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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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.
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An archive interview with Clive Barker from 2005 launches a month of horror themed podcasts on Cinema Junkie.
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The 14th Annual San Diego Film Festival will hand out its tribute awards on Saturday, with Brit Marling receiving its Auteur Award.
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A wrap-up from last weekend's Son of Monsterpalooza Convention in Burbank with a trio of interviews.
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Let's talk anime. "Cowboy Bebop" is my all-time favorite anime and this Saturday the Ken Cinema is showing the movie as it’s midnight film. If you have never seen an anime before then make this the one to pop your cherry.
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Tenor Rene Barbera talks about opera, breathing, and heavy metal as we take a field trip outside the world of film.
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If you grew up in the 1980s then you probably saw a Cannon Film like “Lifeforce,” “Missing in Action,” or “Death Wish 2.” The new documentary “Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films” chronicles the crazy history of this indie film company.
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Horrible Imaginings's lively panel for Edgar G. Ulmer's 'Bluebeard' (1944). On the panel are Ulmer's daughter Arianne Ulmer Cipes and his biographer Noah Isenberg. Panel was moderated by Miguel Rodriguez.
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Emmy-Award winning actor and musician will also take questions
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Streaming title serves up quiet tale of female empowerment
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Surrender to the rapturous romanticism of the Hong Kong director
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KPBS Midday EditionGeneral director David Bennett talks about being 'nimble'
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KPBS Midday EditionPatric Stillman finds new ways to connect art to the communtiy
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Viola Davis stars as famous blues singer
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Post-Civil War western set to open in theaters for Christmas
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KPBS Midday EditionChoral opera looks to Christmas Truce of 1914
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