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.

Jul 2

Genius or CHARLATAN? Weird Al's UHF & Weird: The Al Yankovic Story - Ep. #122

Send us Fan Mail Is Weird Al Yankovic a sublime genius or just a pushy dork? '' Join the conversation on facebook.com/groups/fabulousfilmandfriends On our 122nd episode of the Triple FFF, you magnificent maniacs and fiendish friends of folly, we’re cranking up the crazy as we pay tribute to the madcap, manic, musical mayhem of one accordion-attacking, parody-packing, pop-culture-slapping sultan of silly: Weird Al Yankovic! We’re diving headfirst into Weird Al’s two triumphant tales of tuneful tumultuousness: 1989’s UHF, directed by Jay Levey and starring Weird Al himself along with David Bowe, Michael Richards, Anthony Geary, Victoria Jackson, Fran Drescher, THE Billy Barty, and Kevin McCarthy! Then 2022’s Weird: The Al Yankovic Story, directed by Eric Appel and starring Daniel Radcliffe, Evan Rachel Wood, Rainn Wilson, Julianne Nicholson, Toby Huss, Spencer Treat Clark, Arturo Castro, Jack Black, and a cavalcade of blink-and-you’ll-miss-’em cameos! Returning to their command posts after an extended shore leave are my indispensable id and superego — little sis and Big League Slugger Roseanne Caputi and that master of vicious visual vocal vocabulary and virtuoso ventriloquism … Gordon Alex Robertson! Before we light the torches, grab the machetes, and go toolin’ through the tombs of tomfoolery the synopses: UHF tells the story of George Newman, a hapless dreamer who can’t keep a job, until he inherits a rundown used cable TV station. When his wildly weird ideas for the local access channel start catching fire with the audience, rival station owner R.J. Fletcher will stop at nothing to shut them down and destroy George’s dreams forever. Weird: The Al Yankovic Story is a musical biopic loosely based on the life of song parodist Al Yankovic —chronicle of his rise, his fall, and his fantastically funny love affairs of a serious talent. So, you wonderful weirdos… are these two wildly wacky wonders actually works of warped genius? Find out! Watch the video podcast on Youtube: https://youtu.be/SO32NL9Wg9M

54 min
Jun 16

2026 BLOCKBUSTER BLAHS: The Mandalorian & Grogu and Masters of the Universe I Ep. # 121

Send us Fan Mail Gen X? Is it time to hang it up in Hollywood? Follow FF&F on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/fabulousfilmandfriends Welcome to our 121st episode of the Triple FFF and our early summer confab about two big Hollywood tentpole entries that crashed and burned miserably at the box office in the wake of Gen Z’s love affair with indie influencer horror to the point where Gen X has to face the facts and realize our day of IP dominance is over, we’re talking about 2026’s Star Wars: The Mandalorian & Grogu directed by Jon Favreau and starring Pedro Pascal, Martin Scorcese, Jeremy Allen White and Sigourney Weaver along with Masters of The Universe, directed by Travis Knight and starring Nicholas Galitzine, Camila Mendez, Idris Elba, Alison Brie, Morena Baccarin, James Purefoy, Charlotte Riley and Jared Leto. Back again for more is Mr. 80’s Showbiz Trivia himself, Dr. David Johnson, DMD. Before we let these critical fists fly in a flurry of thunder punches, the synopses: In The Mandalorian and Grogu, ace bounty hunter Din Djarin and his adorable little green pal Grogu team up with the New Republic for a dangerous mission: deliver Rotta the Hutt, the kidnapped son of Jabba the Hutt, back to his ruthless gangster relatives known only as the Twins. In exchange, the Republic will get critical intel on the whereabouts of several high-ranking Imperial loyalists, still on the run. In Masters of the Universe, the evil Skeletor seizes control of the planet Eternia and enslaves Prince Adam’s royal parents, forcing the young noble into exile on Earth. Stuck living as a regular human in a soul-crushing and emasculating human resources job for a nameless corporation, Adam quietly yearns for the adventure and heroics he was born for. When Eternian warrior princess Teela shows up on Earth chased by Skeletor’s mindless henchman Beast Man, Adam finally gets his chance — he returns home with Teela to confront Skeletor and the forces of darkness and to claim his destiny as the most powerful being in the universe… He-Man. Are these two phenomenal failures actually fabulous? Find out! Watch the video podcast on Youtube: https://youtu.be/7DcNzDMNfko

1h 4m
Jun 12

LONELY LIL' SPACEMEN: The Martian & Project Hail Mary - Ep. #120

Send us Fan Mail Boy, it sucks to be stranded in space! On this 120th episode of the Triple FFF we’re going to chip away at the rock solid box office pairing of Author Andy Weir and screenwriter Drew Goddard as we discuss their two sci fi smash hits, 2015’s The Martian directed by Ridley Scott and starring Matt Damon, Jessica Chastain, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Kristen Wiig, Michael Peña, Sean Bean, Kate Mara, Sebastian Stan, MacKenzie Davis, Donald Glover, and Jeff Daniels along with 2026’s Project Hail Mary directed by Phil Lord & Christopher Miller starring Ryan Gosling, Sandra Hüller and James Ortiz as the lovable and wacky alien Rocky. Returning to the show to discuss these crowd-pleasing and visually spectacular space epics is none other than Dr. David Johnson, DMD, whom I’ve called upon as a secret weapon in the last three films we’ve discussed because they were squarely in his wheelhouse: dancing and strutting his stuff with Michael, putting on a tough fit with Prada 1 & 2 and now his biggest passion and strength, HARD SCIENCE. Before we drift into deep space, the synopses: In the Martian, astronaut Mark Watney is impaled and presumed dead during a wicked Martian storm which causes his crew of astronaut/explorers to launch an emergency evacuation. Alive, wounded and alone on Mars Watney must use science, engineering, and endurance to survive long enough for Earth to mount an impossible rescue mission. In Project Hail Mary, Ryland Grace, a lone astronaut suffering from memory loss, awakens aboard a spacecraft on a desperate deep-space mission and gradually discovers he is humanity’s last hope against a cosmic extinction event. Along the way, he encounters an alien astronaut from another species sent on a similar mission to protect its own civilization. Can the two work together to save their respective planets? Are these films fabulous or fails? Find out! Watch the podcast on Youtube: https://youtu.be/KqQbMzJx6wY

1h 1m
May 29

Chick Flick SH**? The Devil Wears Prada 1 & 2 Ep. #119

Send us Fan Mail How can women like this sh--?! On this episode -- #119 of the Triple FFF, we’re slipping into the world of prestige fashion, passive aggressively cruel bosses and serious life lessons as we discuss The Devil Wears Prada and its long-awaited sequel The Devil Wears Prada 2. Directed by David Frankel, the original 2006 film stars Anne Hathaway, Meryl Streep, Emily Blunt, Stanley Tucci and Adrian Grenier, while the 2026 sequel reunites much of the original cast with the addition of Justin Theroux, Kenneth Branagh, Lady Gaga and that heart-stopping toe-curling King of the Manhood Jungle, Patrick Brammall. My two guests this week are no strangers to dressing well. Back again are David Johnson DMD and my kid sis and fashion icon. Okay before we hit the runway, the synopses: The Devil Wears Prada A recent journalism graduate, Andy Sachs, is hired as an assistant to powerful fashion editor Miranda Priestly. She struggles to meet the demands of the job while adjusting to the fast-paced world of high fashion. As her career accelerates, her personal relationships begin to deteriorate. The Devil Wears Prada 2 Years after leaving the fashion industry, Andy Sachs has moved into a new phase of her career. Miranda Priestly is facing changes in the media and fashion landscape that threaten her position. Their paths cross again as both navigate shifting professional and personal priorities. Are these films comedy classics or are they just more in a long line of confused and manipulative chick flicks? Find out! Watch the video podcast on Youtube: https://youtu.be/ZSPxIa0Ez9I

33 min
May 24

Ep. #118 - We were there for the REAL Michael phenomenon

Send us Fan Mail On this 118th episode of the Triple FFF we’re going to ease on down the road into my least favorite genre, the musical biopic as we discuss Antoine Fuqua’s 2006 tribute to the late great King of Pop, Michael Jackson, cleverly entitled Michael. The film stars Jaafar Jackson — Michael’s nephew and the son of Jermaine Jackson — alongside Juliano Krue Valdi as the adult and child versions of Michael respectively, with Colman Domingo and Nia Long as Joe and Katherine Jackson, plus Laura Harrier, Larenz Tate, Miles Teller, and Mike Myers as the various lawyers, executives, and handlers orbiting the Jackson machine. While a host of no-names inhabit the roles of the Jackson 5 and other random family members who agreed to lend their names or participate in this film. Joining me this week, to strut his stuff and discuss the finer points of this box office sensation is my good friend, renowned hoofer and MJ mega fan, himself, Dr. David Johnson Before the lights, fancy footwork and hair sizzling pyrotechnics: the synopsis: Michael catalogs the King of Pop’s humble beginnings in Gary, Indiana to success with his brothers in The Jackson 5 to his ultimate rise to global superstardom, ever so briefly highlighting the clashes with his domineering abusive father Joe and record company prejudices while also showcasing quiet moments watching old movies and eating ice cream with his mother or playing Twister with his pet monkey Bubbles. Does this film have what it takes to earn its sequined socks and glove? Find out! Watch the video podcast on Youtube: https://youtu.be/3559W7PH8bg

41 min
May 21

Ep. #117 - ENJOY The Drama

Send us Fan Mail On this 117th episode of the Triple FFF we’re going descend into deep black comedy to discuss one of 2026 standout releases in a genre that is too often self-satisfied and weighed down by diminishing returns, The Drama, directed by Kristoffer Borgli and starring Zendaya, Robert Pattinson, Alana Haim, Mamadou Athie and Hailey Gates Joining me this week, boot-clad, black army jacket, turtle neck, horn-rimmed glasses and a cigarette dangling from her scowling lower lip, the Queen of Dark, my little sis, the one and only Roseanne Caputi. Before we start burning it all down to the ground, the synopsis: Charlie and Emma meet cute in a Boston coffee shop and seem destined for upwardly mobile, Gen Z marital bliss until Emma reveals a dark moment from her past that sends Charlie into a tailspin mere days before their wedding. Will their love survive? Find out! SPOILER WARNING!!! DO NOT LISTEN TO THIS PODCAST UNLESS YOU HAVE SEEN THE MOVIE OR WANT THE WHOLE EXPERIENCE OF THE MOVIE COMPLETELY RUINED!

1 hr
May 9

Ep. #116 - The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford & Train Dreams

Send us Fan Mail Episode 116 – The 3rd Person Narration/Paul Schneider/Nick Cave Standoff: The Assassination of Jesse Jame by the Coward Robert Ford v. Train Dreams. All aboard episode 116 of the Triple F—chugging along the tracks laid by legendary filmmaker Terrence Malick, we’re discussing two noteworthy films that closely follow his style in recounting tales of the American experience star ting with 2007’s The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, directed by Andrew Dominik and starring Brad Pitt, Casey Affleck, Sam Shepard, Sam Rockwell, Jeremy Renner, Paul Schneider, Garret Dillahunt, Mary-Louise Parker, Alison Elliott, Zooey Deschanel, Ted Levine, Michael Parks, James Carville, with Hugh Ross as narrator—up against Clint Bentley’s Train Dreams, recently watched and retroactively crowned king of the 2025 film mountain, starring Joel Edgerton, Felicity Jones, William H. Macy, John Diehl, Kerry Condon, Paul Schneider again, Clifton Collins Jr., and Will Patton as narrator, a film that echoes Dominik’s approach through its third-person narration, recurring Paul Schneider presence, and a Nick Cave–inflected musical sensibility. Covering me with their scatterguns this week are my usual duo of bushwackers, my kid sis and snooty bookworm Roseanne Caputi and slit-eyed outlaw with enough oat and barley in his voice to give Will Patton and Hugh Ross a run for their money, the one and only Gordon Alex Robertson. Before we start shoveling coal into the engines, the synopses: The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford Outlaw Jesse James, increasingly paranoid and unpredictable, surrounds himself with a dwindling gang that no longer knows whether he’s losing his grip, giving up, or testing their loyalty. Among them is Robert Ford, a devoted admirer whose presence only adds to the tension as trust breaks down within the group. In Train Dreams Robert Grainger, a railroad laborer in the early 20th-century American West, struggles to build a life as isolation and personal loss reshape his world. Are these films of comparable quality or does one tower over the other? Find out! Watch the video version on youtube: https://youtu.be/GRWF3tU67TU

1h 33m
Mar 11

Ep. #115 - More WUTHERING HEIGHTSESEZ Than You Could Possibly Tolerate in ONE PODCAST

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to our 115th episode! All you lit snobs and library weirdos out there, have we got a treat in store! This time on Fabulous Film & Friends we will be discussing not one, not two, not three but up to SEVEN filmed adaptations of Emilie Bronte’s classic 1847 tale of love, passion, class struggle, family trauma, REVENGE! And haunted winds ripping through the northern English moors. WUTHERING HEIGHTS! I’m your host, Gino Caputi and I’m joined by my kid sis the English Literature Major and Wuthering Heights MEGA FAN, Roseanne Caputi and we will endeavor to find the truest and best filmed adaptation of the novel, starting from the 1939 William Wyler directed Laurence Olivier Merle Oberon venture all the way up to the current 2026 Emerald Fennel reimagining starring Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi. For the first time on this podcast we’re breaking with my iron clad rules and tradition and including a version produced for television. So we have the aforementioned 1939 production directed by William Wyler and starring Laurence Olivier as Heathcliff, Merle Oberon as Catherine and David Niven as Edgar Linton Now I watched this one but Roseanne didn’t, big chicken that she is, the 1958 Dupont Show of the Week Presentation starring Richard Burton as Heathcliff, Rosemary Harris as Catherine and Denholm Eliot as Edgar Linton Then we jump ahead 12 years to a earthy yet still mod 1970 adaptation directed by Robert Fuest and starring Anna Calder-Marshall, Timothy Dalton as Heathcliff and Ian Ogilvy as Linton 22 years later we get the somewhat perfunctory production directed by Peter Kominsky and starring Juliet Binoche as Catherine, Ralph Fiennes as Heathcliff and Simon Shepherd as Edgar Linton Then 7 years after that we get the stellar TV version directed by Coky Giedroyc and starring Tom Hardy as Heathcliff, Charlotte Riley as Catherine and Andrew Lincoln as Edgar Linton 2 years after that there’s the peculiar movie version directed by Andrea Arnold where the focus is on the younger versions of the characters starring Solomon Glave and James Howson as Heathcliff, Shannon Beer and Kaya Scodelario as Catherine and James Northcote as Edgar Linton And that brings up to 2026’s Emerald Fennal version starring Margot Robbie as Catherine, Jacob Elordy as Heathcliff and Shazad Latif as Edgar Linton. Before we dive in, the synopsis: Young brooding Heathcliffe, a gypsy adopted by Thomas Earnshaw-- patriarch of Wuthering Heights, falls in love with his wild-eyed and passionate adoptive sister Catherine. Though Catherine and Heathcliff are soulmates, Catherine in turn marries foppish wealthy Edgar Linton. When Healthcliff leaves the Heights and returns a wealthy man, all hell breaks loose on the Northen English moors. Which filmed version truly captures the essence of Emily Bronte's classic novel? Find out! Watch the podcast on youtube: https://youtu.be/kMrbmMZcejY

1h 51m

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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.

Creator

Gino Caputi
Years Active

2021 - 2026
Episodes

122
Rating

Explicit
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