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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From the World of John Wick: You want action? Yeah.

SD Fringe top pick: 'Smile'

Are you ready to binge on Fringe?
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Directors talk about staging the Bard's romantic comedies and why they are still relevant.
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Ben Model has dedicated himself to creating music scores to bring silent films back to glorious life. He discusses the process to creating these scores and his passion to save these films and share them with new audiences.
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Here are some must-see LGBTQ+ films for Pride Month.
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Author and SDSU professor William Nericcio considers the art of Mexican cartoonist Jose Trinidad Camacho at Comic-Con Museum.
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Austin Dean Ashford won Best of Fringe in 2018 and returns to spread message of diversity and inclusivity.
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Cinema Junkie takes a film noir road trip to Shanghai and the Old West by way of the Arthur Lyons Film Noir Festival in Palm Springs. Can't make it? Then just use this as a roadmap for your own noir journey.
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Host Maureen Cavanaugh has Cinema Junkie Beth Accomando and Moviewallas' Yazdi Pithavala pick their favorite movies about moms and the results might surprise you.
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KPBS Arts reporter Beth Accomando invites Pac-Arts artistic director Brian Hu to examine Asian representation in Hollywood films through the years, and how recent independent films have played a role in changing how Asians are represented on screen.
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"The Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci" opens at The Globe and explores the mind of one of the world's greatest thinkers.
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This week Loud Fridge Theatre Group kicks off its first full season with the San Diego premiere of former San Diegan Rachel Bublitz' "Ripped," about a campus sexual assault.
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Balboa Park museum is reimagining its "Race: Are We So Different?" exhibit.
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Beginning in the 1940s, the Ken Cinema brought foreign and independent films to San Diego. But the single-screen landmark has been vacant for the past two years and has just been sold.
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'RRR' and indie films screen for your consideration as awards season ramps up.
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'Mad God,' 'Crimes of the Future,' 'Everything Everywhere All At Once' top list
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KPBS Midday Edition"Die Hard" is just one of many action films can kindle the holiday spirit. Cinema Junkie Beth Accomando gives us her top 12.
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!