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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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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New film focuses on the notorious axe murders
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'Duty' as a link to culture
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Enjoy the classic film noir 'Pitfall' as well as other indie titles
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Free gallery space allows visitors to immerse themselves in art
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The poster for the new film “White Boy Rick” proclaims: “In 1980s Detroit, Rick Wershe, Jr. was a street hustler, FBI informant and drug kingpin, all before he turned 16.” It's a compelling story but the question is, why this story now?
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KPBS Midday EditionNew production at Diversionary's Black Box opens today
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Media Arts Center hosts Latino film series at Las Americas Premium Outlets
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KPBS Midday EditionAuthor Richard Andreoli will be signing books at Mysterious Galaxy on Saturday
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