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What would it be like to have a sibling who was in the same business as you, but was having a lot more luck at it?

 when he spoke to screenwriter John Michael McDonagh.

Don Cheadle and Brenden Gleeson appear as an unlikely pair of crime fighters in John Michael McDonagh's "The Guard." (Image courtesy of Sony Pictures Classics)

For a long time McDonagh was having a hard time getting his scripts turned into films. When one finally did get bought by Hollywood, the director botched the production. Now nobody was interested in McDonagh's work.

Now John Michael is getting back in the spotlight with his new movie "The Guard," which he's directed himself.

To find out more about the movie, which stars Don Cheadle, click on the audio link below.

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The longtime struggling writer watched his brother Martin shoot past him to stardom.  But now he's catching up.

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