Book Vs Movie "One Night in Miami" (2021)
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Cassius Clay, Malcolm X, singer Sam Cooke, and NFL superstar Jim Brown met for one night in Miami in February 1964.
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Book Vs Movie "What's Love Got to Do With It?" (1993)
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With Tina Turner finally being nominated for a Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Nomination as a solo artist--the Margos decided now was the time to take a look at her life story (up to the age of 46) with her 80s bestselling autobiography (co-written by Kurt Loder!) “I, Tina” and compare it with the hit 1993 film “What’s Love Got to Do With It.”
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Book Vs Movie "The Princess and the Frog" (2009)
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The Princess and the Frog originated with the Brother Grimm’s fairytale “The Frog Prince” (which we are not really discussing today) and “The Frog Princess” by E.D. Baker. Writers/directors Ron Clements and John Musker who previously worked on “The Great Mouse Detective” and “The Little Mermaid.”
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Book Vs Movie: Dolly Parton's Heartstrings "Jolene"
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The Margos talk about the wonderful Dolly Parton, her music career, and the Netflix series of films that adapted her songs. "Jolene" stars Julianne Hough and Kimber Williams-Paisley.
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Book Vs Movie "All The President's Men" (1976)
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The Margos follow the money and talk about Richard Nixon, the Watergate scandal, The Washington Post, Woodward & Berstein, "Deep Throat" and Nora Ephron. "All The President's Men" (1976) directed by Alan Pakula and starring Robert Redford and Dustin Hoffman.
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Book Vs Movie "The Perfect Storm" (2000)
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Ahoy Matey! The Margos can’t seem to escape the sea as we look into the disappearance of the “Andrea Gail” which happened during what was classified as “The Perfect Storm” in late October/early November in 1991. In this episode, the Margos talk about the Sebastian Junger book and Wolfgang Peterson movie.
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Book Vs Movie: "The Ghost and Mrs. Muir" (1947)
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The Margos are not afraid to take on a spooky story from time to time and The Ghost and Mrs. Muir features everything from a cranky specter to a haunted seaside mansion and a lovely widow and young mother who is seeking her independence. Even though people have to yell at her to make it happen!
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Book Vs Movie "The Poseidon Adventure" (1971)
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(We like this movie!) At Book Vs Movie, whenever people say “Duh--the book is always better than the movie!” the Margos would say “yeah--have you ever read Jaws?” Well, now we have another book to movie adaptation that features a horrible, racist, sexist, homophobic, and misogynistic novel that became a fun hit film. We really like this movie!!!!
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Book Vs Movie "The Homecoming: A Christmas Story" (1971)
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The Margos decided to get into the Depression-era holiday spirit with a look at “The Homecoming: A Christmas Story” which was written by author & creator of The Waltons TV series--Earl Hamner, Jr.
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Book Vs Movie: "Little Women" (1994)
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The Margos take a trip back to mid-19th century America with the Louisa May Alcott novel Little Women which was originally published in two volumes in 1868 & 1869 and became a smash hit. To describe the life story of Alcott as fascinating does not do it justice. Hers was a life filled with riches and poverty, with humiliation and joy, with love and hate, with incredible access to the best writers in the world and the worst images of the Civil War and the damage it did to humanity.
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Book Vs Movie
The War of the Roses
The Warren Adler 1981 Novel Vs the Danny DeVito 1989 Film
The Margos are still hanging out in the 80s and this episode is devoted to a book and film that were considered controversial for the time. (Some of our Facebook fans said “no thank you!” to this one.) The War of the Roses is based on a novel by Warren Adler and Danny DeVito directed the dark comedy.
In the book (which author Adler based on a conversation he had with a gentleman getting divorced in 1978 and was still living with his ex-wife) Jonathan and Barbara Rose decide to divorce after 20 years of marriage and two kids. Jonathan is crushed because she did not visit him at the hospital when he had a heart issue. Barbara realizes she hates him after giving him her youth and creating a beautiful home.
They live in a Washington D.C. suburb and at the time, there was no “no-fault divorce” so they are stuck living together until they can work out an amicable settlement. The fact is, they both the house and possessions than each other and their anger builds to violent action.
The movie stars Michael Douglas (named Oliver Rose,) Kathleen Turner (Barbara Rose,) and Danny DeVito (Gavin D’Amato) and after it’s release (one month after Betty Broderick killed her husband after a contentious divorce!) it was considered controversial for its dark themes and comedy. This is 10 years before The Sopranos which regularly mixed unlikeable characters with violence and humor.
So between the book & movie--which did we like?
In this ep the Margos discuss:
- The story Warren Adler’s book
- Why some audiences were turned off by the ending (spoiler alert!)
- Biggest changes between book and movie
- The cast including Douglas, Turner, DeVito, Marianne Sagebrecht (Susan,) Sean Astin (Josh Rose,) Heather Fairfield (Carolyn Rose), and Dan Castellaneta (Man in Chair.)
Clips Featured:
- The War of the Roses trailer
- Barbara and Oliver “meet cute”
- Dinner Party
- “Get out of the car”
- Barbara attempts to seduce Gavin
- Music: “Only You” by The Platters
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