Book 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 both tone and attitude to the 1988 adaptation. In the “Censored” world--the characters are darker and meaner with totally different stakes than in the movie.
Disney, which produced the film, made some substantial changes in the look and with the characters featured making it much more kid-friendly (but still with some really scary in some scenes!)
So between the book and movie--which did the Margos like better? Check out the link below to find out!
In this ep the Margos discuss :
- The true origin story of Roger Rabbit
- The biggest differences between the book and movie
- How the “toons” speak in the book versus the movie
- Why the author has continually sued Disney over profits he claims he is still owed
- The cast of the movie including Bob Hoskins, Christopher Lloyd, Joanna Cassidy, and Charles Fleischer
- The women who voiced Jessica Rabbit
- Plus, tons of trivia and tidbits
Clips Featured:
- Who Framed Roger Rabbit trailer
- Why Eddie Valiant (Bob Hoskins) won’t work with toons
- Jessica Rabbit (Kathleen Turner) meets Eddie
- Roger Rabbit (Charles Fleischer) “Drinks the Drink”
- Outro Music “Why Don’t You Do Right” Amy Irving
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Book 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 five “Ripley” novels between 1955-1991.
The film was directed by the late Anthony Minghella and has a superior cast which helped it turn into the classic it remains to this day. (I mean, can you think of anyone better than Jude Law for the part of Dickie Greenleaf?)
The Margos talk about the differences between the book and movie while also delving into the life of Patricia Highsmith who lived quite an interesting existence. Here was her toast to the New Year in 1947:
“To all the devils, lusts, passions, greeds, envies, loves, hates, strange desires, enemies ghostly and real, the army of memories, with which I do battle---may they never give me peace.”
So between the novel and the movie--which did we like better? Click the link at the bottom to find out.
In this ep the Margos discuss:
- The life of author Patricia Highsmith
- The cast of The Talented Mr. Ripley including Matt Damon (Tom Ripley,) Gwyneth Paltrow (Marge Sherwood,) Jude Law, Cate Blanchett (Meredith Logue,) Philip Seymour Hoffman (Freddie Miles,) Jack Davenport (Peter Smith-Kingsley,) Celia Weston (Aunt Joan,) and Philip Baker Hall (Alvin MacCarron)
- Our favorite scenes in the movie
Clips Featured:
- The Talented Mr. Ripley trailer
- Tom meets Marge and Dickie on the beach
- Phillip Seymour Hoffman suspects Ripley
- Tom kills Dickie
- Outro music “My Funny Valentine” by Matt Damon
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Book 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 parents and friends and feels mostly safe in his Atlanta-adjacent home but he still worries about being bullied in high school by not well-meaning jocks and bullies. Plus, he worries about disappointing his parents (though they come across as being very open-minded in both the novel and film.)
In fact, everything seems to be going well for Simon until fellow student Martin finds out his secret and blackmails him into setting him up with Abby (who is the first person Simon comes out to and that causes a problem with his best friend Leah. Lots of “friend” drama here!)
The book (titled Simon Vs the Homo Sapiens Agenda) debuted in 2015 by first-time novelist Becky Albertalli who spent years working as a clinical psychologist working mainly with teenagers. It was a big hit upon its release and was soon sold to be adapted into the film.
In this show, we discuss the differences between book and movie, and there are several to dive into here. Which version did the Margos like better? Check out the link below to find out!
We are sponsored by Penguin Books in this ep!
Natalie C. Parker, author of the Beware the Wild duology offers her own feminist take on an adventure with Seafire, which follows Caledonia Styx, the captain of an all-female ship, on her quest to save her brother and take down a vicious warlord’s powerful fleet.
This is the first book in a trilogy about Caledonia whose family was killed by warlord Aric Athair and his bloodthirsty army of Bullets. She captains the ship Mors Navis with a crew of women and girls like her who lost their homes and families because of Aric and his men.
Parker is a lifelong fan of SciFi but has always felt a frustration with the lack of strong female characters in her favorite books. In fact, Natalie remembers telling her mother at a young age that
In regards The Hobbit, “MOM, do you know how many girls are in this book? ONE. And she was a spider.”
This book is thrilling, makes for an excellent gift and will be on sale 50% off the weekend between Friday, November 22nd and Sunday, November 24th at all Barnes & Nobles locations throughout the U.S.!
In this ep the Margos discuss :
- The story behind author Becky Albertalli’s career in psychology and how it influences her writing
- The major differences between the book and the Greg Berlantani movie
- How the subject of “coming out” is handled between both
- The casting of the movie including Nick Robinson (Simon,) Jennifer Garner (Emily,) Josh Duhamel (Jack,) Katherine Langford (Leah,) Logan Miller (Martin,) Alexandra Shipp (Abby,) Keiynan Lonsdale (Bram,) Tony Hale (Mr. Worth,) and Natasha Rothwell (Ms. Albright)
Clips used:
- Love, Simon trailer
- Montage of kids coming out as “straight” to their parents
- Simon coming out to his parents
- Simon’s mother tells him to “exhale”
- Ms. Albright calls out the homophobic kids
- Outro Music: Waterloo Sunset by The Kinks
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Book 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!)
At the time, there were major films that had a lesbian romance that was front & center to the plot. Many folks were confused as to the exact nature of the relationship between Idgie Threagoode and Ruth Jamison. (Just take a look over at Good Reads and you will still find confusion on that!)
However, the Margos get right into the relationship between our leads plus the other cast of characters including Evelyn Couch, Sipsey, Big George, Smokey Lonesome and Buddy Threadgoode. There is so much southern goodness here, you will be craving fried green tomatoes when you are done listening to our show!
So between the novel and the movie--which did we like better? Click the link at the bottom to find out.
In this ep the Margos discuss:
- The intriguing life story of Fannie Flagg and her passionate feminism
- The incredible cast including Kathy Bates (Evelyn Couch,) Mary Stuart Masterson (Idgie Threadgoode,) Mary-Louise Parker (Ruth Jamison,) Jessica Tandy (Ninny Threadgoode,) Cicely Tyson (Sipsey,) Chris O’Donnell (Buddy Threadgoode,) Stan Shaw (Big George,) and Timothy Scott (Smokey Lonesome.)
- The controversial nature of Ruth and Idgie’s relationship as it is described in the book and film
- Why Margo D. is terrified of bees
- The one plot point in the movie that drives Margo P. crazy!
Clips Featured:
- “Towanda” crashes her car
- Idgie on trial for Frank’s murder
- Idgie and Big George rescues Ruth
- Outro music by Thomas Newman
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Book 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 bisexuality and is immediately attracted to Oliver--to the point he can’t seem to focus on anything but their common Jewish ancestry and Oliver’s possible interest in him.
The film was adapted by Italian director Luca Guadagnino and the Margos compare and contrast between the book and movie.
So between the book and movie, which did the Margos like more? Click on the link below to find out.
In this episode the Margos discuss :
- The backstory of author Andre Aciman
- The basic plot of both book & movie and where we noticed difference them
- The music choices in the movie
- The cast of the movie including Timothée Chalamet, Armie Hammer, and Michael Stuhlbarg.
- The Academy Award nominations the film earned
- Bringing back the expression “later!”
Clips Featured:
- Call Me By Your Name audiobook intro by Armie Hammer
- Call Me Your Name trailer
- The scene with Oliver (Armie Hammer) and Elio (Timothee Chalamet) “touching” for the first time
- Mr. Perlman (Michael Stuhlbarg) gives the film’s last speech
- Outro Music “Love My Way” by The Psychedelic Furs
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