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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'Park Opera' redefines opera in Balboa Park
Unpacking the virtues of Ryan Coogler's 'Sinners'
La Jolla Playhouse serves up audacious theatre to WOW you
Cinema Junkie recommends 'Sinners' and 'Gazer'
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This week's horror-themed October Cinema Junkie podcast pays tribute to "Re-Animator The Musical." -
It's all about obedience and madness with reviews of "The Experimenter" and National Theatre Live's "Hamlet" with Benedict Cumberbatch. -
This week's horror-themed edition of the KPBS Cinema Junkie Podcast looks at "The Babadook" through the eyes of a psychoanalyst. -
Guillermo del Toro returns to the realm of ghosts for his gothic romance, "Crimson Peak." -
If you have ever had the secret desire to look through medical books with their explicit photos of disease, deformities and medical science, then I have the perfect thing for you. -
This week's Cinema Junkie podcast looks to the new horror film "Goodnight Mommy" that hails from Austria. -
All the hype this week is focused on "The Martian" (opening Oct. 2 throughout San Diego), but there are plenty of other film choices for this weekend. -
An archive interview with Clive Barker from 2005 launches a month of horror themed podcasts on Cinema Junkie.
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Screen icon rebrands and gets on social media -
KPBS Midday EditionComic-Con celebrates its 50th show this week and has evolved into an event that sprawls out from the convention center and attracts upwards of 130,000 attendees. But it wasn't always that big. KPBS arts reporter Beth Accomando speaks with some long-time attendees, including a pair who have been to every single show. -
Toho's first booth at Comic-Con showcases its 65-year-old icon -
KPBS Midday EditionPop culture convention runs through Sunday -
Author and photographer has been to all 50 shows -
Pop culture convention's spokesperson recalls his first Comic-Con -
KPBS Midday EditionSundance hit opens in San Diego -
KPBS Midday EditionKate DiCamillo's 'The Tale of Despereaux' becomes a new musical at The Globe
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!