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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WorldBeat Cultural Center celebrates Threads of Freedom

Escape to Arcade Monsters

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

SD Fringe top pick: 'Smile'
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Last month actor and golden boy Tab Hunter died of cardiac arrest at the age of 86. I got to interview him in 2015. Here's a podcast dedicated to him.
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Comic-Con, my home away from home, is this week and I wanted to provide a little insight into why it gives me such joy.
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Time to geek out about two very different things: James Bond and the directorial debut of rapper Boots Riley.
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If you do not know the name William Castle then it's time for you to discover the master showman who invented Illusion-O, Fright Break, Coward's Corner, Percepto, Emergo and much more. And if you already know this cinematic genius then come share some love with his daughter.
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Cinema Junkie Podcast goes Mad About Musicals as Turner Classic Movies launches new online film class.
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Since San Diego’s LGBTQ film festival FilmOut celebrates its 20th anniversary this year I thought it would be a good time to reflect on the state of LGBTQ cinema and what a festival focusing on that community might need to look like moving forward.
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Author Sloan De Forest talks about the challenges and agonies of compiling a list of films for her new book, "TCM Must-See Sci-Fi: 50 Movies That Are Out Of This World."
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My apologies for getting this podcast out a week late, but I had the TCM Classic Film Festival and Reel Science 2.0 to cover!
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Micro cinema finds new home in East Village at UC San Diego's Park and Market building
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Latest Marvel entry disappoints even with Sam Raimi at the helm.
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Naval Station North Island, the headquarters for naval aviation, was part of the premiere for the movie.
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Hanna Bergholm's film premiered virtually at Sundance and now arrives in cinemas and starts streaming next month.
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San Diego Shakespeare Society and Write Out Loud present K-12 students performing the Bard for free on Saturday.
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PacArts hosts more than two dozen films ranging from animation to documentary, science fiction to lush melodrama.
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TCM host Alicia Malone and TCM programmer Scott McGee will be signing new books.
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'The friendly, intimate comic convention experience' has a new president and will have a belated 100th birthday celebration for Gene Roddenberry.
Stripper Energy just received an Emmy for Journalistic Enterprise, you can watch the six-part video podcast now.