Cinema Junkie

Satisfy your celluloid addiction and mainline film 24/7 with Cinema Junkie’s Beth Accomando. So if you need a film fix, want to hear what filmmakers have to say about their work, feel like taking a deep dive into a genre, or just want to know what's worth seeing this weekend, then you've come to the right place. You can also find Beth's coverage of other arts and culture events here.
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Unpacking the virtues of Ryan Coogler's 'Sinners'

La Jolla Playhouse serves up audacious theatre to WOW you

Cinema Junkie recommends 'Sinners' and 'Gazer'

WorldBeat Center's Sound Healing Garden
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Legendary Hong Kong producer Raymond Chow died earlier this month. This podcast pays tribute to his legacy with San Diego Asian Film Festival artistic director Brian Hu. Plus we get a preview of the 19th annual festival.
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A discussion of witches through history and on film from ancient Rome to "Rosemary's Baby" and Monty Python.
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Cinema Junkie asks people about the first film they remember scaring them. Listen to memories from horror fans and some famous horror celebrities.
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The Doctor of the Dead, Arnold T. Blumberg, uses zombies to teach media literacy and critical thinking. He has also just written a geeky, well-researched history of the zombie, "Journey of the Living Dead."
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William Shakespeare's plays are more than four centuries old yet they can still captivate an audience and deliver themes that resonate. On today's podcast, I speak with theater and film artists about how to bring the Bard to life for modern audiences. Plus a review at the top of "Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich."
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Aug. 20 will mark the 128th anniversary of H.P. Lovecraft’s birth. But how did this man who was born in Providence Rhode Island come to create a body of horror fiction that continues to influence the public consciousness and other artists? Explore that question with the latest podcast.
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Last month actor and golden boy Tab Hunter died of cardiac arrest at the age of 86. I got to interview him in 2015. Here's a podcast dedicated to him.
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Comic-Con, my home away from home, is this week and I wanted to provide a little insight into why it gives me such joy.
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Latest Marvel entry disappoints even with Sam Raimi at the helm.
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Naval Station North Island, the headquarters for naval aviation, was part of the premiere for the movie.
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Hanna Bergholm's film premiered virtually at Sundance and now arrives in cinemas and starts streaming next month.
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San Diego Shakespeare Society and Write Out Loud present K-12 students performing the Bard for free on Saturday.
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PacArts hosts more than two dozen films ranging from animation to documentary, science fiction to lush melodrama.
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TCM host Alicia Malone and TCM programmer Scott McGee will be signing new books.
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'The friendly, intimate comic convention experience' has a new president and will have a belated 100th birthday celebration for Gene Roddenberry.
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WOW serves up local, national, and international site-specific work April 21 to 24.
Beth Accomando is taking a short break from film reviews and arts coverage to create a six-part video podcast called Stripper Energy. Check it out!