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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Maxx Moses reimagines Black Friday
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The screening of a documentary about the Black Panthers at the Human Rights Watch Film Festival this weekend seems oddly appropriate on the heels of the very white Academy Award nominations. Would the Black Panthers be boycotting the Oscars?
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Cinema Junkie Podcast is back from a holiday break with a three-part show all about the Oscars.
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Awards season is in full swing so it must be time to make a Ten Best List and hand out some awards.
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For some, "Star Wars" is a way of life and the arrival of a new movie set in a galaxy far, far away is cause for both great excitement and great concern. A group of "Star Wars" fans rent a van and drive up to Los Angeles for the opening night of "Episode VII: The Force Awakens."
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After much anticipation and build up, J.J. Abrams "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" has finally screened and fans can breathe a big sigh of relief.
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Kent Jones dropped out of film school but then started working in Martin Scorsese's office. That led to a series of documentaries on movies. Now Jones talks about "Hitchcock/Truffaut" (opening at Landmark's Ken Cinema).
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This year is turning out to be a good one for older actresses. Cynthia Nixon talks about her role in the new independent film “James White” (opened Dec. 4 at Arclight La Jolla).
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John Waters – the self-proclaimed "Pope of Trash" and "People’s Pervert" – returns to San Diego (Nov. 30 at The Observatory North Park) for the John Waters Christmas Tour 2015.
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This story was first published in 2019, marking the 50th Comic-Con in San Diego. We're bringing it back in 2025 to celebrate the fans who helped shape the convention into what it is today.
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Presented by the San Diego Black Artist Collective, the festival features dance, poetry, play readings, gospel music and more through Sunday.
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The two-story, 13,000-square-foot arcade offers retro and modern games, pinball, art and more.
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To celebrate, go see the Mexican slasher film "Grave Robbers" screening Sunday at Digital Gym Cinema.
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The documentary recently premiered at Tribeca and chronicles the creation of "Is It Thursday Yet?" at the La Jolla Playhouse, as well as Freeman's discovery at age 33 that she is autistic.
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Oscar-nominated Celine Song goes from her hit indie romance "Past Lives" to A-list rom-com.
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"Mosquito" buzzes into the micro cinema for a Bonkers Half-Assed Midnight on Saturday and iVIE Awards highlight student work on Sunday.
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Action junkies can get their adrenaline fix this week with "Ballerina" in theaters or the behind-the-scenes documentary "Wick is Pain," now streaming.
Stripper Energy just received an Emmy for Journalistic Enterprise, you can watch the six-part video podcast now.