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Beth Accomando
Arts & Culture Reporter
Beth Accomando covers arts and culture around San Diego for KPBS News. Beth studied film at UCSD and had her student film Writer’s Notebook screened as part of the Museum of Contemporary Art’s "Forty-Two Emerging Artists" showcase in 1981. She has edited the sequels to "The Attack of the Killer Tomatoes" and video documentaries on Billy Wilder and roller hockey. She is a member of the Broadcast Film Critics Association, and is the past President and former Education Chairperson for the San Diego Film Critics Society. She is the festival director of Film School Confidential: A Showcase of San Diego Student Filmmaking. In the past she has served on the film selection committee for the San Diego State University Student Film Festival, San Diego International Film Festival and San Diego Latino Film Festival. She has been a film critic for more than 20 years (she began at KPBS in 1987). Since 1997 she has been covering independent and international cinema as well as pop culture for National Public Radio and Public Radio International’s The World. She has received numerous Society of Professional Journalist Awards and San Diego Press Club Awards for her radio and web site work at KPBS. She has also received 11 southwestern area Emmy Awards in the categories of producing, writing, and sound design for promotional spots as well as national Pro Max and Telly Awards while working at Fox. She has a passion for Hong Kong cinema, Japanese monster movies, horror, and film noir. She collects movie posters and toys, and loves putting on a haunted house every year.
Recent Stories
Review: 'The Theatre Bizarre'
If you are looking for a tasty horror treat there is finally something good on the menu: "The Theatre Bizarre" (midnight tonight and Saturday at Landmark's Ken Cinema).
Rants and Raves: A Month of Celebration
February is the shortest month of the year, which some joke is why it's the month selected to showcase Black History and Women in Horror -- like we couldn't spare a month with a full 30 or 31 days? Oh well, let the celebration begin.
Rants and Raves: 'The Godfather' On The Big Screen
"The Godfather" on the big screen at the Reading Clairemont Town Square Cinemas tonight at 7pm. That's an offer you can't refuse.
Festival News: SDBFF Gives Out Awards
The 10th Annual San Diego Black Film Festival just ended. Here is a list of their awards.
Rants and Raves: 'Dead Hooker In A Trunk' Date Night
What better way to prepare for February's Women in Horror Recognition Month than by celebrating the U.S. DVD release of "Dead Hooker in a Trunk" with some live Tweeting with the twisted Soska Twins.
Monique Gaffney On 'Being Henrietta'
Artist in residence Monique Gaffney talks about creating "Being Henrietta" (being performed at the Arthur Wagner Theater at UC San Diego February 2 at 7 p.m., with a reception at 6 p.m. and expert panel and post performance Q&A).
Video: Behind The Scenes At 'Salome'
Babes, boobs, and blood are not what you normally expect to find at the opera but you'll find all three at the San Diego Opera's production of "Salome" (opening tonight and playing January 31, February 3 and 4 at the Civic Theater).
Weekend Preview: From Biblical Beheadings To Roller Skating In TJ
Our weekend preview includes an Asian celebration of the Lunar New Year, a favorite Tijuana pastime of roller-skating, and a Bible interpretation by Oscar Wilde and Richard Strauss.
San Diego Black Film Festival
The San Diego Black Film Festival will launch its 10th season this Thursday at Reading Gaslamp Stadium Theaters.
Entertainment News: Update From Sundance
A pair of films with San Diego connections had premieres at Sundance on Friday. I checked in with the filmmakers to find out how their screenings went.
