's first movie adaptation but it is also based on his first published novel. There are so many changes between book & movie that we wanted to give it a modern treatment (meaning better ...
Book Vs Movie "The Birds"
October 14, 2019 06:00 - 41 minutes - 38.1 MBBook Vs Movie The Birds The Daphne du Maurier 1951 Short Story Vs the Alfred Hitchcock 1963 Classic Film The Margos both have stories about the first time we saw the Alfred Hitchcock film The Birds and knew they also wanted to return to the fascinating life of Daphne du Maurier so it made sense to include her short story in our season of “scary” books and movies. The author was famously NOT a fan of the Hitchcock adaptation as she felt her story taking place in post War England ...
Book Vs Movie: Stephen King's "Sleepwalkers" & "Sometimes They Come Back" (Replay)
October 11, 2019 21:12 - 1 hour - 66.5 MBBook Vs. Movie (Replay) The Stephen King Bonus Ep With Special Guest Adam Riske (F This Movie) Two podcasting, movie geeks talk about two classic Stephen King stories “Sleepwalkers” & “Sometimes They Come Back” In this special “Stephen King” ep, Margo D. and Adam Riske who is a contributor to the excellent movie podcast F This Movie, get together to talk about two rather weird Stephen King productions that they both love for nostalgic reasons. Then we wander off into some unexpecte...
Book Vs Movie "Coraline" (Replay)
October 06, 2019 23:30 - 47 minutes - 43.6 MBBook Vs Movie (Replay) “Coraline” Neil Gaiman’s Classic Novella Vs the Henry Selick Film What would you do if your mother and father all of a sudden became entirely different (and scary) people? Coraline Jones is a young English girl who moves to an old house that is filled with interesting characters (such as Miss Spink, Miss Forcible and Mr. Bobo,) loving (yet kind of absent) parents and a bricked-up door leading to an adventure which tests the might and ingenuity of our heroine. (Sp...
Book Vs Movie "Pet Sematary" (Replay)
October 04, 2019 19:00 - 40 minutes - 36.8 MBBook Vs. Movie (Replay) The Stephen King Bonus Ep With Deana Marie (Twisted Philly) Pet Sematary (Original & Remake) It’s time for another Stephen King Bonus ep and Margo D. is joined by Deana Marie of the Twisted Philly podcast to talk about the remake of Pet Sematary directed by Kevin Kolsch and Dennis Widmyer (Starry Eyes) and comparing it to the 1989 movie directed by Mary Lambert. Plus, we delve into the 1983 novel that was inspired by author King’s stay at a residence in M...
Book vs Movie "Practical Magic"
September 29, 2019 21:30 - 32 minutes - 29.6 MBBook Vs Movie Practical Magic Alice Hoffman 1995 Novel Vs the 1998 Cult Classic Film The Margos are feeling very witchy in this episode dedicated to Alice Hoffman’s novel Practical Magic and the 1998 adaptation from director/actor Griffin Dunne. This is one of the most requested subjects in our five-year history and we had a ball talking about the 90s look and feel from the film. The story revolves around the Owens sisters (Sally & Gillian) who come from a long line of witch...
Book Vs Movie "The Shawshank Redemption" 25th Anniversary Special
September 20, 2019 11:00 - 51 minutes - 47 MBBook Vs Movie “The Shawshank Redemption” (Replay) The Margos Celebrate the 25th Anniversary of this Classic Film If there is one thing we can say about Book Vs Movie fans--they LOVE the Stephen King eps and cannot get enough of them. In particular, we have been getting requests for The Shawshank Redemption since we launched the show and finally had the time to get it together. The story of the bromance between Andy Dufresne (Tim Robbins) and Red Redding (Morgan Freeman) is consi...
Book Vs Movie "Wonder Boys"
September 15, 2019 23:00 - 45 minutes - 41.4 MBBook Vs Movie Wonder Boys Michael Chabon’s 1995 novel Vs the 2000 Curtis Hanson movie The Margos go back to school with this college-themed episode talking about the Michael Chabon novel Wonder Boys that was adapted into the cult classic film by the late Curtis Hanson. The story revolves around the life of a grumpy author (Grady Tripp) and the various problems he has in his personal life including his wife leaving him, his mistress pregnancy news, a young writer who needs his g...
Book vs Movie "It: Chapter 2" (Review with spoilers!)
September 07, 2019 23:00 - 32 minutes - 30.3 MBBook Vs. Movie Stephen King Bonus Ep With Deana Marie (Twisted Philly) IT: Chapter 2 It’s time for another Stephen King Bonus ep and Margo D. is joined by Deana Marie of the Twisted Philly podcast to talk about the Andy Muschietti film that is a follow-up to the mass success of the 2017 first chapter which is one of the most successful horror films of all time. Chapter 2 follows the adult members of “The Losers Club” as they return to Derry, Maine to take on Pennywise the Clown on...
Book Vs Movie "The Maltese Falcon"
September 01, 2019 21:30 - 56 minutes - 51.8 MBBook Vs Movie The Maltese Falcon Dashiell Hammett’s 1930 dark novel Vs the 1941 Bogart film noir classic This episode is the stuff that dreams are made of with the Margos talking about The Maltese Falcon which was written by Dashiell Hammett originally in five parts in Black Mask magazine in 1929 and later became the first film directed by John Huston and starring a 42-year old Humphrey Bogart as Sam Spade. The story begins with private detective Sam Spade who along with his p...
Book Vs Movie: Forrest Gump (Replay) 25th Anniversary Celebration
August 25, 2019 22:30 - 1 hour - 58.9 MBBook Vs Movie (Replay) “Forrest Gump” Yes, it was a book first and WOW are their differences between the two! The Margos know that life is more and better than a box of chocolates and one of our favorite books to movie adaptations, Forrest Gump, deserves the full Book Vs Movie treatment. Did you not know that it was a book? Well, get ready to hear the story about the author Winston Groom’s background and his real feelings about the 1994 film. (Spoiler--he is NOT a fan!) So just h...
Book Vs Movie "Think Like a Man"
August 18, 2019 22:15 - 50 minutes - 46 MBBook Vs Movie Act Like a Lady. Think Like a Man The 2009 Self-Help Book from Comedian Steve Harvey Vs the 2012 Movie With Special Guest Kristen Meinzer of the By the Book podcast Hey BVMers! The Margos are trying their first self-help book, Steve Harvey’s Think Like a Lady. Act Like a Man (2009) along with our special guest this week--Kristen Meinzer of the By the Book podcast. Let’s just say this, for self-identifying feminists --this book was a challenge to get through. Harvey...
Book Vs Movie "The Wizard of Oz" (Replay) 80th Anniversary Celebration
August 09, 2019 22:00 - 1 hour - 66.5 MBBook Vs Movie (Replay) “The Wizard of Oz” The Margos follow the yellow brick road and my, have their been some changes between the book and movie! “Toto, I don’t think we are in Kansas anymore.” The Wizard of Oz is filled with some of the most quoted lines in cinema history along with a truly scary villain and one of the most covered songs ever--Somewhere Over the Rainbow. So how does it compare to the 1900 book written by the enigmatic L. Frank Baum? The Margos covered this very top...
Book Vs Movie "The Iron Giant" 20th Anniversary Celebration
August 04, 2019 23:00 - 39 minutes - 36.4 MBBook Vs Movie The Iron Giant The 1968 Science Fiction Novel Vs the 1999 Cult Classic Film In honor of the 20th Anniversary release of The Iron Giant, the Margos decided to take a look back at the now cult-classic movie and get the details about the author of the 1968 children’s book it is based on--Ted Hughes. The story revolves around an “Iron Man” who arrives at a small village and seems to exist on farm equipment scarps of metal. He scares the humans enough to trap him and l...
Book Vs Movie "I, Robot" (Replay) 15th Anniversary Special Ep.
July 28, 2019 06:00 - 51 minutes - 47.6 MBBook Vs Movie (Replay) “I, Robot” 15th Anniversary Special (Movie) Isaac Asimov Classic Short Stories Vs Will Smith Blockbuster For this episode of the Book Vs. Movie podcast the Margos go back to the world of science fiction with this ep talking about the extraordinary life of Isaac Asimov and his most famous work (out of hundreds of books, essays, letters, etc.) I, Robot. Specifically, we compare the introduction of the book and the short story Little Lost Robot with the Will Smit...
Book Vs Movie "Blade Runner" Replay (RIP Rutger Hauer)
July 25, 2019 21:00 - 1 hour - 82.6 MBBook Vs. Movie (Replay) "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep" vs "Blade Runner" RIP Rutger Hauer (January 23, 1944-July 19, 2019) The Margos take on the Sci-Fi classic "Blade Runner" directed by Ridley Scott based on the Phillip K. Dick novel "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep" because the nerds demanded it of us! This episode was originally recorded in 2016 so please forgive any sound issues. We wanted to honor the excellent performance by the late actor Rutger Hauer who basically ...
Book Vs Movie "Breakfast at Tiffany's"
July 22, 2019 00:00 - 1 hour - 55.8 MBBook Vs Movie Breakfast at Tiffany’s A return to Truman Capote & the classic film he detested Get out that LBD (Little Black Dress) and croissant because we are going to visit Tiffany’s at dawn. The Margos reach back to an old episode and replace it with a brand new redo with Breakfast at Tiffany’s. Published in 1958 as a novella by Truman Capote--the story centers around 19-year-old party girl Holly Golightly who makes her living by accepting $50 tips at the bathroom (that is rou...
Book Vs Movie: "Ready Player One" (Replay)
July 12, 2019 06:00 - 1 hour - 65.1 MBBook Vs Movie (Replay) “Ready Player One” The Margos Put on Their Game-Faces in This Hyper 80s Ep The Margos are feeling stoked about this 1980s-centric soaked episode talking about a much-requested book/movie Ready Player One from first time author Ernest Cline. This pop-culture stuffed tale features more gamer references than anything we have remotely covered in the past so we are a bit nervous about how accurate we will be, (Be kind if you are a first-time listener!) Both book and ...
Book Vs Movie "The Commitments"
July 08, 2019 16:10 - 44 minutes - 40.5 MBBook Vs Movie The Commitments The First of Roddy Doyle’s “The Barrytown” Trilogy Starts Off on a Rockin’ Beat How much soul do you have? You may be filling to the brim with it after this latest episode of Book Vs. Movie talking about the 1987 Roddy Doyle novel, The Commitments and the 1991 Alan Parker-directed film which brought soul music back on the charts in the early 90s. Not everyone knows that The Commitments is a part of a series of books set in the 1980s/1990s in Dublin, I...
Book Vs Movie "Who Framed Roger Rabbit?" (Replay)
June 29, 2019 22:00 - 54 minutes - 49.7 MBBook Vs Movie (Replay) “Who Framed Roger Rabbit” Wait, it was based on a book? The Margos were shocked to find out that the 1988 film Who Framed Roger Rabbit (directed by Robert Zemeckis) was based on a very dark book titled Who Censored Roger Rabbit by author Gary K. Wolf which meant, of course, we had to cover them both for our show. (Thanks to all of the members of our Facebook group for pointing us in this direction!) The book was published in 1981 and is very different in bot...
Book Vs Movie "The Talented Mr. Ripley"
June 24, 2019 16:15 - 49 minutes - 45.3 MBBook Vs Movie The Talented Mr. Ripley Patricia Highsmith’s 1955 Novel Vs. the Anthony Minghella 1999 Film Ciao! The Margos wanted to go back a few decades in time and take in the sumptuousness of Italy in the 1950s with one of the most brilliant and evil fictional characters of all time--Tom Ripley. The Talented Mr. Ripley was first released in 1955 and had themes of homosexuality, classism, and the main character who was somehow enjoyable despite his murderous deeds. (He appears in f...
Book Vs Movie "Love, Simon" (Replay for Pride Month)
June 15, 2019 22:00 - 1 hour - 55.7 MBBook Vs Movie (Replay) “Love, Simon” The 2015 novel Vs the 2018 movie The Margos are back in high school with this super-charming story of a teenager, Simon Spier, who is hiding a big secret from his friends and family. Well, except for one person whom he emails daily but has no idea who he is as they use fake names to communicate. You see, Simon (who identifies as “Jacques” in his emails with “Blue”) is gay and struggling with his growing sexual interest. Simon is loved by his paren...
Book Vs Movie "Fried Green Tomatoes"
June 10, 2019 17:00 - 51 minutes - 47 MBBook Vs Movie Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe The 1987 Fannie Flagg Novel Vs the 1991Classic Film "Towanda!" It’s Pride Month here in the States so the Margos decided to revisit a classic Book Vs Movie ep--Fried Green Tomatoes and redo it altogether. We loved talking about Fannie Flagg (a regular of game shows like Match Game for years) and the BIG questions from the book & movie Who is Ninny Threadgoode, exactly? Are they or aren't they? (Spoiler--they are!) A...
Book Vs Movie "Call Me By Your Name" (Replay)
June 01, 2019 22:00 - 47 minutes - 43.3 MBBook Vs Movie Podcast “Call Me by Your Name” (Replay) The 2007 Andre Aciman novel Vs the 2017 Luca Guadagnino Film The Margos are feeling 80s and dreamy with this episode talking about Call Me by Your Name. The book came out in 2007 to quite a bit of acclaim for the American/Egyptian author Andre Aciman which tells the story of a 17-year-old Elio Perlman who meets and falls in love with 24-year-old Oliver during a stay in Italy in the summer of 1987. Elio is open about his bisex...