85 episodes
Fabulous Film & Friends Gino Caputi
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A podcast for the true cineaste. This podcast examines the impact great or memorable films have on us both personally and culturally. If you've ever bonded with someone or joined a lively discussion circle based on your love of cinema, this is the podcast for you.
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Ep. # 85 - The Three "R's" of the 80's: Repo Man, River's Edge & Robocop
Send us a Text Message.On this 85th episode of Fabulous Film and Friends we are going to connect the dots between three seminal cautionary tales from the 80’s: 1984’s Repo Man directed by Alex Cox and starring Emelio Estevez, Harry Dean Stanton, Olivia Barash, Jennifer Balgobin, Dick Rude, Tracey Walter, Sy Richardson, Vonetta McGee, Richard Foronjy, Tom Finnegan, Eddie Velez, Del Zamora, Zander Schloss, Fox Harris and Jimmy Buffet. Then 1987’s River’s Edge directed by Tim Hunter starring Kea...
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Ep. #84- Sci-fi 1994: Stargate v. Star Trek Generations
Send us a Text Message.On this episode of Fabulous Film and Friends we are looking back at two middling, lackluster sci-fi adventures from 1994 that have mysteriously stood the test of time: Stargate, directed by Roland Emmerich and starring Kurt Russell, James Spader, John Diehl, Jaye Davidson, Viveca Lindfors, Erick Avari, Alexis Cruz, Mili Avital, Leon Rippey, French Stewart, and Djimon Hounsou, which was released in October of ‘94 then Star Trek: Generations which was released a month lat...
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Ep. # 83 - ALL the Mad Max movies including Furiosa
Send us a Text Message.On our 83rd episode of Fabulous Film & Friends we’re driving headfirst into the maelstrom as we discuss ALL of director George Miller’s post-apocalyptic Mad Max movies including the newly released Furiosa. What’s that you say? Didn’t you just review The Road Warrior on your recent Australian Apocalypse podcast? True enough! But! We glossed over an important ingredient in the film’s success and we’re going to make amends as we break down all the Mad Maxes. &nbs...
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Ep. # 82 - The Sofia Coppola Lonely Celebrity Trio: Lost in Translation, Somewhere, Priscilla
Send us a Text Message.On this 82nd episode of Fabulous Film & Friends we’re going to discuss the finer points of being a misunderstood celebrity sequestered in first-rate hostelries as we discuss three of director Sofia Coppola’s notable tales of privileged isolation: 2003’s Lost in Translation starring Bill Murray, Scarlett Johannsson, Anna Faris, Fumihiro Hayashi and Giovanni Ribisi along with 2010’s Somewhere starring Stephen Dorff, Elle Fanning, Chris Pontius, Ellie Kemper, Mic...
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Ep. # 81 - Civil War
Send us a Text Message.This week on Fabulous Film & Friends we’re going to wrestle with divisions among our ranks as we tackle 2024’s controversial Civil War, directed by Alex Garland and starring Kirsten Dunst, Wagner Maura, Calliee Spaeny, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Nick Offerman and Jesse Plemons.I’m joined this week by a blockbuster crew consisting of Utah IT Tech and film lover Burton Brown, as well part-time New York, part-time Florida denizen, author, producer, and gadfly George Y...
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Ep. # 80- The Best of John Schlesinger: Midnight Cowboy, Sunday Bloody Sunday, The Day of the Locust
Send us a Text Message.On our 80th episode of Fabulous Film & Friends what better way to follow up a Road House podcast than by looking at the highlights of pioneering gay director John Schlesinger? We’re talking about 1969’s Midnight Cowboy starring Dustin Hoffman, Jon Voight, Brenda Vaccaro, John McGiver, Sylvia Miles, Bob Balaban and Barnard Hughes as well as 1971’s Sunday, Bloody Sunday starring Peter Finch, Glenda Jackson, Murry Head and Dame Peggy Ashcroft topped off with 1975’s The...