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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Oscar-winner George Chakiris talks about his work on "West Side Story." -
In 1968, ABC News was trailing miserably in the ratings and to offset its inability to provide gavel-to-gavel coverage of the Republican and Democratic conventions it came up with the idea of offering a series of debates between William F. Buckley and Gore Vidal. The new documentary, "Best of Enemies" focuses on these debates. -
Horror and science fiction frequently turn to bugs and the insect world to scare people and this podcast features theNAT's entomologist Dr. Michael Wall talking about the interplay of science and pop culture. -
Giant bugs attack humanity in the new sci-fi horror film, "Stung" and meet TheNAT's curator of entomology. -
ScareLA's Extreme Haunt Panel featuring McKamey Manor, Blackout, and Gates of Hell's Victim Experience. Each haunt brought along a "victim" to discuss the experience. Here's the audio from the panel. -
David Foster Wallace won accolades for his 1,000-page tome “Infinite Jest” in 1996. Then he saddened fans by committing suicide just over a decade later. Actor Jason Segel talks about playing the late writer in the new film “End of the Tour." -
"The End of the Tour" reviewed by Cinema Junkie Beth Accomando. -
With Simon Pegg returning in "Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation," I decided to reach into the archives for a 2007 interview with Pegg about "Hot Fuzz."
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KPBS Midday EditionApple TV show still found humor while shooting during COVID-19 -
KPBS Midday Edition'West Side Story' opens virtual festival on TCM and HBO Max -
KPBS Midday EditionRelax to a meditation on the natural world -
'Nomadland' takes top awards, Netflix nabs 7 Oscars -
Cinema Junkie picks the best films of 2020 -
KPBS Midday EditionAfter a year of pandemic lockdown, the Oscars will go ahead this Sunday — this time with a much different format. -
Semi-autobiographical film looks to homophobia in Bolivia -
Rossini's comic opera will be performed live at Pechanga Sports Arena parking lot
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!