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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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. -
Tenor Rene Barbera talks about opera, breathing, and heavy metal as we take a field trip outside the world of film. -
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. -
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. -
Two young filmmakers, Erick Msumanje and Gigi Saul Guererro, with wildly different films and styles talk about their work and how they define horror at the Horrible Imaginings Film Festival that took place over the weekend. -
Yes! I just found out that "Hobo With a Shotgun" has been held over, and you will have at least one more shot at this grindhouse homage. -
You may think you’ve seen bad movies but you haven’t seen anything quite as bad as “The Room." Listen to my radio feature about how a film’s badness is turning it into a cult hit on the midnight movie circuit. This is like a car crash that you cannot avoid looking at. -
Horrible Imaginings Film Festival director Miguel Rodriguez discusses his upcoming horror fest.
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The Joan and Irwin Jacobs Performing Arts Center will be new home for Cygnet Theatre -
Curator Michael Uslan highlights recent additions. -
Plus, 10 Best Lists from Midday Movies critics. -
Stars Robert John Burke, Joe Mantegna, and Director Tom Holland will hold a question and answer panel, plus signing at Star Theatre. -
Theatre company performs at 66-seat black box space at Mission Valley Shopping Center. -
KPBS Midday EditionFilm Geeks SD will present a year-long film series dedicated to the iconic monster at Digital Gym Cinema. -
Revisiting the East County water tower Cloud Project and its controversy. -
'All of Us Strangers' and 'American Fiction' are indie films trying to catch the Academy's eye.
Stripper Energy just received an Emmy for Journalistic Enterprise, you can watch the six-part video podcast now.